About
About
Northwestern Boot Camps offer 12-week, full-time, or 24-week, part-time web development courses, and 24-week, part-time data science, cybersecurity, UX/UI, and financial technology (FinTech) courses. The full stack curriculum includes HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, Express.js, Node.js, databases, MongoDB, MySQL, and Git.
The data curriculum includes programming in Excel, Python, R programming, JavaScript charting, HTML/CSS, API interactions, SQL, Tableau, fundamental statistics, machine learning, and more. Enjoy close collaboration with other professionals while receiving hands-on experience.
The cybersecurity curriculum offers hands-on training in networking, systems, web technologies, databases, and defensive and offensive cybersecurity.
The fintech curriculum covers Python programming, financial libraries, machine learning algorithms, Ethereum, blockchain, and more.
The UX/UI program provides hands-on training in user-centric design research, design thinking, visual prototyping and wireframing, interface design, storyboarding, visual design theory, web prototyping with HTML5 and CSS, interaction design with JavaScript and jQuery, and more.
Applicants do not need prior experience to enroll in the boot camps, but once admitted, all students will complete a pre-course tutorial. Northwestern Boot Camps are designed for professionals and students who are actively pursuing a career change or advancement or are looking to gain a new skill set.
Students will benefit from a wide range of career services to be positioned for success through graduation and beyond. Services include portfolio reviews, resume and social media profile support, high-impact career events, workshops, mock interviews, and one-on-one career coaching. Upon program completion, students will receive a Certificate of Completion from Northwestern School of Professional Studies and will have a portfolio of projects or learn skills applicable to certifications demonstrating a working knowledge of web development, data science, cybersecurity, UX/UI, or financial technology.
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Recent Northwestern Boot Camps Reviews: Rating 4.24
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Courses
Courses
Cybersecurity - Part-Time
ApplyCryptography, Ethical Hacking, Network Security, Python, Linux, Mobile Security, Penetration Testing
OnlinePart Time9 Hours/week24 WeeksStart Date Rolling Start Date Cost $12,495 Class size N/A Location Chicago Northwestern Cybersecurity Boot Camp is a challenging, part-time boot camp that takes a multidisciplinary approach to attaining proficiency in IT, networking, and modern information security. Throughout the course of 24 intensive weeks, you will get hands-on training in networking, systems, web technologies, databases, and defensive and offensive cybersecurity. You will also learn methods, techniques, and best practices for accurately conveying the severity of the risks facing an organization’s security posture.Financing
Deposit N/A Tuition Plans Payment plans available Getting in
Minimum Skill Level Beginner Prep Work Pre-work Placement Test No Interview Yes
Data Science and Visualization - Part-Time
ApplyCSS, Excel, HTML, JavaScript, Machine Learning, Python, SQL, Data Science, Data Analytics , Data Visualization, Hadoop, MongoDB, MySQL
OnlinePart Time9 Hours/week24 WeeksStart Date Rolling Start Date Cost $12,495 Class size N/A Location Chicago This boot camp is rigorous, fast-paced, and focused on the practical technical skills needed to analyze and solve data problems. Gain proficiency in a broad array of technologies like Excel, Python and R programming, JavaScript charting, SQL databases, Tableau, machine learning, and more. Throughout the boot camp, you will complete projects using real data sets from the worlds of finance, healthcare, government, social welfare, and more — allowing you to build a strong portfolio with a professional demonstration of mastery.Financing
Deposit N/A Tuition Plans Payment plans available Getting in
Minimum Skill Level Beginner Prep Work Pre-work Placement Test No Interview Yes
Financial Technology - Part-Time
ApplyStart Date Rolling Start Date Cost $12,495 Class size N/A Location Chicago Get hands-on training and instruction in financial technology and analysis using popular tools and methods including Python programming, financial libraries, machine learning algorithms, Ethereum, and blockchain. Maintain your current schedule by studying the competitive curriculum part-time, and gain access to career services like resume and portfolio reviews, interview training, and 1:1 coaching.Financing
Deposit N/A Financing Payment plans availableGetting in
