25 Best Coding Bootcamps in Chicago
General Assembly
General Assembly offers short and long courses in web and mobile development, product management, data science and more, online and in-person, across 15 campuses in 4 continents.
LOCATIONS: Hong Kong, New York City, San Francisco, Sydney, London, Washington, Seattle, Melbourne, Singapore, Chicago, Dallas, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Philadelphia, San Diego, Phoenix, Houston, Orlando, Miami, Stamford, Los Angeles, Boston, Austin, Online, Atlanta, Denver, Detroit, Raleigh, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Toronto, Paris, St. Louis, Nashville, Charlotte, Brisbane, Edinburgh, Manchester, Adelaide, Tampa, Calgary, Vancouver, Halifax, Columbus, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Louisville, Miami, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Sacramento, San Jose, Tampa, St. Louis, Buffalo, Winnipeg
Christopher Burwell says:
Great if you want to break into coding
A really great program for breaking into Software Engineering! It’s fast paced but my instructors were very knowledgeable, and helped me and my fellow classmate...read more
Review By: Christopher Burwell
Coding Dojo
Founded in 2012, Coding Dojo is a global technology education company that offers three full stack coding bootcamps, full-stack part-time programs, as well as courses on data science and other emerging technologies.
LOCATIONS: Seattle, San Francisco, Online, Los Angeles, Hybrid (Online & In-person), Dallas, Chicago, Tulsa, Oakland, Boise, Orange County, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Arlington
Shunya Niizeki says:
Your effort reflects your outcome
My personal experience of Coding dojo was phenomenal. They have amazing Student support, Career support, Instructors, TA's, and even students(your cohort essent...read more
Review By: Shunya Niizeki
Codesmith
Codesmith offers full-time (12-week) and part-time (38-week) immersive software engineering bootcamps in Los Angeles, New York City, and online.
LOCATIONS: Los Angeles, New York City, New York City, Online, London, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Dallas, Seattle, Portland, Boston, Birmingham
Timeo says:
Great Quality
I had the opportunity to attend the full-time immersive remotely and also work as a fellow. Overall - Codesmith does a good job of setting up great conditions p...read more
Review By: Timeo
Flatiron School
Flatiron School offers immersive on-campus and online programs in software engineering, data science, cybersecurity, and product design (UX/UI design).
LOCATIONS: New York City, Online, Washington, Houston, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, London, Atlanta, Dallas, Austin, San Francisco, Sydney, Brooklyn
Kevin Rodriguez says:
Flatiron School is the best!
I want to start off by saying that Flatiron School is a fantastic coding boot camp. This school ensures that they deliver a quality experience and I am forever ...read more
Review By: Kevin Rodriguez
Actualize
Actualize is a 12-week software development bootcamp in Chicago and online throughout the US, offering both part-time and full-time options.
LOCATIONS: Chicago, San Francisco, New York City, Online
Pinny G says:
Full-Stack includes the human stack!
Hello all, recent grad of Actualize here.I was looking for a bootcamp to learn software development as I wanted to enter the tech world. After searching around ...read more
Review By: Pinny G
Tech Elevator
Tech Elevator offers a full-time, 14-week coding bootcamp that prepares students for a career as a software developer.
LOCATIONS: Cleveland, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Online, Charlotte, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Cincinnati
JW Kriewall says:
My Life Was Changed
Wow... I am just now able to write this review after what has been a whirlwind last 6 months. I graduated TE in April 2021 and accepted a job offer about 10 day...read more
Review By: JW Kriewall
Fullstack Academy
Fullstack Academy offers full-time and part-time immersive software engineering bootcamps and cyber security bootcamps, with campuses in New York City, Chicago, and online.
LOCATIONS: New York City, Chicago, Online, Jacksonville, San Diego, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Baton Rouge, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Washington, Atlanta, San Francisco
Peter Armstrong says:
Cyber Bootcamp
Prior to attending the Cyber Bootcamp I had no formal education in anything related to Computers. I attended the Fullstack Cyber Bootcamp from August through t...read more
Review By: Peter Armstrong
Product School
Founded in 2014 and with a community of over one million product professionals, Product School offers 4-week and 8-week, part-time product management courses to professionals in a live online classroom.
LOCATIONS: San Francisco, New York City, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, London, Seattle, Boston, Chicago, Austin, Boulder, Denver, Online, Toronto, Orange County, Seattle
Dmitrii Kozharskii says:
PLC - Shilpa Vir
Great eight weeks! I enjoyed the course instructor Shilpa Vir and how she shared the knowledge: very easy, with all her passion for product management with life...read more
Review By: Dmitrii Kozharskii
Coding Temple
Coding Temple offers 10-week, full-stack coding bootcamps in Chicago, Boston, and live online.
LOCATIONS: Chicago, Schaumburg, Washington, Boston, Online, Austin, Dallas
Zach says:
Great Experience
This is a lengthy review but I am compelled to do so because of how great my experience was at Coding Temple.I completed the online full-stack web development p...read more
Review By: Zach
Evolve Security Academy
Evolve Security Academy offers a 20-week, part-time cybersecurity bootcamp in-person in Chicago, IL or remote (live online).
LOCATIONS: Chicago
Mason says:
Great company to learn from and work for!
I want to preface this review by stating that, at the time of this review (8/19/2021), I am employed by Evolve Security. However, if I did not think highly of t...read more
Review By: Mason
Code Platoon
Code Platoon is a non-profit coding bootcamp located in Chicago, Illinois specifically designed for veterans and military spouses transitioning into the civilian workforce by providing technical training and career placement.
