Cohort calendar on 2026-10-08 lists remote live-online Cybersecurity Bootcamp cohorts starting 10/19/2026, 1/25/2027 and 4/26/2027, plus OSCP (minimum 10 enrollees) and CyberCore cohorts. source
Evolve runs a 20-week evening live-online cyber bootcamp from Chicago with a Security+ voucher, a short internship and a conditional job-offer refund. It suits working adults who can do five evenings a week and intend to relocate or already live in a major metro. Before paying, read the refund conditions, since the daily application quota and on-site requirement decide whether you can ever claim it.
The facts
| Category | Cybersecurity |
|---|---|
| Website | academy.evolvesecurity.com |
| Based | Chicago, IL |
| Format | online-live, online-self-paced |
| Programs | Cybersecurity Bootcamp (20 weeks, part-time live), OSCP Bootcamp (8 weeks), CyberCore Bootcamp (12 weeks self-paced with live support), CND + CEH Bootcamp (with EC-Council University), OSWE Bootcamp, OSAI Bootcamp |
| Length | 20 weeks (Part-time, Monday to Friday 7-9pm CST, 200 CPE hours; OSCP bootcamp 8 weeks; CyberCore 12 weeks.) verified |
| Tuition | $14,450 to $14,950 $14,950 list; $14,450 with one-time upfront payment. OSCP Bootcamp $5,250 per Course Report. verified |
| Financing | upfront, installments, loan, isa, gi-bill, scholarship, employer Installments: $7,475 before start and $7,475 in week 10. Loans via CollegeBridge or Climb (site example '$180/month'). Edly 'Pay When You Earn': small fixed payments during the bootcamp, income-based repayment after. Course Report notes GI Bill acceptance and a $1,000 scholarship. Job Offer Commitment Program (since June 1, 2023): tuition paid to Evolve is refunded if no job offer within six months of completion, provided the student is a US citizen or permanent resident aged 21+, willing to work on-site in a listed metro, completes all labs with 90% attendance, passes the final and the 24-hour ESCP lab exam, earns CompTIA Security+ within three months of graduation, applies to at least four jobs per day (two on-site), attends two in-person and two online networking events per month, checks in weekly, and files the claim within 90 days after the six-month window; lender fees are excluded and Evolve may extend the window to one year if national unemployment reaches 5%. |
| Admission | basic assessment Advisor chat and application; no prior technical background required. |
| Stack | Burp Suite, Nessus, ELK Stack, Metasploit, CompTIA Security+ prep (voucher included), AI tools for security work, live security assessment project for a non-profit, 2-week internship during class, ESCP 24-hour lab exam |
Outcomes
Placement: 80% of job-seeking students placed within 6 months of graduation; average placement time 55 days. Median salary: $74,000 average cybersecurity starting salary. reported source
Interview-prep depth
1 / 5
Program page lists 'job preparation' and career coaching with no hour breakdown; no coding or design interview content.
Job support: structured. Career coaching sessions during and after the cohort are mandatory for the refund program; a 2-week internship runs during class; the site does not itemize mock interviews or technical interview hours.
Whatever the program covers, the interview itself is free to prepare for here: coding patterns, system design, practice prompts, company guides.
What a careful reader should know
The 80% placement and $74,000 salary figures carry no cohort size, date range or audit. The job-offer refund requires daily application quotas, on-site relocation willingness and passing Security+ on your own schedule, and any job offer in IT at a 'reasonable' local rate counts. Site footer still reads copyright 2023 and the OSCP calendar text says 2023 dates are being finalized while listing 2026-2027 cohorts, so confirm with admissions that a given cohort is running. OSCP cohorts need a minimum of 10 students.
Third-party signals: Course Report 4.86 (174 reviews). Graduation-time star ratings are collected by the schools; weigh them accordingly.
Sources (6)
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