MIT xPRO | Bootcamps
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MIT xPRO offers online Professional Certificates in Full Stack Development with MERN (26 weeks), Cybersecurity (24 weeks), Data Science and Data Analytics (24 weeks), and Technical Project Management (21 weeks). The bootcamps require a time commitment of 15-20 hours per week, and are designed for recent graduates, career changers, and professionals looking to upskill their career. The bootcamps include a capstone project that can be shared with potential employers.
No prerequisites are required to apply for the bootcamps, but a capacity for technical concepts is recommended.
Students will receive career coaching and expert mentorship throughout the program.
Financing options including deferred payments may be available.
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Okan DuzyolDistinguished Security Architect • Graduate • OnlineApr 19, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceApplied Data Science Program
I used to think Certificate Programs are money traps. Easy and everyone in the program passes.
Not with this one.
2 years of Master's Level Courses packed into 2 months of lectures from MIT Professors, and coding exercises mentored by Industry Professionals. 15 hrs of lectures, 15 hrs of coding per week.
Great spread and depth in AI/ML.
Thanks to our great program manager, @Jasna Aneer GreatLearning for her pat...I used to think Certificate Programs are money traps. Easy and everyone in the program passes.
Not with this one.
2 years of Master's Level Courses packed into 2 months of lectures from MIT Professors, and coding exercises mentored by Industry Professionals. 15 hrs of lectures, 15 hrs of coding per week.
Great spread and depth in AI/ML.
Thanks to our great program manager, @Jasna Aneer GreatLearning for her patience with our late submissions. :)- BethGraduate • Professional Certificate in Coding: Full Stack Development with MERN • OnlineApr 11, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
What do you expect from MIT?
I've read all the other reviews for this program and I seriously don't know what some of these other people came in expecting. It's an MIT program, with lectures from actual MIT professors, of course it's hard, of course they assume you already know things, they are used to teaching the top 1% of students in the world. A certificate from MIT wouldn't be valuable if it was an easy course.
I just finished my program and it was definitely a slog. I had to do a lot of extra learning ...I've read all the other reviews for this program and I seriously don't know what some of these other people came in expecting. It's an MIT program, with lectures from actual MIT professors, of course it's hard, of course they assume you already know things, they are used to teaching the top 1% of students in the world. A certificate from MIT wouldn't be valuable if it was an easy course.
I just finished my program and it was definitely a slog. I had to do a lot of extra learning but I have a lot of developer friends who helped me to understand that that is normal so I wasn't mad about it. The NextTech tool is really bad and I hope they replace it, but otherwise, I feel like I got what I paid for. And now I'm working with a career coach and already starting to get some interviews for developer roles. The MIT cert definitely turns heads. For 7 grand and a bunch of my free time, I'd say that's worth it.
If you are a total beginner or don't have more than 20 a week to put in or are someone who needs/wants a lot of structure and hand-holding then you probably shouldn't do this course. Otherwise, I think it does a good job of trying to support you through the lectures from the faculty and in the end it got me to where I want to be. - Skye ChenData Scientist • Student • Professional Certificate in Coding: Full Stack Development with MERN • OnlineApr 10, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Strongly NOT recommended
For those who may consider this program, I would strongly NOT recommend it. I started participating in this program since August-2021. I am on the 3rd and last semester currently, and will graduate in 2 months. So everything I say here is based on my observation as well as personal experience thus far.
The reason I decided to take MIT full-stack classes is that I deeply know for doing Full-Stack, I need to have some help to watch over my shoulder to see what I have been doing. I w...For those who may consider this program, I would strongly NOT recommend it. I started participating in this program since August-2021. I am on the 3rd and last semester currently, and will graduate in 2 months. So everything I say here is based on my observation as well as personal experience thus far.
The reason I decided to take MIT full-stack classes is that I deeply know for doing Full-Stack, I need to have some help to watch over my shoulder to see what I have been doing. I was happy to hear that we have a teaching assistant as well as a success coach to make sure our success. And here is what happened after I participated in the program:
Our new weekly material is posted every Thursday, which usually leaves all of us extremely confused with the content. Routinely, our teaching assistant will post this week's content review step by step on Tuesday, since this is her 2nd job, and she has no time to post anything earlier than that (we double confirmed with her at the beginning of the program). That leaves us one and a half days to finish all the homework, which is almost impossible to do. Even though we managed to do some, it usually starts to have tons of questions, and we expect her to fast reply so we won't pass the deadline. Yet, she will answer them on the same day as the deadline, which leaves us no time to go further to finish our homework, since we are usually stuck in the middle of the problem-solving. Students have been trying to reach out to the Sucess Coach for help as well as figure out if there is any way to improve this. No positive feedback.
