UW Coding Boot Camp

You really get what you put into this course. If you are willing and ready to be challenged and put in 20+ hours every week outside of class to studying and coding, you will do very well in this course and learn so much!! My instructor, Anthony Brown, did an amazing job at teaching the material and showing us students how much he cared about our success. I thought the Bootcamp was very well organized and structured. If you utilize all of the resources they give you, the reading materials, instructional videos, projects, assignments, tutors, TA's and office hours, you will set yourself up for success. It is challenging and fast-paced, but if you are ready to put in the time, you will be amazed at how much you've learned by the end of it!

I went into this bootcamp with no prior coding experience. I learned what HTML was for the first time with the pre-work assignments we were given upon signing up for the course. I graduated from the bootcamp three weeks ago and received my first job offer today. I will be starting my first job as a Front-end Engineer with Amazon in one month and I am beyond grateful for this bootcamp and the instructional team for helping me get here.

Attending the part-time Full Stack Web Development Bootcamp through UW and Trilogy was one of the best things I could have done! Going in I had previously attended college classes but not I was not yet finished. I wanted to transition into this field without spending another 4 years racking up debt. I am VERY happy I decided to do this. There are so many different guides online on how to get into the field and different paths to take but this was best for me. I was very nervous knowing some friends that have had bad experiences at Universities but I was blessed with one of the best instructors I’ve ever had. Anthony was fantastic. He came to every class motivated to help us learn and was  enthusiastic about coding. Through every roadblock, Anthony and the TA’s were great at helping us power through and get over any doubts we had. The support through the entirety of the course was essential for me to learn this much material in such a short time. Not only did we learn different technologies and how to code, we learned how to learn more after the course since this field is ever growing, with brand new technologies popping up all of the time. For anybody on the fence about this, yes it will be challenging, but there is so much support to help you through it is well worth the struggles! I am freshly graduated and still looking for my first job but the course gives plenty of opportunity to help us find our future careers! 

I came into UW’s Full-Stack Development BootCamp with six years of experience designing and building WordPress websites. For about two years, I debated whether or not I wanted to take the leap to expand my skillset. After reviewing the course offerings, I signed up for part-time instruction and had a remarkable experience. 
The class schedule fit in nicely with my work schedule and all classes were held via Zoom. Though the thought of engaging with others during this program was a little daunting, it pushed me out of my comfort zone and, in the process, I met and engaged with a great group of people. 
The TA’s were helpful and patient, and the instructor, Anthony, was incredibly supportive, patient, knowledgable, and taught in a manner that was easy to understand. Throughout the course, there are several required homework assignments and projects that help enhance your understanding of the topic and, when included in your portfolio, also demonstrate to prospective employers your level of experience.  
After this course, I feel prepared and confident in entering the field as a full-stack developer. 
*Even though it is part-time instruction, the course is fast-paced. Keep to a schedule. Complete homework assignments the week they are due, engage in breakout rooms and with other students, always ask questions (everyone is incredibly supportive), and have fun!

My experience with UW Bootcamp was pretty good. I went into this class as a true beginner, and the classes gave me a pretty good start with Programming. I work full time, but the part time program did work for me. The pace of the course is rigorous and there were times when the imposter syndrome hit real hard, but Anthony was amazing and he kept motivating with all the pep talks and support. Attending the office hours and tutor sessions and requesting help from TA's and instructors will really help to complete the course. I learned so much from this course and would definitely recommend this course for beginners. Special thanks to Anthony, Zach, John, Christine and Angela.   

I signed up for this bootcamp to refresh my skills after a number of years away from my last front end dev role. I feel so prepared to hit the job market again after all the great content and instruction from Anthony and his TAs. I learned so much more than I was anticipating, the curriculum really builds on the topics as you progress. You get a clear picture of what’s involved from building front ends with HTML, CSS, JS, using libraries and frameworks, writing and calling web service APIs, creating and using databases, and deploying it all to a live server. 

The content is comprehensive and the pace is quick, but the positivity, patience, and encouragement from the staff helped me stick with it and learn the material, plus even more. Learning together with the community of other students was a huge benefit as well. The most successful students were engaged with their breakout groups, projects, and office hours.

Building out a portfolio from the assignments and projects was a huge benefit, and the career services team and additional workshops make me feel confident in my job search. 

It is a large time commitment on top of a full-time job, but I absolutely recommend it if you can put in the time and dedication!

I was so glad to find an online course that fit my schedule but was also in a classroom setting with other students who had differing levels of comfort with web development.  I loved that everything was over zoom and there were office hours where I could take my homework or general questions to a TA and having an opportunity to meet with a tutor was incredible.  The instructional staff is amazing, enthusiastic and well versed in all types of languages and tools to help us become the best Jr web developers out there.  

