Codeup

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Codeup is an immersive 18-week, in-person full stack career accelerator in San Antonio, Texas. Codeup guarantees all graduates a job offer within six months of graduation, or students receive back 50% of their tuition costs. Their Full Stack Web Development Java program turns non-techies into developers by teaching HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Java, Spring, and MySQL.

Prospective students must submit a brief online application, interview with the Codeup team, and then pass a 40-minute test covering word problems, logic problems, and basic algebra. The application process is looking for three things: professionalism, motivation, and problem-solving ability. The most successful Codeup students are prepared to jump into careers as developers, have a true motivation to become developers and enjoy the challenge of solving complex problems.

Codeup has a dedicated staff, employer network, and community partnerships to help students land an entry-level position in software development. Students receive help on the job search through workshops, job fairs, and one-on-one support to navigate the tech industry.

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Data Science
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Data Science, Git, R, Python, SQL, Excel, Hadoop, Machine Learning, Spark, Data Structures, Algorithms, Data Visualization, Data Analytics
In PersonFull Time40 Hours/week19 Weeks
Start Date
February 4, 2019
Cost
$22,500
Class size
25
Location
San Antonio
Codeup Data Science is an 18-week, immersive career accelerator to prepare individuals for entry-level and mid-level jobs as data scientists, data analysts, data engineers, or other data related positions. Students will learn to collect, clean, analyze, model, and communicate data using mathematics, statistics, and programming through a project-based learning method. Codeup will assist with job placement to help graduates find work within 6 months, or we’ll refund 50% tuition.
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Deposit
A $1,000 is required up front to reserve your seat in class, and that cost is deducted from your overall cost of tuition.
Financing
We offer financing through our two loan partners, SkillsFund and Climb.
Scholarship
We offer over $25,000 in scholarships to each cohort to women in tech, minorities, LGBTQIA individuals, veterans, first responders, and relocators.
Getting in
Minimum Skill Level
Background in a combination of math, stats, programming, business experience, and strong written/verbal communication. Our admissions process will gather a variety of data points to ensure each student will be successful in our program!
Placement Test
Yes
Interview
Yes

Full-Stack Web Development - Java
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MySQL, HTML, Git, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, Java, Front End
In PersonFull Time40 Hours/week21 Weeks
Start Date
November 5, 2018
Cost
$22,500
Class size
25
Location
San Antonio
Codeup is a full-stack, career-focused coding bootcamp located in San Antonio, Texas. At Codeup, we focus on two things: you and your success. Find a job within six months of graduation, or get 50% of your tuition returned.
Financing
Deposit
$1000 (part of total tuition cost)
Financing
Codeup offers a wide variety of financing:VA benefitsFinancing through SkillsFund and ClimbGrants through Project Quest, Workforce Solutions Alamo, DARS, and TechWorks
Refund / Guarantee
If you don’t find work within 6 months of graduation, Codeup will refund 50% of your tuition.
Scholarship
$10,000 in scholarships to Women in Tech. $10,000 in scholarships to Minorities in Tech. $1,000 scholarships to LGBTQIA+, Veterans, Relocators, and First Responders.
Getting in
Minimum Skill Level
Basic Computer Knowledge
Prep Work
Online pre-work in HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Placement Test
Yes
Interview
Yes

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8/8/2018

chris • Cloud Solution Engineer • Graduate • Course: Full-Stack Web Development - Java • Campus: San Antonio Verified via GitHub

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TLDR – No brainer for veterans using the GI Bill or Vocational Rehab.

Personal Outcome – Hired with major tech organization.

Cohort Outcome – 23/28 Graduated, 21/23 placed within 8 weeks of graduation.

I told myself that I wouldn’t write a review until I was employed and working. I didn’t want “honeymoon haze” to have an effect of skewing my thoughts on the experience as a whole.

If you are reading this to decide if it’s worth your time or money, that depends on your personal financial situation. For a military veteran using the GI Bill or Vocational Rehab, it is absolutely worth every cent. Mostly because you’ll get paid to attend class and learn a skill worth having. If you’re paying out of pocket or through loans, that can be a much trickier proposition.

Do not be fooled by the ridiculous starting salaries advertised by other boot camps. Those amounts easily equate to the average of ~$55k San Antonio offers. The primary reason for this is cost of living adjustment. So, if you think you’re going to make $80-$100k fresh out of Codeup with no prior experience or college degree, think again. In fact, due to the enormous talent pool of qualified candidates and limited number of positions, not having a college degree (regardless of field) can really hurt you in the San Antonio market. You have much less in the way of bargaining and have to consider the idea of taking a much lower than desired salary just to get the coveted experience companies crave.

Engagement beyond graduation is more than you could ask for and also worth the investment. Follow-on cohorts may have a different experience, but my review is based off working with Stephen who was in charge of employer relations. On top of the volunteer opportunities, job fairs, workshops, and meetups, additional interviews were also coordinated by Stephen. He did everything in his power to find opportunities with employers. In total, I had 8 phone interviews and 5 in-person interviews. Out of the 5, I received offers from 2. I might’ve been able to secure an additional 2 offers, but my interviewing/negotiating skills were rusty and poorly researched (see above about salary expectations).

The instructors at Codeup are the main reason to choose a structured approach versus self-taught. Having access to someone intimately familiar with the curriculum whenever you need pays dividends when trying to grasp tricky concepts. The instructors almost make you believe they are wizards with special membership rings that give them coding powers. But with that being said, it is important to curb your expectations. The instructors are experts on the curriculum they teach and their individual expertise outside of the curriculum. This means that trying to test them with obscure coding challenges that have zero relevance to the real world is utterly pointless. This leads into the curriculum.

The curriculum is relatively up to date given the breakneck speed development moves. You will learn HTML, CSS, JS (ES5 and ES6), Java 8, Spring, MySQL, and a little bit of Bash. You will learn just enough of each of these to be dangerous, but not even close to mastery. You will find yourself asking why you’re using x framework, or y library, but the truth is, just do it. Development is complex enough as is, you don’t need to try to reinvent the wheel just to say that your project uses no libraries. As the projects get more difficult, no one gives a shit if you use jquery or lodash or bootstrap or whatever to make your project. As long as the final product is functional, feature complete, and relatively bug free, use whatever you can to save yourself time!

With all of that being said, manage your expectations. Special wizard rings are not issued upon graduation. You will spend 4 months learning many dialects of many languages. Equate that to learning French, German, Arabic, Spanish, and Japanese in 4 months. Your level of mastery will be reflected in much the same way. You will gravitate towards one more than the other, and become more proficient the more you use it. At the end of the day, Codeup was well worth it for me and several of my cohort mates would agree.

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