Our mission at Actualize is to empower people to live more rewarding lives through a career in technology. We work hard at this day in and day out, from advising applicants to whether Actualize is a good fit for them, to our meticulous curriculum and instruction, to running an apprenticeship designed to provide our students with real world experience, to coaching ea...

Let me ask you the following question: If someone from a foreign country came to the US and began learning the English language, and asked you, "I saw the word ‘mentor' on a sign. What does that word mean?" How would you respond? Take a minute to think about this.

You may find it difficult to encapsulate the definition of a mentor in one word. Is a mentor ...

The prospect of learning to code is quite daunting to most people. To someone who knows very little about it, the mind conjures up images of lots of green 0's and 1's upon a black background. With semicolons, angle brackets, and gobbledygook - software development seems to most as a skill that is some twisted hybrid of advanced calculus and dark magic. Only genius ...

In this post, I'd like to address a general but fundamental question: Do coding schools work? It's a very legitimate question. After all, coding schools promise to provide their students with skills that will lead to an exciting career and significant jump in salary after just several months of training - and without any degree or certification. That's quite a tall ...

A lot has been written about coding schools in recent years, as over one hundred such programs have sprung up since 2012 throughout the US and abroad. The media in particular has been fascinated by this phenomenon, and rightfully so. The notion that it's possible to attend a vocational school - and not receive a degree or any certification - and gain skills that ca...