I am fresh out of my bootcamp experience with the University of Washington. I have to say, this was a ride! And the ride was pretty intense at times! This class ended up being wonderful. When I started my journey to learn web development, I was unsure about whether to do a bootcamp or learn on my own. At this point, I can say I am so happy I decided to do this bootcamp. I’m going to break this review down into a few different parts here… 
 
  Curriculum: I would say this is a pretty good curriculum. Although, the way this is designed and its effectiveness lies heavily on how well the instructor teaches, as well as, group collaboration. I will touch on our instructor more later, but overall – the curriculum does follow the same instruction as a lot of other online resources. You will need to plan to do above and beyond the course work to get the most out of this class, so prepare for that. I don’t care what the school is or who the instructor is – when you are learning to code, sometimes it takes many explanations of the same concepts by different people for it to finally click – so plan for that and strive to find any resource you can that helps you to succeed. 
 
Additionally, before investing in a program like this, I highly recommend you do some practice coding with free tutorials for at least some HTML and CSS (and maybe tutorials on working with Github!). Get a feel for it and see how you like it before committing to something this intense! Also, by taking the time to do this, the first month of class will be way less crazy for you and you feel much more calm as you learn the ropes. 
 Instruction: We did have some hiccups with the instructor within the first month or so of class and our instructor did have to be replaced. This was a bit of a stressful time and I’m removing a star on instructors in my review because of this very challenging first month. But we were ultimately blessed with Tom McCarthy, the most wonderful instructor!!! If we had him the whole class, I would rate instructors at 5-stars, easily.   I could say so many good things about Tom – but I’ll limit it to the bullet points here – He was positive, helpful, encouraging and best of all – very clear and organized with his thoughts. When he explained something, it made sense. When you were stuck on a problem – he was happy to unpack it with you, following the breadcrumbs to find the answer. He was so good and I’ll forever be so happy I got to learn from him. We additionally had two teaching assistants in the class as well who would go around while working on activities. Typically someone from the instructional staff would check on you to see if your group needed help during every group work period.   Support Staff: For the part-time course you do have access to tutoring for 50 minutes a week. I, personally, only met with my tutor once – so I cannot really speak to this program very in-depth, but I do know many of my fellow students met with their tutor every week and found that resource very valuable. Our student success manager was nice and helpful. I got a little behind on assignments once and she checked in with me to see how she could help. Additionally, what first impressed me about this school was the enrollment specialist I worked with was communicative and helpful answering all my questions and going over the program with me.   Collaboration: This is probably one of my favorite things about this bootcamp – working with other students! I have made some really great friends and it is so nice to be able to have at least a handful of people to keep in touch with and chat about web development stuff! Even my crew for our final project, we are still working together on developing our idea further out than what we could accomplish in the two weeks we had to work on it for class. It is great to have had the opportunity to develop these relationships and connections as we all head out into the real world of development.
 
 Career Services: I have decided to not use this service as much as I could have. They offer reviews of all your employment documentations – resumes, portfolio, LinkedIn, GitHub, etc. You can submit your documentation and career services will provide feedback. They help you throughout the course but you have 90 days following the course where you can continue to utilize these resources. 
 I think that covers the course and what you can expect. When it comes down to it, this is a good course but it absolutely will not do all the work for you. I put in at minimum of 20 hours a week into studying and homework above and beyond class hours. This is going to be an intense program and a huge time commitment. But worth it if this is really the career you want to pursue and most importantly… if you really enjoy coding! Because you will be doing a lot of it!  

Be prepared to pay for an over priced course that does not seem to screen their instructors. The first 2-3 months of the course were absolute hell on earth. 13k (or more if you get a student loan) and they hire an instructor that seems to have no interest in teaching what so ever. Then , once they quit or got fired, we were stuck with subs that were just extremely hard to follow and disorganized due to the nature of them just being thrown in to have a warm body present. On top of that, the window to quit the course is extremely small and if you miss the chance you are stuck miserable paying for a course that has all the exceptions in the world for you as a student but, UW can’t keep it together on their end. I will say the new instructor we had after all of that was phenomenal however, it was too little too late at that point. They blab about how much support is given when in reality,  they will read you the same script and do the bare minimum to help their struggling students. Also, i’m not sure why there is even an overall passing grade if you have to pass every assignment. So if you have anything going on in your personal life, don't even count on their being any wiggle room to help you. This course would be great for someone who has no bills, no kids, and can spend every hour of their day on the course work. They did a nice job presenting this course as if they really care about your success because in reality, they don't. All they care about is dollar signs.

I came into the UW Coding bootcamp with the intention of transferring my skills as a Quality Engineer from a manufacturing industry to a Software Quality Engineer. I am satisfied with the skills I have learned and acquired. The instructional team was awesome and always ready to assist and provide guidance throughout the program.
The bootcamp was the best way for me to breakthrough in the tech industry. I learned a lot and I am well equipped to start a career as a Software Development Engineer.