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Coding Bootcamp Vs. Associates and Beyond

Hello all,

I'm wondering if going to a coding bootcamp would be worth the 11,000 I'd have to drop to get in. Are any of you employers? Or does anyone know from experience, can a 3-6 month bootcamp get me a job in CS fields or will my certificate be laughed at. I know that an associates and definitely a bachelors will give me a great chance of landing a job with all the openings out there. My dilemna is spending 2-4 years to get one. I'm 24 and for some reason I feel like getting an associates/bachelors and starting over my career at 26/28 is too old? I know that's ridiculous but...Anyway, what is  the best route to go. What will really land me a job upon completion.

Thanks everyone!
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Go for the degree. Gives you much stronger foundation and covers core concepts much deeper. Bootcamps teach you tools/frameworks but they don't focus much on the CS fundamentals.  CS programming courses focus on applying the programming concepts to problem solving and the questions are usually difficult; thus to a recruiter you are more likely (based on you passing the course) to be a better problem solver than a bootcamp grad. In the long run the degree will be more beneficial than a bootcamp. And with a degree you can always study further (formally) if you want and go into more complex topics. 
 
Imo it's never too late to start a degree.