Minimum Skill Level Beginner Prep Work Pre-work Placement Test No Interview Yes
Full Stack Flex - Full-Time
ApplyjQuery, MongoDB, Node.js, CSS, HTML, Git, JavaScript, MySQL, React.js
OnlineFull Time20 Hours/week12 WeeksStart Date Rolling Start Date Cost $12,495 Class size N/A Location Chicago Northwestern Coding Boot Camp is a 12-week, full-time web development boot camp. The full stack curriculum includes HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, Express.js, React.js, databases, MongoDB, Node.js, MySQL, Command Line, Git, and more. Gain real-world experience through complex projects and build a professional portfolio that demonstrates your knowledge. Benefit from a wide range of career services to be positioned for success in the job market including portfolio reviews, resume and social media profile support, workshops, and mock interviews.Financing
Deposit N/A Tuition Plans Payment plans available Getting in
Minimum Skill Level Beginner Prep Work Pre-work Placement Test No Interview Yes
Full Stack Flex - Part-Time
ApplyHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, MongoDB, MySQL, jQuery, Git, React.js
OnlinePart Time10 Hours/week24 WeeksStart Date Rolling Start Date Cost $12,495 Class size N/A Location Chicago Northwestern Coding Boot Camp is a 24-week, part-time web development boot camp. The full stack curriculum includes HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, Express.js, React.js, databases, MongoDB, Node.js, MySQL, Command Line, Git, and more. Gain real-world experience through complex projects and build a professional portfolio that demonstrates your knowledge. Benefit from a wide range of career services to be positioned for success in the job market including portfolio reviews, resume and social media profile support, workshops, and mock interviews.Financing
Deposit N/A Tuition Plans Payment plans available Getting in
Minimum Skill Level Beginner Prep Work Pre-work Placement Test No Interview Yes
UX/UI - Part-Time
ApplyStart Date Rolling Start Date Cost $12,495 Class size N/A Location Chicago Get hands-on training and instruction in UX/UI design methodology, design software skills, front end web prototyping technologies and frameworks including HTML/CSS, interaction design with JavaScript and jQuery, and more. Maintain your current schedule by studying part-time, and apply what you’ve learned toward building a comprehensive portfolio of projects ranging from AI sketches to mobile-responsive web layouts.Financing
Deposit N/A Financing Payment plans availableGetting in
Minimum Skill Level Beginner Prep Work Pre-work Placement Test No Interview Yes
Scholarships
Scholarships
1 Scholarship
$500 Northwestern Boot Camps Scholarship
Course Report is excited to offer an exclusive Northwestern Boot Camps scholarship for $500 off tuition!Eligibility
Offer is only valid for new applicants. Applicants who have already submitted an application cannot claim this scholarship. & This scholarship cannot be combined with other offers.Qualifying Courses
- Cybersecurity - Part-Time (Chicago)
- Financial Technology - Part-Time (Chicago)
Reviews
Northwestern Boot Camps Reviews
- Honest Opinion of Bootcamp- 3/6/2017Anonymous • Student
I took this bootcamp with absolutely no coding background but an interest in the coding/ IT world.
I think you can be successful in this class if you are willing to put in the hours of time to keep up. The pace is FAST. This is a BOOTCAMP. You probably will not grasp every concept. If you hold on and do the work to keep up the best you can, you will have a wonderful experience and learn more than you ever thought possible in 6 months.
The pace of this class is very, VERY fast. I've felt confused almost the entire way so far. Granted, I am only a few weeks in, but my head is still spinning. It gives you a very quick overview of lots of different languages and their uses. A few months in you will be able to write some basic websites.
Although I didn't get to use the career resources to it's fullest (I got a new code-related position only a few months into the bootcamp!), the resources I've been given have been spectacular. My career coach was willing to meet and stratagize with me from day one. He has been so helpful and followed through completely- with a willingness to offer help every step of the way.
This bootcamp has been awesome, despite the VERY fast pace. The other students are wonderful, instructor has real-world experience and is funny and engaging, the teaching assistants are the absolutely best. The resources are there for you, but you need to be willing to reach out and use them! The student success manager is always available and willing to help.
I highly recommend this class if you're a quick learner and have six months to completely devote to this program.
