CareerFoundry Reviews
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Rocio Garcia
Deeply disappointed with this school.
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I am deeply disappointed with this school.
On their website, they assure you that you will get all the support you need from both a tutor and a mentor but this is false.
They tell you that your Tutor will review your assignments and send you revisions within 24 hours, during my course some assignments took days to be reviewed, thus delaying my process on the course and causing me a lot of stress because without some assignments being corrected you feel stuck and you cannot continue working on the next ones.
They also tell you that your Mentor "an industry expert" will give you detailed feedback on your achievements and portfolio. This is not true. I can say I never had a mentor because the mentor who was assigned to me NEVER reviewed my assignments or gave me any feedback. He did not review my final tasks, the important ones or attended my on-call feedback calls.
I sent multiple emails to the student advisors and told them I was feeling alone and that my mentor wasn't doing his job. They took weeks to answer and gave me no solutions, I was not asking for anything extraordinary, simply as they promise, a mentor to guide me and help me in my learning process.
After waiting a month for a solution or feedback from them, perhaps a mentor to review and do the work that the other never did, all I have received is a response that they are trying to improve their processes for future students. Very good for them if that is really the case but... what about me and the other several students I have been in contact with and have had the same problem?
My career specialist is nice, she has helped me to improve my CV and has guided me in my application to find jobs, but I have to add that it will be 1 year since I finished my course and I still haven't found a job, they have no connections with companies nor is it guaranteed that you will find a job.
In short, if you don't want to feel stuck, stressed and alone, look for other school alternatives as there are several schools with better and real reviews.Madina of CareerFoundry
Program Advisor
Jan 19, 2021
Hi Rocio,
thank you for sharing your feedback.
We are sorry that your experience did not match your expectations, and we are always open to feedback in order to improve the product we offer.
We would very much like the opportunity to investigate your case further, as the points that you have cited are extremely uncommon for the vast majority of our students.
Could you please contact us at: feedback@careerfoundry.com
We look forward to hearing from you and addressing the points raised.
Best regards,
Your CareerFoundry Team -
Meggie
UX Immersion Review
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It's always a funny experience reading online reviews, but for what it's worth I gotta say I'm so happy I chose Career Foundry to guide me through the world of UX. At first, I was really apprehensive about enrolling in an online boot camp, I was worried I would feel anonymous and disconnected. As far as online programs go, I really feel supported. I have a great team of professionals (mentor, tutor & career specialist) who continuously encouraging and challenge me to become a better UX designer. In a sense, I feel more personally supported and guided than I did in college. My graduating class consisted of 84 people, so I feel like that says a lot about the quality of education Career Foundry will give you! Additionally, I'm impressed by how well the content is presented, there is a great balance between visuals and text, which really appeals to my kinesthetic learning preferences. In short, I encourage you to dive deeper into the world of UX with Career Foundry. You are in good hands! If you decide this program is right for you, feel free to use my personal referral code;)
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Josh R
Nice format
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The format of the program works really well. You can truly go at your own pace as long as you stay consistent while moving through the program. Most of the necessary curriculum is covered well, but occasionally a lesson will just skim over something and they'll kind of expect you to have strong knowledge of it based on the little they provided.
I'm lucky that I had previous design experience before starting the program, which made learning the software feel a bit more intuitive. If you don't have design experience though, you'll still be able to learn quite easily and catch up to the others very quickly.
The mentor/tutor program is decent. The mentors and tutors themselves do a nice job, but I get they impression that they are stretched very thin. The ratio of students to mentor/tutor is lopsided and can hurt the quality and quantity of responses at times.
