New York Code + Design Academy founder/CEO Jeremy Snepar (standing) confers with Philadelphia students Dallas Peterson and Angel Young at the school's Philadelphia campus. (New York Code + Design Academy)
PHILADELPHIA: With tuitions ever rising and student debt exploding to US$1.45tril (RM5.95tril), there has been increased pressure on schools to demonstrate their value based on their success in placing graduates in good-paying jobs.
A for-profit computer-coding boot camp in Philadelphia, the local branch of the New York Code and Design Academy, has taken the bull by the horns. In October, it began offering students a you-can't-lose financing promise called an income share agreement.
