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Skill Distillery

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Skill Distillery is an intensive, 16-week Java bootcamp in Denver, Colorado. The course is arranged into three units – Java Programming, Server-side Java, and Front-end Development. The curriculum focuses on the fundamentals of programming, Java (and its libraries), unit testing, Spring, Spring MVC, and using a source code repository. Students will also gain experience deploying web content to a web server and navigating the server file system from the command line...

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  • Ted Kubach
    Full-Stack Web Development w/Java Bootcamp (Onsite) • Denver
    May 05, 2016
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    Success

    I’ve just recently accepted a full-time job with a leading digital agency out of New York City where I’ll be working with large Fortune 500 companies on optimizing their web and mobile delivery. The short time that I was able to spend at Skill Distillery contributed to making that happen. From the leadership team with Cole and Bruce to the instruction with Jaime, Kris, Andrew and Cayle; this a group that is relentless in both ensuring their students knowledge is on the forefront of an evol...

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  • Sarah
    Student • Full-Stack Web Development w/Java Bootcamp (Onsite) • Denver
    May 03, 2016
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    Intense

    If you're trying to choose a coding bootcamp, think very carefully about the kind of coding you want to do and what you want to get out of the experience. Think about the stack you want to use at your next job. Skill Distillery is a full stack Java bootcamp. We started with Java, then worked our way to the back end, designing databases with mysql and persisting data with SpringMVC and Hibernate. Next comes Javascript. By the end we'll be able to create a web application from start to finis...

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  • Brenton Gumucio
    Student • Full-Stack Web Development w/Java Bootcamp (Onsite) • Denver
    Apr 27, 2016
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    Good class so far...

    I'm currently 8 weeks in at  SD. So far it's been a great experience. There is tons of information to learn, extremely taxing mentally. However, I can personally attest to each and every TA and teacher taking extra time to help me out personally. 

    Coming from a corporate real-estate development background, I am surprised how much of a challenge it's been. People come to a coding bootcamp expecting many different things. SD does a nice job up updating curriculum to stay current w/...

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  • Alex
    Student • Full-Stack Web Development w/Java Bootcamp (Onsite) • Denver
    Apr 27, 2016
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    A Great Experience

    I am currently halfway through the course at Skill Distillery.  Prior to this, I was attending college using my GI Bill.  I had taught myself a little programming, but I had no direction and it was a very slow process.  I found Skill Distillery and decided to take a chance on something new, and I have zero regrets!  It has been a great experience so far, and I am amazed at the knowledge I have gained from this school.

    The classes are a mix of lectures, labs, p...

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  • Chad
    Technology Entrepreneur and Co-founder • Student • Full-Stack Web Development w/Java Bootcamp (Onsite) • Denver
    Apr 27, 2016
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    Coding Bootcamp! It was the “______” decision of my life!

    My experience at Skill Distillery has been top notch. I feel as if the team, the curriculum and mission are strong and resonate throughout the culture and results that the bootcamp provides. I am about halfway through the program and I am continuously impressed by the depth of topics covered as well as the responsibility that we are taking on in such a short amount of time. 

    In my latest blog post on Chadington.com 

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  • Tim
    Student • Full-Stack Web Development w/Java Bootcamp (Onsite) • Denver
    Apr 27, 2016
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    Exactly What I Wanted and Needed!

    I've wanted to break into the web development industry for probably about two years now. After graduating college in 2008, I spent 5 unfulfilling years working in the insurance industry and then 2 years working for a small business and trying to teach myself code on the side. 

    I needed professional guidance! 

    Since beginning my training at Skill Distillery only 9.5 weeks ago, I am amazed at how much I've learned already and what I've been able to accomplish! 

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  • Anonymous
    Denver
    Apr 26, 2016
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    Learning more here than I ever did in college

    I'm not a math person. I'm not a science person. I've always had a book in hand, and would rather spend 10 hours reading than 30 minutes doing calculus. When I told people I was going to do a coding bootcamp, they all said, "Wow, really? That's going to be hard." And they were right - but I don't think they could have ever imagined how rewarding my experience at Skill Distillery has been.

    I looked at a large handful of bootcamps before deciding upon Skill Disti...

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  • Maya Mohan
    Junior Developer • Graduate • Full-Stack Web Development w/Java Bootcamp (Onsite) • Denver
    Apr 26, 2016
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    *Updated Review*

    Hey Folks!

    I am back updating my review from 1/12/16 like I promised I would!! I'm a woman of my word. 

