Who is served: Adults 

Number of participants served annually: 200  

Location: Remote during the week; Saturday in-person workshops are held in co-working spaces throughout New York City 

Frequency/Duration: 4–22 weeks, online during the week (8–14 hours) with 1 in-person Saturday workshop from 9 a.m.–1 p.m.  

Eligibility Criteria: Must over 18 years of age, know how to use a computer, and be able to bring your own laptop. For advanced bootcamps, working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and Javascript is expected. 

Application process: No application for beginner bootcamp in web development fundamentals; short assessment for advanced tracks   

Curriculum: Web development fundamentals: HTML, CSS, and Javascript.  Front End and Full Stack development teach how to build web sites and mobile apps, as well as backend database operations in the case of Full Stack. Technologies include Bootstrap, React, NodeJS, and MongoDB. 

Skill level: Intro, mid-level, advanced 

Outcomes: 70 percent of students graduate the course 

Cost: $380-$1905 

What makes this program stand out? Nucamp is an affordable and location-flexible answer to the rise in technical training programs. With tuition priced as low as $380 in New York City and cheaper elsewhere, Nucamp provides an opportunity for aspiring technologists to engage in coursework at a low risk when compared with immsersive bootcamps that can cost upwards of $20,000. “We want to help people who are left out of the digital economy find opportunity,” said Karim El Naggar, founder and CEO of Nucamp. “We operate with a social mission.” 

Nucamp is a hybrid program with bootcamp offerings for beginners and advanced coders. The beginner bootcamp is a 4-week-long course teaching web development fundamentals. This course teaches the building blocks of designing for the web including HTML, CSS, and Javascript. The advanced bootcamps include a 17-week-long front-end web and mobile development course and a 22-week-long full stack web and mobile development course.  

What do participants need to succeed? Participants need the support of friends and family to make the 4–22 week commitment, as they are expected to spend 8–14 hours each week watching online lectures and completing homework exercises independently, without the structure of a fully on-site course.