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This isn't the first time that the CA regulator (BPPE) has surprised code schools with cease-and-desist letters :) That said, we (App Academy) found that the B
by CesareBorgia 7y ago
This isn't the first time that the CA regulator (BPPE) has surprised code schools with cease-and-desist letters :)
That said, we (App Academy) found that the BPPE was a mostly accommodating regulator that worked with us to come into compliance. We did face a couple challenges that will likely still exist today:
1) BPPE won't give approval to operate until the whole application process is completed. This means that Lambda School is likely operating without approval and will continue to do so for 6-12 months at a minimum. Contracts are unenforceable during this period, the school could be forced to shut down CA operations overnight, etc.
2) BPPE doesn't have a formal policy for Income Share Agreements (ISAs). We were able to get our ISA approved in 2015, but it took some doing and was not nearly as straightforward as getting a normal tuition contract approved. Several other ISA programs that applied a year or two after us were not approved.
More info: https://venturebeat.com/2014/01/30/california-bootcamp-will-work-with-regulator-whatever-the-cost-its-worth-it-to-satisfy-the-state-interview/ https://venturebeat.com/2014/01/30/california-bootcamp-will-...
- austenallred 7y agoI can't say much publicly, except to say that nearly everything you just said is wrong.
- CesareBorgia 7y agoTotally possible that things have changed in the intervening ~5 years, but that was our experience at the time.
- austenallred 7y agoSeems likely. I think they have wrapped their mind around code bootcamps a tiny bit now. They still haven't fully wrapped their minds around the ISA yet, but that's doable too.
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