Site live on 2026-10-08: Full-Time Beginner (16 weeks) and Part-Time Beginner (30 weeks) bootcamps listed, FAQ prices them at $19,480, weekly online info sessions run via Eventbrite, and the admissions portal accepts applications; no cohort start dates are published on any page fetched. Applications are not accepted from North Dakota, New Mexico or Nevada (FAQ). source
Hack Reactor is a Stride-owned, live-online beginner bootcamp at $19,480 for 16 weeks full-time or 30 weeks part-time, with a CCAT aptitude test as the main filter. It suits people who want a scheduled, instructor-led program and can fund tuition without an ISA, since none is offered. Before paying, ask admissions for the state-regulatory placement figures the site says it collects but does not publish, and ask for the next cohort date in writing, because none appears on the site.
The facts
| Category | Software engineering |
|---|---|
| Website | hackreactor.com |
| Based | San Francisco, CA (remote-only since 2021) · founded 2012 |
| Format | online-live |
| Programs | Full-Time Beginner Coding Bootcamp (16 wks), Part-Time Beginner Coding Bootcamp (30 wks) |
| Length | 16 weeks (Full-time 16 weeks, 40 to 60 hours per week, class 9am to 5pm weekdays; part-time 30 weeks. The 12-week Intermediate program still shown on Course Report is no longer listed on the site.) verified |
| Tuition | $19,480 FAQ: 'The Beginner Coding Bootcamps cost $19,480.' $2,500 Merit Scholarship for applicants who pass the CCAT brings the example net price to $16,980. verified |
| Financing | upfront, installments, loan, deferred, scholarship, gi-bill Own site: pay in full; split payment (half at start, half at midpoint); loans via Climb; Payment Protection Loans issued by Clasp or FinWise Bank that are repaid in fixed installments after leaving the program (income-contingent, not an ISA); the ISA page carries no live ISA terms; VA/GI Bill accepted; $2,500 Merit Scholarship on passing the CCAT; Represent Tech full-tuition scholarship. No job guarantee stated anywhere on the site. |
| Admission | basic assessment Own admissions page: application (10-20 minutes), Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Test (CCAT), an info session, then 18-20 hours of self-paced Course Primers. No coding experience required. |
| Stack | Python, JavaScript, SQL, HTML, CSS, React, GitHub Copilot, generative AI literacy |
| Hiring partners (claimed) | Asana, Thryv, Salesforce, Microsoft, Tesla, VMware claimed |
Outcomes
This program does not publish job-placement or salary outcomes. Treat any number you hear from admissions as unverifiable.
Interview-prep depth
2 / 5
Beginner bootcamp page lists ten units (Python Foundations through Career Readiness Support) with no dedicated data-structures or system-design unit; algorithms appear only as a topic to 'explore' with AI; mock interviews are stated on the outcomes page.
Job support: structured. Pathway Program: 1:1 coaching, mock interviews ('our team conducts mock interviews and other job training workshops'), Hiration AI resume platform, portfolio and resume work, employer introductions, for six months after graduation. Curriculum unit list ends with 'Career Readiness Support'.
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
Outcomes page: 'We do not publish placement data publicly. We collect placement information for specific State regulatory compliance requirements but do not publicly distribute this information.' Ownership: merged with Galvanize in 2018; Galvanize acquired by K12 Inc. (now Stride, Inc., NYSE: LRN) in 2020; FAQ and about page say operations were combined with Tech Elevator in August 2023 and cite 'over 18,000 alumni' across the combined brands. Wikipedia: in-person programs ended 2021; the part-time program was discontinued October 20, 2023 (r/codingbootcamp threads from that month describe the cut as abrupt) and a 30-week part-time beginner program is listed again now. Reddit sentiment (r/codingbootcamp, via Brave search summary 2026-10-08): threads 'Hack Reactor 2025?' (Sep 2025) and an April 2026 thread claiming a remote cohort had no graduates placed in paid SWE roles within six months; unverified claims, but the tone is negative. Licensing via galvanize.com/regulatory-information (Colorado and Texas).
Third-party signals: Course Report 4.62 (329 reviews). SwitchUp 4.75. Reddit sentiment negative. Graduation-time star ratings are collected by the schools; weigh them accordingly.
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- hackreactor.com/admissions-process/admissions-process-beginner-coding-bootcamp/
- hackreactor.com/financing-options/income-share-agreement-isa/
- hackreactor.com/about/
- hackreactor.com/get-started/
- search.brave.com/search?q=site%3Areddit.com+%22hack+reactor%22+bootcamp+2025
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