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Thinkful

Average Rating4.53
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Thinkful, a Chegg service, provides every adult learner with a pathway to a rewarding career. This online bootcamp offers fast-paced, career-focused programs in Software Engineering, Data Science, Data Analytics, UX/UI Design, Digital Marketing, and Technical Project Management. These programs are offered in part-time and full-time formats. Students commit 20-25 hours per week in the part-time format, and up to 60 hours in the full-time option. All programs include...

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  • DT Stanley
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    Full Stack Flex • Philadelphia
    Aug 16, 2018
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    Thinkful Is Thoughtful

    I believe that by adding the opportunity for students to meetup in local cities (Philadelphia in my case) only adds to the value of Thinkful. It is (to me) the icing needed for a very good cake.

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  • Anonymous
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    Jun 06, 2018
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    Front End (Online)

    Joining front end development course of thinkful online was the worst decision I made. Maybe their offline schools are good but they were not available in my town. 

    Their curriculum for is stale and old. Teachers are good but the time is not enough for you to learn web design, not in 2018. 

    And, all the ressources they have can be found for free on Youtube. 

    Go to YouTube and learn for yourself instead of throwing money at them. 

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  • Anonymous
    Software Engineer • Graduate • Engineering Immersion • Online
    May 30, 2018
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    My Experience with Thinkful

    Justification to attend:
    I had done a lot of googling before coming to Thinkful and I had found through various sites similar to this one that it had some of the best reviews.
    I had been in the web development field (primarily backend) for more than 10 years. At the end of my most recent engagement prior to Thinkful I began dusting off the resume and realized
    that most of the jobs at the places I wanted to work at required either full stack skills or strong fro...

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  • Mary H
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    Student • Full Stack Flex • Online
    Apr 30, 2018
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    Full Stack Flex (Online)

    Pros:
    - Great curriculum that provides lots of challenges & drills
    - Mock interviews test you throughout the program to make sure you are on track and understand concepts thoroughly
    - 1-1 mentorship, meeting 2x a week and a great community to ask questions through

    Cons:
    - You can't replace a computer science degree 100% -- there is so much "miscellaneous" extra stuff that you won't learn from a 6 month bootcamp. Be realistic about expectations.

    Overall:<...

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  • Anonymous
    Student • Full Stack Flex • San Diego
    Apr 30, 2018
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    Quality Education

    I joined this program because I really wanted to get started in Web Development (web dev), and since web dev is so involved and requires knowledge of multiple languages which each have their own numerous libraries, I had no idea where to begin or what to focus on. My overall thought on Thinkful is that it does a nice job of outlining the important technologies that is used in web dev, and the curriculum throughtfully walks you through scenarios where they would be relevant. 

    I came...

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  • Marija Jovanovic
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    Student • Flexible Web Development Bootcamp • Online
    Apr 05, 2018
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    Awful Experience

    I had a very bad experience with Thinkful. My mentor was really great though, as a person and as an amazing professional in his field, which is why I am giving him 5 stars. Actually, all mentors that crossed my path were really great.

    I started the program in September 2017. In good faith, I paid up front the whole amount for the Web Development Flex program (bad idea, as it turned out). Everything was fine for five months, until I discovered that none of my two program managers ...

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  • NaN
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    Mar 13, 2018
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    Racial discrimination

    I didn't go to their class , bacause they will reject the non-native speaker to enter their course, I feel racial discrimination against them. 

    I have a few years of programming experiences and also interested in their course, but finally they use an excuse to reject me.

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  • EB
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    Product Manager • Student • Data Science • Online
    Feb 26, 2018
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    So far, a great learning experience

    I'm so glad I'm taking Thinkful's Data Science bootcamp instead of an over-priced graduate degree. Having all the coursework available online and the direct, 1-on-1 support from a "mentor" really works for me. Thinkful provides concise and up-to-date learning materials that are immediately useful for my work. The mentors with whom I spoke with until now have been great teachers. As a result - I've been learning a lot!​

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  • bonta
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    Graduate • Full Stack Flex • Online
    Nov 20, 2017
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    Terrible experience

    I enrolled in the full stack flex, signed up in May 2016 and finished my course in Nov 2016. My instructor is nice but sometimes missed details. The curriculum did give you some junior developer experience but which is not enough for the tech interview. 

