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questions for code schools

works cited

entirely from kim crayton's interview series on #causeascene podcast

the questions

  • is registered with ca as a school
  • who does the teach
  • what percent of classroom time is a professional educator
  • define professional educator
  • percent class time professional sw dev
  • define prof sw dev
  • access to experts and professionals vs access to advanced students
  • what to study or know to maximize my success before starting the program
    • that is, do i need to already know how to code a loop?
    • what an object is
    • what a function is
    • what a variable is
  • how is it different than coursera or other moocs?
    • ie how is it better than a free online course with friends just as motivated as i am
  • many code schools, successful students already have a computer science background. i don't. how will i be successful?
  • how does financial aid work? fafsa? is there forbearance? other deferred payback options? federal guarantees? other loan protection?
  • who and what financially sponsors this school?
    • is venture capital involved
    • who owns my debt
    • has any students debt been sold? to hedge funds?
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