20 College Alternatives

Nick Abouzeid

Words @Product Hunt and @AngelList ✌️

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Startups require specialized talent, so a new wave of education providers are growing quickly to fill the skills gap with practical courses for every type of job in tech: engineering, data science, design, product management, and even sales.

1. Treehouse

Portland · 51-200 Employees · Series B

Effective, affordable tech education

Open Roles

Sales Support Administrator and Sales Development Representative.

Greylock PartnersKaplan VenturesSocial Capital+4 more

2. DataCamp

Leuven & New York City · 51-200 Employees · Series A

The smartest way to learn data science online

Open Roles

VP of Marketing, Digital Design Intern, VP of Content, and 10 more.

Alex IskoldChristopher LynchKJ Singh

3. Lambda School

San Francisco · 11-50 Employees · Seed

A revolutionary new school that invests in you

Open Roles

Android Program Director, Blockchain Program Director, Student Success Manager, and 37 more.

Soma CapitalY CombinatorZillionize+23 more

4. Horizons School of Technology

San Francisco · 11-50 Employees

Building a bridge between traditional education and the real world of technology

Open Roles

Head of Partnerships, Sales & BD hire #1 - Head of Admissions, Software Engineering Instructor, and 2 more.

Cory LevyJay ZaveriTaavet HinrikusWei Guo

5. Coursera

Mountain View · 201-500 Employees · Series C

Universal access to the world's best education

Open Roles

Senior Software Engineer, Payments Infrastructure and Senior Product Designer.

6. Teachable

New York City · 51-200 Employees · Series A

Create and Sell Beautiful Online Courses

Open Roles

Senior Corporate and Compliance Counsel, Head of Acquisition Marketing, Copywriter (Marketing), and 6 more.

Aaron BertinettiAlex BanhAlex Chang+51 more

7. Khan Academy

Mountain View · 51-200 Employees

A free world-class education for anyone anywhere.

Open Roles

Senior Engineer/Prototyper – Early Product Development.

8. Catalyte

Baltimore & Portland · 201-500 Employees

Zachary White

9. Holberton School

1-10 Employees

Brian BalfourElaine WherryLee Jacobs+3 more

10. General Assembly

New York City & San Francisco · 501-1000 Employees · Series C

Global digital skills training school offering full/part-time and short-form options.

Open Roles

Consumer Sales!, Software Engineer, User Experience Design, and 26 more.

Alexis OhanianInstitutional Venture PartnersJefferson Education Accelerator+2 more

11. Pluralsight

Salt Lake City · 201-500 Employees · Series B

Develop technology skills. Boost your team's productivity. Solve problems faster.

InnoSpring Seed FundScott Skinger

12. Recurse Center

New York City

RC is a radically self-directed educational retreat

13. Thinkful

New York City · 201-500 Employees

Learn 1-on-1 with industry experts.

Open Roles

Software Engineer (Ruby/Angular), Product Designer, Marketing Generalist, and 10 more.

Adam LudwinDarrell SilverDarrell Silver+4 more

14. Strive Talent

San Francisco · 1-10 Employees · Seed

Closing the middle skills gap

Open Roles

Software Engineer.

Jonathan Pines

15. SVAcademy

San Francisco · 1-10 Employees

We prepare tomorrow's tech leaders for today's jobs

Open Roles

Business Development Representative (Fellowship).

16. Always Hired

San Francisco · 1-10 Employees

Tech Sales Training Bootcamp

Open Roles

Social Media Intern.

Aanand RadiaAllison Baum

17. Udemy

San Francisco & Dublin · 201-500 Employees

A global marketplace for teaching and learning online.

500 StartupsInsight Venture PartnersNaval Ravikant+24 more

18. edX

Cambridge · 51-200 Employees

Increase access to high-quality education for everyone, everywhere

Open Roles

Engineering Team Lead - Learner team, Front End Software Engineer, Senior UX Practitioner, and 3 more.

19. Make School

San Francisco · 11-50 Employees · Seed

The college replacement for founders and developers

Open Roles

Computer Science Curriculum Developer - Contract Position, Data Science Instructor and Curriculum Engineer, People Operations Manager, and 3 more.

500 StartupsAndreessen HorowitzY Combinator+7 more

20. Grand Circus

Detroit · 1-10 Employees

Detroit's new home for cutting-edge training in technology, business, and design