I have been seeing angry students leaving one after another without any feedback or help from this program. Eventually, the students who are remaining have no choice but try grading the teaching assistant a low grade to raise the attention that we need help. Yes, we got a message from her and asked if there is anything she can help with. However, she was not aware of the frustration we are having. In addition, here is the proof of her work is getting worse and worse.
Ever since 2022, our teaching assistant started disappearing in our QA section. She didn't answer any of the questions on Week 14 (due on 1/13/2022), week 15 (due on 1/20/2022), week 19 (due on 2/17/2022), and week 23 (due on 4/8/2022). On week 15, she appeared, and here is the quote
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Last week's discussion board was left unanswered by me, as I didn't sign up to get notifications by mistake. I apologize! 🙇♂️
If you still have questions about last week, please reach out to me directly! But I've seen you replied to each other, which is awesome! Keep up the great individual and teamwork!
"
And yet, she didn't answer any of the questions in either Week 14 or Week 15. What an irony!
I also tried to reach out to her through Slack, since that's the platform we were told to reach out to for faster assistance. The last conversation I had with her was on November 25, 2021. Four days after I raised my questions, she answered me, but it was already passed the deadline. After that, I was not able to contact her, I tried to reach out on December 18, 2021, and March 29, 2022. All my questions are remaining unanswered.
Last week, we had homework that almost none of our students were able to figure out, and there was one student who has been very persistent in this program until this moment (only 2 months away from finishing line), stormed out angry, and quit. I eventually turned in my half-done homework and asked for help for the grader (that's how desperate I am). The grader told me that I need to reach to my teaching assistant. So this is not going anywhere.
At this moment, I don't believe her promise of work as well as her attitude toward this job. I have no willingness to work with her in any circumstances anymore. And If this problem is still remaining, I will consider taking legal action.
For other problems, such as the materials being outdated, I would not repeat others' words, because those are all true.Erin Rosenblatt of MIT xPRO | Bootcamps
VP of Professional Certificates, Emeritus
May 05, 2022
Hi Skye,We’re sorry to hear that this program hasn’t met your expectations. Nearly all (90%) of our students tell us that their learning objectives were met or exceeded, and that is a statistic that we are proud of. However, success in this program does rely heavily on the learner’s ability to be self-directed, research on their own, and reach out when they need help. To provide that support, we require a 24-hour response time from learning facilitators, and currently all learning facilitators are meeting those expectations. We have validated they are responding to student questions effectively and within SLA. While success coaches are available for additional support, support is mainly focused on the student's academic goals within the constraints of the program, and coaches aren’t able to tailor the program’s fundamental nature to suit individual needs. We encourage you to regularly reach out to our team for support. You may also contact mit@emeritus.org to discuss how we can improve your experience and help ensure that you achieve your learning goals. We appreciate your feedback, as it helps us improve the experience for all future learners in our program.Thank you,Erin RosenblattVP of Professional Certificates, Emeritus - CateStudent • Professional Certificate in Cybersecurity • OnlineMar 26, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
WASTE OF MONEY
This is a really good moneymaking machine. Using MIT’s name to get people to enroll. Then when you contact support and had to withdraw, they wont even review special circumstances and you will have to deal with a robot-like email replies from their main office in Singapore.
I was enrolled in Professional Cybersecurity Program and Now I am stuck in paying $3700 (i got partially reimbursed) for something I cant even use.
The assigments are too much and very redundant. Not mu...This is a really good moneymaking machine. Using MIT’s name to get people to enroll. Then when you contact support and had to withdraw, they wont even review special circumstances and you will have to deal with a robot-like email replies from their main office in Singapore.
I was enrolled in Professional Cybersecurity Program and Now I am stuck in paying $3700 (i got partially reimbursed) for something I cant even use.
The assigments are too much and very redundant. Not much hands on assigments. It’s all what if situation.
This was a horrible experience. I will not recommend this to anybodyErin Rosenblatt of MIT xPRO | Bootcamps
VP of Professional Certificates, Emeritus
Apr 05, 2022
Hi Cate,
We’re sorry to hear that your learning experience didn’t meet your expectations. We understand that you tried to withdraw from the program and regret that your concerns were not appropriately addressed. We appreciate your feedback, as it helps us improve the experience for all future learners in our program.This program was built and vetted by MIT faculty and a team of instructional designers, just as all our programs undergo thorough review for content quality and rigor. Refunds are available beyond the first two weeks of the program, prorated up to 60% of the program’s completion. However, we’d still like to help you work toward your learning goals, so we encourage you to reach out to program contacts who are always ready to help, including our success coach, and instructors for content-related questions. You may also contact mit@emeritus.org to discuss how we can further improve your experience and help ensure you achieve your learning goals.
