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I imagine that the simplest explanation is that costs end up killing these programs.

Good educators cost a decent amount of money, so if you have a high quality bar you're looking at a lot of (mostly fixed) costs. Add building rent + admin costs.

Public schooling costs $10k/pupil on average, and I imagine most of these code schools have a slightly higher bar.



That sums it up pretty well. I took a pay-cut to work at TIY. I did it for reasons other than money, obviously. But it's hard to find senior engineers who:

1. Are willing to put their career on hold to teach

2. Are capable of communicating in that capacity

3. Can deal with the intensity of a code-bootcamp for very long




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