Coding DojoReviews of codingdojo.com

My brother enrolled in the program for $10,000. The caliber of students let into this program was very low. It seems like coding dojo is only interested in having people sign up so they can get paid. When you let in students who are not serious about completing their course work, very few employers are going to be willing to hire students from there. Their career services were not able to help my brother find a job. My brother would let me know many students didn't finish their homework, didn't pass their exams, and the teachers there were not proactive in helping students. I would stay away from this school. The top coding bootcamps will not require you to pay upfront, instead they will only charge you once you get a job. That's the sign of a good school, where they need to follow through and get you a job, if you put in the work. Please stay away from this school, look on career karma dot com for schools that have been vetted.

Go to a different Coding school! Coding Dojo interviews you after you apply to make sure you'll be a good fit for the program but this is just a ploy to make you think you’re special by getting accepted. They accept everyone! They don’t care. They just want your money! I couldn’t believe the caliber of people they enrolled, just to get a cohort started. They are false advertising that they can teach anyone to code, that you’ll make $76k+ when you graduate and that the department of labor will provide several companies to interview you and an apprenticeship program. All lies. No one is going to hire a coder with zero experience for anywhere near that amount. The program will NOT make you stand out when applying for jobs. You can forget about passing technical interviews or algorithm screenings! You will fail entry-level tests even for new computer science graduates because Coding Dojo lacks foundation and does NOT replace a computer science degree. The Boise, ID campus was brand new when I started the program. It was so disorganized, there was a lot of late and mis-communication, we had seven different teachers come in from out-of-state to replace a couple of teachers for odd reasons, no teaching assistant, and the interviews we were promised by multiple companies were never set up. Coding Dojo was supposed to establish relationships with several local companies for interviews and apprenticeships, not the Department of Labor, they totally dropped the ball and they still haven't tried to make it right. It's all a lie.

Remote Experience only. Instruction: The instructor I have is inexperienced and unsure of a lot of basic concepts. She gets confused during her demos, and can not explain the "why" of certain deployments and says "just copy the code, is like magic" when she can not explain it. Material: The structure of the online material is good but, you could get the same material from Udemy and pay a lot less. TAs The TAs are rude and unwilling to help students. I only found 1 TA that actually made an effort to explain the material. Overall I will not recommend them. I feel that anyone can save money and use freecodecamp.org or udemy courses and it will be just the same result.

To be honest the remote Coding Dojo Bootcamp program is NOT worth $6,000 or more. A year later, I'm left with NO job in the field and horrible debt! My review is based on the remote experience. - The remote program value is NOT worth the money. If I had known that free YouTube videos, free edx.org courses, affordable Udemy, Treehouse, and free Udacity courses were a STRONGER learning foundation than an entire expensive Bootcamp program, I would have SAVED so much money! I wasted both my time and money on this program. I thought that having direct human interaction with an instructor would be a stronger learning experience. The remote program only includes two live lectures a week from instructors. There are daily online exercises that you complete by yourself. Initially, I was attracted to the remote program because I was working full-time and could do classes in the evening to hopefully transition to a new career change after graduation. The pacing of the overall program is unrealistic for the working class and the instructors often RUSH the lecture material. The result is that you do NOT get a solid learning foundation but a rushed final product. My fellow Bootcamp classmates struggled to turn in assignments because they had jobs and the lectures didn't cover all assignments. - The remote program quality is POOR. The program gives this false perception that you will be fully trained and ready for the software workforce. The program doesn't teach best practices and sometimes the instructors even forgot the basics of setting up an app. Although I respect and liked the instructors, they do not teach you the core features or basics of a programming framework or stack because they didn't have time. The curriculum rushes them. Something essential and simple like the Django Admin dashboard robust functionality. The MEAN portion also felt rushed and MongoDB lectures were very unclear. Instead, they teach you the manual, from-scratch approach for login authentication that is dangerous and not secure! I was told I would never get a job using the code that they taught me! They completely rushed and skipped over what frameworks have built-in and the power of the technology. It got to the point that I had to PAY outside experts to correct the code quality that the instructors taught me. I also had to pay outside experts to redo code samples that were taught in the program, just go get employers to look at me. So not only did I have to pay the Bootcamp monthly $1,000 installment payments but also additional costs for support that they lacked. - The remote program lacks support. AWS deployment was required to pass the final Django exam. No TA knew how to deploy on AWS at the time. With the instructors not available on weekends, I had no choice but to pay outside experts once again! - The program post-graduation experience. The remote program's learning quality will NOT make you stand out when applying for jobs. You can forget about passing technical interviews or algorithm screenings! You will fail entry-level tests even for new computer science graduates because Coding Dojo lacks foundation and does NOT replace a computer science degree. For the remote program, algorithm training sessions are optional and not enforced or structured in a way to help you pass the most basic level algorithms. On the contrary, I was told the onsite program requires students to do algorithms every day and the learning quality is better. I was told by staff that the basic on HacerRank was too hard to do. In conclusion, SAVE thousands of dollars please! Enjoy cheap Udemy courses, go to in-person meetup events, find a Code Mentor and watch free YouTube videos. You will learn so much more and have better code samples to show jobs. Seek certification from a program that uses best practices in programming stacks and does not rush the learning experience or quality.

