Devmountain Reviews
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Taylor Greer
QA course
Really enjoyed my experience at Devmountain. I took the 12 week part time QA Bootcamp course and had a job lined up the same week I graduated!Emily of Devmountain
Marketing
Mar 29, 2022
Hi Taylor, thanks for sharing! We love hearing this, I'll be sure to pass it along to our staff. And congrats on the new career! -
Jake Peralta
Not Great
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I spent a lot of time researching bootcamps prior to landing on DevMountain. The reason I decided to attend DevMountain was the overwhelming amount of positive reviews that coupled with the dramatically lower price than other bootcamps helped me settle on DevMountain. I found out why their price is so much lower so I'm going to give you an honest review and allow you to decide for yourself if it's worth it.
DevMountain offers several bootcamp courses. Each course is broken into two parts. Foundations where you are given a foray into all the many aspects of the tech world and Specializations where you are supposed to be learning about the technology tree or “stack” you paid for.
The good: The foundations class was very well structured. The day begins with a morning meeting, then you are broken up into pairs to program through a problem from the previous day’s lab. Then a lecture on the topic of the day, followed by a code-along live with an instructor. An hour lunch, then you are again broken up into pairs to work on a lab activity based on the lecture of the day. Finally there is an afternoon meeting to review the lab and answer any questions. Our instructor was incredible, there was no question left unanswered. Every lecture was well prepared and planned and by the end of the 8 weeks of this course everyone in our cohort had a good overview of the foundational elements of the tech industry.
The Bad: The second half of the course, “specializations” is a scam. Gone is the structure and elements of the foundations course that made it work. Gone is the comradery of your class and fellow students. Gone is the interaction with an instructor that is well versed and competent. Specializations is a self-driven course. You are provided with a pluralsight account and a list of videos that you are expected to watch. There is no instructor. There is no live code-along.
To begin, you are broken up into your chosen field of learning, i.e, data analytics, QA, web development, iOS design etc. You are provided a program manager. The program manager is not knowledgeable about the field you are studying. They can not answer coding questions. They can not help you if you get stuck. My program manager only had an initial introductory one-on-one session with me and never met with me one-on-one again. They do not follow up with you or ask how you’re doing. They do not review the coursework to see if you are keeping up. Their interaction with the students is limited and when we brought attention to how dissatisfied we were with the quality of the videos, we were given many promises but the program manager failed to follow through or follow up with any of these.
As to the curriculum, Specialization is simply a subscription to Pluralsight. A website with video modules. The videos that you are expected to learn from are not great at instructing. Some of the videos are over a decade old. Even pluralsight listed these videos as “retired” but there they are in the curriculum that DevMountain is standing behind. The process for watching the videos is to observe the instructor and code along, pausing along the way to keep up. Many of the videos make quick edits to the code or they do not explain what they are doing with the code. Once this happens you are stuck. There is no way to ask questions or probe to find out how the code works.
Once you are stuck, there is only one resource that DevMountain provides. The SME or Subject matter expert is someone that DevMountain employs that is supposed to provide assistance. However, the SME’s do not open the queue until mid day. Which is mountain time. So if you are on the East Coast you will not have anyone available to assist you until nearly 3:00p.m.. Now, as there is only one SME assigned to each discipline, If someone else has a question you have to wait until they have finished with that student before you can get assistance. That is if the SME can even answer your question. Several students in our cohort had very miserable experiences with many of the SME’s. They were unable to help with the questions and seemed uninterested in helping students to understand the coursework. On multiple occasions one of the SME’s we asked for help told us to simply ignore the lab we were working on as it was irrelevant and never used in the field. We had been working on one module for 2 days and were nearing completion. We got stuck on some syntax and called a SME into the room, the SME said he had only ever seen this language used in this lab and nowhere else. So we had spent 2 days learning this language and two days working on a lab using this language and we were advised to just ignore this lab and move on. One SME came into the virtual room to respond to our request for help and was only concerned with clearing the error we were getting. The code we were working on still didn’t work but once he cleared the error from being displayed he felt he had done his job. We had to abandon that lab as well as we were irreparably stuck and our SME didn’t have the knowledge to help.
