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The Tech Academy was founded in 2014 by Jack Stanley and Erik Gross.

Its predecessor was Prosper I.T. Academy, a .NET Boot Camp started in 2012 by Erik Gross. Towards the end of 2013, Erik approached Jack for a partnership and The Tech Academy was born.

Anytime! The Tech Academy offers open enrollment, which means that students can begin immediately. 24/7/365.

We don't have set start dates like “Classes begin June 1st” and we don't have “cohorts” (groups of students that start and end their training on the same dates).

We allow students to enroll in their boot camp when it is convenient for them.

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The Tech Academy offers 12 different boot camps, ranging from a couple hundred hours to nearly 1,000 hours of study content and projects.

Students purchase a set number of weeks of access to their boot camp and if they run out of time before graduating, they can purchase additional access time for an extra cost.

Here is the duration of each The Tech Academy boot camp:

30 weeks

28 weeks

38 weeks

30 weeks

18 weeks

40 weeks

28 weeks

32 weeks

34 weeks

28 weeks

40 weeks

28 weeks

Since every boot camp is self-paced, students set their own study schedule.

Students have access to their boot camp 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

A minimum of 20 hours of study per week is required.

Full Price: USD $1,500
Up-Front Payment Discount: USD $750

Full Price: USD $1,400
Up-Front Payment Discount: USD $700

Full Price: USD $1,900
Up-Front Payment Discount: USD $950

Full Price: USD $1,500
Up-Front Payment Discount: USD $750

Full Price: USD $900
Up-Front Payment Discount: USD $450

Full Price: USD $2,000
Up-Front Payment Discount: USD $1,000

Full Price: USD $1,400
Up-Front Payment Discount: USD $700

Full Price: USD $1,600
Up-Front Payment Discount: USD $800

Full Price: USD $1,700
Up-Front Payment Discount: USD $850

Full Price: USD $1,400
Up-Front Payment Discount: USD $700

Full Price: USD $2,000
Up-Front Payment Discount: USD $1,000

Full Price: USD $1,400
Up-Front Payment Discount: USD $700

The Tech Academy is based in the United States and we offer online coding boot camps to students around the world. Our boot camps are available in multiple languages through use of translation software and AI.

Students can enroll in The Tech Academy from anywhere there is an internet connection!

MINIMUM LAPTOP/DESKTOP SPECS FOR MOST BOOT CAMPS:

  • OS: Windows 10
  • CPU: i5 processor
  • RAM: 8GB
  • Hard drive: 128GB (ideally SSD)

MINIMUM MAC SPECS FOR MOST BOOT CAMPS:

  • Hard drive: 256GB
  • RAM: 8GB

GAME DEVELOPER BOOT CAMP MINIMUM LAPTOP/DESKTOP SPECS:

  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit or Mac OS X 10.9.2 or later
  • CPU: Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or faster
  • RAM: 8 GB or more
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or AMD Radeon 6870 HD series card or higher
  • Video Card/DirectX Version: DirectX 11 or DirectX 12 compatible graphics card
  • SSD with a minimum of 256GB of storage

UI/UX DESIGNER BOOT CAMP AND MOBILE APP DEVELOPER BOOT CAMP MINIMUM LAPTOP/DESKTOP SPECS:

  • Mac with a minimum of 256GB of storage space and a minimum of 8GB of RAM.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR ALL BOOT CAMPS:

On every boot camp, there are points where Microsoft software and Windows will be required. If you are studying your boot camp on an Apple computer, you will be required to purchase and install Windows and other Microsoft Software. Mac users may have difficulty in switching over. It is possible to run Microsoft software on an Apple machine, or even install Windows, but there are potential bugs and issues in doing so.

Again, if you are a Mac user and choose not to switch over to a Windows PC for the duration of your training, you will be required to purchase and install Windows, and to run other Windows-based software on your Mac, and there are occasional imperfections when doing so.

Jack Stanley and Erik Gross are the primary creators of the curriculum. The typical, general sequence has been:

  1. They create a curriculum plan together,
  2. Jack writes the scripts, articles, definitions, assignments, etc.
  3. Erik edits Jack’s work.

Many others contributed to The Tech Academy’s curriculum as well. For example, you may see other Instructors in some of the videos. These Instructors were provided direction on what to create from Jack and Erik. Also, sometimes others create curriculum content that Jack and/or Erik edits and approves.

Additionally, Dr. Brent Wilson (Professor over George Fox University Computer Science department) is one of The Tech Academy’s curriculum advisors. Multiple individuals with degrees in Computer Science have assisted as well.

On occasion, we utilize resources from other companies, such as Pluralsight or online articles.

The Tech Academy offers multiple payment options, including:

  1. Pay the entire tuition in advance. For this option, we can offer students a 50% discount.

  2. Monthly payments. We call this option “in-house financing.” We call this option “in-house financing.” Students pay monthly tuition payments of USD $25 and no minimum credit is required to qualify. This option includes no discounts and students pay monthly until the full price of their tuition is paid.

The final course on every Tech Academy boot camp is the Job Placement Course. This course covers vital topics, including:

  • How to interview,
  • Writing a resume,
  • Preparing for coding challenges,
  • Basic soft skills and networking,
  • Where to find tech jobs,

And more...

To date, we have helped over a thousand graduates secure employment in the tech industry.

The Tech Academy is a licensed career school through the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

We have begun the accreditation process as well but this process typically takes years.

