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Chegg Skills

Average Rating 4.53
918 Reviews • 6 Courses

Chegg Skills offers online professional certificate programs in web development, digital marketing, UX/UI design, technical project management, cybersecurity, data science, data analytics, data engineering, and AI. These programs were created for employers looking to reskill or upskill their staff. The online programs can be completed in under a year, and require a 5-10 hour weekly time commitment. The programs include expert mentor support and academic coaches, and students will build their skills through project-based learning.

Applicants will apply through Guild for the certificate programs at Chegg Skills.  

Chegg Skills was formerly known as Thinkful. 

Reviews

918 reviews of Chegg Skills

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  • Nicci Williams
    Nicci Williams Verified via GitHub
    Software Engineer · Engineering Immersion

    I would - and DO - recommend Thinkful to anyone who will listen

    I am a software engineer and recent graduate of Thinkful's full-time Engineering Immersion program. I had previous web development experience, but knew that I was falling behind in terms of my modern, relevant development skills. I'd tried books, online tut...
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    5.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted May 24, 2018
  • Tiani Verified via LinkedIn
    Student · Data Science

    Thinkful Data Science Bootcamp from a Biologist POV

    My qualifications for this review: biology undergraduate education, no formal/previous background in coding at all, joined Thinkful's Data Science Bootcamp about a month and a half ago. My program search and why I chose Thinkful: I knew others who had gone ...
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted May 23, 2018
  • John-Alexander Hall Verified via LinkedIn
    Data Scientist · Data Science in Python

    Thinkful Data Science Bootcamp

    After veering away from a career in web development, I was looking for a bootcamp program that taught me how to leverage python for data science. Thinkful's online model was great for me, as I was looking for a flexible curriculum that I could complete at m...
    Overall
    4.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    3.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted May 21, 2018
  • Matt
    Matt Verified via GitHub
    Graduate · Full Stack Flex

    Dedicated and supportive mentorship and project-based curriculum make learning easy

    Thinkful provides a content-rich, supportive learning environment that is designed to help students flourish. I graduated from the full-stack flex program, and came away with the skills, confidence, and connections that would have taken me years to develop ...
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    5.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted May 9, 2018
  • Anonymous Verified via GitHub
    IT Coordinator · Full Stack Flex

    Best Investment Made

    Can't help but wish I had the opportunity sooner. Thinkful provides an incredibly deep and diverse, community experience that supports all of the students with becoming a developer. After shopping around amoungst the other 'bootcamp' styled programs, I deci...
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted May 6, 2018
  • Kayla W.
    Kayla W. Verified via GitHub
    Software Engineer · Engineering Immersion

    Best Career Decision I've Ever Made

    Warning: this is a long review. Skip to TL;DR if you don't care to read it all. Attending Thinkful's Engineering Immersion program was definitely one of the best decisions I have made for my career. Everyone in the organization truly cares about your succes...
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted May 3, 2018
  • Tom Lam Verified via LinkedIn
    Student · Full Stack Flex

    One of the best life decisions I have made

    The mentors in the program have a lot of experience and knowledge to pass on. I feel I have learned more in these 3 months of taking the program so far than I have ever learned in my life. There are certain times where you can find yourself stuck due to the...
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted April 28, 2018
  • Peter Benvenuto
    Peter Benvenuto Verified via GitHub
    Student · Flexible Web Development Bootcamp

    Best decision I ever made

    Honestly the educational experience with Thinkful has been amazing. I'm close to finishing the course and I never thought I could be this comfortable after a regular bootcamp. I was actually supposed ot go to a 9 week immersive bootcamp here in Toronto, but...
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted April 27, 2018
  • Shannon Callahan Verified via LinkedIn
    Student · Full Stack Flex

    Different kind of bootcamp

    I guess being as the first deaf student within this bootcamp. My first impression was their resources and expectations. Even if there were some bumps along the way, but they were more willing to figure out the solution. My progress with this bootcamp is at ...
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted April 27, 2018
  • Timothy
    Timothy Verified via GitHub
    Student · Full Stack Flex

    The bootcamp I've been looking for!

