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Alternative Credentials

Programs that train and certify people outside accredited degree-granting institutions, including bootcamps, apprenticeships, residencies and employer-run schools.

Current clusters

invest4 publishers

a16z's academy commits $840,000 per founding student before anyone pays tuition

Andreessen Horowitz and individual investors put $42 million into a one-year, unaccredited San Francisco program whose first class of about 50 pays nothing. The paying version, at $60,000 to $90,000 a year, needs regulatory approval.

Perspective Coverage

4 publishers
Builder
Builder 22%
Operator
Operator 24%
Investor
Investor 54%

Reality

Evidence52
Adoption8
Hype gap+42
Incentives84
Confidence58