LOCATIONS: Chicago
Andrew Whitford says:
Graduated and very happy with results
Overall the program was very smooth and comprehensive. I felt like the instructors were there with the desire to see me succeed. I have also been connected to a...read more
Review By: Andrew Whitford
Data Science Dojo
Data Science Dojo offers online and in-person data science bootcamps in Redmond, Washington.
LOCATIONS: Silicon Valley, Barcelona, Toronto, Paris, Washington, New York City, Toronto, Chicago, Seattle, Amsterdam, Austin, Singapore, Amsterdam, Paris, Sydney, Dubai, Las Vegas, Albuquerque, London, Bucharest, Pretoria, Bangkok, Albuquerque
Agnieszka Bachleda-Baca says:
Excellent training highly recommended
Great training that covers most of the important aspects and methods used in data science.I really enjoyed real-life examples and engaging discussions.Instructo...read more
Review By: Agnieszka Bachleda-Baca
Northwestern Boot Camps
Northwestern Boot Camps offer 12-week, full-time, or 24-week, part-time web development courses, and 24-week, part-time data science, cybersecurity, UX/UI, and financial technology (FinTech) courses.
Katie says:
FULL STACK FLEX PART-TIME
I decided to pursue a boot-camp after doing a few projects at work that involved coding. I knew if I wanted to pursue programming as a career I would need a sol...read more
Review By: Katie
Northwestern Boot Camps
Northwestern Boot Camps offer 12-week, full-time, or 24-week, part-time web development courses, and 24-week, part-time data science, cybersecurity, UX/UI, and financial technology (FinTech) courses.
Katie says:
FULL STACK FLEX PART-TIME
I decided to pursue a boot-camp after doing a few projects at work that involved coding. I knew if I wanted to pursue programming as a career I would need a sol...read more
Review By: Katie
First Step Coding
First Step Coding offers an 8-week, part-time full-stack development course in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and online.
LOCATIONS: San Jose, Boston, Online, San Francisco, New York City, Silicon Valley, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles
Maria Scott says:
Bootcamp Prep
I highly recommend First Step Coding's "Bootcamp Prep Course " as an introduction to the curriculum, and format you'll experience in a Bootcamp.Andy and Shlomy...read more
Review By: Maria Scott
Grace Hopper Program
The Grace Hopper Program is a 17-week, immersive software engineering program for women with no upfront tuition cost in New York City (13-weeks of the course will be on campus).
LOCATIONS: New York City, Chicago, Online, Online
Em says:
A collaborative, fun, and fullstack experience.
My experience at the Grace Hopper Program changed my life in a myriad of ways. Their curriculum is extremely thorough and as they say, "they will not let you fa...read more
Review By: Em
JUMP by Cognixia
JUMP by Cognixia offers 6–10 week technical training bootcamp with campuses in New Jersey, Texas, North Carolina, Colorado, Illinois, Washington, and Online.
LOCATIONS: Dallas, Dallas, Raleigh, Jersey City, Jersey City, Jersey City, Seattle, Denver, Chicago
Darrick T. says:
Excellent Full-Stack Java Training
The Jump program by Cognixia is superb. I have learned so much through this program from front-end development technologies like HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScrip...read more
Review By: Darrick T.
Promotable
Promotable offers a part-time, 6-week course in data science and data analytics in Chicago, IL, Washington, DC, and San Francisco, CA.
LOCATIONS: Chicago, Washington, San Francisco, Singapore
Dannie says:
Fantastic Data Science Experience
I attended Promotable's Data Jump Start and learned a TON about data analytics. Specifically - the skill that I'll use most moving forward is the ability to tel...read more
Review By: Dannie
Cybertek School
Cybertek School offers a 28-week Java Full Stack Automation Developer/SDET program and a 20-week Cybersecurity program.
LOCATIONS: Online, Washington, Chicago
Alex Mwaura says:
What you could be
Cybertek has equiped me with skills that could have taken me a very long time to acquire, its fast paced but with persistence and had work someone who is intere...read more
Review By: Alex Mwaura
DevX School
DevX School offers a 12-week Java Spring Software Development bootcamp and a 24-week Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) bootcamp in Des Plaines, Illinois.
LOCATIONS: Chicago, New York City, Silicon Valley, Miami, Dallas, Dubai
Daniel K says:
Great School
This school is life changing thing , don't take as a joke bc during this 6 months of studying you will get more experience than you think! I like how the mentor...read more
Review By: Daniel K
Code Chicago
Code Chicago offers a series of 12-week programming courses at Chicago's innovation center, Blue1647.
LOCATIONS: Chicago
Codecademy Pro
Codecademy is an online resource for learning to code.
LOCATIONS: Miami, New York City, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles
Data Science for Social Good
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Data Science for Social Good summer fellowship is a program through the University of Chicago that allows aspiring data scientists to work on real world problems in the fields of education, health, energy, and more.
LOCATIONS: Chicago
Per Scholas
Per Scholas offers 10-15-week, intensive courses in Full Stack Java Development, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Cloud DevOps, and IT Support in 17 cities across the US.
LOCATIONS: New York City, Dallas, Denver, Newark, Pittsburgh, Boston, Detroit, Atlanta, Seattle, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Phoenix, Columbus, Washington
CompTIA Tech Career Academy
