Fullstack Academy
Founded in 2012, Fullstack Academy is a tech bootcamp provider that offers immersive online programs for AI & machine learning, software engineering, cloud computing, cybersecurity, data analytics, DevOps, and product management. Many bootcamps offered by Fullstack Academy have flexible scheduling options to allow students to balance career development and other commitments. Fullstack Academy also offers the Grace Hopper Program, a software engineering bootcamp...
Founded in 2012, Fullstack Academy is a tech bootcamp provider that offers immersive online programs for AI & machine learning, software engineering, cloud computing, cybersecurity, data analytics, DevOps, and product management. Many bootcamps offered by Fullstack Academy have flexible scheduling options to allow students to balance career development and other commitments. Fullstack Academy also offers the Grace Hopper Program, a software engineering bootcamp for women and non-binary students, in addition to partnerships with leading universities nationwide.
In the AI & Machine Learning Bootcamp, students will explore practical and theoretical machine learning concepts using real-world tools and graduate with the specialized knowledge needed to apply AI fundamentals in a current role or pursue a new career in the data field.
As part of the Cloud Computing Bootcamp curriculum, students acquire the skills and knowledge to navigate cloud computing complexities, including learning about fundamental concepts and gaining experience with popular platforms like Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
The Fullstack Academy Software Engineering Immersive is JavaScript-based and covers coding basics, front-end development, back-end development, and more.
Throughout the Cybersecurity Bootcamp, students learn offensive and defensive cybersecurity skills, including Linux, automation, pen testing, bash scripting, Python for security, incident response, digital forensics, and NIST framework.
In the Data Analytics Bootcamp, students learn data visualizations, data-collection systems, Excel, Python, SQL, and more.
The Product Management Bootcamp curriculum combines hands-on lessons and interactive technology with foundational material, preparing students for every step of their product management career journey. Learn essential skills spanning the product development life cycle, from ideation to performance analysis.
All Fullstack Academy bootcamps include career and job search support to help students land jobs in some of the fast-growing fields. Graduates of Fullstack Academy have been hired by Google, Amazon, Facebook, Fortune 100 firms, startups, and more.
393 Fullstack Academy Reviews
AnonymousStudent • Fullstack Academy Full-Time Software Engineering Immersive • New York CityAug 12, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceDo not go here - software engineering full time immersive program
Although it may have been a great bootcamp at one time, it is not anymore. Staff shortages, 1 instructor per cohort, calendars that are now pdf vs. Google calendar, disorganization on a huge level. It is the fyre festival of bootcamps. It was sold by the founders and purchased in 2018 by zovio (formerly bridgepoint education) and has had a recent change in management 6 months ago. It seems to be cutting costs anywhere possible and stretching instructors to their breaking point. Many qui...Although it may have been a great bootcamp at one time, it is not anymore. Staff shortages, 1 instructor per cohort, calendars that are now pdf vs. Google calendar, disorganization on a huge level. It is the fyre festival of bootcamps. It was sold by the founders and purchased in 2018 by zovio (formerly bridgepoint education) and has had a recent change in management 6 months ago. It seems to be cutting costs anywhere possible and stretching instructors to their breaking point. Many quitting.- AnonymousStudent • OnlineMay 13, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Great Teaching
The good: Fullstack Academy offers an immersive cybersecurity bootcamp that is well worth the time spent doing it. The instructors are patient and will walk you through the most basic of tasks, all the way up to configuring VPCs in AWS with load balancing and Remote-Access VPNs. If you have any technical abilities at all, the course should not be difficult to complete.
Heed this warning: Adjust your expectations as you consider signing up for this bootcamp. If you're expecting to lan...The good: Fullstack Academy offers an immersive cybersecurity bootcamp that is well worth the time spent doing it. The instructors are patient and will walk you through the most basic of tasks, all the way up to configuring VPCs in AWS with load balancing and Remote-Access VPNs. If you have any technical abilities at all, the course should not be difficult to complete.
Heed this warning: Adjust your expectations as you consider signing up for this bootcamp. If you're expecting to land a job during/immediately after the course, you most likely will not. The majority of my network from the cohort that I finished 3 months ago still don't have jobs in the field. If you're an IT guy looking to expand into IT security, this would be great for you. If you're a Linux/Windows SysAdmin, highschool senior, etc. with time on your hands and don't need to get a job immediately after the course is over, this would be great for you. If you have bills to pay and mouths to feed, you're less than marketable without prior in-field experience.
