WBS CODING SCHOOL
WBS CODING SCHOOL is a live online, instructor-led bootcamp based in Germany offering courses in Web & App Development (17 weeks full-time or 26 weeks part-time), Data Science (17 weeks full-time or 26 weeks part-time), Data Analytics (13 weeks full-time), UX/UI Product Design (15 weeks full-time), and AI for Business (8 weeks full-time). Students have the option to access any of their 280 locations across Germany to complete their courses. WBS CODING SCHOOL's supportive instructors and staff provide guidance from teaching to career preparation, ensuring a friendly and inviting atmosphere. Students can also add German or English language classes to their bootcamp with our SpeakTech program.
WBS CODING SCHOOL does not require applicants to have any previous coding experience. Applicants should be 18+ years old and proficient in English.
WBS CODING SCHOOL aims to produce graduates who are job market-ready. Students will go through WBS CODING SCHOOL's structured Career Preparation Program, which is a self-paced online course with interactive soft-skill workshops. Students also receive 1:1 career coaching and networking opportunities. Successful students will receive a Graduation Certificate upon completion of the bootcamp.
WBS CODING SCHOOL offers a variety of payment plans, including installment payment plans and an Income Share Agreement. German residents may be eligible to study for free with a Bildungsgutschein. Austrian residents who are unemployed, soon to be unemployed, or on Kurzarbeit, may be eligible to access government funding from the AMS (Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich) or the WAFF (Wiener Arbeitnehmer*innen Förderungsfonds). Residents of Vienna, regardless of their employment status, may be eligible to receive funding through the Digi-Winner initiative.
326 WBS CODING SCHOOL Reviews
Donald RoshiFull Stack Engineer • Graduate • Full-Stack Web & App Development Bootcamp (full-time) • Hybrid (Online & In-person)Jan 06, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceAll you need to change your life is here
I've always been passionate about computers and wanted to learn web development and programming in general. I tried on my own when I was a teenager but at the time all the tools and support that you can find now wasn't out there, also I didn't know English which narrowed down my learning possibilities a lot. The only choice was going to university, but I didn't do that. I went abroad and started on a totally different path leaving that dream behind me. At the age of 30, exactly 15 years ...I've always been passionate about computers and wanted to learn web development and programming in general. I tried on my own when I was a teenager but at the time all the tools and support that you can find now wasn't out there, also I didn't know English which narrowed down my learning possibilities a lot. The only choice was going to university, but I didn't do that. I went abroad and started on a totally different path leaving that dream behind me. At the age of 30, exactly 15 years later, that dream was still haunting me and that's when I decided to bet everything I had and enrolled to WBS Coding School. It was the best choice I've ever made. It taught me everything I needed to know, it gave me all the skills I needed not just to get started as a Junior Developer, but also all the foundations I needed to learn anything I want on my own. It served me as a guide and helped me understand the world of programming, but the most important thing I gained after the course were people. Connections. I made it into the developer community and it's getting bigger day by day. Definitely recommend taking the course.- Jan E.Graduate • Full-Stack Web & App Development Bootcamp (full-time) • Hybrid (Online & In-person)Nov 27, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
My favorite coding course so far
There are quite a few coding classes and courses that I attended (after studying media information science I attended 6 additional courses when counting those with a duration of at least 3 weeks), the "Full-Stack Web & App Development" course has been my favorite so far for various reasons:
- "Boot camp"-style: fast-paced, intense, focused (750 hours in 15 weeks), I probably never learned more within 15 weeks.
- People:
There are quite a few coding classes and courses that I attended (after studying media information science I attended 6 additional courses when counting those with a duration of at least 3 weeks), the "Full-Stack Web & App Development" course has been my favorite so far for various reasons:
- "Boot camp"-style: fast-paced, intense, focused (750 hours in 15 weeks), I probably never learned more within 15 weeks.
- People: my small batch of fellow students (great people), helpful and friendly WBS staff.
- Instructors: The main instructor of our course is a coder by choice and a trainer by heart. Perfect match for the course, a great guy from Paris, even beyond his coding skills. Clever and very friendly co-instructors.
- Curriculum/Skills: modern, full-stack, immediately applicable.