Overall, I feel I've learned a great deal to this point and I'm very hopeful it will be time and money well spent as I move along in my career. -
Divya sri
UX Bootcamp
I am doing Ux course at Careerfoundry and I like this program and I am truly believe it’s one of a kind. The curriculum is well structured. My tutor and mentor are very helpful and I got a chance to learn new tools for design. -
Sam
UI Design Course
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DISCOUNT LINK for all courses at CareerFoundry: https://careerfoundry.com/en/referral_registrations/new?referral=KrD1AK0D I did the UI Design course with CareerFoundry in 2019 and since then I'm working as a freelance UI Designer. I have a graphic design background which helped me to move forward faster. The contents are demanding but so well structured and guided that I had no trouble at all. The focus is on learning technical aspects as well of designing 4-5 different apps, with the goal to built a strong portfolio to get hired. You could learn all the content for free, but personally I struggle to do self-directed study so I needed a course. With this online school you get mentor & tutor support which includes one to one calls with your mentor. That helps a lot because it feels like having a personal design coach, who gives you answers to your questions and reviews your designs. I earned the price of this course back in no time, because the salaries as a UI Designer are really interesting and nowadays it’s a demanding profession. To get this technical knowledge for your new job makes you feel more comfortable and relaxed than without having spend some intense time learning UI Design. I live in Barcelona and I know that companies are hiring graduated students from CareerFoundry. I can imagine the same happens in other cities. An other positive thing is that CareerFoundry offers the job guarantee course. I had the chance to meet my career advisor in person because we lived in the same city, and he gives me tailored guidance for my future path. He helped me to write cover letters and the CV, shows interview techniques and gave me a lot of tips. Paying for a career advisor cost lot of money, and here it's included! Personally, I didn’t get the first UI job from there because it’s focussed on being hired by a company and I was already freelancing, but I know from other peers about success stories. If there is a negative aspect it’s only that I wished a few more video tutorials than all the readings. BUT the practical side balance this point, because as a student you are asked to deliver designs in form of a task after each reading. Aprox. 75% of the time you’re designing and then receiving feedback from a tutor and mentor. For me this practical side was super helpful because I’m not such a good student ;) You will create 4-5 apps during the UI Design course which you should include in your portfolio. To have a complete and attractive portfolio is one of the most important aspects while applying for a new job. Here again the link so you can get 5% discount to any of the CareerFoundry courses. https://careerfoundry.com/en/referral_registrations/new?referral=KrD1AK0D Good luck! Sam -
Giulia
UX design
CareerFoundry UX course curriculum is extremely rich, comprehensive, self-paced and supported with an abundance of resources for every step along the way. It amazingly helps building your skills offering a great professional team including mentors, tutors, and student advisors who work to help step by step to reach a professional level and preparation for the job. I highly recommend it!
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Timothy Ryan McHale
Great UI Program
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I started taking this course with no UI background and I have learned so much of what it means to be a designer. The curriculum in this course is challenging, but not impossible. it defiantly helps you get a more in-depth knowledge of what I am doing an how to use it in the real world after this course. My mentor and tutor are both knowledgeable of UI and UX and are very strong assets to have in my corner when I am in need of help. -
Bettina
Good balance of theory and practice!
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The UX Design course was very comprehensive and I learned a lot. I especially liked that all the exercises were part of a course project that I can now use for my portfolio.
My tutor and mentor were very supportive and provided me with lots of resources.
I deduct one point for the sometimes very extensive assignments that have to be handed in within a given time. In particular, when I first had to familiarise myself with new software, it took me much longer than predicted. As a newcomer to the digital industry and having family, this fulltime course could only be mastered with many night shifts. But I did it and I am very proud of my portfolio.
In addition to user experience design, you will also learn the basics of UI design. That helped me a lot when I was creating my prototypes.
As a suggestion for improvement, I would like to see more content for service design.
All in all, I can without a doubt recommend the course. -
Brittany A.
Data Analytics Program
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I have almost completed the Data Analytics Program at CareerFoundry. I have found the bootcamp to be informational, supportive, and overall a great learning experience. The mentor and tutor assigned to me have been helpful not only in addressing the course material but in discussing future career options, as well. I feel like I still have a lot to learn, but this bootcamp was a great starting point! -
Sarah
Supportive and Thorough
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I'm a career-changer transitioning from the performing arts into UX/UI. I'm currently enrolled in CareerFoundry's UX Design Program; I've been studying full-time for about 4 months and am over 75% finished with the UX Immersion unit. I did a lot of research into bootcamp programs and settled on CF because they placed equal emphasis on providing excellent training alongside great community and career support. Plus, they have the best financing options available. Most bootcamps only offer 6 months of interest-free financing. With CF, I'm able to spread out my interest-free payments over 18 months, which made paying for the experience much more achievable for me.
