Blog Category: Student Success

Melanie Ponce , Abigail Limpioso, and Robert Torres didn’t know each other prior to enrolling in UCF Coding Boot Camp, but they became fast friends when they were assigned to the same group project team. The trio were taking class remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic and were looking for a way to channel their lockdown-inspired frustration.  They knew they…

Looking out the window of his apartment in St. Petersburg, Florida, Christian Wolfe watched as cars lined up outside the local food pantry, waiting for government-subsidized groceries. The community he lives in is heavily employed by hospitality, so people were hit hard by COVID-19. “There are a lot of folks who need assistance right now,” he said. …

Prior to his classes at UCF Digital Marketing Boot Camp going online amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Evan Lagerloef’s day-to-day schedule was already demanding. On a typical weekday, he might wake up at 5:30 a.m. and hit the gym before heading to his job in the marketing department at Dixon Ticonderoga — makers of the No. 2 pencils we…

As a child, Lee Warrick loved logic games. Come college, he found himself gravitating towards coding. “Software development is very similar to a puzzle,” he explained. “You’re given a problem and chip away until you reach a solution.” But an uninspiring computer science department caused Lee to abandon the field entirely — and put his programming dreams…

You’re interested in an online boot camp—but you first want to know how it actually works. What can you expect from the online format? If you’re just discovering our boot camps, you likely have many questions that you’d like the answers to before taking the next step. It is important to make an informed decision…

Many of today’s leading employers are beginning to embrace new models of education, including online learning. As a result, we see a number of employers hiring online boot camp s due to their work ethic and combination of hard skills (technical knowledge) and soft skills (adaptability, collaboration, creativity, etc.). Because of the fast-paced nature of…

As the unprecedented shift towards online learning continues to grow, more s are seeking out the combination of skills development and flexibility offered through an online boot camp education. Today it is more possible than ever to break into fields such as web development, financial technology, UX/UI, cybersecurity, and digital marketing through the help of…

Jennifer Culumber was pretty tech-savvy and knew her way around a computer. She was also a great communicator, having spent over 12 years as a speech language pathologist for Florida’s Orange County School district. But when she got an itch to change her career, she wasn’t sure what new jobs she could even qualify for. With…

Updated as of April 2, 2020 For the health and safety of our students, in cooperation and in accordance with The University of Central Florida, the campus will be closed until further notice due to increasing concerns about the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). To ensure a seamless transition, we’re providing extra training to…

Sarah Niemann has always enjoyed the challenge of jumping conceptual hurdles. “It takes a specific kind of person to want to continually shoulder problems and think in a solution-oriented way,” she said.   As a recent college graduate with a business entrepreneurship degree, Sarah sprinted into a role with Employment Technologies, a technology-focused simulation company. She ended up…