Unfortunately, you don’t know how bad DevMountain is until it is far too late. By the time you realize that you are not going to learn what you need to be able to succeed in the tech field you are already too far into the course to get a refund. Our program manager listened to our complaints and truly did nothing to help. Most of our cohort had to resort to watching YouTube videos and tutorials to learn what they needed. Most of the coursework was so dense and poorly constructed that by the time you had finished watching a 6 hour video you had no more information than when you started.
I would not and could not Recommend DevMountain, even if they fundamentally change the entire curriculum. They have shown that they do not care about the success of their students or the structure of their course. The fact that they did away with instructors and expect students to simply follow along with pre-recorded, out of date videos with no meaningful assistance from anyone knowledgeable enough to teach you and do not follow up with students in real time means they are simply focused on saving money at your expense.
Emily of Devmountain
Marketing
Jan 25, 2022
Thanks for your feedback, JP. I’m sorry your overall experience was not what you expected. Here’s some additional information that may help you understand how our program works and why we run it this way, as well as updates we’ve made to increase support for students.
Specializations are designed to give students practice learning technical concepts with more independence and structured support, as you would in an apprenticeship at a technology company. If you get stuck on a technical concept while watching a video, it's not only possible but important to ask for help with that concept or issue. You can work with fellow classmates or Subject Matter Experts to obtain support.
Recently, we increased the amount of technical support within Specializations to include a Tech Lead which is available all day during class.
Our Specializations tracks are more than a subscription to Pluralsight. While there are videos that are accessible within Pluralsight as part of each specialization, there are also lab exercises, presented tutorial-style (created for Specializations by Devmountain curriculum authors), and capstone project guidance as part of the curriculum for Specializations. This part of the program is designed to help support all students at the pace that works best for them.
Videos that are part of the curriculum are managed and maintained to ensure that content is up-to-date, accurate, and relevant to the technology industry by current standards. Videos are not "over a decade old"- most have been created in the last 1-2 years. In rare cases, Pluralsight will retire a video that is to be replaced with a new version, and we're sorry that you encountered this oversight. That said, videos in Specializations are not all marked as retired. When Pluralsight retires a video, we include its replacement in our system.
We are always looking for ways to improve and appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. -
Katie DeMet
Student
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This bootcamp teaches less of the basics than you can learn for free at codecademy or w3schools. After 8 weeks, you're also basically on your own. No more powerpoint presentations or rushed demos. You'll get to spent 8 weeks being assigned 100's of hours of Pluralsight videos with follow up assignments that ask you to code material never covered. Want to watch 3 hours of video on React components and then have to do an assignment on the react router dom that was never mentioned? This is the place for you. I have no idea how much a Pluralsight subscription costs, but I'm sure it's not $4,000. These guys are profiting off of self taught people. -
Haley F
Software QA Part Time online
This was most definitely hard. I went into this boot camp with some experience in Manual Testing and no experience in Automation. Like I said, it was hard but now companies are looking at me.. haven’t been hired yet but at least they notice me now. I think it was worth it. -
Steven Larsen
Great Bootcamp
Devmountain is a great Bootcamp. It will feel overwhelming at first with all the information they give you but they also give you so many resources to help you through it. -
Brian Demro
Great program
I highly enjoyed learning through DevMountain. It’s a highly immersive experience that even has you make a personally built website and a group built website, which is more than a lot of other ones do. I do not regret going through the experience. -
Tanner Christensen
WebDev
Seriously the best choice I have made in my professional career! It was such an amazing experience with the best instructors and students alike! -
Trevor
Best School Ever
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DevMountain was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. I had almost no coding experience yet they happily worked with me whenever I needed help, from admissions all the way to graduation, they were more than happy to help me. You code awesome projects and have a ton of fun while doing it. The instructors are crazy smart and awesome at teaching and breaking things down for you. I left a university to go to DevMountain and hands down it was the best decision. I was remote and never felt like I was alone while doing my work. Their outcomes team is also very dedicated to help you land a job, from working on my resume, job search platforms, as well as sites such as LinkedIn they help in anyway possible. 10/10 recommend DevMountain. -
Elisha Malvido
Better than I expected!
