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Make School

Make School is redesigning college for the 21st century. Students…

Y CombinatorWinter 2012InactiveEducationEducationCoding Bootcamps

What they do

Problem

Traditional college education is often expensive and misaligned with preparing diverse students for careers in modern software and tech roles.

Solution

Make School offers a bachelor's degree program combining liberal arts, computer science, software development, and character development with income-based tuition repayment tied to graduates' earnings.

Who it's for

Students seeking a bachelor's degree and career preparation for software engineering, product management, or entrepreneurship.

Founders

Ashutosh Desai
Founder

Make School -> YC -> DeepMind -> ??

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Jeremy Rossmann
Founder

W12 (Make School), now Taiyaki Studios (non-YC alas)

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