Conclusion: The instructors are great, and as a noob, you'll learn a ton. Just don't expect to work in-field anytime soon. - AnonymousGraduate • Fullstack Academy Full-Time Software Engineering Immersive • New York CityApr 13, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Software Engineering Immersive
I would highly recommend Fullstack Academy for those seeking a career in software engineering. As for my background, I graduated university with a B.S. in computer science, but had no related work experience, even internships. After months of zero replies from numerous job applications, I decided to take this coding bootcamp. It mainly covered JavaScript and React with a focus on front-end, but I was able to get a decent amount of experience on back-end technologies and concepts as well....I would highly recommend Fullstack Academy for those seeking a career in software engineering. As for my background, I graduated university with a B.S. in computer science, but had no related work experience, even internships. After months of zero replies from numerous job applications, I decided to take this coding bootcamp. It mainly covered JavaScript and React with a focus on front-end, but I was able to get a decent amount of experience on back-end technologies and concepts as well. It's very fast paced and can easily get overwhelming from time to time, but they all come back together towards the end of junior phase. Senior phase is when the excitement begins as you get to build creative project with fellow cohort-mates. I liked how it was up to us to explore new technologies this phase as it really opened up my eyes to realize what tools are out there within our reach. It took me about 2 months after graduation to finally secure my first career in software engineering, and the job hunting skills that our career coaches have taught us really helped me all the way. It may be intimidating at first, but it definitely pays off as it did for me. - AnonymousDigital MarketingMar 12, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Full Stack Web Development Online Training
Full Stack Web Development Online Training
Full Stack Web Development is nothing but complete designing of both websites and applications where the developers need to work from frontend to backend development. With our Full Stack Web Development Course, you will become an expert in all the aspects of web development such as Java, .NET, MEAN Stack and Python. In Frontend you are able to learn – HTML, HMTL5, CSS3, Bootstrap, JavaScript and jQuery whereas in Backend...Full Stack Web Development Online Training
Full Stack Web Development is nothing but complete designing of both websites and applications where the developers need to work from frontend to backend development. With our Full Stack Web Development Course, you will become an expert in all the aspects of web development such as Java, .NET, MEAN Stack and Python. In Frontend you are able to learn – HTML, HMTL5, CSS3, Bootstrap, JavaScript and jQuery whereas in Backend – Node.js, Meteor.js, Angular 2,4&5, PHP and Ruby on Rails and finally in Database – MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, CouchDB and Apache Cassandr Website: https://bit.ly/37p8r4p - Anonymousunemployed • OnlineJan 19, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Web development
It's a wonderful program for individuals who already have basic understanding of programming such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript. I say this do to the fact this program is only 3 to 6 months so there's only time to touch the surface of each of these languages, I feel for individuals that have never touch code and are complete beginners would find this program overwhelming and difficult to understand at times, beginning projects are pre written meaning mostly just copy paste into your code e...It's a wonderful program for individuals who already have basic understanding of programming such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript. I say this do to the fact this program is only 3 to 6 months so there's only time to touch the surface of each of these languages, I feel for individuals that have never touch code and are complete beginners would find this program overwhelming and difficult to understand at times, beginning projects are pre written meaning mostly just copy paste into your code editor such as "VSCode" which didn't help me being a" hands on learner" "means I learn by typing each letter" this made it difficult for me to understand how I was making projects at times and what websites I was creating or why I needed the code I was using to make them with. Therefore making it harder for me to apply the knowledge to my own projects later and it's wasn't until towards the end of the course that we finally put together a website of our own but by this time, it was hard to recall the past knowledge from weeks before or even know what files you need for different projects or which code needs to be in what files! and it's around this time that "before class hours" go from 3 day a week to just 1 day a week but I could reach out to each teacher on slack are ask for visiting hours if needed sometimes hope this helps. - AnonymousGraduate • NYC Web Development Fellowship • New York CityJul 07, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great Instructors
I had an overall very positive experience at Fullstack Academy. I got into their WDF program which is part of a partnership with the city and is 100% tuition free, so bear in mind that the fact that I got to go for free may have made my perception a little rosier than it would otherwise be. That being said, if I had to do it all over and pay the full cost for this coding bootcamp, I absolutely would (especially their Grace Hopper program, which has deferred tuition). I just got my first ...I had an overall very positive experience at Fullstack Academy. I got into their WDF program which is part of a partnership with the city and is 100% tuition free, so bear in mind that the fact that I got to go for free may have made my perception a little rosier than it would otherwise be. That being said, if I had to do it all over and pay the full cost for this coding bootcamp, I absolutely would (especially their Grace Hopper program, which has deferred tuition). I just got my first coding-related job 4 months after graduating and I'll be making almost triple my previous annual salary, so the cost is definitely worth it in my opinion.