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Overall I'd say I had a great experience at Devmountain. The help I received from alumni was completely unexpected. Be prepared to create projects and start thinking about creating things you are passionate about. I only have 2 things I wish were a little different; first I wish they gave more feedback with the students (even those who are passing or doing well) and sharing more about what they see their skills are, secondly is that I wish they had more resources to help with job placement/assistance. -
Dakota Locke
If your looking for a career change, You need to enroll in DevMountain!
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I’m going to make this pretty short. In a summary, I was looking for a career change in this Trying time of COVID-19. When the world is changing so rapidly, your priorities change with it. Before DevMountain, I had very minimal experience with coding at all. I’m a pretty Blue collar, old school raised kinda guy. Working 60+ hours a week at an aluminum manufacturing plant for the last 6 years, my body and health we’re definitely starting to see a toll. Looking for a career change without going to college for years, I applied to DevMountain. Let me tell you, it’s probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life, but the overall experience was more than I could’ve hoped for! The staff at DevMountain are completely devoted to making sure you succeed. From the directors, instructors, mentors and everyone they truly take remote learning seriously. I now feel confident with the skills to find a full time web development job, and hopefully change my life for the better! If you’re considering changing your life and learning new skills, or just needing a change of pace for learning new code, I can’t suggest DevMountain enough!
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Justin Hensley
Wonderful experience even in a remote setting
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My big fear was attending a school in a remote setting going into this. While Devmountain was always primarily in person they've done a great job producing a top tier remote learning environment.
Everyone was super easy to get ahold of when needed whether it was for questions or just for venting. Never once did I feel awkward about asking any questions whether it was in class or during study time.
Every single person from the students to the staff were fantastic. I came away with new friends and a community that I get to be apart of forever. That to me is one of the biggest advantages Devmountain graduates have over someone who was self taught.
Going into this I essentially had 0 coding experience. I've basic tutorials but the program revealed I wasn't even scratching the surface on my own.
Devmountain blasted the door open for me and taught me how and what to learn for my studying after graduation.
I cannot enough as someone who was skeptical going in this is a way better option than doing self taught. I wouldn't have even known what to learn without the program.
Special shout out to the director of my cohort Joseph and my amazing teachers Eric, Matt, Aaron, and Scott.
Eric was my team lead for my group within my cohort and really helped make a totally online course feel human.
As far as pricing goes - Devmountain is BY FAR one of the more affordable programs. Not once did I feel like there was anything significantly lacking. If you're looking at one of those 13 week programs that cost 20k or more take a close look at Devmountain. You'll save money and learn the same stuff.
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Katelin
Good Bootcamp for a Great Price
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Disclaimer: I attended DevMountain in 2020 during the pandemic so everything was remote and I never went to a campus once. I actually live a few states away so all communications were done through Discord, Slack, GoToMeeting, Zoom, etc.
Going into the experience, I had a lot of fears. I was afraid that I wouldn't learn enough considering that this was a completely new field for me. I was worried that I wouldn't feel comfortable speaking up in the remote environment. I was worried that there would be endless homework and that it wouldn't benefit my growth in the end. I'm happy to say with confidence that I learned more than I thought I ever could in a short time period, the environment was a safe space where I felt comfortable speaking up, and the work directly related to what needed to be learned. I'm glad that I finally took the leap and pursued UX.
Pros:
- The UX instructors are invested in the success of the students and show that they care deeply.
- The cost is lower than that of competing bootcamps.
- Gain access to (and become part of) the DevMountain network.
Cons:
- Communication was poor prior to the first day of class.