    I am currently in the midst of the full stack flex program at Thinkful. While I had tried learning on my own through the many websites that are available to learn web development I always felt something was missing. That is until I found Thinkful and it's 1...
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted April 27, 2018
  • Sreyas
    Sreyas Verified via GitHub
    Student · Full Stack Flex

    From beginner to an expert

    Pros: Great community where you can post your questions when you are stuck while learning and you get response quickly Good learning content Coding challenge helps to understand the concepts better Mock interview prepares you for the real world Cons: Overpr...
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    4.0
    Instructors
    4.0
    Flag Submitted April 26, 2018
  • Ari Simon
    Ari Simon Verified via GitHub
    Student · Full Stack Flex

    The Best, Most Flexible Boot Camp Out There!

    I love this boot camp. I was a bit tentative in deciding whether or not to do this boot camp due to the fact that I was already employed full-time. The prospect of having 25-30+ hours a week of coding on top of my already busy schedule was something that I ...
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted April 25, 2018
  • Nathan Garrett Verified via LinkedIn
    Front End Developer · Engineering Immersion

    Overall Fantastic Experience

    Thinkful has been one of the best decisions I have made in my life. I've done a lot of challenging things so far at the age of 25, i've owned 2 businesses, am a marine corps veteran, and now graduate of Thinkful and found my way into the tech industry worki...
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    5.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted April 9, 2018
  • Hadas Ben-Tsur Verified via LinkedIn
    Student · Full Stack Flex

    Independent Study with Plenty of Support

    I'm currently attending the online Full Stack Flex program with Thinkful. I participated in another in-person bootcamp elsewhere and found it really lacking as concepts weren't explained thoroughly and instructors/staff weren't around often enough to help m...
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    5.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted April 2, 2018
  • Matt Palumbo Verified via LinkedIn
    Web Developer · Flexible Web Development Bootcamp · Graduated 2017

    Great Course Material, Great People

    I signed up for the Flexible Full Stack JavaScript course. I found the material to be extremely relevant in terms of the job market and incredibly thorough. I ventured out many times to find other takes on the concepts they were teaching especially in regar...
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    5.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted March 10, 2018
  • Lindsey Verified via LinkedIn
    Technical Writer · Flexible Web Development Bootcamp · Graduated 2018

    Highly Recommended For Career Advancement Or Career Change

    My overall experience as a Thinkful student was incredibly positive. I originally started with Thinkful in their Full Time Web Development program. The instructors for the full time program are very knowledgable and take the time to focus on each team's pro...
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    5.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted March 8, 2018
  • Jason Verified via LinkedIn
    Student · Flexible Web Development Bootcamp · Graduation year 2018

    Excellent Course!

    I'm a professional educator, and I know that learning in this model, with self-directed projects alongside a mentor, is the most effective way to learn.The course material is well organized, appropriate, and challenging, and the mentor sessions are invaluab...
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted February 25, 2018
  • Bryan Corder Verified via LinkedIn
    Student · Data Science in Python · Graduation year 2018

    Great Course

    Coming from a business background with only cursory knowledge of Python and Statistics, I probably have to work harder and longer than everyone else, but found my mentor supportive in guiding me through the curriculum and pointing me in the right direction ...
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    5.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted February 24, 2018
  • Brittany Renz-Lopez
    Brittany Renz-Lopez Verified via GitHub
    Student · Graduation year 2018

    Excellent Experience

    Before finding Thinkful I was lost, uncertain of what I would make of my future. I had drive but I did not know where to apply it or what my prospects were of achieving purpose or success in any of the options that were put before me career-wise. I have sin...
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    5.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted January 4, 2018
  • Tyler Verified via LinkedIn
    Student · Graduation year 2018

    Thinkful Flexible Web Development Boot Camp

    So far I am about a month and a half into Thinkful's flexible web development boot camp. I am just finished my first big project and I am finishing up the introductory section. I have had a great experience with Thinkful so far. When you have a question tha...
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    4.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted January 2, 2018
Outcomes

Chegg Skills Alumni Outcomes

84%
Employment Rate
0%
Graduation Rate
$60,000
Median Salary
CIRR logo
100% of students intended to seek in-field employment within 180 days of graduating. 0% of students did not intend to seek in-field employment. Below is the 180 Day Employment Breakdown for 102 graduates included in this report:
180 Day employment breakdown
Employed in-field84.3%
Full-time employee63.7%
Full-time apprenticeship, internship or contract position17.6%
Short-term contract, part-time, or freelance2.9%
Started a new company or venture after graduation0.0%
Not seeking in-field employment1.0%
Employed out-of-field1.0%
Continuing to higher education0.0%
Not seeking a job for health, family, or personal reasons0.0%
Still seeking job in-field14.7%
Could not contact0.0%
salary breakdown
Notes and Caveats
Read the full Thinkful CIRR report here. 
News