My experience with CF has exceeded my expectations both in terms of the content quality and support. The project-based learning has built my confidence as well as my skills because I'm practicing as I go. I've found that the lessons are expertly scaffolded--I often feel challenged but rarely stuck or frustrated. I appreciate that I have an entire team invested in my success through my tutor, mentor, career specialist, and student advisors. I can also connect with students all over the world via Slack so I don't feel so alone in my struggles and triumphs. These supports have been critical to maintaining my confidence and hitting my goals.
I've just begun applying for positions and I don't feel nervous or confused. My career specialist has guided me through the process in an organized and purposeful way. Having the confidence of a money-back guarantee if I'm not able to find a position in 6 months also takes away a certain sense of pressure I might otherwise feel to "make good" on my investment. CareerFoundry has really thought of everything. You can't go wrong in choosing them for your learning needs. -
Sean Greathead
Great Overview of UI Design
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Great Overview of UI Design
This intro class is a great way to begin learning the fundamentals of UI design. It covers:- What UI is and how it relates to UX design
- What software to use and how to use it.
- Basic UI principles.
- How to make your work ready to hand off to developers.
It should be noted, however, this is not a course where you make an original portfolio piece since you will be re-creating a finished app design. If you want to have an original portfolio piece you'd need to take further classes or work on that yourself.
Overall, I really enjoyed the instructors' feedback. It was clear and extremely helpful. They also gave me plenty of further reading material to keep learning on my own. -
Zan Dani
Best support
I’ve done some bootcamps before but CareerFoundry is easily the top when it comes to support. When learning something new the most difficult part is always finding answers and with a tutor, mentor and a career specialist on hand there is never a moment where I felt I was doing it alone. -
Eliza
UX immersion course
CareerFoundry has been a brilliant course - the support from my tutors and mentors has been second to none and I am very excited to have been on this journey with them. -
Randy G. Moran
Amazing online bootcamp!
Everyone in CareerFoundry is very friendly and professional. I don't have any complaints. If you are looking for an online Bootcamp to finally change career, they will definitely help in everything they can, I mean EVERYTHING. Highly recommended. -
Romana Jurinova
ux design course
very well designed course with great curriculum, not always easy but with helpful guidance from experienced and encouraging tutor and mentor -
Tina
Would recommend!
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I wanted to shift from the hospitality industry to another field, and the CareerFoundry (CF) course was a great start for breaking into the UX design industry. If I was asked again, I would still go for this course. I was mentored by four great professionals that were incredibly helpful and supportive along the way. Of course, your experience depends on whom you get as a mentor/tutor (as in any other course with mentorship), but I have only positive things to say. I also got a job pretty soon, and right now I am working as a UX designer (working student role due to my university).
But the course is very intense. In my case, I was working on it much more than it was advertised, at least 20h per week, and usually even more. Also, be prepared to do some extra research as you may need more explanation on examples of some subjects + the specialization that you have after the main part of the course won’t make you specialized in that particular field, but rather just give you a deeper insight into the area you want to learn about. -
Martyna
UI design with Career Foundry. New skills and big inspiration
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After spending 15 weeks with the UI course at CareerFoundry, I can recommend it to anyone who’s currently craving for new skills, inspiration, or even a new career path.
Here is the list of things I particularly liked about the course:
It’s entirely online. When I was deciding what program to take, it was relevant to me to be sure that my school knows how to teach remotely. CareerFoundry’s courses are 100% online, and those people really know how to make it.
Moreover, I’ve always felt very supported by the student advisors of CareerFoundry — they were always there once I have a question regarding the paperwork, my progress, and any other issue.