- Events would occasionally be scheduled at the same time - staff still adjusting to the remote environment.
- Outcomes (the team that assists with job acquisition post graduation) means well but the advice is fairly generic, seems more geared toward developers, and is usually location specific; they don't have much information for those living different areas of the country.
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Ainsley Li
QA Bootcamp
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I finished and graduated from the QA boot camp at DevMountain this fall. This immense 6 weeks remote program is a great choice for beginners like me, who didn't have any coding/IT experience. The structure is great, it's very hands-on and lets you built an automation experience. I find it easy for me to continue learning other languages because of the foundation I learned from DevMountain. Would totally recommend this to anyone who wants to get into the QA world. Now on to the job hunting! -
Alex
Full-time iOS Remote Course.
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One of the decisions I have ever made. It's a hard course, but totally worth the it. You will totally get out what you put into it. IF you really want to change your life and career, then Devmountain can't be beat. They are constantly looking to improve. I did the online remote course. Pro's... the daily lectures are recorded and available to download or viewing later if you need to review anything. There are daily surveys about ways they can improve. I can attest that they do look at those and evaluate what needs to be changed and improved upon. I know this as I watched how they changed the pre-course work to be even more effective and allow for a better experience once started into the normal curriculum.
Being a recent graduate. I can't believe the level of support they offer alumni. Instructor and other alumni or even Guest Instructors will take the time to help you on your app, answer questions, review code, do mock interviews, etc.. Alumni still have access to all their material if needed to go back and review anything you feel you need a review of. Job placement has a whole department dedicated to help find jobs to apply for, foster employment opportunities for employers seeking employees to review and interview graduates. You have periodic checkins to review your resume, LinkedIn and anything else that will help you land a job. However, don't think that once you graduate you are going to have companies lining up to offer you a job. The amount and type of jobs will only become available through the effort you put into find that dream job.
I can't say enough good about this program. Its really more than the curriculum. Its the whole experience.
As far as financing goes. I really hate this mentality of getting something for nothing. There are schools which offer "Free" until you get a job. Most aren't worth the words pixels their words are displayed on. Something of value is of value, because you paid for it. Most bootcamps can't get accredited so, federal financial aide isn't available. But there are other alternatives. I partially personally financed mine, and borrowed the rest from a recommended lender from Devmountain. The lender was https://skills.fund. They have been amazing to work with. I do have to payback regardless of the type of job I get post graduation, but I have invested in MY future, and if I am not working a job that I went to school in, then that is my fault for not putting in the effort to get one. I will gladly find intern - temp work to pay bills and my loan back as I pursue my dream. I am the only one who stands in the way of my dreams coming to fruition or not. -
Tatum McDaniel
Quality Assurance
Great experience! Great staff and teachers!!
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Brenna
Real Growth
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I truly loved my time at Devmountain. My skill set grew measuareably over the course of the bootcamp at a ridiculous rate. More than that however, I have changed as a student. I feel empowered to continue learning on my own-- no longer limited to what courses I can afford or fit in to my schedule. My cohort was entirely remote due to COVID-19, but the enthusiasm of the faculty and staff at Devmountain still shone through. I love Devmountain! -
J. Christensen
Beyond my expectations
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I placed a big bet on Devmountain considering I, as the sole breadwinner in my family of four, stopped working for thirteen weeks to become a developer. Although I had heard about Devmountain for years I still researched multiple other schools and camps. There are so many choices available right now (a great problem to have) but as I reached out to people I actually knew who were working in software and web development, most of them had gone through Devmountain so I pulled the trigger (keep in mind, I lived and and worked in the Lehi/Provo, Utah area at the time which is where Devmountain started and could explain why so many people in my network had gone through it).
Since I was looking to enroll a few months after COVID really became a global concern the tuition was heavily discounted and what used to be an in-person program was being offered in a remote context. I couldn't ignore the value and accessibility Devmountain was offering so decided it was time to make the plunge--and I'm so glad I did.