Thank you,Erin RosenblattVP of Professional Certificates, Emeritus - Ryan GregoryMar 15, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Full Stack Development with MERN
DO NOT ENROLL IN THIS COURSE. Not even close to worth the price tag. There are so many great free options out there. I wish I had taken more time to research but freeCodeCamp and Full Stack Open through the University of Helsinki are free and the content is much higher quality. Much of the onus seems to be on the MIT professors teaching the course. They just slapped this stuff together and their videos are unfocused and rambling. There are helpful Emeritus staff and the office hou...DO NOT ENROLL IN THIS COURSE. Not even close to worth the price tag. There are so many great free options out there. I wish I had taken more time to research but freeCodeCamp and Full Stack Open through the University of Helsinki are free and the content is much higher quality. Much of the onus seems to be on the MIT professors teaching the course. They just slapped this stuff together and their videos are unfocused and rambling. There are helpful Emeritus staff and the office hours are ok but overall this has been a really, really bad experience. MIT should be ashamed of having their brand associated with this course. On top of that, they only offer refunds in the first 2 or 3 weeks after the course starts-- it's a 32 week long program. Going to file a complaint about this. Every time I see a FB ad I will leave this review.Erin Rosenblatt of MIT xPRO | Bootcamps
VP of Professional Certificates, Emeritus
Mar 23, 2022
Hi Ryan, we’re sorry to hear that your learning experience did not meet your expectations. This program was built and vetted by MIT faculty and a team of instructional designers, just as all our programs undergo thorough review for content quality and rigor. Refunds are available beyond the first two weeks of the program, pro-rated up through 60% of program completion, if you’d like to pursue that option. However, we’d still like to help you work toward your learning goals. We don’t have any support tickets on file for you where you shared your concerns, so we encourage you to reach out to program contacts who are always ready to help, including our success coach and instructors, for content-related questions. You may also contact mit@emeritus.org to discuss how we can improve your experience and help ensure that you achieve your learning goals.Thank you,Erin RosenblattVP of Professional Certificates, Emeritus - Gabriel BarnesStudent • Professional Certificate in Coding: Full Stack Development with MERN • OnlineAug 12, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Professional Certificate in Coding: Full Stack Development with MERN
This program is highly professional and organized. I've thoroughly enjoyed my time with the program so far. I'm looking forward to my time left prior to graduation. All of the staff and faculty are very nice and helpful. If you're looking to get into Web Development, I would highly recommend this program! - IvyStudent • Professional Certificate in Coding: Full Stack Development with MERN • OnlineJun 17, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Good place to start
Coming from customer service and retail, I had my try at self learning from other free online materials. This bootcamp has been a good stepping stone into learning software development. Difficulty may depend on personal interests and learning style but overall not too difficult that you can't make it. Instructors are there to help and class size is great for networking. Overall, glad I chose this bootcamp over my other choices. - JoshStudent • Professional Certificate in Coding: Full Stack Development with MERN • OnlineJun 14, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
MIT xPRO
I choose this bootcamp for the name recognition of MIT, the broad coverage of the curriculum content, and the reasonable price tag. I could hardly be happier. The content is current, organized effectively, and the lessons are structured in such a way that you you don’t spend the whole time doing a ‘code-along’, but instead understand the problems you are solving as new technologies are introduced.
Before this course, I tried to learn the cornerstone web technologies, HTML/CSS/JS ...I choose this bootcamp for the name recognition of MIT, the broad coverage of the curriculum content, and the reasonable price tag. I could hardly be happier. The content is current, organized effectively, and the lessons are structured in such a way that you you don’t spend the whole time doing a ‘code-along’, but instead understand the problems you are solving as new technologies are introduced.
Before this course, I tried to learn the cornerstone web technologies, HTML/CSS/JS independently and struggled to really comprehend web development. Im the first two weeks this course taught me how to use these technologies in concert to finally get everything necessary for this cornerstone of foundational knowledge.
I find my fellow students to be extremely engaging in slack/discord chats to work through problems and help troubleshoot when there is an issue for the individual learner. However, the program support and learning facilitators are on top of their game and give comprehensive answers to student question, including why the challenges presented are constructed the way they are. Speaking of the learning facilitators, I responded to one of the weekly surveys expressing my discouragement that I didn’t feel as if a particular week gave me enough to work on as I finished the content extremely quickly. Assuming the surveys were being skimmed for data and not actually read, I thought that maybe the issue I brought up would be ignored. However, I received a direct message from one of the learning facilitators who offered me additional material and supplementary things to study. He even ended up offering me quite a bit of guidance/feedback on a project I put together to help reinforce the concepts I learned in the class. The only downside I’m experiencing is that the program is not self paced and is targeted to those not trying to study full time, ideally working a full-time job concurrently with the course. However, the 32-weeks of steady pacing in the course helps to reinforce the concepts without progressing before comprehension is achieved. - Robert KonigsbergFormer management consultant • Student • Professional Certificate in Coding: Full Stack Development with MERN • OnlineApr 28, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Great program - highly recommend!