My instructors — tutor and mentor — were just great, and I hope all other CF students had such an amazing experience. I could always rely on their timely help and constructive feedback, got a lot of the industry insights, advice regarding the job market and so on. There’s also a job preparation course which is amazing, cause it helps to realize and conceptualize what you really want from your future career/employer.
I also appreciate that the program includes a lot of exchange between students — there’s a very nice community of CF students on slack, and it was very cool to get to know them while exchanging feedbacks, participating in preference tests or other surveys.
Nevertheless, I was not always that happy with the curriculum. I believe that it was done in the best possible way, but sometimes I was just overwhelmed by the amount of reading, another time I was lacking examples… But maybe it’s just me being critical :) Overall, there’s a lot of material, a lot of examples and a lot of people you can ask for help once you feel lost.
Overall, the course has been pretty intense to me, therefore I don’t think that the full-time program would suit somebody who also works 40 hours a week… Aside from the time I sat in front of my computer, I also spent a lot of time thinking about my projects, design solutions, or looked at other people’s work.
As I mentioned before, I took part in the UI course. I had some little experience in graphic design programs before and a bit of experience if it comes to user-centred thinking. Right now, I can really say that the course gave me a good foundation to develop my UI or UX skills further. I am still not sure whether UI design would be my next career step but I can really say that I enjoyed the process of learning with CF a lot and I can recommend it to anyone who wants to gain know-how in user interface design, regardless the previous work experience or education. I think anyone can learn something and profit from that! -
Esther Moriarty
Wonderful Learning Experience
I'm so happy I decided to take the UX Design course with CareerFoundry. I learnt about all the stages of the Design Thinking Process to create an app. I like that the course is very practical and you learn as you design. -
Johnny Earlie
UX Immersion
An excellent course, given me the confidence to change careers and start a new life! -
Joanathon Z
Student Review
I love CareerFoundry. The information being taught is top quality. My only regret is not starting sooner! -
Anita Carolina
Helpful mentor and great course structure
I'm on my 8th month in this UX course and i found the course in careerfoundry is quite structrured and complete. Mentor i have is also very helpful and I hope I could learn as much as possible within my course time. -
Anjali Maurya
UI Designing
Career foundry helped me a lot in my career change journey so far. the best thing I like about the course is guidance from mentor and tutor throughout the course and they helped me a lot with my assignment, sharing industry experience, and so on. -
Michele
UX Immersion
I really enjoyed the course so far. Specially the mentor calls which have been very helpful and insightful on shaping my next career path. As I had some experience in the area, my mentor tailor her orientation so I could get the best from the course. -
Ebablevart
Happy UI Design student!
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I'm over halfway through my UI Design course at CareerFoundry and am very satisfied with this school! I have a mentor, a tutor, and advisor! The course has tons of resources as well as a job placement program. They also have a supportive Slack channel for students and alumni to connect around the world. I like that the course is on my own time, so I can work full-time and go to school - I don't have to quit my job to do an intensive 3 month bootcamp! : ) I'd highly recommend for anyone looking for a career change!
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Kelly Park
UX design student
I like the course so far. Tutors and mentors are very helpful along the way. The courses are easy and detailed to follow.
I am glad I chose to take Careerfoundry courses. -
Brittany
UX design
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The tutors and mentors are professional and the resources are very well sorted and helpful for beginners and intermediates alike. With a real sense for progression, the course motivates you to not only achieve your goals fast but also to go a bit further and dive deep into a topic. I really enjoyed the tempo of the course.
I just started the optional job prep course but for now, it is great as well. Can only recommend CF! -
Steven
Student
I am completing an immersive UX course -
Anita
Highly recommend!
CareerFoundry was the push I needed to start my career change! I am so glad that I decided to take the course. I was a bit nervous at first about juggling it part time while working full time, but it has allowed me to go at my own pace and learn what I was hoping to about UX and more! My tutor and mentor have been super helpful with feedback and any questions I have. -
Maria
So Thankful!