Response From: Adrienne O'Leary of Northwestern Boot Camps
Title: Student Success ManagerTuesday, Mar 07 2017Thank you so much for taking the time to share your honest review with us! You are definitely right, this is a rigorous program that covers a high volume of material and requires hours of work both in and outside of class to succeed.
We’re really happy to hear that you gained so much knowledge and had such a positive experience with our career services and student success teams, and our instructors and TAs. Every member of our staff is truly dedicated to the student experience, so it’s great to know that you felt their support.
As you said, this program is intensive, so we congratulate you on your accomplishments! You’ve clearly put in the hard work and dedication it takes to get the most out of it. Thank you again for your review and for choosing our program. We are rooting you on in your new position and wish you nothing but the best going forward!
- I didn't know what I didn't know- 3/4/2017Anonymous • Investment Banker • Student • Course: Full Stack Flex - Part-Time • Campus: Chicago
I work in the financial services industry and enrolled in this bootcamp in order to gain a better understanding as to how the underlying technology that runs this industry functions.
Through this course, I was exposed to numerous Javascript libraries that unexpectedly allowed me to build tools for my company and clients to manage and mass analyze data from silo'ed data sources - doing things above and beyond the scope of my job.
For example, I learned how to request financial market data through various APIs, join the data with proprietary data, run calculations (through Javascript code and libraries that I was exposed to in class) and store / access the data and calculation results through MongoDB. Prior to starting this course, I would have assumed that this task was 'impossible' or could only happen if our technology team were engaged to scope / deliver the project. Instead, I am now able to do things like this during "down time" at my job - I truly didn't know what I didn't know before I enrolled in this bootcamp.
Response From: Adrienne O'Leary of Northwestern Boot Camps
Title: Student Success ManagerMonday, Mar 06 2017Thank you so much for your review! We couldn’t agree more—you don’t truly discover all there is to learn until you dive in and begin the journey yourself. We are thrilled that you had such a positive experience in the program and that you’ve gained knowledge that’s helped you excel in your current position and maximize efficiency. Thank you again for sharing with us and for choosing our program! We wish you much success going forward and know that you’ll continue to do great things with your new set of skills.
- Why can't I get any information?- 1/30/2017Anonymous • Student • Campus: Chicago
I requested information on NU's coding bootcamp through their website and have received confirmation emails from Michael Maniscalco. When I respond to these emails requesting more information on curriculum and class schedule, no response is given. No phone calls are returned either. Michael, is this a legitimate program?
Response From: Adrienne O'Leary of Northwestern Boot Camps
Title: Student Success ManagerWednesday, Feb 01 2017Hi Anonymous. We sincerely apologize for your experience. We strive to respond to inquiries within 24 hours, but due to the level of interest in our program, that is not always possible. Please call us at (312) 416-9979 and we'll be sure to get you the information you need.
- Full Stack Coding Bootcamp- 7/20/2018Caitlin Everett • UX • Graduate • Course: Full Stack Flex - Part-Time • Campus: Chicago
I attended a part time, 6 month winter/spring cohort. This was such a great, immersive experience. I loved my fellow students more than anything else. Also, thank goodness for the high energy vibe. I needed it to be able to participate !!
Boot camp is a *big* time commmittment and if you are working another job, be prepared to feel sleepy. Despite the real phyiscal and mental challenge of working and learning at the same time, it really is a great way, especially if your employer will help foot the bill, to level up your skills. They have an awesome person leading curriculum development now, too - so I'ts going to be even more fantastic.
I will say, of this or any other boot camp, start making your portfolio early. It is hard to get a job without one, and it takes a lot of energy to try to do it all at once.
Response From: Boot Camp Team of Northwestern Boot Camps
Title: Community TeamMonday, Jul 23 2018Amazing, Caitlin! We are so happy you enjoyed our immersive program, curriculum development, and overall had such a great experience with your classmates. This course does require a heavy time commitment, but like you said, it is a great way to level up your skills—and we commend you for your hard work. You give great advice for all potential students regarding starting your portfolio early. Congratulations on graduating and thank you for your review! We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