The two main instructors that I had at Fullstack are amazing. Sarah especially is incredibly effective at communicating very complex topics clearly in a short amount of time. Going through a coding bootcamp, you have to absorb a crazy amount of information very quickly and it's difficult to keep up no matter how good you are, but having great instructors is essential to making it more manageable. Being able to deliver massive amounts of information to beginners in a way that is digestible takes a lot of talent, and I'm impressed by both Sarah and Orlando for doing it so well. All the fellows who acted as teaching assistants were also amazingly supportive and helpful.
The curriculum overall was very good. We started off learning coding basics in JavaScript for about a month, and then moved on to learning the PERN tech stack, which includes PostgreSQL, Express, React, and Node.js. There were some workshops that I think were not as clear as they could have been, and some other workshops that stood out as being brilliantly written and organized (shout out to Finn who made a couple of those A+ workshops). The workshops were made to be worked on in pairs, with one person sharing their screen as they type code, and the other person giving directions on how to approach the problem. The idea of "pair programming" is central to Fullstack's education model. I did get social burnout sometimes from pair programming so much, but for the most part I liked it and found it to be very effective.
There was lots of career success support during and after the bootcamp but I think my cohort got extra support especially after graduation because we were in the WDF program. I underestimated how important career success support was, and I think a lot of people tend to do that. It's not unusual to graduate bootcamp with imposter syndrome but getting coaching, resume reviews, and interview prep definitely helped me counteract those feelings of self-doubt.
Going through this bootcamp was extremely challenging but great instructors and classmates made it fun and manageable. You learn a LOT in a very short amount of time, you WILL have to study on your own time during and after the program to fill in knowledge gaps, but overall it's well worth the cost and the effort! Although there are lots of free resources out there, I wouldn't have been able to learn how to code like this from scratch on my own. Now that I have a solid base of coding knowledge and have "learned how to learn" so to speak, I feel like I can make better use of other resources too. - AnonymousFeb 10, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Immersive Software Engineering Program - Grace Hopper Program
I recently graduated from the Grace Hopper Program at Fullstack Academy and I had an amazing experience. Even though the entire course was remote, I was able to gain the skills necessary to get plenty of interviews and job offers as a software engineer after graduation. I was also able to form meaningful friendships with my classmates and professional connections with the instructors. I think the main thing to know if you're considering any bootcamp is that people won't hold your hand th...I recently graduated from the Grace Hopper Program at Fullstack Academy and I had an amazing experience. Even though the entire course was remote, I was able to gain the skills necessary to get plenty of interviews and job offers as a software engineer after graduation. I was also able to form meaningful friendships with my classmates and professional connections with the instructors. I think the main thing to know if you're considering any bootcamp is that people won't hold your hand the whole time. You have to be a motivated, self-starter in order to put in the work during the course and put the work into applying for jobs. Super worth it though, I successfully changed careers from something I hated into something I now love. - AnonymousGraduate • Fullstack Academy Full-Time Software Engineering Immersive • New York CityFeb 08, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Grace Hopper Grad from FS academy
I did the Grace Hopper Program at Fullstack Academy. I thought the experience was overall very worthwhile and made a huge impact on my career choice. In terms of pros, they have a great curriculum with everything you need to begin as a software engineer and a very welcoming community including staff and other students. On the other hand, being well prepared for the job doesn't mean well prepared for interviews. I felt that the last few weeks of the curriculum were not concrete or taught ...I did the Grace Hopper Program at Fullstack Academy. I thought the experience was overall very worthwhile and made a huge impact on my career choice. In terms of pros, they have a great curriculum with everything you need to begin as a software engineer and a very welcoming community including staff and other students. On the other hand, being well prepared for the job doesn't mean well prepared for interviews. I felt that the last few weeks of the curriculum were not concrete or taught as smoothly. This was the time when the focus was on algorithms and data structures. I think it would've helped to have more preparation in that area because Fullstack offered Launch day. Launch day pairs students with employers and gets them the first interview. Upon doing well on these interviews, students move to the next round with those companies and if they aren't well prepared to interview right out of boot camp these will be wasted opportunities. Of course, there will be more interview opportunities after graduating but note that graduates will need to spend significant time on their own in technical interview preparation. - AnonymousGraduate • Fullstack Academy Cybersecurity Analytics Bootcamp (Full-Time) • New York CityJul 31, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Fullstack Academy Cyber - Full Time Fully Immersive
I loved my time at fullstack. It was an incredibly challenging experience and I totally white-knuckled my way through. They do provide an abundance of academic support as well as career counseling and social-support as well. I was very impressed with the diverse group of students they admitted to the program. Everyone came from a different background, and they were all very friendly and intelligent. I have made life-long friends and we continue to ask each other questions, and provide su...I loved my time at fullstack. It was an incredibly challenging experience and I totally white-knuckled my way through. They do provide an abundance of academic support as well as career counseling and social-support as well. I was very impressed with the diverse group of students they admitted to the program. Everyone came from a different background, and they were all very friendly and intelligent. I have made life-long friends and we continue to ask each other questions, and provide support for one another. - AnonymousSoftware Engineer • Graduate • Fullstack Academy Full-Time Software Engineering Immersive • New York CityJun 19, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Very happy experience
Very friendly staff and classmates, I have the happiest days here in my life. Everyone loves everyone. When we are doing group projects we help each other.