Recent Chegg Skills News

Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated January 08, 2021
Data Scientists need a whole toolbox of skills to be able to analyze and manipulate data on the job. One of those skills is Natural Language Processing (NLP), which helps machines understand and classify human speech and writing. To learn more, we asked Data Scientist Lauren Washington, who also mentors Thinkful data science students, to explain what NLP actually is, how companies like Google a...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated October 17, 2019
Each month, the Course Report team rounds up the most interesting bootcamp industry news that we read and talked about in our office. In April, we were showered with a ton of exciting fundraising and acquisition news, ISAs (income sharing agreements) continued to be a hot topic, and coding bootcamps began getting approved for a new veterans program called VET TEC. We also saw some great diversi...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated February 25, 2019
Val had started teaching himself Android and was even getting some freelance projects – so why did he go to a coding bootcamp? He needed to formalize his skills so he could market himself as a real developer - so he turned to Thinkful’s online Full Stack Flex! It gave him the flexibility to learn at his own pace, breeze through what he already knew, and hone his coding skills. Val talked with u...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated January 04, 2019
Bhaumik Patel is the Program Director for Thinkful’s new Nights & Weekends web development course, a live classroom experience delivered online. The course mirrors the instructor-led classroom schedule of the full-time Engineering Immersion course but provides flexibility for students who work during the day or prefer evening sessions. Bhaumik spoke with us about this new course, currently in a...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated December 27, 2018
As we near the end of 2018, we're rewinding and reflecting on the most interesting and impactful coding bootcamp news of the year. Come with us as we look at trends, digest thought pieces, break down the ~$175 million in new funding, and more. We’ll also look at our predictions for 2019 and our hopes for the future of coding bootcamps! 2018: Course Report in Numbers We added 89 new schools to o...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated December 04, 2018
After teaching data science for two years, Thinkful is adding a flexible, online Data Analytics Program. We asked Thinkful’s Data Science Program Director, Matt Shull, about the differences between data analytics and data science, what the curriculum covers, the demand for data analytics roles around the country, and what sort of companies are hiring! What you need to know: Applicants still nee...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated November 29, 2018
This November has been super busy in the immersive coding education world, and at Course Report! We read about how Amazon’s new headquarters will impact the coding bootcamps in New York City, we celebrated successful coding bootcamp grads, we were sad to hear that a school is closing, we heard advice for being successful at bootcamp, and found out about new initiatives to improve diversity in t...
Lauren Stewart
Lauren Stewart
Updated December 04, 2024
If you’re paired with Lauren Washington as your Thinkful mentor, consider yourself lucky. Lauren’s experience in the data science industry spans from a master’s degree in quantitative methods, to research for the CDC, to digital research at Nielsen, to working at Google! Now she balances her career as the Lead Data Scientist at SmartQED with her passion for mentoring future data scientists at T...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated July 10, 2020
The coding bootcamp industry is always evolving, so at Course Report we closely follow news and announcements in the coding education space. In September we saw a lot of interesting new data around women in tech and how coding bootcamps are increasing accessibility for underrepresented groups. We also read about new apprenticeship initiatives, heard from students about their experiences, and fo...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated October 04, 2022
Marnie Boyer has a successful, 20-year career in marketing analytics, but didn’t want to lose her edge. Even though she wasn’t interested in changing jobs, Marnie chose Thinkful’s Data Science Bootcamp to update her data toolset. By the end of Thinkful, Marnie had built an inspired final project that detects face shape and recommends hairstyles. Check out a video demo of her app to see what Mar...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated August 30, 2018
We are rounding up all of the most interesting bootcamp industry news that we read and discussed at Course Report in August! This month we heard about a $43 million fundraise and a big acquisition, we saw the decline of CS degrees in the tech job market, we read about a bunch of interesting alumni who were featured in the news, we looked at how coding bootcamps can help us avoid “robogeddon,” a...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated August 20, 2018
Online coding bootcamp Thinkful is launching physical communities across the US to provide students with more support and networking opportunities. One of those communities is in Portland, Oregon, where Program Manager Emma Holland matches local students with local mentors, organizes “Family Dinners,” and encourages students to go to meetups. Emma tells us how this extra support, on top of Thin...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated June 21, 2018
Thinkful just launched Tailored Talent – custom online coding bootcamps to train students for jobs at specific companies – but what does this mean for students and hiring companies? Cody LeClaire from Thinkful talks logistics and tells us what students can expect if they join a customized class. And Marcus Carter, Talent Acquisition Partner at Portland tech company Cloudability, tells us about ...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated June 05, 2018
Thinkful recently acquired Bloc, which means that two of the largest and most established online coding bootcamps are now joining forces. But what does this mean for students? We sat down with Darrell Silver, the CEO of Thinkful, to get the scoop on job guarantees, career support, mentorship approaches, and how students can choose the right program for their needs. Our Takeaways on the Thinkful...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated May 02, 2018
In our April 2018 technology bootcamp news roundup we saw four overarching trends – bootcamp acquisitions, employers putting their own employees through bootcamp, a continued debate between college vs bootcamp, and efforts to expand accessibility to coding education for underrepresented groups in tech. We also look at apprenticeships, the evolution of bootcamp curricula, life after bootcamp, an...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated April 03, 2018
CloakHire co-founder Max Miller had only hired junior developers straight out of top-tier universities, until he discovered a breed of more mature and workplace-savvy junior developers – coding bootcamp grads. Now Max has hired TWO graduates from Thinkful’s Remote Engineering Immersion Program! Max tells us how his new hires are performing, why it was important that they had remote programming ...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated December 04, 2024
In our March 2018 technology bootcamp news roundup, we discuss all the industry news that we've been talking about at Course Report! We have some fun celebratory announcements, we looked at news about the positive impact bootcamps are having on individuals and companies, and the debate continued between coding bootcamps and computer science degrees. We heard about some great student experiences...
Lauren Stewart
Lauren Stewart
Updated March 07, 2018
Even if you don’t live in a bustling tech hub, there’s demand for developers in every city. But what if you’re learning to code in a city with a smaller tech community? Veteran Chris Billiau and former supply chain analyst Brian Barrow both studied at Thinkful’s online Full Stack Flexible bootcamp, and did it on their own schedule without moving to Silicon Valley. These two Thinkful alumni now ...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated July 16, 2021
Welcome to the first News Roundup of 2018! We’re already having a busy 2018 – we published our latest outcomes and demographics report, and we’re seeing a promising focus on diversity in tech! In January we saw a significant fundraising announcement from an online bootcamp, we saw journalists exploring why employers should hire bootcamp and apprenticeship graduates, we read about community coll...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated December 28, 2017
In our End of Year Podcast, we're rounding up the most interesting news of 2017 and covering all the trends, thought pieces, controversies and more. Many schools are hitting their 5 year anniversaries – a reminder that although there is a lot going on in this industry, it’s still nascent and there is still room for new innovative approaches to the bootcamp model. We’ve chosen the most defining ...
FAQ

