Lighthouse Labs

Opened in 2013, Lighthouse Labs' first immersive bootcamp facility started out of Launch Academy, an incubator in the heart of the city's Gastown neighborhood, before moving to new premises in the heart of downtown Vancouver in 2018.[2] Students learn front and back-end development through the bootcamp's web development full-time program, and learn data science with a 12-week Data Science Bootcamp.

The iOS program, launched in July 2014, was arguably Canada's first immersive iOS immersive program, and ran until summer 2019.[3]

As part of a national partnership with Highline, a seed stage investment platform, Lighthouse Labs announced the launch of its Toronto operations during The HTML500 in February 2015.[4] Located in Devhub in downtown Toronto, Lighthouse Labs joins existing Toronto-based bootcamps such as Bitmaker Labs, BrainStation, HackerYou, and Red Academy as one of several developer bootcamps that offer in-person learning opportunities to individuals in the Greater Toronto Area.[5]

Operating out of the beautiful Spaces Mile End, Lighthouse Labs Montreal currently offers a: 12-week Data Science Bootcamp, 12-week Web Development Bootcamp, and three part-time courses in web development, as well as in data analytics.

Located in downtown Victoria at KWENCH, Lighthouse Labs immersed themselves in the local tech community by partnering with various community tech leaders such as Viatech and Ladies Learning code. The Victoria location currently runs the web development bootcamp and data science bootcamp twice a year, and three 6-week part-time web and data analytics programs.

In April 2015, Lighthouse Labs launched a 'pop-up' program in Calgary through its national partnership with Highline, a co-venture platform that helps early stage digital startups. Originally a 6-week part-time program, it has grown into a satellite campus offering both full and part-time courses in front and back-end development.[8][9] With on-site mentorship and access to student aid and in-person career services, Lighthouse Labs have seen their cohort numbers grow over the past year.[6][7]

Lighthouse Labs hosts their part-time courses at Bayview Yards, and hosts a Bootcamp to become a developer in 12 weeks at Spaces Laurier.

The 'Lighthouse Labs Prize' is an annual scholarship open to students of Simon Fraser University's Faculty of Communication, Art & Technology. Worth over $7000, the scholarship awards one student a spot in the bootcamp's web-development program in Vancouver and is currently in its second year of institution.[8]

Futures in Innovation and Technology, a digital skills training initiative of the First Nations Technology Council, is open to all Indigenous peoples in British Columbia. Through a combination of over $150,000 in First Nations Technology Council funding and the new Lighthouse Labs Scholarship Fund, seats will be made immediately available in the Web Development bootcamp program.

The Jaime Leverton Scholarship will be awarded to four exceptional women looking to begin their developer journey and give back to their community. Each recipient will receive $5000 towards tuition, provided in tandem by Cogeco Peer 1 and Lighthouse Labs.

The Breaking Barriers Scholarship is available to LGBTQA+ applicants across Canada who are committed to nurturing digital literacy and diversity in their community. Successful candidates receive $2000 towards our Web Development Bootcamp nationwide.