Type of business Private Headquarters Boston, United States Founder(s) Jonathan Lau | Founded 2014 Area served Worldwide Industry Internet | |
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SwitchUp is an online platform that helps students find an technology or coding bootcamp for their transition into a technology career. Students use the website to research online and offline programming courses by reading alumni reviews, connecting with mentors in the forum, taking an online quiz, and reading industry studies.
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History
SwitchUp, was started after Jonathan Lau, an MIT alum, attended a Coding Bootcamp in Boston. He realized that there were a lot of new online and offline programs that teach programming, but it was difficult to assess the quality of these programs. He decided to start SwitchUp in order to add transparency to the technology education industry. The website was launched in August 2014.
Product
As of December 2016, the site had over 4,000 reviews of 150 different programming bootcamps and courses across 30 different countries. The platform helps connect potential students with mentors, find jobs, and choose an appropriate educational program. Switch guides students on the right career path, recommends bootcamps, and aggregates alumni reviews. SwitchUp
Research Publications and Rankings
SwitchUp regular publishes industry research and bootcamp rankings. In a job outcomes study conducted by researchers published on Dec 1, 2016, the following trends were found:
SwitchUp also published the 2016 best coding bootcamp rankings on December 1, 2016.
Reception
SwitchUp received significant media coverage upon its launch, including articles in the Wired, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, FastCompany, and LifeHacker.