Apple’s App Course Runs $20,000 a Student. Is It Really Worth ...
Dec 24, 2025 · Apple, Michigan taxpayers, and one of Detroit’s wealthiest families spent roughly $30 million training hundreds of people to build iPhone apps. Not everyone lands coding jobs …
Effectiveness of $20k Apple Developer Academy training is ...
Dec 24, 2025 · The effectiveness of the Apple Developer Academy training provided in Detroit has been called into question, alongside the value for money it offers. A previously unreported …
Apple's Developer Academy Faces Funding and Outcome Questions
4 days ago · The tuition-free program offers a 10-month course focused on building apps for Apple platforms, providing students with MacBooks, iPhones, mentorship, and monthly …
Apple’s $20K Coding Course Faces Accountability Questions
Dec 24, 2025 · Apple Developer Academy Detroit faces scrutiny over public funding, student outcomes, and whether its training delivers real career value.
Apple’s App Course Runs $20,000 a Student. Is It Really Worth ...
Dec 25, 2025 · The program launched in 2021 as part of Apple’s $200 million response to the Black Lives Matter protests and costs an estimated $20,000 per student — nearly twice what …
Detroit's Apple Developer Academy success questioned
4 days ago · The Apple Developer Academy in Detroit apparently isn't an outright success for some, with a report painting it as an expensive project that doesn't quite live up to the job …
Apple’s App Course Runs $20,000 a Student. Is It Really Worth ...
Dec 24, 2025 · Since 2021, the academy has welcomed over 1,700 students, a racially diverse mix with varying levels of tech literacy and financial flexibility. About 600 students, including …