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I cannot express how thankful I am for CareerFoundry! When the pandemic hit, I lost my job as a freelancer in the fashion industry and realized how unstable the industry was. I needed to make a career change quickly and was so lost. With no previous tech knowledge, this course has helped guide me through difficult lessons and taught me an entirely new skill set. Ultimately, CareerFoundry has given me hope to turn around my future in an uncertain time. -
Brittney Rossie
Worth It!
At a time where job security means more than ever, CF was a perfect investment of my time not only for hard skills, but also for my confidence! The student community, instructors and mentors as well as support staff go above and beyond to help you succeed and I’m so grateful I decided to invest in this program. So worth it. -
Filip
Worth it!
This is a great course for anyone who is looking to get into UX - whether you have background knowledge/experience in the field or not. Having consistent feedback and support from my tutor and mentor has been the driving force in keeping me motivated to complete the program. -
Leslie
Great decision!
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Going into this new field of UX Design, I was so nervous and really wasn't sure where to start. Even from the beginning, just asking about the program, the advisor I spoke was so helpful and answering all of my questions and was so open about the program. It didn't feel like a sales pitch and they genuinely seemed interested in what my goals were. I'm still working my way through the course but I am so happy that I chose CareerFoundry. The curriculum really pushes me to think creatively and I feel like it's organized well where I don't feel too overwhelmed with information. The tutors and mentors are so helpful and really lift up your spirits, providing feedback that will only help me to become a better UX Designer. They are prompt with their responses and give me great insight into this field. I'm excited to see what's still to come! -
Clemens
UX Design Program (AfA)
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When I was looking for a UX bootcamp in June 2020, I used Course Report myself. I decided to take the UX program of CareerFoundry. I turned out to be a great decision. My mentor is awseome, she helps me to develop as a UX designer a lot. We have weekly calls via Skype but we text regular about my project as well. She answers quickly and supports me finding solutions for design problems. I had some issues with my tutor but my mentor helped us to solve the problem - everything is fine by now. The job support is good as far as I can evaluate that (I just started with Job Preparation Course). The Job mentor is looking for individual advice and answer open questions. Really positive was that my mentor connected me with another person who had more job experience in my area. So far I am really happy with my decision and I can recommend CareerFoundry! -
Kevin Hall
CareerFoundry Intro to UX Review
The introduction to UX Design course offered by Career Foundry was a great fit for my busy schedule. The course being taught at my own pace was ideal since I am currently a full time student. I received a lot of helpful feedback for all of my assignments which made the effort I put into them worth it. I would recommend this course to anytime who is trying to learn the fundamentals of UX Design. -
Nicole
My experience with Career Foundry
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The structure of the course itself is great! My tutor has been really helpful, she responds within minutes most of the time. However, my experience with my mentor isn't too good, I had to wait for 3-4 days for his response, which was slowing down my career growth. It was upsetting that I felt like my tutor was the only person supporting me during the UX program. It really depends on your luck if you get a good mentor, and to request for a change of mentor isn't as simple as we think. I am currently still waiting for the mentor team to respond to me about this matter and hopefully I get a new mentor to give me guidance and support. -
Nick
Be Careful
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I read many reviews before deciding to sign up for the CareerFoundry's UX Design Program. The reviews tend to be pretty good, so I had high hopes when I started the program. However, my experience was not was I was expecting, and I'll get into that.
Initially, I talked to the program advisor, and she told me there would be hundreds of mentor calls that would be available to me. That was one of the main reasons I picked CareerFoundry over DesignLab and Springboard. The program advisor was responsive and helpful. Everything sounded good to me, so I signed up shortly after that. What they don't tell you is that your mentor will only be available for limited hours per week. You will have to compete with your mentor's other students to schedule meeting times. I was in the program for two weeks, and my mentor was "available" for 4 hours per week, which split between students who schedule the fastest.
I messaged my mentor and tutor on the first day and started working my way through the program. A week had gone by, and my mentor still hadn't responded. All of the useful insight I had received had been from fellow students on Slack. My tutor was Indian, with English as a second language for him, I often found him difficult to understand at times. I had my girlfriend, who is a linguist, look over some of the messages that I wasn't understanding, and she told me they didn't make any sense.
