/ THE CAREER TRAJECTORY INDEX™ · VOLUME I · 2026

Which programs actually launch careers?

A rating system for every major coding bootcamp, career placement program, and tech-skills platform. 66 programs rated across five dimensions — Placement Outcomes, Curriculum Currency, Instructor Quality, Cost Transparency, and Career Services. Sourced from CIRR reports, state Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education filings, PACER court records, FTC complaints, and Launchpad's proprietary alumni survey. Updated quarterly.

66 programs rated 5 subscore dimensions 6 independent data sources Q2 2026 edition
Grade
Program
Score
Risk Band
A-
Hack Reactor
Tier 1 Bootcamp · Immersive · ~12-19 wks
90/100
Excellent
→
B+
App Academy
Tier 1 Bootcamp · Immersive · 16 wks · NYC/SF/online
85/100
Good
→
B+
Codesmith
Tier 1 Bootcamp · Immersive · 12-13 wks · NYC/LA/onlin
86/100
Good
→
B
Flatiron School
Tier 1 Bootcamp · Immersive · 15 wks · NYC/online
78/100
Good
→
C+
General Assembly
Tier 1 Bootcamp · Immersive · 10-13 wks · multi-city
67/100
Mixed
→
D+
Lambda School / Bloom Institute of Technology
At-Risk · Online · ISA-based
42/100
High Risk
→
F
Make School (Defunct 2021)
Defunct · Bachelor's degree program · defunct
18/100
Critical
→
B-
Holberton School
Tier 1 Bootcamp · Project-based · 9-24 months · multi-
74/100
Good
→
B-
Galvanize
Tier 1 Bootcamp · Immersive + corporate L&D
74/100
Good
→
B+
Frontend Masters
Course Platform · On-demand video courses · subscripti
85/100
Good
→
A-
freeCodeCamp
Course Platform · Free online curriculum
89/100
Excellent
→
A-
Recurse Center
Vertical Specialist · 6 or 12 weeks · in-person/remote · f
89/100
Excellent
→
B+
Insight Fellows Program
Vertical Specialist · 7-week fellowship · multi-city
85/100
Good
→
B
Springboard
Online Bootcamp · Online · mentor-led · 6-9 months
80/100
Good
→
B-
Thinkful (Chegg)
Online Bootcamp · Online · mentor-led · 5-6 months
74/100
Good
→
B-
Coding Dojo
Online Bootcamp · Online or onsite · 14 wks
74/100
Good
→
B-
Fullstack Academy
Tier 1 Bootcamp · Immersive · 13-17 wks · online/NYC/C
76/100
Good
→
B
Pathrise
Career Placement · Career mentorship · ISA-based
81/100
Good
→
B
Outco
Career Placement · Interview prep · 6-8 wks
80/100
Good
→
C+
Career Karma
Career Placement · Free career coaching + bootcamp matc
66/100
Mixed
→
B-
Exponent
Career Placement · Interview prep · subscription
77/100
Good
→
B
interviewing.io
Career Placement · Anonymous mock interviews · subscrip
80/100
Good
→
B+
Le Wagon
International Bootcamp · Immersive · 9 wks · 40+ cities
83/100
Good
→
B
Ironhack
International Bootcamp · Immersive · 9-12 wks · multi-city
80/100
Good
→
B
Wild Code School
International Bootcamp · Immersive · 5 months · multi-city
78/100
Good
→
B-
CareerFoundry
Online Bootcamp · Online · 5-10 months · self-paced
76/100
Good
→
B-
Constructor Academy
International Bootcamp · Immersive · 12 wks · Zurich
75/100
Good
→
C+
RED Academy
International Bootcamp · Immersive · 12 wks · Vancouver/Toron
67/100
Mixed
→
C+
UC Berkeley Coding Bootcamp (Trilogy)
University-Branded · Part-time · 24 wks
66/100
Mixed
→
C
UCLA Extension Coding Bootcamp (Trilogy)
University-Branded · Part-time · 24 wks
62/100
Mixed
→
C
UPenn LPS Coding Bootcamp (Trilogy)
University-Branded · Part-time · 24 wks
61/100
Mixed
→
C
