NEW YORK, March 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Fullstack
Academy, one of the longest-running and most successful technology
bootcamps in the nation, has announced Bridgepoint Education,
Inc.(NYSE: BPI), a provider of postsecondary education services,
will acquire the school to accelerate access to technology
education that will power the future. The partnership will prepare
workforces of tomorrow by uniting Fullstack Academy's mission to
transform individuals, communities, and economies through access to
technology education with Bridgepoint Education's goal of providing
innovative and diverse learning services. As a result, both
companies will expand its skills-to-employment offerings to
enrich lives and communities of the future.
As part of the acquisition, Fullstack Academy will maintain its
operating model, brand, purpose, values, and leadership while
offering its leading immersive programs in web development,
cybersecurity, and emerging technologies. Partnering with
Bridgepoint Education will enable Fullstack Academy to extend the
reach of its top-ranked programs such as The Grace Hopper Program,
an immersive web development course for women where graduates pay
tuition only after finding employment. Together, Bridgepoint
Education and Fullstack Academy will accelerate technology
education to help meet national demands for a tech workforce that
is projected to grow faster than any occupation between 2016 and
2026 (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
"Since 2013, Fullstack Academy has been dedicated to skilling
tomorrow's workforce to meet the growing demand for tech jobs in
this country. But that growth is outpacing even what we have been
able to provide, let alone traditional education paths," said
David Yang, co-founder, Fullstack
Academy.
"By joining Bridgepoint Education, we'll not only gain a
like-minded partner dedicated to innovative education, but a
partner that can help us scale our own mission to make technology
education and careers a reality for more people around the
country," said Nimit Maru,
co-founder, Fullstack Academy.
The partnership with Bridgepoint Education will also enable
Fullstack Academy to invest in new and existing partnerships
with universities and governments. In addition, Fullstack Academy
also works with the New York City Tech Talent Pipeline as a
career training partner for its tuition-free Web Development
Fellowship, and with the NYC Economic Development
Corporation to help grow the city's cybersecurity
workforce.
"When reviewing potential partners to help us reimagine the
student experience via technology, we were immediately impressed
with the outcomes-focused curriculum Fullstack Academy offers
across its various programs and partnerships," said Andrew Clark, CEO, Bridgepoint Education. "This
fast, focused and effective approach is exactly what modern
education needs to fill tech talent pipelines, and we're excited
about the changes we can make together."
To learn more, visit
https://www.fullstackacademy.com/blog/fullstack-joins-bridgepoint-education.
About Fullstack Academy
Fullstack Academy opened in 2013, after co-founders David Yang and Nimit
Maru opted to devote themselves full-time to building a
technology school. Since then, they have expanded to Chicago, established the Grace Hopper Program
- the first all-women web development bootcamp in the nation to
offer deferred tuition, and now partner with universities and
governments to provide similar programs. Fullstack Academy and
Grace Hopper Program graduates have gone on to work at Google,
Facebook, Amazon, various Fortune 100 firms, and countless
start-ups. More details can be found
at http://www.fullstackacademy.com or
at http://www.gracehopper.com. For more information, contact
Emily Rose Prats at
press@fullstackacademy.com.
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