From the beginning I got a sense that Devmountain, which had been around for a while at that point, was pushing to innovate and improve their program. Their student experience and outcomes departments especially were two services I hadn't fully considered when shopping for bootcamps and they delivered beyond my expectations. The outcomes department has been revamped within the past year and provides a huge network of past grads, recruiter networking, mentoring opportunities, career prep resources, as well as job search and interview training. The student experience department reached out consistently throughout my thirteen weeks, just checking in to make sure I was doing well and to be a third party I could talk to beyond the instructional/mentor staff. My student experience manager even responded to some messages I sent her while she was out of office traveling to a family wedding and a I was having a particularly overwhelming day.
The Devmountain staff pushed us as a group yet allowed for us to learn as individuals at our own pace while making themselves available as resources at every point.
I can't express enough how much I felt like they more than delivered on the their promises. I couldn't have made this change at this point in my life without my experience at Devmountain (or at least made this change as confidently).
There were a few things that could have been better. I had fairly consistent problems accessing lecture recordings for review. That mostly had to do with the platform we were using (GoToMeeting) and the growing pains of switching an in-person learning experience to a remote one. For the most part I was able to work around those hiccups though and access recordings of the same content from other cohorts who were behind and ahead of me.
Devmountain has been a game changer in my life and career. I'm so excited for what I've learned there and I feel like I have the tools to push myself and keep progressing on my own. I can't recommend Devmountain enough.
Something to consider: The Devmountain instructional experience is heavily dependent on the instructor. I got to try a few "samples" of different instructors by checking out past lecture recordings and on days where another cohort's instructor subbed for our instructor. Luckily the curriculum was uniform but I definitely found that, at least for me, the instructor was the biggest factor on the quality of my learning beyond just my own practice and self-guided study. I never had an experience with a bad instructor during my time, but definitely felt like having a bad or less competent instructor could have easily ruined my experience. Again, from what I can tell, Devmountain is aware of this and seems to provide the best instructors they can find. No complaints, just something to consider when making your choice. -
Payton Cheney
UX Design After Hours
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I loved this class! It was perfectly paced, so I felt like I was learning a lot but wasn't overwhelmed. The instructors did a great job of lecturing and making sure I understood. I had a great experience, and had a lot of fun! I learned that I enjoy this kind of work. Communicating with instructors was fast and simple. Everything was very organized and overall a fantastic course! I would recommend this course to anyone who is interested in UX Design. -
Caden Morrison
Great Course
From what I was capable of at the beginning of the course to what I was capable at the end proves the effectiveness of the Devmountain experience. -
Charlene M
Web Immersive Remote
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I just want to say how grateful I am to be a part of Dev Mountain. I was realizing the other day, that it doesn't end after graduation. I thought I was paying for a 13-week bootcamp that would further my education and skills. But Devmountain is so much more than that. I realized I have not only gained crucial dev skills in a mere 13 weeks, but I have also gained an entire dev community and friends at my fingertips as well as a way to connect and keep in touch with them. We continue to work on projects together even after graduation. I also realized with the outcomes team that I have gained skills in how to market myself!
This isnt just any 'school' this is a place for lifelong friendships within the dev community and I wanted to say how grateful I am to Devmountain for creating and letting me be a part of such a great environment. -
Jason Towner
Full Stack Developer
I had a great time at devmountain! I was in the first cohort to do full remote learning. I was blown away with how prepared they were for online. -
Andy
Awesome remote experience
The instructors are awesome at teaching and are very supportive at every step of the way. Not to mention the counselors who are also there to help you keep your head up when it gets tough. -
B
iOS Developer
Not as professional as I was expecting it to be, but it was still a great opportunity where I learned a lot. Overall, I am glad I attended. -
Shannon
Above and Beyond My Expectations
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This was a fantastic boot camp and I really have no complaints or regrets at all. I originally just wanted some structured format with access to teachers so that I could learn the basics and ask questions. I got way more than I bargained for. The material itself is very well laid out and useful, the teachers were extremely kind and helpful, but I also got ongoing access to reference material, valuable resources, the job prep team, and important network connections from my class. I learned a lot and had fun too. So this was way better than I expected. -
Cameron Reed
Student
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I love Devmountain. The staff are friendly and want you to succeed. But the responsibility is on you to get the education and put in the work (as with any coding bootcamp). They provide good resources for you to learn and the outcomes department helps with getting prepared for finding employment. I've enjoyed my time at Devmountain and would recommend it to anyone wanting to go to a bootcamp for coding. -
Gio. A
You get what you pay for.
