Georleshia was a 22-year-old mom scrolling through social media during her daughter’s naptime when she first heard of CodeCrew. Her interest was piqued, especially seeing all the likes and positive comments. She had always been interested in STEM programs and attended college briefly to study biomedical engineering, before dropping out during the height of the COVID pandemic. She attended a CodeCrew adult boot camp informational session, applied, and was happy to be accepted.

The course was not only very intense (coding boot campers learn in 10 short months what a typical developer learns in four years of college), but Georleshia had to scramble to find daycare and figure out how to continue breastfeeding her baby. “I had to leave class every two hours to pump and while that may not sound like a lot of time, missing class for an hour and a half each day, there was always a lot of catching up to do. Throughout the whole experience, the instructors often stayed late to make sure I and other class members understood. I would leave when classes ended at 3:30 pm to pick up my daughter and bring her back to class, so we both learned coding together,” Georleshia laughed. “And CodeCrew even had a homework hotline for after-hours support!”After graduating, Georleshia was offered her first coding job as a Systems Engineer with AutoZone. “The salary I am making is almost a $30K increase from what I was making as a phlebotomist, with more potential for growth. In the blink of an eye, this is life-changing--so many doors opened for me and my family and it’s extremely, extremely exciting!”The CodeCrew Code School experience has other benefits, as well. “Two of my classmates have become my best friends and one is going to be in my wedding next year,” she shared. “We still text, see each other at outings, keep each other in the loop tech-wise. After going through something as challenging as coding boot camp, these people are definitely family.”Georleshia was a 22-year-old mom scrolling through social media during her daughter’s naptime when she first heard of CodeCrew. Her interest was piqued, especially seeing all the likes and positive comments. She had always been interested in STEM programs and attended college briefly to study biomedical engineering, before dropping out during the height of the COVID pandemic. She attended a CodeCrew adult boot camp informational session, applied, and was happy to be accepted.The course was not only very intense (coding boot campers learn in 10 short months what a typical developer learns in four years of college), but Georleshia had to scramble to find daycare and figure out how to continue breastfeeding her baby. “I had to leave class every two hours to pump and while that may not sound like a lot of time, missing class for an hour and a half each day, there was always a lot of catching up to do. Throughout the whole experience, the instructors often stayed late to make sure I and other class members understood. I would leave when classes ended at 3:30 pm to pick up my daughter and bring her back to class, so we both learned coding together,” Georleshia laughed. “And CodeCrew even had a homework hotline for after-hours support!”

After graduating, Georleshia was offered her first coding job as a Systems Engineer with AutoZone. “The salary I am making is almost a $30K increase from what I was making as a phlebotomist, with more potential for growth. In the blink of an eye, this is life-changing--so many doors opened for me and my family and it’s extremely, extremely exciting!”The CodeCrew Code School experience has other benefits, as well. “Two of my classmates have become my best friends and one is going to be in my wedding next year,” she shared. “We still text, see each other at outings, keep each other in the loop tech-wise. After going through something as challenging as coding boot camp, these people are definitely family.”