- Guidance to teamwork: Autodidactically I would probably have chosen a different learning path (more on my own or with a small group) but the WBS did a lot better. Not only by guiding the first steep part of the learning curve to complex new technologies but also by focusing on teamwork early on. First group work took place in week 2 (remotely) and it really evolved a lot from there (collaborative planning/coding, teamworking on Github, project management). In my opinion, that's one of the aspects that the WBS Coding school did a lot better than other classes or courses I attended before.
- Hands-on: a high percentage of practical coding, groupwork as well as solo projects.
- Real-world: projects that you can add to your portfolio/repo, develop further and/or show to interviewers.
- Motivation: I feel motivated and eager to further develop the skills I learned in the boot camp. Any of them make sense, the selected stacks are more than an introduction to modern and scalable full-stack development. I'm curious how my fellow students will evolve their skills and I really enjoy staying in touch.
- NataschaGraduate • Full-Stack Web & App Development Bootcamp (full-time) • Hybrid (Online & In-person)Nov 23, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Doing great stuff with great people
I applied to WBS Coding School because of the special format of 12-weeks online and 3-weeks face-to-face on campus in Berlin. It was a great opportunity to have the freedom to learn from home or wherever in the world while enhancing virtual and international teamwork. My first pretty good impression of the coding-test, which was mainly about checking the fast-learning-abilities and the friendly interview were proven during the whole Bootcamp. The staff is super nic...I applied to WBS Coding School because of the special format of 12-weeks online and 3-weeks face-to-face on campus in Berlin. It was a great opportunity to have the freedom to learn from home or wherever in the world while enhancing virtual and international teamwork. My first pretty good impression of the coding-test, which was mainly about checking the fast-learning-abilities and the friendly interview were proven during the whole Bootcamp. The staff is super nice, caring and helpful. We were a small batch with a great and private learning atmosphere. Our instructor was experienced in many different fields and always available for support and feedback. It really felt like working with friends. The online-learning-platform is easy to use and pretty helpful. The staff is continuously improving content and structure and takes feedback thankfully and seriously and tries to apply. The tech stack we learned is up-to-date and fits well together. It is a tough and intense way of learning, but in the end all puzzle pieces came together and resulted in unique and cool final projects we presented on demo-day. We all were proud of what we were able to learn and code after 15 weeks. But of course, it is just the start :) The time on-campus in Berlin was the best part. The location is nice, the food really good, the rooms basic, but nice and the staff is super friendly. It was great to have face-to-face-support for the final project and we could really focus while having a great time together. - Jorge PaulFullStack Web Developer • Graduate • Full-Stack Web & App Development Bootcamp (full-time) • BerlinSep 21, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Decidedly worth it
I enrolled in this bootcamp because I wanted to insert myself in the German job market as soon and as successfully as possible; coming from another country (Mexico) and having an unfinished bachelor, I felt in need of guidance throughout the process. Thankfully my advisor at the Job Federal Ministry pointed WBS Coding School to me.
The curriculum itself is ambitious and extensive but provides a rich overview of both the software development industry as a whole and Javascript-base...I enrolled in this bootcamp because I wanted to insert myself in the German job market as soon and as successfully as possible; coming from another country (Mexico) and having an unfinished bachelor, I felt in need of guidance throughout the process. Thankfully my advisor at the Job Federal Ministry pointed WBS Coding School to me.
The curriculum itself is ambitious and extensive but provides a rich overview of both the software development industry as a whole and Javascript-based environments in particular. The fact that it's structured as an hybrid bootcamp (12 weeks online / 3 weeks on-campus) really help me progressively integrate it in my life, also, the 15-week duration was key in my decision as most bootcamps are just 9 weeks long and I thought it wouldn't be enough for me.
The lead and junior instructors are really patient, knowledgeable and give their everything for you to understand the topics at hand. The staff is amazing and always welcoming. The job support is equally good workshops, guest speakers and personalized coaching.