    All jokes aside- I'm not going to lie, the negative reviews that I read on this site bothered me. Paying $16,000 for a school that had a lot of negative reviews while I was still in the program, made me worry about what was to come. They made a lot of changes from the cohort before mine, and so my experience was much better than theirs.

    I am honestly so g...

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  • Jonathan
    Jr Web Developer • Student • Full-Stack Web Development w/Java Bootcamp (Onsite) • Denver
    Apr 07, 2016
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    Update!

    I wrote the review "Grateful" and needed to write an amended review.                             (Admin, if this needs to be combined with that review, please feel free to do so.)

    I just received a Job offer from a mid sized company for a Java Stack Web Developer.

    (I still have 2 weeks left in the program at Skill Distillery and received the job offer.)                

    I had ZERO professional experience before this school and Skill Distillery was able to assis...

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  • Shelby Escobedo
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    Apr 07, 2016
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    Amazing bootcamp to help change career paths

    After leaving the news industry, I decided to look into a coding bootcamp.  Skill Distillery was worth every bit of money.  The instructors are very hands on, and help you through the learninging struggle when coding.  Not only are you being taught how to code, you have several projects to show potential employers your abilities. I have been told the stack they teach is very close to what is needed in for development jobs.  I might not be a veteran, but they do accept the GI Bill, which is...

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  • Jonathan
    Jr Web Developer • Student • Full-Stack Web Development w/Java Bootcamp (Onsite) • Denver
    Apr 06, 2016
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    Grateful..

    My name is Jonathan.

    I'm grateful I have attended Skill Distillery.   It's opened a whole new world of career opportunities for me to provide for my family.

    I'm a Marine Corps veteran that's done mostly manual labor or a service industry job most of my life. I have very little coding background apart from this school. (Veterans...use the GI Bill here. It's worth it)

    I've already had multiple phone calls and interviews from potential employers for a web develop...

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  • David R
    Java Developer • Graduate • Denver
    Feb 13, 2016
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    Strong program with which I changed my career for the better

    A little less than a year ago, when I was in the process of finding my next move, I remember browsing this very website for information about different bootcamps. At the core of what I wanted to know was whether a program would be able to plug me into a job with the skills needed to maintain it and begin a career that I could eventually climb.

    Not only did Skill Distillery provide that for me, but it was a truly enjoyable learning experience. Like some of the reviewers below, I w...

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Liz Eggleston
Updated March 06, 2023
What Is VET TEC? VET TEC is a high-tech training pilot program that doesn t use GI Bill benefits and pays a monthly housing stipend to students in the program. VET TEC stands for V eteran E mployment T hrough T echnology E ducation C ourses. In other words, veterans can attend a coding bootcamp for free without using any GI Bill benefits! VET TEC vs GI Bill Of course, many coding bootcamps now accept the GI Bill . But VET TEC is different from the GI Bill Veterans only need one day of unexpired ...
Liz Eggleston
Updated July 07, 2015
Since the White House Department of Veterans Affairs hosted the first coding bootcamp roundtable in September 2014, it's been clear that the use of the GI Bill for bootcamp tuition is on the minds of both educators and government. Recently, Skill Distillery , a 19-week Java Coding Bootcamp in Denver, Colorado, was VA-Approved and began accepting the GI Bill- huge news! Skill Distillery CEO Cole Frock talks to Course Report about the process to become approved, why veterans ...
Harry Hantel
Updated July 01, 2015
Welcome to the June News Roundup, your monthly news digest full of the most interesting articles and announcements in the bootcamp space. Do you want something considered for the next News Roundup? Submit announcements of new courses, scholarships, or open jobs at your school! Coding Bootcamps In The Headlines Coding Bootcamp Enrollment Soars! (via Bloomberg) Skill Distillery is the First Coding Bootcamp Approved for GI Bill. Coding Dojo spotlighted in Geekwire News. ...
Liz Eggleston
Updated September 11, 2014
With over 40,000 alumni from their Batky-Howell training courses, Bruce Batky and Cole Frock have recently launched their 19-week Java bootcamp, Skill Distillery , in Denver, Colorado. We catch up with Cole and Bruce to discuss their hands-on instruction, how they constructed the Java curriculum, and the types of companies Skill Distillery is partnering with to place graduates in jobs! Remember, the Course Report community is eligible for a 500 scholarship ...

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Skill Distillery costs around $19,950. On the lower end, some Skill Distillery courses like Part-Time Full-Stack Java cost $9,950.

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