In terms of curriculum it is hard to say what is the best, what full stack offers is a little bit of everything, and it gets me ready for a SWE job.
- AnonymousGraduate • Fullstack Academy Full-Time Software Engineering Immersive • ChicagoMar 24, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Ultimately rewarding, but room for improvement
Pros:
-Structured class setting with minimal lectures and lots of hands-on work
-Great workshops that don't hold your hands
-Great setting for working with others whether it's pair exercises or group projects
-Great instructors who are always available to help
-Awesome career day that really helped get you prepared for more serious interviews down the line
Cons:
-The pacing of the course could use some work. e.g. REACTOs (practice technical interviews) are more o...Pros:
-Structured class setting with minimal lectures and lots of hands-on work
-Great workshops that don't hold your hands
-Great setting for working with others whether it's pair exercises or group projects
-Great instructors who are always available to help
-Awesome career day that really helped get you prepared for more serious interviews down the line
Cons:
-The pacing of the course could use some work. e.g. REACTOs (practice technical interviews) are more of an after-thought in the current set up when they are so crucial for the job search
-Based on my experience, the weaker students are generally grouped with the stronger students for group projects, giving little incentive to demonstrate that you are a top student; almost better to just do the bare minimum on the Junior phase. - AnonymousStudent • Fullstack Academy Full-Time Software Engineering Immersive • New York CitySep 01, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great curriculum, but some flaws
I don't regret going to FSA. I have an engineering job as a result of what I learned at the program, but a few things rubbed me the wrong way. I'm going to focus mostly on negatives because I haven't read some of my biggest concerns in other reviews. Also, apologies for the rambling and disorganization below, I acknowledge the structure of my review could be better.
Fullstack Academy is not equipped properly to handle everyone of all levels
I think they...
I don't regret going to FSA. I have an engineering job as a result of what I learned at the program, but a few things rubbed me the wrong way. I'm going to focus mostly on negatives because I haven't read some of my biggest concerns in other reviews. Also, apologies for the rambling and disorganization below, I acknowledge the structure of my review could be better.
Fullstack Academy is not equipped properly to handle everyone of all levels
I think they removed this from their website, but they use to state that everyone from all backgrounds would benefit from going to FSA, even seasoned programmers who want to brush up their skills. Some people with programming experience, especially seniors, would pull their teeth out with the amount of pair programming the bootcamp forces you to do. I personally wish they did less pair programming. They immediately alienate people with programming experience in the first week by doing a long workshop on why pair programming is the best way to learn. FSA tries to prove the point that pairing beginners with beginners leads to the most amount of growth, but they fail to discuss intermediate and expert level programmers paired with beginners. The beginners obviously learn a lot from people with more experience, but, ultimately, the people with the most experience get dragged down a little by less experienced partners. You're not supposed to finish every workshop, but some of the more knowledgeable people would benefit more from finishing the workshop all the way through, and doing the extra credit, instead of teaching their partner the workshop. FSA recommends finishing the workshops at home anyway, but it could feel like class time is wasted time. This applies to both experienced programmers and fast learners who end up becoming the top of the class.
I think FSA needs to work on a way to better balance the curriculum for beginners, those with a background in programming, and fast learners. The curriculum is great for computer science graduates because a lot of universities do not teach full stack technologies or web dev, however, workshops and especially group projects can be painful when you're not supposed to move on if your partner does not understand what's going on. I'm not saying person who is struggling should be left in the dust, I'm saying it's just not ideal scenario for both parties, and I do not believe that FSA handles the students who struggle the most appropriately, but I'll talk about that in a later section. FSA has to rely on pair programming due to not having enough resources (teachers and teaching assistants) to support every student during a workshop.