Finally, but definitely the most enjoyable part of this journey: you'll meet amazing people. I had the fortune of having amazing classmates from different cultural and academic backgrounds, that fostered a really ideas-rich environments in which to thrive, and you can always count of them to help you through. After or 3 weeks in Berlin, I believe we ended up as friends for life, and I'm really looking forward to future collaborations with any of them! - Btissam AsbaiApplicant • Full-Stack Web & App Development Bootcamp (full-time) • BerlinJul 16, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
From zero to hero!
I started this bootcamp with especially a lot of confusion about coding. All these youtube videos, mini bootcamps etc really made me feel like the dumbest person ever.
While I was looking for a serious platform, I found out that at WBS school they were about to start with a Full Stack Web and App development boot camp. I previously did some other courses at WBS and they are really really good. So I went for the Coding Bootcamp with almost zero knowledge.
The course is fas...I started this bootcamp with especially a lot of confusion about coding. All these youtube videos, mini bootcamps etc really made me feel like the dumbest person ever.
While I was looking for a serious platform, I found out that at WBS school they were about to start with a Full Stack Web and App development boot camp. I previously did some other courses at WBS and they are really really good. So I went for the Coding Bootcamp with almost zero knowledge.
The course is fast paced but the teachers are incredibly patient! They make sure you keep up and they have for every student an approach that suits them best. I never knew that I would be capable of learning and creating so much awesome stuff, just in 12 weeks!!
The highlight and the biggest advantage that WBS Codingschool offers is definitely the last 3 weeks on Campus!! No other school offers a real life experience like this!! Being in a fancy „Vegetarian-hotel„ for 3 weeks, with your classmates, teacher and coaches for 3 weeks working on your final project, that is just awesome!! The team spirit, the live-coaching, your teacher and other teachers available on site to help you in every step of the way; that is priceless!!!
I made friends for life, created awesome apps and am much more confident about my capabilities.
And as cherry on the cake, I landed a job one week before end of the course.
I can only recommend! - GregFull stack Developer • Graduate • Full-Stack Web & App Development Bootcamp (full-time) • BerlinJun 25, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great Experience
First thing you must learn reading this review, is that after studying in WBS coding school your life will change and you can’t live without coding afterwards.
I had an amazing opportunity to study there. I learned much more, than coding during 15 weeks.
The teaching staff, structure of the lessons, career services and also the atmosphere !
Everything was perfect for studying.
And now I am a Full Stack developer starting a new career in IT world.
My recommendation is...First thing you must learn reading this review, is that after studying in WBS coding school your life will change and you can’t live without coding afterwards.
I had an amazing opportunity to study there. I learned much more, than coding during 15 weeks.
The teaching staff, structure of the lessons, career services and also the atmosphere !
Everything was perfect for studying.
And now I am a Full Stack developer starting a new career in IT world.
My recommendation is 10/10.
- Giorgi ShakiashviliGraduate • Full-Stack Web & App Development Bootcamp (full-time) • BerlinJun 16, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
The best bootcamp
I have taken the 15-week long course with WBS Coding School and I'm super excited to be one of the early graduates from that school. I have learned a lot of new things for my whole life and obtained essential tech knowledge and skills as a full-stack developer thanks to the well-designed curriculum and highly professional staff at the school. You are highly encouraged to go through this perfect experience! - AnonymousGraduate • Full-Stack Web & App Development Bootcamp (full-time) • BerlinSep 05, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
intense
The bootcamp was intense but always felt supported!
For super new comers to the topic programming, I would recommend getting yourself family with the languages before hand. Time flies during the BootCamp. - AnonymousGraduate • Data Science Bootcamp (full-time) • Hybrid (Online & In-person)May 21, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Do it, but prepare yourselves!
Great!
If you get in contact with the company they really take time for you and don‘t rush at all when e-mailing and in videocalls.
The camp is very well structured and I was impressed by the learning materials and how well they are being used and maintained.
We had a well attuned team of instructors. Yanish and Lisardo clearly have a lot of fun in their jobs and together teaching classes. They were always approachable for personal help and happy to do so.
The...Great!
If you get in contact with the company they really take time for you and don‘t rush at all when e-mailing and in videocalls.
The camp is very well structured and I was impressed by the learning materials and how well they are being used and maintained.
