Lighthouse Labs is a tech education company that offers 12-week bootcamps for

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and

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, as well as part-time up-skilling courses, with locations across

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. In previous years, they organized an annual free learn-to-code event,

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, in partnership with

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Locations

Vancouver

Opened in 2013, Lighthouse Labs' first immersive bootcamp facility started out of Launch Academy, an

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in the heart of the city's

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neighborhood, before moving to new premises in the heart of downtown Vancouver in 2018. Students learn front and back-end development through the bootcamp's web development full-time program, and learn data science with a 12-week Data Science Bootcamp. The iOS program, launched in July 2014, was arguably Canada's first immersive iOS immersive program, and ran until summer 2019.

Toronto

As part of a national partnership with Highline, a seed stage investment platform, Lighthouse Labs announced the launch of its Toronto operations during

in February 2015. Located in Devhub in downtown Toronto, Lighthouse Labs joins existing Toronto-based bootcamps such as Bitmaker Labs, BrainStation, and HackerYou, as one of several developer bootcamps that offer in-person learning opportunities to individuals in the

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Montreal

Operating out of the beautiful Spaces Mile End, Lighthouse Labs Montreal currently offers a: 12-week Data Science Bootcamp, 12-week Web Development Bootcamp, and three part-time courses in web development, and in data analytics.

Victoria

Located in downtown Victoria at KWENCH, Lighthouse Labs immersed themselves in the local tech community by partnering with various community tech leaders such as Viatech and Ladies Learning code. The Victoria location currently runs the web development bootcamp and data science bootcamp twice a year, and three 6-week part-time web and data analytics programs.

Calgary

In April 2015, Lighthouse Labs launched a 'pop-up' program in Calgary through its national partnership with Highline, a co-venture platform that helps early stage digital startups. Originally a 6-week part-time program, it has grown into a satellite campus offering both full and part-time courses in front and back-end development. 9] With on-site mentorship and access to student aid and in-person career services, Lighthouse Labs have seen their cohort numbers grow over the past year.

Ottawa

Lighthouse Labs hosts their part-time courses at Bayview Yards, and hosts a Bootcamp to become a developer in 12 weeks at Spaces Laurier.

Scholarships

Simon Fraser University

The 'Lighthouse Labs Prize' is an annual scholarship open to students of

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's Faculty of Communication, Art & Technology. Worth over $7000, the scholarship awards one student a spot in the bootcamp's web-development program in Vancouver and is currently in its second year of institution.

Futures in Innovation and Technology

Futures in Innovation and Technology, a digital skills training initiative of the First Nations Technology Council, is open to all Indigenous peoples in British Columbia. Through a combination of over $150,000 in First Nations Technology Council funding and the new Lighthouse Labs Scholarship Fund, seats will be made immediately available in the Web Development bootcamp program.

COVID-19 Scholarship Fund

Part-time course scholarships Scholarships of $750 are available towards any part-time courses. Full-time bootcamp scholarships Scholarships are available in varying amounts, up to $5,000 towards our Data Science and Web Development bootcamps.

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External links

Lighthouse Labs website
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