Those with a CS degree also want to do a bootcamp like FSA because they want help in building a portfolio for job hunting, so the second half of the program sounds incredibly appealing. FSA gives you a ton of code and knowledge of a stack that you can leverage to build your own projects, but it's difficult to produce a decently functional app in the short amount of time you're given if you have to code along with someone who is struggling. Yes, you can work on the app after you've graduated but some people want to immediately dive into the job hunt once the program ends. I witnessed a couple students do the entire project for the rest of their team, which really sucks for the people who didn't actually end up doing the project because they can't even explain the code. In this scenario, I think it would be better to match students of similar levels for projects so everyone will learn together (as FSA even stated at the beginning of the program).
Additionally, there's a little bit of a toxic culture towards individuals who have a computer science degree or had a programming job. This is not only specific to FSA, I have encountered other bootcampers who express the same sentiment. FSA's curriculum is great for CS degree graduates who were never taught full-stack technologies. Despite these graduates not knowing web dev, other students talked about the experienced people and asked "why are they even in this program?", or put down computer science majors for not knowing the same things bootcampers know. It was enough to make me feel uncomfortable and that reaction is unwelcoming to students who do have a CS degree. It's one thing to say you accomplished something without a four year degree, but it's another thing to put someone else down for it.
FSA does not provide enough support for the top strugglers
As mentioned earlier above. FSA should be more strict with who passes junior phase. The strugglers would really benefit from redoing the first phase (which is a possibility) instead of FSA expecting other students to educate the struggler during the final phase when these other students are already past that point and want to start developing applications. Someone from my cohort didn't finish and understand the last project before senior phase, had redo the project, and somehow "passed" even though they still did not understand React and Redux in senior phase. FSA threw them on a team for the first project, and expected the rest of the team to catch the person up with pair programming. This person ended up even more left behind because the team wanted to have a working app. It's not a great situation for everyone involved and is a great diservice to the person who's struggling.
There are not enough teaching assistants, not long enough office hours, and class sizes are way too big. My cohort size was around 40 students, which FSA mislead me about when I was applying. I asked several times how big classes are and they either gave me a non-answer (it fluctuates with the seasons) or told me about 20. I was not expecting that class size. Students do not get enough attention or resources amongst large class sizes. Increasing the class sizes also floods the market with even more junior dev job seekers, so it's even more difficult to get an engineering job.
FSA is misleading about their outcomes
I'm not a big fan of the fact that they showcase success stories and companies who have hired graduates from the first year or two of FSA, when bootcamps were probably at their peak. They also do not explicitly state how many people get non-software engineer jobs like product management, support engineer, or solution constultant. Not all graduates land programming jobs, quite a few end up in a form of a technical role that does not involve coding. FSA also links to out of date CIRR reports that have higher success rates.
FSA spends too much time on "sharing your feelings" and "bonding" events/workshops
Someone did mention this in another review, and I also felt the same way. You are forced to go to lunch with a group every week to share your highs and lows. There are retrospectives where you compliment other people in the class for something they did well. Sometimes FSA ends the day early for bonding activities with other classmates or fellows. It felt like wasted time when I paid so much, and FSA already moves too fast and doesn't spend enough time on certain topics. Also, somewhat related, everyone is an adult, but I felt like I was being treated as a child by how certain FSA staff talked to the class.
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How much does Fullstack Academy cost?
Fullstack Academy costs around $19,910. On the lower end, some Fullstack Academy courses like Online Data Analyst Training Accelerator Program cost $0.
What courses does Fullstack Academy teach?
Fullstack Academy offers courses like Fullstack Academy AI & Machine Learning Bootcamp (Part-Time), Fullstack Academy Cybersecurity Analytics Bootcamp (Full-Time), Fullstack Academy Cybersecurity Analytics Bootcamp (Part-Time), Fullstack Academy Product Management Bootcamp (Part-Time) and 8 more.
Where does Fullstack Academy have campuses?
Fullstack Academy teaches students Online in a remote classroom.
Is Fullstack Academy worth it?
Fullstack Academy hasn't shared alumni outcomes yet, but one way to determine if a bootcamp is worth it is by reading alumni reviews. 393 Fullstack Academy alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Fullstack Academy on Course Report - you should start there!
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