I am a veteran that came to Coding Dojo to gain an in-depth understanding of web and mobile development in order to help me to become more marketable for technical positions and also out of personal interest. About my background, I served in the military for a little over five years then went to grad school where I earned an MBA. Afterward, I landed an operations job at a software technology startup in Silicon Valley where I oversaw all business operations. It is there that I found my passion for working with cutting-edge technology and began taking programming courses in the evenings. These classes were okay but never provided me with the skillset to actually build something useful. While between jobs, I decided that I would finally take the plunge and fully immerse myself in learning to code. I evaluated numerous different full stack developer programs/bootcamps that accepted the GI Bill and decided that the Seattle Coding Dojo was by far the best option I had available and is also located in the fastest growing tech hub in the United States. I was accepted into the program and moved to Bellevue, WA (actual location near Seattle). The manager of the Seattle Campus taught Web Fundamentals which is two weeks of primarily learning the latest versions of HTML and CSS. He is an excellent instructor and one of the most upstanding professionals I have met. The first full stack that all students are required to take first is Python primarily utilizing the Django Framework with an SQLite Database. I had taken Python courses online and at a local college previously but was already learning new things the second day of class. I spent 70+ hours per week coding and was impressed that after three weeks, I was capable of building a full website using the Django Framework and SQLite or MySQL Database. I chose JavaScript (using MongoDB, Node.js, Express.js) and C# (using ASP.NET Core) for my next two stacks. It was like drinking through a firehose. I continued spending 70+ hours per week and was challenged every single day. I learned as much or more in this 14-week period than at any other point in my life. I have now completed the program and have no regrets. I have acquired an invaluable set of skills that will help me in any tech-related position. I was very impressed with the leadership, professionalism, and level of instruction at the Seattle Coding Dojo and would highly recommend it to anyone. Veterans, it was great to see that the Seattle Area is very veteran friendly. Many places offer veteran discounts and many companies in the area have veteran hiring programs. The Seattle Coding Dojo treats veterans very well and you will meet many others there as well.

If you love puzzling together solutions logically and at the same time love letting your creative side flourish, then programming may be your calling--and Coding Dojo is an AMAZING way to immerse yourself into the software development world. Attending the on-site bootcamp was absolutely THE best decision I have ever made! However, it was an experience riddled with so, so much struggle, and yet it was (maybe even paradoxically) one of the best times of my life. Can you have zero programming experience and within 14 weeks become a full-stack developer? Absolutely. But, keep the following advice in mind for success: My Own Personal Background: I graduated U.W. with a degree in Linguistics, minor in Russian, afterwards I worked for 2 tech start-ups, however in non-technical, customer-facing roles (customer service and inside sales). AKA, zero coding experience. 1.) If you can, ABSOLUTELY self-study coding to prepare yourself for the intensity of the bootcamp. Preparation is like the bulwark to protect your sanity from the tsunami of information that is the Dojo's curriculum. I had only started and completed the pre-bootcamp coursework provided 1 week before starting, and I had to play an exhausting game of catch-up; yes, I completed the pre-coursework, but mentally I was still familiarizing myself with basic syntax--it's hard to focus on the higher level concepts they're trying to teach you, if you're stumbling on the smaller, lower level details. Do yourself a favor by familiarizing yourself with your basic building blocks and tools, so you see the bigger picture more easily 2.) Be prepared to put in A LOT of time. Again, for me personally, coming from a non-technical background, I had to put in 12 - 14 hr days and sustain this workload for 14 weeks, 0 absences, no excuses. It is not easy. But at the same time, nobody is forcing you to stay for half the day. You must be self-motivated, and ultimately PASSIONATE about coding to merely sustain said self-motivation for several months. Oh and also, don't work at the same time as schooling here (unless you're a robot and literally do not need sleep, because sleep is the only thing you're actually going to have time to do outside of studying). 3.) The Dojo's staff sincerely do their best to help you and have fantastic rapport with the students, however the curriculum is intentionally built to NOT give you all the answers. They aren't just teaching you to be programmers, but they are also teaching you to be self-sufficient as well. As frustrating as it may seem, self-sufficiency is a huge part of learning at the Dojo, and it will make you a better, more adept learner in life. 4.) Break the ice with everybody in your cohort. Make them your best friends during these 14 weeks. Your classmates will be your #1 support system when you're all learning together. If you've hit a wall, seek help from others. Give back and teach in return, as you learn profoundly when you teach and help solidify the information for yourself. Ultimately my experience was so positive because of the strong bond between the entire community, students and Dojo staff alike. Overall, you get what you put in. Put in the effort. Get the results. Graduating as a triple black belt, I am confident in my ability to whip out a full MVP app and deploy it under 5 hrs. If you are ready to dedicate time and hardwork, then I would absolutely recommend Coding Dojo to you.

One of the best learning experiences of my life. Initially, I was skeptical of the bootcamp due to their seemingly fabricated logo: "Learn how to be a developer in 14 weeks". Upon completing a B.S degree from the University of Washington, I thought it would be impossible to learn such a broad topic in a short time. Thereafter, I was completely blown away by the amount of knowledge I have gained during the 14 weeks. With limited prior programming experience, I put in 60 + hours per week including weekends and was able to achieve not only 3 black belts from 3 full-stacks of technology, but I was also able to find a full-time Software Engineer opportunity a couple week prior to graduation.

Very poor program overall! Instructions, facility and staff are as bad as it gets. The materials online are ok but teaching 1 full stack in 3 weeks is ridiculous, I will not recommend this class to anyone! I am very disappointed and feel it was a waste of money and time. 4 months after graduation and having asked for my certificate several times I still do not have my certificate! No one seems to be responsible and responsive over there, it was so frustrating that I just gave up on them!