Chegg Skills FAQs

Find answers to the most-asked questions.

Is Chegg Skills worth it?

In 2019, Chegg Skills reported a graduation rate of 0%, a median salary of $60,000, and an in-field employment rate of 84%.

How much does Chegg Skills cost?

Chegg Skills courses range from $4,600 for Digital Marketing Flex to $13,475 for Data Analytics Flex.

What courses does Chegg Skills teach?

Chegg Skills offers courses like Engineering Flex, Data Analytics Flex, Data Science Flex, UX/UI Flex and 2 more.

Where does Chegg Skills have campuses?

Chegg Skills teaches students Online in a remote classroom.

Does Chegg Skills offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?

Right now, it doesn't look like Chegg Skills offers scholarships or accepts the GI Bill. We're always adding to the list of schools that do offer Exclusive Course Report Scholarships and a list of the bootcamps that accept the GI Bill.

Is Chegg Skills legit?

We let alumni answer that question. 918 Chegg Skills alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Chegg Skills and shared their experiences. Their overall rating is 4.53 out of 5.

Can I read Chegg Skills reviews?

You can read 918 reviews of Chegg Skills on Course Report! Chegg Skills alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Chegg Skills and shared their experiences. Their overall rating is 4.53 out of 5.

Is Chegg Skills accredited?

While bootcamps must be approved to operate, accreditation is relatively rare. Chegg Skills doesn't yet share information about its accreditation status.

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