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I would like to preface with the end of my cohorts experience moved to online due to the covid-19 quarantine.
I already had a good amount of front-end knowledge so learning back-end and how it works using Node was a big help in understanding the whole ecosystem.
The beginning of the course was more of a recap of basic fundamentals of front-end programming. The basic HTML/CSS and JavaScript was a nice refresher and I felt like it really cemented things I already knew or things I had questions about.
The more advanced parts such as React/Redux were a nice addition to my tool belt and I'm glad I had instructors to walk through examples.
The main reason I came to the school was to dip my toes into back-end development. We used Node connected to a Heroku database. We also learned authentication using bcrypt and sessions. For the database, the architecture was made by us (the students) using Postgres. Critical thinking and planning was very important in this state of creating tables and cells.
Lastly we spent a day on testing modules for react and a day for job search prep and resume building.
By the last month we were asked to move from in person to remote and out of the 5 instructors/mentors that we started with, only 1 stayed the duration of my cohort.
PROs:- I had accountable for all of my work.
- The COVID-19 pandemic was handled very professionally. For each cohort there were special circumstances for partial or full refunds. Along with some refund when moving out of provided housing with a refund of a set amount.
- Planning was very important in the project. Learning how to plan pieces and layout the plan was a skill I didn't know I even needed.
- I feel as though the knowledge they were teaching was very marketable and could be used to branch out to other technologies I would be curious about using or implementing.
- They also provided housing in downtown Dallas with all things needed to cook and a comfortable living space.
CONs:- The knowledge checks and certification process needs to be more strict to make sure that students are retaining knowledge. Simple things like going line by line in random sections of exercises or projects would highlight students that need additions attention or are not ready to be certified.
- I felt as though the instructors/mentors were checkout because they had jobs lines up and were ready to leave by the time we got there.
- The main knowledge the instructors/mentors provided was mainly aligned with the curriculum or they were fresh graduates from the boot camp with no other experience.
- Final/Group Project: There was a very real chance of having partners with little to no skills to contribute to the project. It was obvious that these partners took credit even though they did not help.
- School is putting values on arbitrary milestones that had nothing to do with skill or knowledge for badge requirements, which is an extra certification step to show additional skills and readiness.
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Joshua Smith
A Great Experience!
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I really had a great time with DevMountain. I had studied on my own for about 3 months prior to attending the school and everything I had studied on my own we went over in the first 2 weeks. It is extremely fast paced but also very powerful. If you need structure to learn and someone to be accountable to this is the course for you. It truly helps you to learn what is important, to be able to ask questions to a live person and get the help you need. Skill checks along the way to help you identify what you don't know, when you think you do, in order to help you focus on your own personal growth. I can't say enough good about this program and how it has helped me feel more confident, acquire the skills I need and pushed me to challenge myself to grow beyond my own expectations. -
Daniel
Web Development Immersive Course
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Ladies and Gentlemen, with all honesty I can say that the DevMountain WebDev Bootcamp in Phoenix has been the best, but also most intense challenge I have encountered in the past years. It has been a real challenge constantly learning new content and coding for more than 10hrs each day, but I have definitively learned more in these three months than in almost two semesters at University for my Master' s Degree. DevMountain is a MUST go to school if you want to become a FullStack WebDev.