We had a well attuned team of instructors. Yanish and Lisardo clearly have a lot of fun in their jobs and together teaching classes. They were always approachable for personal help and happy to do so.
The fact, that the different projects are not graded takes out the pressure which is a good and a bad thing.. sometimes it takes away motivation, but sometimes it gives motivation because you do the project for yourself instead of someone else.
The fact, that they advertise the camp with „no coding experience needed“ is very optimistic in my opinion, I took their word for it and didn‘t prepare myself with coding tutorials or similar before.. That made it very hard for me and at some points I almost gave up when it came to code. Anyway I made it through and now know definitely more than before.
The campus phase is a highlight for sure, after 13 weeks of working with classmates online, meeting everyone and the instructors takes the whole camp on another level. The campus being a great location with amazing food is the cherry on top. - AnonymousGraduate • Data Science Bootcamp (full-time) • Hybrid (Online & In-person)May 16, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Hard but worthwhile
The Data Science Bootcamp was an awesome experience, a good segway into a new career! You do have to apply yourself, though. It is not easy, especially if you don't come from an IT background.
- AnonymousStudent • Full-Stack Web & App Development Bootcamp (full-time) • Hybrid (Online & In-person)Apr 24, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Average Coding School
I started the bootcamp for full stack web development with a great expectation as someone who has zero coding background. However, at the end we ended up with instructors which are quite incapable of teaching. We also reached out to the management, but nothing changed. I don't think this bootcamp is suitable for people, who doesn't possess any coding knowledge. Otherwise, you might be disappointed or burned out. - AnonymousGraduate • Hybrid (Online & In-person)Apr 18, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Bad experience, very basic knowledge
I completed a Marketing Analytics course in April, but unfortunately, my experience was far from satisfactory. I really don’t understand the positive reviews I read here.
The course content was extremely superficial, lacking any in-depth exploration of the subject matter. I enrolled with high expectations and a desire to learn extensively, but the actual instruction time was disappointingly brief—often just 45 minutes to an hour. After that, we were left to complete simple t...
I completed a Marketing Analytics course in April, but unfortunately, my experience was far from satisfactory. I really don’t understand the positive reviews I read here.
The course content was extremely superficial, lacking any in-depth exploration of the subject matter. I enrolled with high expectations and a desire to learn extensively, but the actual instruction time was disappointingly brief—often just 45 minutes to an hour. After that, we were left to complete simple tasks or exercises that hardly took any time, leaving us with hours of idle time daily. There were no clear objectives or milestones; everything was very relaxed, and there was minimal review of the exercises. The amount of time we spent on irrelevant topics like Google Tag Manager, rather than focusing on Google Analytics, SQL, Python, or JavaScript, was also absurd. I have yet to encounter a job that requires GTM, yet it was the primary focus of the course.
Much of the course material consisted of external web pages, LinkedIn articles/videos, and YouTube videos. While these can be acceptable as supplementary resources, they should not form the core content of a class. For a program costing 10,000 euros for four months—equivalent to a year of tuition at many private universities—it is unacceptable that WBS did not create its own content.
Previously, I attended Ironhack for a similar-duration program, and the quality, especially in Data Analytics, was significantly superior. Ironhack also offered numerous social activities and gatherings at no extra cost. Additionally, Ironhack provides career services for a year post-graduation, whereas this course offered just a month of generic career advice. The career services were particularly disappointing, offering one-size-fits-all advice rather than tailored guidance. During my one-on-one CV review, the feedback was clearly not personalized; the "advisor" insisted I highlight this bootcamp over my extensive professional experience, despite my degree and career being in marketing. This demonstrated a lack of effort in reviewing my CV, and that was the only one-on-one interaction I had with career services. The person didn't even bother reading my resume to provide me with useful feedback. At Ironhack, you have a year of support from Career Services after your graduation. Here, it was one month and then goodbye (which I never used because you are removed from Discord anyway). Now I am at CareerFoundry (because I needed to take another course due to the lack of quality from this one), and the content is all created by them. You have a mentor, a tutor, and even another tutor specifically for job searching who provides personalized feedback. Everything they offer is so much better and also cheaper.
