A new company is seeking to be both a private lender and an alternative accreditor for the fast-growing boot camp sector.
The Texas-based Skills Fund is up and running with financial backing from Iowa Student Loan, a nonprofit loan guarantor with deep pockets. Skills Fund will use $11.5 million in seed capital to issue loans to students who attend boot camps that have successfully completed the company’s quality-assurance process.
Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/10/21/skills-fund-aims-be-accreditor-and-private-lender-growing-boot-camp-sector