Despite the challenge it was such an incredible hell load of fun and I am so grateful to all the awesome, friendly, laughing and helpful instructors, mentors and staff. If you're not going to DevMountain you're doing something wrong. -
Traci Crawford
Full Stack Web Development
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My time at DevMountain was one of the best experiences of my life. The entire staff in Dallas went to great lengths to make sure I had all the support I needed. The instructors and mentors would take the time to make sure I understood the material, when needed. Our Campus Manager made sure I was comfortable in my apartment, as well as on campus. Our Outcomes Staff worked with me on my resume and profiles, as well as coordinating many events on campus to help with interview skills and provide opportunities to speak directly with tech recruiters. -
Jarom
No regrets.
Devmountain not only provides a superb curriculum, but also amazing accommodations, a homey and welcoming atmosphere, and staff that legitimately care about the success of each student. Knowing what I know now, I will never consider going to college or university while Devmountain is an option. No regrets whatsoever. -
Johnny Price
DevMountain Review
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Hugely educational, great hands-on learning experience. The pros were being in an environment of learning and support. Everyone was learning the same thing and willing to help out. It had a great energy. The instructors were friendly and knowledgeable. The cons are that I was not 100% prepared to enter the job market. Many employers cited lack of experience when turning down my application. I would have liked to have another project or two during my time at DevMountain. -
Helen Brennan
Best money I've spent in awhile
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I would highly recommend completing any of the programs at Devmountain. I graduated from the QA course in September 2019 and, due to the contacts I'd made during my program, I was hired immediately as a full time QA consultant.
The skills learned are enough to give you a solid foundation to start your QA career and the post grad services they provide (job fairs, assistance with resumes, etc) are invaluable! -
Steve
DevMountain Review (Phoenix Campus)
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Graduated about a year ago from the Phoenix Campus. Currently working as an Application Developer for Allstate in Chicago.
PROS
- Great instructor / mentors
- Campus and student-housing are literally a stone throw away from each other
- Light Rail within walking distance, pretty easy to go to Tempe / Downtown Phoenix
- The apartment complex for student housing is really nice
CONS
- The only food options within walking distance are Ruby Tuesdays and Circle K
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Beth Dunford
DevMountain Did Not Disappoint
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I attended the web development immersive course at DevMountain at the Dallas, TX campus. The staff were all incredible. The campus was great. The lectures and projects were very helpful. The skills check tests weren't the best and I feel made a lot of us feel unnecessarily really badly about ourselves, myself included. I haven't landed a job just yet, but I feel positive I'll successfully be able to do that with the help of the Outcomes department. -
Tyson Ericksen
IOS Bootcamp
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The DevMountain IOS bootcamp was a challenging experience. For the financial cost and time spent, I don't feel that this was right path for me. There are better layouts, curriculum, and instruction elsewhere for far cheaper and a better use of your time. The saving grace of this program are the mentors/instructors. They are a good group that can really help work through any issues in understanding of the curriculum. One of the main reasons I chose this experience was for the job assistance; which is basically non existent. Nice people but their setup is designed around those whom have never held a job. -
Sara Evans
Hard, but great experience
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This was such an intense program, but it was great! I feel like their teaching style of just throwing you into what you'll be doing is one of the best ways of learning. At times I felt like I had no clue what I was trying to do, but the mentors are good at giving just enough feedback to get you on your feet.
I do wish that they had given us more instruction on how to write case studies. After finishing I feel quite overwhelmed with figuring out how to write good case studies that will help in my job hunting experience. I know it's not their responsibility to build our portfolios and get us jobs, but I would have happily stayed one week longer in class to spend that time building my case studies with the help of the instructors. At least then I would know what the heck hiring managers are looking for.
But in all honesty, that is my only complaint of this program. The mentors are great, the environment is fantastic, and I am so glad I chose DevMountain to get my UX Design knowledge.
