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Founded in 2010, Sabio is a tech training provider offering 13- and 17-week full-time coding bootcamps and a 21-week part-time bootcamp in Los Angeles, Orange County, and online. Sabio specializes in Mobile, Front End, Back End, Source Control, Database, and Development platforms across the full stack, and students can specialize in Node.js or .Net to help jumpstart their careers. By incorporating project-based learning into its curriculum, it offers students a comprehensive experience of all phases of software development. It was founded by tech industry innovators, and it is now taught exclusively by experts from companies such as Fox, Gamefly, Stack Overflow and TMZ.
Prior programming experience is not required, but applicants with prior experience are given a faster track. A technical assessment is available immediately or within four weeks of the 17-week program for full-time students. The application process at Sabio identifies motivated and engaged students from diverse backgrounds. Many past students have advanced degrees in Computer Science, Engineering, Musicology, Psychology, Finance, Mathematics, among others. It is essential that all applicants have a great personality, work ethic, and be able to solve basic logic problems.
Sabio's curriculum prepares students for entry-level developer jobs by incorporating a real-world project for a client and four weeks of career guidance. Prior to starting the intensive bootcamp, students receive four weeks of pre-work conducted by instructors. Every student at Sabio has access to extended mentorship and a five-year professional development program. Sabio instructors have over 100 years combined experience in software engineering. Small class sizes and expert instruction give students an edge when it comes to competing for jobs. A Sabio instructor must be an executive or C-level executive before teaching in the classroom, and must undergo an intensive vetting process. It provides students with a high-level education and a unique real-life perspective that prepares them for a more elevated career path.
A California-approved company, Sabio innovates based on market knowledge, experience, and expertise.
Are you tired of wasting your skills and talents and not getting paid what you are worth? Do you wonder how all those apps and websites that you visit everyday come together? Are you passionate about technology and want to delve deep into the rabbit hole that is the vast world of software development? Then look no further than Sabio. I'll split up the journey into sections and provide reasons for why Sabio is the best.
Before you begin...
Do your re...
Are you tired of wasting your skills and talents and not getting paid what you are worth? Do you wonder how all those apps and websites that you visit everyday come together? Are you passionate about technology and want to delve deep into the rabbit hole that is the vast world of software development? Then look no further than Sabio. I'll split up the journey into sections and provide reasons for why Sabio is the best.
Before you begin...
Do your research into what this program is. It is not a 4 year comp-sci degree replacement and Sabio's CTO, Gregorio, would never purport that. However, if you go to Sabio's info session, you will see that Gregorio present a no BS attitude that states that if you work hard, then you will become a fully-fledged software developer.
The key difference between this bootcamp and others is that you get an extremely high level of instruction from Senior Developers who have an average of 10-20+ years of experience working as professionals in the field. Look into other programs and ask them who will be in the battlefield with you while you are struggling to learn intensely high & low level concepts. If their answer is a 1 or 2 year alumni of their program with NO experience in the professional field, then be wary of what they're selling you. As bright as these alumni most likely are, they most likely don't know what it's like to deploy an enterprise-level web app that has thousands, and sometimes millions, of visitors daily, whereas Sabio instructors do.
If you are worried about outcomes, take a look at https://cirr.org/ which Sabio is a member of. It's a testament to the strength of the program if they are upfront about their outcomes which are verified by an independent third party. If you look at the other names on the list, you will see other big-shot bootcamps so you know you're going to be joining an elite and select group of people.
Prework
Get ready to code about 15-20 hours a week learning the basics of web development(HTML/JavaScript/CSS). You will sometimes feel lost, but know that Sabio has great prework instructors who will support you 100% of the way. If you don't do your work and are a lazy bum, you are going to be held accountable. You will also be enrolled for labs before you begin the actual program which will show you how the request-response life cycle works within a web application along with RESTful API conventions. This stage will take 1-2+ months and will provide crucial growth for the upcoming full-time bootcamp.
Full Stack Web Dev Course
You will be challenged. Period. It's the instructor's job to do so. Whether you have experience in the industry or not, be ready to be confronted with real-world programming problems that will let you appreciate how much there is to learn out there. You will not be working on a dinky project that is going to be a small demo for you to put on github. Instead, you will be working on an enterprise-level web application with the most relevant/modern programming libraries and frameworks that the web has to offer. You will also learn best-practices and soft skills necessary for becoming a great dev. If you go to some job board and search "web developer" and look at the technologies that all these companies want, expect to learn most, if not all, of those listed items.
