Coding Temple

Prior to choosing a coding bootcamp, I spent months researching all my options. I created pros and cons spreadsheets and had many phone calls with recruiters. I’m here to tell you, look no further! Coding Temple was the best decision I could have made! 

I completed the self-paced program in 3-months with no prior coding experience. Never in a million years did I think I could learn to write full-stack applications in just a couple of months, but the program is structured in such a way that even beginners are able to master the content very quickly. Even though the program was self-paced, I never felt unsupported or alone. Brandon Apol’s lessons were easy to follow and understand. Shadre Dent, my instructor, frequently checked in with me to make sure I was staying on track. They always helped me with problems I faced, encouraged me when I felt stuck, and celebrated my successes. Additionally, I was part of a wonderful community of self-paced students on Slack. The Slack community helped me solve homework problems I was stuck on and overall made me feel part of a bigger team. One thing to note is that I was confident in my ability to stay on track and motivate myself to learn, as I had completed an online master’s program while working full-time prior to starting at Coding Temple. If you are someone who needs a little more structure, I have only heard wonderful things about the part-time and full-time programs!

Post-graduation, a wonderful team of career coaches awaits you to help with anything and everything, from creating an outstanding resume to practicing technical interviews. From my very first meeting, I could tell that Marlene Tang, the career coach, is a professional. She gives very insightful advice and pep talks and has helped me tremendously post-grad. I’m excited to work with, Nate, Sam, and Audrey, the rest of the career team soon to start my career in tech. I highly recommend Coding Temple’s program for anyone hoping to transition into tech!

The only con I have is that at prior to enrolling, I was awarded a scholarship and specifically asked if it could be used for the self-paced program, but once I enrolled, they suddenly changed that and wouldn’t let me use the scholarship. Other than that, everything was great!

I attended Coding Temple after getting a bachelors in a computer science program at a university and I'm very glad that I did.  We covered more ground with hands-on practical programming and theory than we did in my bachelors degree.  College really lacked in experience creating real projects and coding with frameworks.  Coding Temple filled in all the gaps I had from college and gave me a real portfolio to showcase to employers.  While interviewing for jobs, 90% of what was discussed what what I did in the bootcamp, what I made, what I used, and how I did it.  I did not get this in college.  The instructors were fantastic and there is an immense and overwhelming amount of support from them and the other faculty.  The career services offered after graduation are amazing and far exceed what was provided by my university.  Every from resumes to LinkedIn to networking was covered in great detail.  After graduation, there are several weekly workshops covering job searching, data structures and algorithms practice, and trainings in new technologies.  Coding Temple provided more practical knowledge and education than I got through any other avenue.  The only thing that rivals this is working as an intern at a startup.  If you are wondering, like I was, about whether or not this would be worth the money, stop wondering.  It is worth every penny and without this experience, I wouldn't have landed a job making just under 6 figures as a starting salary just weeks after graduating.  Make no mistake, it is very, very, very difficult, stressful, and will consume every moment of you time.  But, the juice is well worth the squeeze so get off the fence and just do it already.

From the start of the bootcamp to the "end" you were never alone in your new journey. Once enrolled, I was given pre-work that must be completed before the start of your cohort. I was also added to the Coding Temple community through Slack, with many channels. It was reassuring to know I could simply reach out and get assistance from either the instructors, TAs, students, etc. The course work is very fast-paced and we had homework every night. Being dedicated and giving it my all helped me complete all my coursework. My instructor was very kind to answer any and all questions. It is very tough to code-along with the instructor so when I felt I couldn't keep up, I would just watch, listen, and take notes. This helped the information sink in better. The instructor also provided lots of helpful documentation and helpful resources. I saved every link which I was able to refer back to for homework and my final project. There are also student activities to get involved in like: Codewars workshops, algo nights, random trivia recess, etc. Coding Temple also provided night instructors that are available to help with homework and projects after lecture hours. The best part about Coding Temple is the alumni resources, which include career and tech advisors for life! Which is exactly why a put quotes around "end" at the beginning of my review because you are always apart of the Coding Temple community even after you graduate! Wonderful course, school, staff, students, everything! 

I was in the 6 month self-paced program at Coding Temple from April to September 2022. It was a hard road to say the least. A working parent who has most of the responsibility of keeping the house in order because of my wife's schedule put a strain on the 6 months I couldn't have imagined. My instructors were Brandon Apol, Christian Askew and Schardre Dent during the 6 month program. They were always willing to help, but were also able to deflect back to me when it was imperative that I figure it out on my own. I originally was displease because I thought there could be more subject matter taught, especially the stuff that causes the most problems and that isn't the coding part. Looking back now, I realized that its always part of the process to figure things out on your own and the better you are at that, the more valuable you will be in the field. Also, figuring things out on your own gives you a confidence that surpasses any test you could pass and I mean that with certainty. Not only that but you will learn things and have the tools to be successful and you won't even realize it until you do start figuring things out on your own, which is what you will have to do in the field to be successful. I appreciate the effort of my instructors and there help when I needed it the most. I would recommend Coding Temple for anyone desiring to become a computer programmer or anything in the tech field for that matter because of its broad background of subjects covered. I would add however, that being a non-traditional student, this learning environment was very challenging. I believe therein lies the issues of my struggles early on.... teaching myself a lot of things was not what I was used to doing in traditional college/university. I am forever grateful for the time I have spent here and everyone involved with this program.... It is top notch!!!! 

