Dive Brief:

• Some coding "bootcamps" in California have been issued a warning from state education regulators.
• The state says that unless they take steps to come into compliance in two weeks, at least four private coding bootcamps would face closure and a fine.
• The Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, which oversees academic and vocational programs, says the bootcamps are subject to its regulation and at the moment are not properly licensed. 

Dive Insight:

These bootcamps have said that their educational model—usually intensive programs that last about three months and are designed to prepare graduates for placement at startups and high-flying tech firms— are a novel education and business model not covered by state regulations. The state, obviously, disagrees. The state says it wants to work with the bootcamps to bring them into compliance. The bootcamps met this week to discuss their course of action.