You will bond with your peers throughout the project and make amazing friends that will last you a lifetime. These peers will become excellent software devs in their own right and you will increase your own worth as a programmer as you learn from them, code alongside them, and overcome bugs together which will fine-tune your craft.
You will be led by a senior developer who has 10+ years of professional experience building scalable products for well-known companies in the tech world. This senior dev will be with you in the trenches for more than 8 hours/day for 5 days a week. My instructor was absolutely amazing and there was literally 0 questions that he could not answer whether they were small problems, algorithms from Google interviews, or even questions about implementing load-balancers on websites that get millions of hits per day and transfering hundreds of gigabits of data per second.
The last few weeks of the program are dedicated to getting you ready for the work-force, which is a whole different type of grind Sabio trains you throughout the whole bootcamp with mock interviews as well as giving you the tools and information necessary to ace those interviews.
Expect to put in about 60-70 hours/week for 12 weeks. Monday through Saturday.
Life after Sabio
Sabio provides 5 years of professional training after the bootcamp is done. These training sessions aren't your "grab pizza let's have a mixer" deals. You will meet devs from some of the biggest names in tech and you will learn the most cutting edge technology, that the world has to offer. You will also be able to glean and absorb knowledge about the plethora of different fields you can get into as you expand your skills as a software developer.
Lastly...
Your success solely depends on you. Sabio will teach you and give you the tools. They will back you up 100% and encourage you to become to the best version of yourself. They want you to have far-reaching goals that will challenge and shake the tech world. And most of all, they want you to be happy with your new life as a software developer.
As for myself, I was offered my first job as a fulltime software engineer 3 weeks after the immersive program ended and I signed onboard to another position 2 weeks later after realizing (through consulting Sabio alumni and staff) that I was worth a lot more than what the first job was offering. In many of my interviews, the interviewers are impressed with the amount of knowledge I display even though I only have a few months of programming experience. Some have explicitly stated that I know how to implement solutions that CS grads are not aware of. I have been to tech meetups and devdays and I have been able to hold my own around tech professionals who have decades of experience in the field. I love to talk about code and the bigger implications that technology has on our lives as we strive onwards into the 21st century.
If you are a good dev, then your skills speak on your behalf. And trust me, Sabio trains elite software engineers.
Employed in-field | 82.0% |
Full-time employee | 82.0% |
Full-time apprenticeship, internship or contract position | 0.0% |
Short-term contract, part-time, or freelance | 0.0% |
Started a new company or venture after graduation | 0.0% |
Not seeking in-field employment | 3.0% |
Employed out-of-field | 5.0% |
Continuing to higher education | N/A |
Not seeking a job for health, family, or personal reasons | N/A |
Still seeking job in-field | 10.0% |
Could not contact | 0.0% |
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How much does Sabio cost?
Sabio costs around $15,000. On the lower end, some Sabio courses like Node.js Full Stack with React cost $9,500.
What courses does Sabio teach?
Sabio offers courses like Downtown LA ASP.Net // C# Full Stack With React, Full Stack Node.js with React, Full Stack Weekday - REMOTE, Irvine ASP.Net // C# Full Stack With React and 2 more.
Where does Sabio have campuses?
Sabio has in-person campuses in Los Angeles, Orange County, and Riverside. Sabio also has a remote classroom so students can learn online.
Is Sabio worth it?
The data says yes! In 2016, Sabio reported a 93% graduation rate, a median salary of $65,000, and 82% of Sabio alumni are employed. The data says yes! In 2018, Sabio reported a 97% graduation rate, a median salary of $72,500, and 79% of Sabio alumni are employed.
Is Sabio legit?
We let alumni answer that question. 255 Sabio alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Sabio and rate their overall experience a 4.53 out of 5.
Does Sabio offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?
Yes, Course Report is excited to offer an exclusive Sabio scholarship for $5000 off tuition! Sabio accepts the GI Bill!
Can I read Sabio reviews?
You can read 255 reviews of Sabio on Course Report! Sabio alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Sabio and rate their overall experience a 4.53 out of 5.
Is Sabio accredited?
Sabio was approved by the State of California Bureau for Private Post Secondary Education in July of 2016. We pay our annual license fees to BPPE and we submit annual Student Performance Fact Sheet to the state of ca every Dec.
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