Fullstack Academy

Fullstack Academy is an immersive software engineering coding bootcamp located in New York City.^[1] Students of the full-time flagship course learn full stack JavaScript over the course of a 13-week, on-campus program. Fullstack Academy offers beginner courses in Javascript (JavaScript Jumpstart)^[2] and front-end development,^[3] as well as a summer program for college-age students (Summer of Code), and a part-time version of their full-time curriculum (Flex).^[4]

Fullstack Academy
Address
5 Hanover Square, Floor 25 New York , NY 10004
Information
School type	Immersive Coding Bootcamp
Established	2013
Founders	David Yang, Nimit Maru (co-founders)
Classes offered	Full-Time Immersive, Part-Time Immersive (Flex), JavaScript Jumpstart (beginner), Introduction to Front-End Development
Campus type	Urban

History

Fullstack Academy was founded in 2012 by David Yang (formerly of Yahoo!, Gilt)^[5] and Wharton School alumnus Nimit Maru (formerly of Yahoo!, Bloomspot).^[6] After succeeding as a Y-Combinator-backed startup,^[7] Fullstack graduated its first cohort of students in 2013,^[8] and moved to its current location in Hanover Square in November 2014.^[9] In 2019, Fullstack Academy was acquired by Bridgepoint Education.^[10] Founders David Yang and Nimit Maru left the company in 2021. As of 2021, Fullstack no longer offers an in person bootcamp in Chicago.^[11]

Course offerings

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.^[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.^[4][13]

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.^[14]

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.^[4] The course is full-time and adheres to the same curriculum and structure as the flagship immersive program.^[15]

Admissions

Fullstack Academy’s immersive courses (Full-Time, Flex-Immersive, & Summer of Code) use selective admissions procedures, admitting approximately 8% of applicants.^[16]

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.^[17]

Awards and media

Fullstack Academy was named Best Coding Bootcamp of 2015 by SkilledUp.com.^[18] Fullstack, its co-founders, and former students have received media coverage from Forbes.com,^[19] The Huffington Post,^[20] Business Insider,^[8] VentureBeat.com,^[21] and Fox5NY.^[22]

See also

• Web Development

References

1. "Fullstack Academy". Fullstack Academy. 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2021-03-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
2. "JavaScript Jumpstart – Master the Fundamentals of JavaScript". Fullstack Academy. 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
3. "Introduction to Front-End Development". Fullstack Academy. 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
4. "Fullstack Academy | Reviews, Courses, and News". Course Report. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
5. David Yang. "David Yang: Executive Profile & Biography – Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
6. "List of Private Companies Worldwide, Letter – Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
7. "Y Combinator startup list". Triplebyte.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
8. "4 traits that make developers desirable by employers". Business Insider. 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
9. "Fullstack Academy | Reviews, Courses, and News". Course Report. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
10. "Bridgepoint Education Acquires a Coding Bootcamp in Fullstack Academy". EdSurge News. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
11. "Fullstack Academy". Fullstack Academy. 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2021-03-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
12. . 2015-09-12. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
13. "Frequently Asked Questions". Fullstackacademy.com. 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
14. "Learn Web Development at these 10 Part-Time Bootcamps". Course Report. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
15. Bellamy, Ebony (2015-02-26). "Fullstack Academy Offering Students a Summer of Code". SkilledUp. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
16. Toscano, Nick. . Skilledup.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
17. "Apply to Fullstack Academy". Fullstackacademy.com. 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
18. "Fullstack Academy: Winner Skillies Bootcamp Award". SkilledUp. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
19. "Why Women Are Choosing Coding Bootcamps". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
20. "Coding School: When Your School Project Lands You the Job | Robin Raskin". Huffingtonpost.com. 2015-08-19. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
21. Robert McGuire (2014-06-26). "Hacking the hacker school: How the bootcamp is being taken to scale outside the coding world | VentureBeat | Dev | by J. O'Dell". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
22. "Fullstack Academy – Fox 5 News Feature: Hiring Day July 2015". YouTube. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-10-30.

External links

• Official website