I'm currently enrolled in the Full Stack Web Development certificate program, almost halfway through.
I have a background in engineering and business, but had not coded for ~3 years before starting.
The program has impressed me thoroughly thus far. The curriculum is thorough and practical - I talk with current web developers and have found that what I'm learning is sometimes more advanced than what they frequently do.
I also appreciate how the course is structured, and that a...I'm currently enrolled in the Full Stack Web Development certificate program, almost halfway through.
I have a background in engineering and business, but had not coded for ~3 years before starting.
The program has impressed me thoroughly thus far. The curriculum is thorough and practical - I talk with current web developers and have found that what I'm learning is sometimes more advanced than what they frequently do.
I also appreciate how the course is structured, and that at the end I'll have a github with many valuable projects.
If you enjoy remote learning and aren't afraid to get your hands dirty (every once in a while I have to use Google to solve an issue I'm facing), I'd highly recommend this program. - Sam ClarkStudent • OnlineApr 23, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Full Stack with METN Professional Certificate
I am currently enrolled in MIT x Pro Full Stack with MERN and am loving it! This is my first extensive course on coding and it is a challenging yet very well put together course with support and video learning! I think it is well worth the initial investment and can help you learn valuable skills to transfer to a future employer! - CahStudent • Professional Certificate in Coding: Full Stack Development with MERN • OnlineApr 14, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Professional Certificate in Coding
This course is meant to provide enough learning experience to walk away as a full-stack developer. I am about 1/3 of the way through so far, and I will say I have learned a ton. I was a beginner at coding and took it upon myself to learn some of the basics beforehand. I would definitely recommend this if starting from scratch. They will give you lots of outside resources to reference and use throughout, USE THEM! You just can't get all the information you need just from the videos. Make ...This course is meant to provide enough learning experience to walk away as a full-stack developer. I am about 1/3 of the way through so far, and I will say I have learned a ton. I was a beginner at coding and took it upon myself to learn some of the basics beforehand. I would definitely recommend this if starting from scratch. They will give you lots of outside resources to reference and use throughout, USE THEM! You just can't get all the information you need just from the videos. Make friends with other students too, make groups and use them for help and ideas. There is a ton of information here, but you will need to do outside studying to fully understand it. - AnonymousGraduate • OnlineMay 13, 2025Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
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I recently completed the MIT Applied Data Science course and found the course to be valuable and informational. The course content was structured, well-organized and covered all the topics that are required to get started in the Data Science, like working with data, building models, and using Python tools. Topics such as machine learning, data wrangling, and predictive modeling provided in-depth knowledge and were as per industry standards.I liked the hands-on approach, the le...I recently completed the MIT Applied Data Science course and found the course to be valuable and informational. The course content was structured, well-organized and covered all the topics that are required to get started in the Data Science, like working with data, building models, and using Python tools. Topics such as machine learning, data wrangling, and predictive modeling provided in-depth knowledge and were as per industry standards.I liked the hands-on approach, the learning included both theoretical and real-world problem solving. There were many assignments and optional courses provided to increase the knowledge around topics of interest. I especially appreciated the capstone project, which allowed me to apply skills in a comprehensive and meaningful way.The faculty and teaching assistants were knowledgeable and explained things clearly. The online platform was organized and easy to use. However, many times course felt fast paced, especially for the working professional like me. I struggled a bit to keep up with the assignments and submissions. I appreciate the support and flexibility from the program manager in helping me get to the finish line of this course.Overall, I highly recommend the course to professionals who are looking to begin their career in data science or build their skills in this field.
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Based on 70+ MIT xPRO | Bootcamps alumni reviews on Course Report, alumni praise the comprehensive curriculum, hands-on projects, and mentorship from industry professionals. In particular, reviewers rate the Professional Certificate in Coding: Full Stack Development with MERN very highly. One review highlights, "The course design was well-structured and the practical, hands-on approach to using Python was extremely effective." However, some reviews suggest that the programs might be challenging for beginners without prior programming experience.
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MIT xPRO | Bootcamps costs around $9,500. On the lower end, some MIT xPRO | Bootcamps courses like Professional Certificate in Coding: Full Stack Development with MERN cost $6,950.
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MIT xPRO | Bootcamps offers courses like Professional Certificate in Coding: Full Stack Development with MERN, Professional Certificate in Coding: Full Time, Professional Certificate in Cybersecurity, Professional Certificate in Data Engineering and 3 more.
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