I am graduating from Coding Temple in one week, and I have to say it has been an amazing experience since Day 1. The staff have been so welcoming and comforting throughout my journey. I have to give an extra amazing review for my teacher, Lucas. He is SO knowledgeable about the tech world, any question you throw at him, he either knows how to fix your problem instantly or works through your problem with you. He is the best teacher I have ever had. Highly recommend Coding Temple to kick start your tech journey!

I had a great experience at Coding Temple. I completed a full-time 10 week immersive course and it was tough. Lot of cancelled plans and late nights working. But if you feel ready, I would highly recommend this bootcamp! I don't think there's ever a "perfect" time to make a decision like this. You just have to take risks sometimes and trust yourself.

If I could go back, I would have prepared more. They suggest 2 weeks to complete all of the prework assignments and I only had like 6 days. I didn't finish it all, and HTML/CSS is the last of prework, but you start it on Day 1 of class.

I wish that Ripal (admissions) had suggested I was enrolled in the cohort after. However, he was super nice during the admission process and granted me a $500 scholarship which was unexpected and very appreciated. The reason I bring this up is because I asked Nicole (student advisor) if I could re-enroll into the next cohort coming up. I just felt so behind and lost in HTML/CSS by day 3. She gave me the support I needed and pushed me to hang in there until the next week which was Python. If I still felt lost, we could arrange re-enrolling and waiving the re-enrollment fee. That said a lot to me about Coding Temple. That they are going to work with you if you ask for help!

Class over zoom was great. I had to figure out how to learn again. You don't need to type along during class because it's all recorded and your night is going to be re-watching the day's lecture over and over. I took notes to make sure Python concepts stuck in my head. And found youtubers who explained things in different ways. Derek and Lucas were fantastic instructors, I definitely miss seeing them every day. It was a serious challenge getting everything turned in, doing codewars, attending guest speakers, scheduling after-hours help, and just living your life. But once it's over you are exposed to pretty much everything you need to know for web development. I have assignments that I will definitely come back to tweak and work on.

After graduating, you get alumni support via slack forever. Marlene (career coach) and Nate (alumni tech instructor) are fantastic. They so work hard to help you succeed. There are tech workshops for coding interview challenges and job search support workshops where other alumni share their tips for getting a job offer. I like knowing that I could come back in a year or two to sharpen my skills or revamp my resume. 

I chose this bootcamp because it's one of the shortest timeframes out there and they offer a money back guarantee. It's real - but it's pretty hard to achieve IMO. Just know that while there are horror stories out there about some bootcamps, Coding Temple is legit. It's very expensive, but I feel proud that I did it. I will never regret investing in an education. 

Wow, to say that this program is amazing is an understatement! I came into this course with a lack of confidence in my technical abilities, and now I am so proud to say that I've graduated from this program. The instructors are so incredibly helpful and completely dedicated to walking their students understand the content at hand. Christian Askew, Brandon Apol, and the rest of the Coding Temple team- thank you so much for guiding me through this invaluable experience. I would recommend this course to anyone of any skillset- if you have the drive and an open mind, you can do it!

When I decided to enroll in Coding Temple, I had been job searching for almost seven months with little to no prospects. I began searching for bootcamps and I stumbled upon Coding Temple, and I sure am happy that I did. I had little coding experience heading in, but now I am a full-fledge software developer. The teachers, the other students, the resources, I really couldn't ask for anything better. If you know this is what you want to do, you will find no better place than Coding Temple.

I took the full-time course and I was working part-time through it. It was difficult, I won't lie to you and say it was easy. If you can, try to not have to work and solely focus on the bootcamp. But I promise you, if you work hard and really give it your all, in 10 weeks, you will have the skills to start a whole new career making a whole lot more money (or potential to make a whole lot more money) than whatever you were doing before. Good luck!

Coding Temple was a great school! I learned a lot in my 10-week program.  It was very challenging. You will put in a lot of hours outside of class, but it is really worth it. They teach you the most up-to-date technology and practices. The instructors are extremely knowledgeable, and the support staff are great! You will be expected to put in the work and effort, but they provide a lot of support and help for you when you need it. Everyone is easily accessible, and they actually respond to you when you reach out to them. They provide a ton of job support after you graduate. You have interview support, job search support, resume writing support, weekly coding post-grad class, and continued coding challenges to help you stay up to date on your coding skills.