What's guaranteed
If you don't land a relevant job within 6 months of graduation, we refund 100% of tuition. Real terms · real refunds · ~6% of graduates use it.
OUTCOMES REPORT · CIRR-VERIFIED2024 · MOST RECENT AUDIT4,800+ ALUMNI · 5 YEARS REPORTED
92% placed.
Verified, not claimed.
Real outcomes from 4,800 alumni · independently verified · public reporting through the Council on Integrity in Results Reporting (CIRR). The numbers most bootcamps won't share — placement, salary, time-to-offer — audited line-by-line. Bad cohorts show up in our report.
OUTCOMES · 2024 · ALL PROGRAMSCIRR-AUDITED · 3-MONTH CYCLE
92%CIRR-VERIFIED
Placement at 6 months
$92K+$64K
Median first-year salary
11WEEKS
Median time to first offer
98%ABOVE BENCHMARK
Retention at 1 year
COHORT ALLCIRR · HOW VERIFICATION WORKS
ANNUAL · INDEPENDENT
CIRR.
Independent · annual · public.
The Council on Integrity in Results Reporting audits bootcamp outcomes claims. We submit detailed reporting annually; CIRR verifies through randomized record review, pay-stub salary verification, and HR-confirmed employer placement. Then publishes. We don't self-report.
- AUDIT-01
What gets verified
Placement rate · salary data · time to offer · employer names · retention. Source data + methodology audited per program per cohort per region.
- AUDIT-02
Audit cycle
3-month review annually. Random sample of student records. Salary verified via pay stubs / LinkedIn. Employer verified via HR confirmation.
- AUDIT-03
Public reporting
Annual CIRR-formatted report at northpath.io/outcomes/cirr. Downloadable PDF · granular by program + cohort + region · updated each spring.
- AUDIT-04
Why it matters
Most bootcamps cherry-pick favorable cohort data. CIRR is statistically rigorous + comprehensive. Bad cohorts get reported. We can't hide them.
COHORT 24LEDGER · BY PROGRAM · LATEST
LINE BY LINE
By program.
Each line audited.
Placement and median first-year offer for each of the five programs. PM has the highest median offer at $110K; SWE has the highest placement at 94%. UX has the highest career-changer rate at 88% — meaning 88% of graduates came from outside design.
Software Engineering · placement94%85% target+9 PTS
SWE · median first-year offer$95,000+$67K vs pre
Data Science · placement90%85%+5 PTS
Data Science · median offer$88,000+$60K vs pre
UX / UI · placement88%85%+3 PTS
UX / UI · median offer$82,000+$54K vs pre
Product Management · placement92%85%+7 PTS
PM · median offer$110,000HIGHEST PROGRAM
Cybersecurity · placement91%85%+6 PTS
Cyber · median offer$92,000+$48K vs pre
COHORT ALLHISTORICAL · 4 YEARS REPORTED
2021 — 2024 · CIRR
Four years.
Same audit · same source.
2021 cohort placed during the macro slowdown — 87% versus 92% peak. We report it the same way. Trend line points up because curriculum + employer-relationships compound year-over-year.
YEARPLACEMENTMEDIAN OFFERTIME-TO-JOBNOTE
202492%$92K11 wkMost recent CIRR audit · Q1 2025
202390%$88K12 wk
202289%$85K14 wk
202187%$81K15 wkCohort during macro slowdown
COHORT ALLJOB GUARANTEE · REAL TERMS · REAL REFUNDS
Real terms.
Real refunds.
If you don't land a relevant job within 6 months of graduation, we refund 100% of tuition. ~6% of graduates use it. We make those refunds. Aligned incentives — outcomes are the product.
Eligibility
Complete the bootcamp · actively job-search during the 6 months (10+ apps/week) · accept relevant offers within reasonable salary expectations.
Refund timeline
Submit refund request + documentation · Northpath reviews within 4 weeks · refund issued within 8 weeks of approval.
Why we offer this
Aligned incentives. Outcomes are the product. If we don't deliver, we don't keep your money. Forces real placement infrastructure + employer relationships.
COHORT ALUMNIALUMNI · REAL CAREER CHANGES
4,800
career changes.
Four out of the 4,800 — including one who used the guarantee. We share the variance, not just the wins. Median first-year salary went from $28K to $92K — that's the point.
“Was a barista making $42K. Now SWE making $110K. Career services helped me land a startup role 8 weeks out. Money quadrupled in a year.”
MARCUS T.
“Eight years in marketing. Pivot to data. Northpath was rigorous + practical. Job at Netflix 9 weeks after graduation. $78K → $115K. Network still pays off.”
JANELLE R.
“ISA was the difference. Couldn't afford upfront; ISA meant nothing during bootcamp, 13% × 36 mo after. Already paid off; design lead role.”
DANIEL K.
“Took me 7 months to find the right role; tuition was refunded. The framework kept me disciplined when I missed the 6-month deadline.”
AISHA M.
