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Lambda School isn't exactly cheap. 17% of 2 years salary (edit) is capped at $30k. I paid less than that in tuition for 4 years of in-state tuition at a top 10 public school.

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Read there ISA, there is a cap, it's at 30k. You only pay if you make a salary greater than 50k a year. It's also six months full time, intensive, and targeted. They feel it's their duty to help you find a job, and have found a job (>50k) for 100% of their first cohort. Find me a college with similar numbers.

[ISA FAQ](https://lambdaschool.com/faq/)

I believe Lambda School is effective, though something about being alone at home in front of my computer for 12-15 hours/day for 6 months straight, even with remote office hours and chatting with other students, makes me think I'd feel extremely lonely.

It's an 8 hour day with a lunch break. 11am-8pm ET, If you want people, you can always go to the local coffeeshop, library etc.

I agree colleges killer feature for a young person is networking, friendship, and dating. You just have to find alternative places to get it.

8 hours of lectures? Then more time on computer for homework/project work?

It's an hour of reading/ a small code exercise, two hours of lecture, lunch, a small project and a brief meeting in a smaller group.

It's equivalent to a 40 hour work week.

Many people attend commuter schools where you don't necessarily get the networking, friendship, and dating benefits. I think in Europe many students live at home which is part of the reason why educational costs are generally lower there.

What year did you pay $8k a year for a "top 10" public school?

I went to University of Washington and graduated in 2010. It's now $11,207/year. I think in my first year it was actually $6500 and rose to around $8k in 2010.

Ahh.. you're not counting room and board. $19k if you include that.

https://admit.washington.edu/costs/coa/

It is capped, at $30k.

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