    The job assistance is frustrating. Because I graduated in Nov, the transfers from graduate to job assistance wasted two weeks because of the holiday. The coach in my program only has HR experience, not the SDE. S...

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  • Tommy
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    Full Stack Flex • Online
    Oct 16, 2017
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    A great place to learn coding but not for finding a job

    If you are looking for learning programming, this is a great place to go. If you are looking for a developer job, this might not be your choice. 

    Pros:

    The mentor session is great. This is the time you learn the most of the things. You will build a strong fundamental concept of web development. The curriculum is great and it is fully structured. However, the curriculum is not enough for handling a technical interview. You need to use other resources to build your JavaSc...

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  • Jonny
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    Senior Technical Animator • Graduate • Programming in Python • Online
    Jul 26, 2017
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    Python with Thinkful a game professional's perspective

    Overall the course was informative, an excellent refresher/intro to python and a great refresher/intro to SQL, Flask, Git and much more. It showed me how challenging but rewarding web development can be. It brings together many of the basics and puts you through exercises so you understand the core, so at the end you are constructing something that you would be happy to post up on the web. It is challenging but rewarding. It has put me in good stead to jump straight into writing tools for ...

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  • Rob Palmer
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    Full Stack Flex • Online
    Jul 11, 2017
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    More mentor time than Bloc

    I was enrolled in the Bloc part-time bootcamp and neede more than two 30 minute mentor meetings per week.  With Thinkful I got three 1 hour  session per week. Also, liked the way the material was presented on Thinkful. It was explained then you did drills then used the material in challenges.  In Bloc they just piled concept upon concept at a very deep level with much of you work just copying the code they already had in place. 

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Thinkful Alumni Outcomes

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100% of students intended to seek in-field employment within 180 days of graduating. 0% of students did not intend to seek in-field employment. Below is the 180 Day Employment Breakdown for 9 graduates included in report:
180 Day employment breakdown
Employed in-field77.8%
Full-time employee77.8%
Full-time apprenticeship, internship or contract position0.0%
Short-term contract, part-time, or freelance0.0%
Started a new company or venture after graduation0.0%
Not seeking in-field employment0.0%
Employed out-of-field0.0%
Continuing to higher education0.0%
Not seeking a job for health, family, or personal reasons0.0%
Still seeking job in-field22.2%
Could not contact0.0%
salary breakdown
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FAQs

How much does Thinkful cost?

Thinkful costs around $13,475. On the lower end, some Thinkful courses like Digital Marketing Flex cost $4,600.

What courses does Thinkful teach?

Thinkful offers courses like Data Analytics Flex, Data Science Flex, Digital Marketing Flex, Engineering Flex and 2 more.

Where does Thinkful have campuses?

Thinkful teaches students Online in a remote classroom.

Is Thinkful worth it?

The data says yes! In 2019, Thinkful reported a 0% graduation rate, a median salary of $60,450, and 78% of Thinkful alumni are employed. Thinkful hasn't shared alumni outcomes yet, but one way to determine if a bootcamp is worth it is by reading alumni reviews. 917 Thinkful alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Thinkful on Course Report - you should start there!

Is Thinkful legit?

We let alumni answer that question. 917 Thinkful alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Thinkful and rate their overall experience a 4.53 out of 5.

Does Thinkful offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?

Right now, it doesn't look like Thinkful offers scholarships or accepts the GI Bill. We're always adding to the list of schools that do offer Exclusive Course Report Scholarships and a list of the bootcamps that accept the GI Bill.

Can I read Thinkful reviews?

You can read 917 reviews of Thinkful on Course Report! Thinkful alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Thinkful and rate their overall experience a 4.53 out of 5.

Is Thinkful accredited?

While bootcamps must be approved to operate, accreditation is relatively rare. Thinkful doesn't yet share information about their accreditation status.

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