I was on my second week at this point, and my mentor was still unresponsive, so I asked for a new mentor. They told me to keep messaging him, so I did, and I still didn't receive a response. I asked for a new mentor again (which I never got).
I started asking if others were having issues with their mentors and tutors in the Slack channel, and it turns out I wasn't the only one. There was an active thread about people having issues (I took five screenshots of this). Other students had been asking for new mentors or tutors as well. I think there was a known issue with the notifications for the website's chat.
Towards the end of my second week, my tutor rejected one of my projects. I looked over it a few times, and I couldn't figure out where the issue was because he was kind of vague. I asked him to clarify because I didn't understand. He told me, "It's not that hard. Keep trying. I'm sure you'll figure it out". And that was it for me. I sent a message to notify of my withdrawal from the program. And then my mentor responded. :)
Overall, despite my bad experience, the program isn't that bad, but it is heavily dependant on who you get for a mentor and tutor. I talked to a lot of my fellow students, and the majority of them were having good experiences and were happy with the program. The curriculum, although not very deep, provides a solid foundation for core concepts that you need to know, and it helps you practice them. But because they don't make getting a new mentor or tutor easy, I cannot recommend the program. If they did, I would probably still be in it.Madina of CareerFoundry
Program Advisor
Nov 20, 2020
Hi Nick, thank you for sharing your feedback.
We are sorry that your experience did not match your expectation. You feedback is very valuable for us and we are determined to investigate and improve the issues you mentioned.
We would very much like the opportunity to look into your case further, as the points that you have cited are extremely uncommon for the vast majority of our students. It would also help us to tackle the problem immediately.
Could you please contact us at: feedback@careerfoundry.com?
We look forward to hearing from you and addressing the points raised.
Best regards,
Your CareerFoundry Team -
Pedro Vieira
Career Foundry - A great experience.
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I've only completed the UX intro course, but the experience has been great. The course program is very well thought, you can track your progress through the website, the content is very complete and relevant and the staff, like mentors, tutors, and advisors, are all very helpful and nice. It's hard work, but you'll get everything you need to complete the course. Fully satisfied!! -
Salvatore Della Corte
UI Design
Wow! My personal experience was just great! I do recommend this academy so far - worth the feeling and overall approach. Tutors/Mentors were pretty sharp too. -
Daniel de Oliveira Pereira
UX Desigh Certified Course
The online full-time certification course, that allows people to completely have a new life and new career in a new field. In my case, UX Design -
David Devoto
Previous knowledge not required (Pros & Cons)
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The CareerFoundry program has a very well structured learning program, it is very well explained, at the end of each session there is a task to complete, which helps to better understand the content. The task is then submitted and reviewed by your assigned tutor, whom will gives you feedback and real life industry's insights.
You will also have a mentor with whom you can schedule calls and review your portfolio exercises.
Once reaching 50% of the program, you will then have the option to work with a career advisor on your: goals, career strategy, LinkedIn profile, resume, interviews method etc.. I found this option really helpful and the earliest you start with it the better prepare you'll be.
Coming from the cruise ship industry, my background is hospitality, no previous knowledge about design, UX, programs or any technology field related existed. CareerFoundry guided me through the whole process, within few weeks I was already able to prototype and design an application.
I agree that the price to learn is not cheap and you can found cheaper options but in this case "You get what you paid for".
To summarise:
Pros- Great content and program structure.
- 1-2 portfolio projects to show at the completion of your course.
- Tutor to review all your exercises and guide you through them.
- Mentor and Career Advisor to prepare you to the "real world".
- Slack channel where you can join a community, find "study-buddies" or simply network.
- A lot of information available: blog, online office hours, reading material...
- CareerFoundry student's discount in programs.
- Flexible program to learn at your own pace.
Cons- Price.
- The program doesn't teach you how to use the tools, which can be time consuming if you're not familiar with similar's programs.
- A mentor is a pretty important figure in your career, it would have been great if you could choose and not get assigned to one.
If you have any doubts or questions you can always contact me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddevoto
I'll be happy to connect and assist!
Cheers
David Devoto