There was a graduation celebration, but it required an additional fee (considering many of us who attended the course are unemployed), which felt stingy. The course was advertised as a hybrid model with the last two weeks on campus, yet we only had one day on-site.
This bootcamp was a disappointment, and my classmates and I were thoroughly disillusioned. Several peers lodged complaints with Jobcenter due to the poor quality, especially given the high cost. I noticed that this course is no longer offered on the website.
If I had paid for this out of pocket, I would have been extremely upset. Despite providing feedback multiple times, I was met with excuses such as the course being designed for career changers (a detail not mentioned anywhere). This reasoning makes it worse, because if you were, for example, a photographer, I don't understand how you would be prepared to find a job with such deficient preparation. Another excuse was the necessity of using external content due to rapid technological changes, which is their responsibility to update—and it's a terrible excuse. Providers like CareerFoundry, who are 100% online, manage to create their own up-to-date content, using external materials as supplements rather than core components. Why can't WBS do the same? Because they don't want to make the effort—it's that simple.
Interestingly, as mentioned, the course has now been removed—possibly due to the negative feedback? I don't know. I would not recommend this course to anyone, especially if you are paying out of your own pocket. You would be better off watching YouTube videos or enrolling in cheaper online courses for each topic you want to learn, such as SQL or JavaScript, where you would learn more and save money.
Janina Fisser of WBS CODING SCHOOL
Head of Student Experience
Apr 19, 2024
Dear Customer,Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We truly value your input and we're sorry to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations. We strive to ensure every student feels supported and empowered.As we are unable to verify details without a name on the review, we would love the opportunity to discuss your concerns further and see how we can make things right. We invite you to contact Janina Fisser, our Head of Students Experience at janina.fisser@wbscodingschool.com. Until then, however, we would like to address the important points you mentioned here.In terms of educational content, our bootcamp employs various methodologies to cater to different learning styles, including live lectures, demos, exercises, and projects. We occasionally incorporate high-quality external resources, such as YouTube tutorials and LinkedIn Learning courses, to complement our curriculum. While these constitute a small part of the learning material (less than 15%), they are vital for ongoing self-study and adaptation to new challenges post-bootcamp. We acknowledge that some of our modules may serve as refreshers for students with prior experience in the field, and we encourage those students to take the initiative to delve deeper into project tasks, making use of our instructors’ guidance to explore new angles and ideas.Regarding the content of our Career Days, it's important to note that these events are designed to cover general career-related topics such as CV building, networking through LinkedIn, and mastering interview techniques. They are intended to complement the specific bootcamp content. Since we believe strongly in the power of community learning, we bring the students from the various bootcamps together on Career days. This diversity fosters a rich learning environment where students can inspire and learn from each other across different backgrounds and experiences. We've found this approach beneficial for broadening perspectives and enhancing the learning experience.Our Career Services team provides tailored support including CV checks, LinkedIn profile reviews, and personalized consultations. We also offer extended support beyond the bootcamp, with 1:1 consultations and it is true that the offer is available up to one month after graduation. But this is communicated in advance and in practice, our dedicated Career Services team often goes above and beyond, assisting students beyond this timeframe to ensure they are equipped for their job search. Additionally, our alumni continue to be a valued part of our community, with lifelong access to our Learning Management System (LMS) and various communication channels.At WBS CODING SCHOOL, we are committed to ensuring every student receives the best possible experience. We take your comments seriously and would appreciate the opportunity to understand more about your experience so we can make necessary improvements. If you’re willing, please contact us at your earliest convenience.Kind regards,
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How much does WBS CODING SCHOOL cost?
WBS CODING SCHOOL costs around €10,500. On the lower end, some WBS CODING SCHOOL courses like One Year Software Engineering Program cost €30.
What courses does WBS CODING SCHOOL teach?
WBS CODING SCHOOL offers courses like Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Business Course (full-time), Data Analytics Bootcamp (full-time), Data Science Bootcamp (full-time), Data Science Bootcamp (part-time) and 5 more.
Where does WBS CODING SCHOOL have campuses?
WBS CODING SCHOOL has in-person campuses in Berlin. WBS CODING SCHOOL also has a remote classroom so students can learn online.
Is WBS CODING SCHOOL worth it?
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