Tech Elevator, a programming boot camp, helps Cincinnatians reboot their careers

Fourteen weeks ago, Mary Rachael Broun realized she'd made a mistake. She'd earned a Bachelor's degree in psychology but didn't want to make it her career, she said -- instead, she wanted to take her father's advice and look into programming. "He said I'd be good at it," she said Tuesday. "I finally listened, and I dabbled in code a little bit, and I really loved it." So much, in fact, she quit her job to fully immerse herself in Tech Elevator, a 14-week bootcamp for people who want to change their lives by learning to code. Broun's classmates come from backgrounds just as atypical as hers: Radio broadcasters, police officers, financial analysts and other adult professionals who decided to take a big chance on a new skill.