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Ian
iOS Dev Program Review
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At the end of 2018, I had begun my search for the perfect Bootcamp for me. I looked through various other Bootcamps and none of them had really piqued my interest until I found DevMountain. Once the applications opened up for their end of July start date I applied. The application process was super simple and I was contacted in a reasonable time. Prior to my entry into the camp, the administration of DevMountain was super helpful. they provided me a number that I could text/call with any questions or concerns, and the staff was super friendly and professional with every step of the process.
A few months prior to the start of the program some pre course work was given. These activities were challenging and at times difficult. However, I was not alone. When I reached this point in the process I was given an invite to join my cohorts slack channel which gave me access to iOS mentors who worked at DevMountain. Any questions I had I could send to them as well as a code snippet of what I was working on.
Housing in DevMountain is provided free of charge, which was a game-changer for me as it allowed me to focus on the program and not where I was going to sleep that night. The housing is split between two different locations. The one I stayed at was a very clean and very nice space.
The program itself is unlike anything I had ever experienced. For the first 6 weeks, I felt like I was drinking from a firehose. Every morning we would work together as a class and build guided projects that would help us understand different topics. During the Afternoon we would be paired up with another classmate and asked to work on a project together. This is silently genius because it required me to not only learn from someone else but to also learn to communicate my ideas effectively. and then after 5 pm we were given our homework, which primarily consisted of videos that would prepare us for the next day.
After your break week, you begin the last 6 weeks of the program, which is very different than the first but still in a good way. It's at this point that you are now ready to build your own personal and group apps. every day you will be working on your app's and I can say that while the first 6 weeks of the program were awesome this is where the real experience comes in. This project your making is your own and these problems and questions your going to have are unique to your program and how you built your app. This sounds terrifying but is absolutely brilliant because at this point you now have the skills and the understanding to know what to search for, and what to avoid, and if you get stuck or can't figure it out the mentors are always a few desks away ready to help you learn.
In conclusion, I can say that DevMountain was an excellent experience and worth my time and investment, and that i would do it all over again in a heartbeat.
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Amir Aghayi
Worst Education Experience
This was the worst education experience I have ever had. Inexperienced instructor who thought I would learn to code by listening to 4 hour lectures. Mentors who would play games in class instead of helping or who were so inexperienced they had to google your questions for 1 hour to find an answer.
I basically spent 11000 dollars to watch youtube videos and teach myself how to code
Emily of Devmountain
Director of Marketing
Oct 17, 2019
Amir, we’re truly sorry your experience wasn’t what you wanted. We’re normally known for our helpful and dedicated mentors, and students generally like our teaching style. Unfortunately, it happens every once in awhile that a single case doesn’t match the expectations of a student, as in this case, and we have given you a partial refund. We strive to provide an exceptional learning experience, and hope this helps make you feel a little better. -
Jessica
The Cohort & Networking are extremely helpful
I'm working through my Bootcamp now, and find the collaboration to be the most valuable thing thus far. I especially enjoy the Mentors from the field & the candidness of career wages. Yes, the Bootcamp was expensive, but I find the value is well worth it.
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Paul Peterson
Best 13 weeks of my life!
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I really appreciated all the preparatory help DevMountain provided. During six weeks of self-learning before the program started, I got to chat with a mentor about my progress and any topics I was having trouble with.
During the actual program, I liked how the mentors were there if we ever needed help with the random bugs and errors we would encounter, but they never stepped on my toes. The curriculum was awesome, and I felt like we were learning the most current top tech skills.
The first few weeks of the course were a good review and knowledge-solidifier. As time went on, we got to focus more and more on learning by doing and putting together personal and group projects. The staff was very knowledgable, the facilities were great, and I have never had so much fun during a school program! If we needed a quick break, the fooseball table was right around the corner. Not to mention the video game systems (thank you Super Smash Bros!).
As we got closer to graduation, the employment specialists gave excellent assistance and feedback on our resumes, portfolios, and LinkedIn profiles.
I felt like my time at DevMountain really helped me learn how to learn, and how to pick up new technologies that I may not have as much experience in. I'm excited to see where things go from here!