Fullstack Academy

Fullstack Academy was founded in 2012 by David Yang (formerly of Yahoo!, Gilt){{cite web|author=David Yang |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=138557806&privcapId=280674903 |title=David Yang: Executive Profile & Biography – Businessweek |publisher=Bloomberg.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-30}} and Wharton School alumnus Nimit Maru (formerly of Yahoo!, Bloomspot).{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=142083927 |title=List of Private Companies Worldwide, Letter – Businessweek |publisher=Bloomberg.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-30}} The company joined the Spring 2012 cohort of Y-Combinator.{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fullstack-academy |title=Fullstack Academy |publisher=Y Combinator |date= |accessdate=2023-04-29}} The following year, Fullstack opened to students.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/4-traits-that-make-developers-desirable-by-employers-2015-7 |title=4 traits that make developers desirable by employers |publisher=Business Insider |date=2015-07-25 |accessdate=2015-10-30}} In 2019, Fullstack Academy was acquired by Bridgepoint Education.{{Cite web|date=2019-03-12|title=Bridgepoint Education Acquires a Coding Bootcamp in Fullstack Academy |url=https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-03-12-bridgepoint-education-acquires-a-coding-bootcamp-in-fullstack-academy|access-date=2021-03-25|website=EdSurge News|language=en}} Founders David Yang and Nimit Maru left the company in 2021. As of 2021, Fullstack no longer offers an in-person bootcamp in Chicago.

Fullstack's flagship immersive course begins with a four-week "foundations" course, to be completed remotely before arriving on-campus. The on-site component of the program involves thirteen weeks of intensive JavaScript education, incorporating a lecture-workshop format, as well as a team-based project phase.{{cite web|url=http://www.fullstackacademy.com/#program |accessdate=September 25, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926033014/http://www.fullstackacademy.com/ |archivedate=September 26, 2015 |title=Top coding bootcamp in New York and Chicago |date=2015-09-12 }} Back-end languages taught include Node.js/Express; front end languages include React.js/JavaScript MVC, HTML5, and CSS3; and Data Structures taught include MONGODB, NoSQL, and Postgres. Full-time students have access to career assistance following graduation. Tuition for the full-time immersive is $17,610.{{cite web|url=http://www.fullstackacademy.com/faq |title=Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=Fullstackacademy.com |date=2014-12-19 |accessdate=2015-10-30}}

The Flex-Immersive is a part-time course covering the same content as Fullstack Academy's full-time program. The foundations course and career assistance programs are also available to Flex students.{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.coursereport.com/blog/learn-web-development-at-these-10-part-time-bootcamps |title=Learn Web Development at these 10 Part-Time Bootcamps |publisher=Course Report |date= |accessdate=2015-10-30}}

Summer of Code is an immersive course for college and graduate school students with computer science or technically equivalent experience, held each year between June and August. The course is full-time and adheres to the same curriculum and structure as the flagship immersive program.{{cite web|last=Bellamy |first=Ebony |url=http://www.skilledup.com/articles/fullstack-academy-offering-students-summer-code |title=Fullstack Academy Offering Students a Summer of Code |publisher=SkilledUp |date=2015-02-26 |accessdate=2015-10-30}}

Fullstack Academy's immersive courses (Full-Time, Flex-Immersive, & Summer of Code) use selective admissions procedures, admitting approximately 8% of applicants.{{cite web |last=Toscano |first=Nick |url=http://www.skilledup.com/articles/the-ultimate-guide-to-coding-bootcamps-the-exhaustive-list |title=The Ultimate Guide to Coding Bootcamps: The Exhaustive List |publisher=Skilledup.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031104340/http://www.skilledup.com/articles/the-ultimate-guide-to-coding-bootcamps-the-exhaustive-list |archive-date=2015-10-31 |url-status=dead }}

Applicants for the Full-time Immersive, Flex, and Summer of Code programs must pass a fundamental-skills evaluation, technical interview, and in-person interview prior to program acceptance.{{cite web|url=http://www.fullstackacademy.com/apply |title=Apply to Fullstack Academy |publisher=Fullstackacademy.com |date= 2015-09-13|accessdate=2015-10-30}}

Fullstack Academy was named Best Coding Bootcamp of 2015 by SkilledUp.com.{{cite web|url=http://www.skilledup.com/articles/fullstack-academy-winner-2015-skillies-online-course-awards-bootcamp |title=Fullstack Academy: Winner Skillies Bootcamp Award |publisher=SkilledUp |date=2015-03-24 |accessdate=2015-10-30}} Fullstack, its co-founders, and former students have received media coverage from Forbes.com,{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chicceo/2015/01/29/why-women-are-choosing-coding-bootcamps/ |title=Why Women Are Choosing Coding Bootcamps |work=Forbes.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-30}} The Huffington Post,{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-raskin/coding-school-when-your-s_b_8003672.html |title=Coding School: When Your School Project Lands You the Job | Robin Raskin |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=2015-08-19 |accessdate=2015-10-30}} Business Insider, VentureBeat.com,{{cite web|author=Robert McGuire |url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/06/26/hacking-the-hacker-school-how-the-bootcamp-is-being-taken-to-scale-outside-the-coding-world/ |title=Hacking the hacker school: How the bootcamp is being taken to scale outside the coding world | VentureBeat | Dev | by J. O'Dell |publisher=VentureBeat |date=2014-06-26 |accessdate=2015-10-30}} and Fox5NY.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUChD3HGAK4 |title=Fullstack Academy – Fox 5 News Feature: Hiring Day July 2015 |publisher=YouTube |date=2015-07-16 |accessdate=2015-10-30}}

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