Rethinking the value of higher education? Go from learning to earning, Harvard or Sabio coding bootcamp.

claudia diaz
Sabio Coding Bootcamp
3 min readApr 30, 2020
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Learn Coding at Sabio, Photo by #WocinTech

The transition to remote learning in California began more than 6 weeks ago, and people have felt the strain of this unexpected switch.

After attending GSV Ventures Virtual Summit Series: The Dawn of the Age of Digital Learning, I have affirmed that the education landscape will no longer be the same for a substantial part of the future and remote software development will lead the way.

The Value of Higher Education

COVID-19 has essentially changed how we think about the value of higher education learning. After many universities have poorly transitioned to online, college students have taken it to social media mocking their top-tier education from Zoom University. The question has become should students continue to accumulate debt and continue to pay more than $40,000 to attend a university from their living room? It was interesting to hear the varied perspectives on this topic from Dan Rosensweig- CEO at Chegg, Inc., Sara Allen - Deputy Director at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mitchell Stevens — Faculty Chair at Stanford Graduate School of Education, and John Katzman — CEO & Founder at Noodle Partners.

Schools like Harvard Business School have been working for the past few years on developing an online learning platform that can drive the same interaction and value proposition that in-person learning does. Coronavirus has pushed them to accelerate their process of delivering a high-quality education remotely.

Similarly, Sabio Coding Bootcamp did not need COVID-19 to accelerate the tech-enablement for their offering. Sabio has been developing their remote learning platform for many years to increase quality and efficiency. Sabio already offered a remote, tech-enabled senior instructor-led program. COVID-19 has only accelerated the amount of people interested in enrolling in Sabio’s bootcamp and joining the Sabio community of software engineers. While Sabio will still offer in-person training in the future, the remote option will continue to increase based on demand.

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Learn coding at Sabio Coding Bootcamp, Photo by #WOCinTech

The question on everyone’s mind, though, is will in-person learning continue to drive the same value for students at traditional colleges?

More than 80% of students attend a college or university for the purpose of starting a career. However, corona virus has impacted the job market with many companies rescinding offers, laying off workers, and enacting hiring freezes. It is much more difficult to start a career when there is no job available in that particular field. Interestingly, according to LinkedIn, there are over 750,000 unfilled information technology jobs openings in the U.S. today.

The priority during this time seems to be the acceleration from learning to earning.

This is where Sabio Coding Bootcamp offers a solution by equipping you with the most in-demand tech skills. Within 3 months, you can shortcut any university and start a new career as a software engineering or web developer. It is important to think long term and careers like software engineering are uniquely positioned to allow you to start remotely while receiving a high-paying salary. As the future for higher education is shifting, college students are questioning now more than ever if their debt will be worth it. Will their debt be justified by landing a high-paying job or can they land that high-paying job another way?

The priority will be on earning.

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Written by claudia diaz

Head of growth @ Sabio, an inclusive web developer community. #LearnToCode

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