Fullstack Academy
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education, Software engineering training |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | David Yang, Nimit Maru |
| Headquarters | New York City , United States |
| Products | Full-time immersive coding bootcamp, Flex-Immersive part-time program, Summer of Code |
| Parent | Bridgepoint Education (since 2019) |
| Website | www |
Fullstack Academy is a New York City–based immersive software engineering coding bootcamp specializing in full stack JavaScript training. Its primary full-time program delivers an intensive 13-week on-site curriculum focused on the full stack JavaScript ecosystem. Additionally, the academy provides beginner-level courses such as JavaScript Jumpstart and Introduction to Front-End Development, a summer initiative designed for college students called Summer of Code, as well as a part-time version of the comprehensive curriculum known as Flex.
History
Established in 2012 by David Yang (previously with Yahoo! and Gilt) and Wharton graduate Nimit Maru (formerly affiliated with Yahoo! and Bloomspot), Fullstack Academy was part of the Spring 2012 batch at Y Combinator. The school welcomed its first cohort of students in 2013. In 2019, it became part of Bridgepoint Education through acquisition. Both founders, Yang and Maru, exited the company in 2021. By that year, Fullstack had discontinued its in-person bootcamp offerings in Chicago.
Course offerings
The main immersive program at Fullstack begins with a four-week remote "foundations" segment, which is followed by thirteen weeks of rigorous on-campus instruction centered on JavaScript. The syllabus includes back-end technologies such as Node.js and Express, front-end frameworks like React.js/JavaScript MVC, alongside HTML5 and CSS3. It also covers data management systems including MONGODB, NoSQL, and Postgres. Graduates of the full-time course benefit from career support services. The tuition fee for this immersive program is $17,610.
The Flex-Immersive option offers identical content to the full-time course but on a part-time schedule, including access to the foundations module and post-graduation career assistance.
Summer of Code is tailored for college and graduate students with technical expertise, operating full-time from June through August and following the same curriculum as the flagship immersive program.
Admissions
Admission into Fullstack Academy’s immersive tracks—Full-Time, Flex-Immersive, and Summer of Code—is highly competitive, with an acceptance rate near 8%.
Prospective students must successfully complete a fundamental skills test, a technical interview, and an in-person interview before being admitted.
Awards and media
In 2015, Fullstack Academy earned recognition as Best Coding Bootcamp by SkilledUp.com. The institution’s founders and alumni have been featured in prominent outlets such as Forbes.com, The Huffington Post, Business Insider, VentureBeat.com, and Fox5NY, underscoring its influence on coding education and workforce development.