Students are granted a pro-rated refund based on the date they signed their enrollment agreement. It is calculated based on the number of weeks that have passed since the date on the enrollment agreement (not on hours studied, credits obtained, etc.) and regardless of time taken off the program (for example: if the student was not studying during the time that passed or if they were on a leave of absence, the weeks are still counted as time since the date of enrollment). Refunds are counted against the number of calendar weeks that have passed since the date on the Enrollment Agreement and regardless of any other factors. No refunds are granted 50% in to the program.

As a note: students that enroll with in-house financing (monthly payments to The Tech Academy) do not receive refunds - they are ineligible for refunds.

If you feel you may refund, we recommend not enrolling because typically it results in the student losing money.

  • The refund schedule for the AI Developer and Data Science Boot Camps (same lengths) is:
    • Within 7 days (1 calendar week or less): 100% refund
    • 8-14 days (1-2 calendar weeks): 93% refund
    • 15-21 days (2-3 calendar weeks): 87% refund
    • 22-28 days (3-4 calendar weeks): 81% refund
    • 29-35 days (4-5 calendar weeks): 75% refund
    • 36-42 days (5-6 calendar weeks): 69% refund
    • 43-49 days (6-7 calendar weeks): 63% refund
    • 50-56 days (7-8 calendar weeks): 57% refund
    • 57 calendar days or more since date written on Enrollment Agreement: No refund
  • The refund schedule for the C# and .NET, Java and Android Developer, Python, and UI/UX Designer Boot Camps (same lengths) is:
    • Within 7 days (1 calendar week or less): 100% refund
    • 7-14 days (1-2 calendar weeks): 94% refund
    • 15-21 days (2-3 calendar weeks): 87% refund
    • 22-28 days (3-4 calendar weeks): 80% refund
    • 29-35 days (4-5 calendar weeks): 73% refund
    • 36-42 days (5-6 calendar weeks): 66% refund
    • 43-53 days (6-7.5 calendar weeks): 60% refund
    • 54 calendar days or more since date written on Enrollment Agreement: No refund
  • The refund schedule for the Cyber Security Boot Camp is:
    • Within 7 days (1 calendar week or less): 100%
    • 8-14 days (1-2 calendar weeks): 96% refund
    • 15-21 days (2-3 calendar weeks): 90% refund
    • 22-28 days (3-4 calendar weeks): 85% refund
    • 29-35 days (4-5 calendar weeks): 80% refund
    • 36-42 days (5-6 calendar weeks): 75% refund
    • 43-49 days (6-7 calendar weeks): 70% refund
    • 50-56 days (7-8 calendar weeks): 65% refund
    • 57-63 days (8-9 calendar weeks): 60% refund
    • 64-70 days (9-10 calendar weeks): 55% refund
    • 71 calendar days or more since date written on Enrollment Agreement: No refund
  • The refund schedule for the Front-End Web Developer Boot Camp is:
    • Within 7 days (1 calendar week or less): 100% refund
    • 8-14 days (1-2 calendar weeks): 87% refund
    • 15-21 days (2-3 calendar weeks): 75% refund
    • 22-28 days (3-4 calendar weeks): 63% refund
    • 29 calendar days or more since date written on Enrollment Agreement: No refund
  • The refund schedule for the Game Developer and Software Developer Boot Camps (same lengths) is:
    • Within 7 days (1 calendar week or less): 100%
    • 8-14 days (1-2 calendar weeks): 95% refund
    • 15-21 days (2-3 calendar weeks): 91% refund
    • 22-28 days (3-4 calendar weeks): 86% refund
    • 29-35 days (4-5 calendar weeks): 82% refund
    • 36-42 days (5-6 calendar weeks): 77% refund
    • 43-49 days (6-7 calendar weeks): 73% refund
    • 50-56 days (7-8 calendar weeks): 68% refund
    • 57-63 days (8-9 calendar weeks): 64% refund
    • 64-70 days (9-11 calendar weeks): 59% refund
    • 71-77 days (10-11 calendar weeks): 55% refund
    • 78 calendar days or more since date written on Enrollment Agreement: No refund
  • The refund schedule for the JavaScript Developer Boot Camp is:
    • Within 7 days (1 calendar week or less): 100%
    • 8-14 days (1-2 calendar weeks): 94% refund
    • 15-21 days (2-3 calendar weeks): 88% refund
    • 22-28 days (3-4 calendar weeks): 82% refund
    • 29-35 days (4-5 calendar weeks): 77% refund
    • 36-42 days (5-6 calendar weeks): 71% refund
    • 43-49 days (6-7 calendar weeks): 65% refund
    • 50-56 days (7-8 calendar weeks): 60% refund
    • 57-60 days (8-8.5 calendar weeks): 53% refund
    • 61 calendar days or more since date written on Enrollment Agreement: No refund
  • The refund schedule for the Mobile App Developer Boot Camp is:
    • Within 7 days (1 calendar week or less): 100%
    • 8-14 days (1-2 calendar weeks): 94% refund
    • 15-21 days (2-3 calendar weeks): 89% refund
    • 22-28 days (3-4 calendar weeks): 83% refund
    • 29-35 days (4-5 calendar weeks): 78% refund
    • 36-42 days (5-6 calendar weeks): 72% refund
    • 43-49 days (6-7 calendar weeks): 67% refund
    • 50-56 days (7-8 calendar weeks): 61% refund
    • 57-63 days (8-9 calendar weeks): 56% refund
    • 64 calendar days or more since date written on Enrollment Agreement: No refund
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