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Mobile Makers Academy

Average Rating4.84
19 Reviews
1 Course

Mobile Makers Academy enhances mobile development curriculum in schools by teaching mobile development to high school teachers. Mobile Makers is a full-time, 8-week, intensive program in Chicago, IL that will turn beginner students into iOS developers. Over the course of the program, students will learn the tools, the architecture, the tech talk, the professional practices, teamwork, employability, design for developers, agile development, and Git & source control. Students will gain technical proficiency in Objective-C Basics, Cocoa touch, view controllers, table views, navigation, touch gestures, core data, core animation, and debugging. Mobile Makers is looking for students who love learning, love making things, and have a sneaking suspicion that a job in mobile app development is going to make them really happy. After graduation, students will be ready to talk the talk and back it up with a GitHub portfolio to impress hiring managers.

19 Mobile Makers Academy Reviews

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  • Mert Akanay
    Mert Akanay
    Graduate • iOS Immersive • San Francisco
    May 30, 2015
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    iOS Developer

    Studying in Mobile Makers was overall a great experience. You learn practical knowledge of iOS development in an enjoyable environment. The course also gets you ready for professional working environment by using agile development methodologies throughout the team projects. If you push hard enough, you can benefit greatly from the experience.

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  • Anonymous
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    May 29, 2015
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    Mobile Makers Online iOS Bootcamp

    I took the Mobile Makers iOS course online. Overall I had a good experience. The curriculum was challenging, fast paced, and I had to be really resourceful to figure things out... no spoon feeding! Having taken the course online, I think it was much more challenging that if I had taken the course at the Chicago location. Online student generally have to work more alone so the learning advantages of pair programing etc made it harder for me to keep up.  

    I was new to iOS...

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  • Matt Larkin
    Matt Larkin
    Graduate
    May 29, 2015
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    From Zero to Hero!

    I came into Mobile Makers with very little iOS Dev knowledge and basic programming knowledge.
    After completing Mobile Makers, I felt that I had the confidence of being a professional developer.
    The program I completed was the online iOS Development.

    I felt that that learning assistances were awesome and the instruction was very professional.

    My only complaint is that there is little job placement assistance.

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  • Gabe Morales
    Gabe Morales
    Graduate
    May 28, 2015
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    Best online education by far!!

    MobileMakers is not like any other online education or bootcamp. My experience was amazing. I had help every step of the way. The course has a great curriculum. What I loved the most about the course is that I was given an arsenal of tools that can be used in real life. We were tought how to look and where to look for solutions, the many different ways to solve a problem and most importantly gaining confidence in your own code and your own problem solving decisions. 

    I compl...

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  • Wade Sellers
    Wade Sellers
    Lead iOS Developer • Graduate • High School Teacher Training • Chicago
    May 28, 2015
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    Best Decision of my Life

    Hi, Wade Sellers here... of the ELITE ALUMNI population of Mobile Makers Academy.  If you truly want an experience where you get your pennies worth... This is IT!!!  No I'm not lying and no I'm not being paid (although that Apple Watch giveaway did indeed, lure me in)...  OK SO LET'S BE CLEAR HERE... This stuff is difficult.  Becoming an iOS developer can be one of the most rewarding career fields if this is your passion but you gotta earn it which mean...

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  • Mike Land
    Mike Land
    independent web and mobile developer • Graduate • High School Teacher Training • Chicago
    May 28, 2015
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    iOS

    IOS development
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  • Rees Shanna
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    Dec 10, 2021
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    Pre-course 7/10, main course 9/10, post-course 6/10

    Makers Academy was good, great and for the most important part bloody fantastic. I did the bootcamp remotely due to COVID and was in the Jan 21 cohort – graduating at the end of March. For me I think it’s important  to separate what happens before the bootcamp, during the bootcamp, and after the bootcamp – in my experience these were three very different experiences and I think it would only be fair to talk about each of these in isolation.

    Before the bootcamp:

    A session wi...
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Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated November 06, 2024
Since the first bootcamp acquisition in June 2014, we’ve seen several coding bootcamps get acquired by a range of companies from for-profit education companies (Capella Education), to co-working companies (WeWork), and other coding bootcamps (Thinkful + Bloc)! With rapid market growth in the bootcamp industry, for-profit education companies are taking note. These acquisitions and consolidatio...
Nick Toscano
Nick Toscano
Updated April 30, 2019
Chicago is currently home to a growing lot of coding bootcamp and web immersion programs tasked with preparing students for a lucrative career in web development. Courses providers in Chicago have something for everyone with intensive programs in JavaScript, Ruby and Rails, Java and .NET.  There is a healthy selection of full-time courses as well as part-time bootcamps, workshops, and nig...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated October 06, 2014
After a rocky start-up experience spotlighted her need to gain technical programming skills, Sonam Dhingra enrolled in Chicago-based Mobile Makers Academy’s eight-week iOS bootcamp. The New York native, who completed her Mobile Makers experience in July 2013 and is now an iOS developer for a Brooklyn-based digital agency, reflects on her time at Mobile Makers, including the challenges she...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated August 28, 2014
A bootcamp's quality can be measured partly by how connected they are to their community, and two US bootcamps are leading the pack in engaging high schools in teaching students to code. Flatiron School in New York began with a summer academy, then expanded their Flatiron After School program into the academic year. Mobile Makers Academy in Chicago recently announced their partnership with Chic...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated June 24, 2014
Apple released their new programming language, Swift, for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch this month. The language is meant to be interactive, fun, and works side-by-side with Objective-C so developers can use it with their current apps.  So how can you learn Swift quickly? Check out these programming bootcamps that are already offering classes in the language and get started on your next iOS project!...

Mobile Makers Academy Alumni Reviews Summary

Overall Experience
4.8
Instructors
4.8
Curriculum
4.7
Job Assistance
3.6
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FAQs

How much does Mobile Makers Academy cost?

Mobile Makers Academy costs around $9,000.

What courses does Mobile Makers Academy teach?

Mobile Makers Academy offers courses like High School Teacher Training.

Where does Mobile Makers Academy have campuses?

Mobile Makers Academy has an in-person campus in Chicago.

Is Mobile Makers Academy worth it?

Mobile Makers Academy hasn't shared alumni outcomes yet, but one way to determine if a bootcamp is worth it is by reading alumni reviews. 19 Mobile Makers Academy alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Mobile Makers Academy on Course Report - you should start there!

Is Mobile Makers Academy legit?

We let alumni answer that question. 19 Mobile Makers Academy alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Mobile Makers Academy and rate their overall experience a 4.84 out of 5.

Does Mobile Makers Academy offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?

Right now, it doesn't look like Mobile Makers Academy offers scholarships or accepts the GI Bill. We're always adding to the list of schools that do offer Exclusive Course Report Scholarships and a list of the bootcamps that accept the GI Bill.

Can I read Mobile Makers Academy reviews?

You can read 19 reviews of Mobile Makers Academy on Course Report! Mobile Makers Academy alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Mobile Makers Academy and rate their overall experience a 4.84 out of 5.

Is Mobile Makers Academy accredited?

While bootcamps must be approved to operate, accreditation is relatively rare. Mobile Makers Academy doesn't yet share information about their accreditation status.

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