Northwestern Coding Bootcamp (Trilogy)
University-Branded · Part-time · 24 wks
62/100
Mixed
→
B
Metis
Vertical Specialist · Immersive · 12 wks · online/onsite
78/100
Good
→
B-
The Data Incubator
Vertical Specialist · 8-week fellowship · multi-city
76/100
Good
→
C+
Data Science Dojo
Vertical Specialist · 5-day bootcamp · online
66/100
Mixed
→
B
DesignLab
Design Bootcamp · Online · 4-8 months · mentor-led
79/100
Good
→
B-
SuperHi
Design Bootcamp · Online · self-paced courses
75/100
Good
→
B
Boot.dev
Online Bootcamp · Self-paced online · subscription
79/100
Good
→
B
Scrimba
Course Platform · Interactive online courses · subscri
78/100
Good
→
B-
Udacity Nanodegrees
Online Bootcamp · Online · 3-6 months · self-paced
73/100
Good
→
C+
Coursera Specializations / Professional Certificates
Course Platform · Online · self-paced
68/100
Mixed
→
B-
edX MicroMasters
Course Platform · Online · 6-12 months
74/100
Good
→
B
Tech Elevator
Regional Bootcamp · Immersive · 14 wks · multi-city
80/100
Good
→
B-
Devmountain
Regional Bootcamp · Immersive · 13 wks · Utah/Texas
74/100
Good
→
B-
Sabio
Regional Bootcamp · Immersive · 13 wks · LA/online
74/100
Good
→
B-
Nucamp
Online Bootcamp · Online · part-time · 22 wks
72/100
Good
→
D+
Bottega University
At-Risk · Immersive · 6-12 months · online
48/100
High Risk
→
B-
V School
Regional Bootcamp · Immersive · 4-6 months · Salt Lake C
73/100
Good
→
B-
Hackbright Academy
Vertical Specialist · Immersive · 12 wks · women-only
74/100
Good
→
B+
Correlation One
Vertical Specialist · Free programs · employer-funded
83/100
Good
→
C+
Break Into Tech
Career Placement · Online cohort program · variable
68/100
Mixed
→
B+
Turing School of Software & Design
Tier 1 Bootcamp · Immersive · 7 months · Denver/online
84/100
Good
→
B+
Rithm School
Tier 1 Bootcamp · Immersive · 16 wks · SF/online
84/100
Good
→
B
Actualize
Online Bootcamp · Live online · 16 wks · part-time
78/100
Good
→
B
Juno College
International Bootcamp · Immersive · 9 wks · Toronto
79/100
Good
→
B-
Lighthouse Labs
International Bootcamp · Immersive · 12-30 wks · multi-city C
76/100
Good
→
B-
BrainStation
International Bootcamp · Immersive · 12 wks · multi-city
75/100
Good
→
C-
Triplebyte (Restructured)
At-Risk · Engineer-assessment + placement · re
52/100
Mixed
→
F
Bloc (Defunct 2019)
Defunct · Defunct
24/100
Critical
→
F
New School of Code (Defunct)
Defunct · Defunct
22/100
Critical
→
B+
Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT)
Vertical Specialist · Fellowship · 18 months
84/100
Good
→
B
Wall Street Prep
Vertical Specialist · On-demand courses · workshops
79/100
Good
→
B
Breaking Into Wall Street
Vertical Specialist · On-demand courses · subscription
78/100
Good
→
A-
The Odin Project
Course Platform · Free curriculum · self-paced
88/100
Excellent
→
A-
Harvard CS50 (edX)
Course Platform · Free online course (audit) or paid c
89/100
Excellent
→
B+
#100Devs
Course Platform · Free live cohort · 30+ wks
84/100
Good
→

The right program launches. The wrong one stalls.

Bootcamp tuition averages $14,000 — and every program promises to launch your career. Most don't deliver on that promise. The Career Trajectory Index makes the actual trajectory visible — so career switchers can pick programs that lift, and skip the ones that stall.

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