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From bootcamps to college degrees, here is how to get into the tech industry

shows seven of the 10 computer occupations and IT professions listed on BLS require a bachelor's degree, bootcamps can be another way to learn some of the entry-level skills needed to get started in this field, according to TopResume career expert Amanda Augustine.

Augustine told Business Insider that there are other ways to get into this field besides earning a computer science degree. She emphasizes it is important to find ways to develop the entry-level skills that recruiters are looking for. Additionally, the, who majored in finance but started his career in IT out of college, also looks for potential candidates interested in the field with majors and backgrounds outside of the field.

But there are both pros and cons to attending bootcamps rather than obtaining a college degree. The bootcamp Flatiron School notes in athat one of the advantages of a bootcamp is saving on college costs, but also notes that "college gives you the hard skills needed for a tech career and a well-round education" and is still a "standard" for many companies., bootcamp Hackbright Academy in San Francisco aims to get more women into tech jobs.

Although data around the success of bootcamps and hiring bootcamp grads are pretty limited, Business Insider decided to look at the costs of some available bootcamps that can help you learn some entry-level skills.Some bootcamps can be more expensive than others with different lengths of the program and the kinds of skills taught.previously reported on the best bootcamps from Course Report, a career resource website that reports on bootcamp programs.

At the top of Business Insider's analysis of Course Report with the highest reviews was Altcademy with a perfect 5.0 rating. Cheong notes that this online bootcamp could be as short as two months or may take as long as nine months, and costs range between $750 to $1,590. Rounding up the top 10 was Flatiron School which has a score of 4.71. This program takes half a year and costs between $9,600 to $15,000, per Cheong's reporting.

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