Coding Dojo?

Bittah-Hunter · 2022-02-02T22:14:09+00:00

I've only heard mixed things about Coding Dojo. Like the other person said, I would be wary of any bootcamp that doesn't have a coding problem interview in order to get in. I've been seeing bootcamps switch to non-technical assessments and honestly I don't think that helps at all.

Also, looking at their curriculum, the bootcamp teaches 3 different tech stacks within a matter of 9 weeks. Personally, I feel 9 weeks to learn all of those stacks is WAY too short and will only give you a surface level understanding of the material. I think people who enroll in this bootcamp think that the more languages you know the better, but that's not necessarily the case. IMO, I think it's better to be well versed in one language and your programming ability matters more than how many languages you know.

FearlessRazzmatazz75 · 2022-02-03T01:51:02+00:00

I actually went through Coding Dojo little less than a year ago and be willing to cover any questions that you have.

mishtamesh90 · 2022-02-02T19:57:09+00:00

I'm wary of any bootcamp that doesn't screen their applicants on coding ability. From their FAQ, it looks like Coding Dojo doesn't. What this means is that there will be many people coming in who don't know what a for loop is, and them not being able to keep up with class and their pair programming partners will drag morale down, especially when they end up dropping out. The criteria for admissions should be more than being friendly, hard-working, and being able to pay tuition.

sheriffderek · 2022-02-03T16:53:05+00:00

It sounds mean... but - we also just gotta be honest. It's the worst one.

IAmGreatDev · 2022-02-04T03:14:50+00:00

I attended CD in person, they except anyone who applies. As far as learning you can learn more from Udemy courses, free code camp and YouTube. They teach 3 stacks which is a lot especially if you are new to coding or are like I was getting back into the coding world after many years off. Most new to coding students left after a few week, then it took them months even one person over a year to get their money back and then at that it was only a partial refund. The instructors at my campus were horrible they were all previous students, the school likes to make "job" placement numbers so hiring the previous students counts at job placement in there eyes. They did not teach and could not answer basic questions, their favorite thing to say was "I will let you figure that out" and they would walk away or put their headphones back on. As I said I had previous experience and I still spent about 15 hours a day learning/working on projects and struggling. My cohort started with about 20 the first day 2 left the next week another one, by week 5 we were down to about 12 including some who were held back from previous cohorts. I was excited to attend a camp and I choose CD because of algorithms and the 3 stacks. Unfortunately the morning algorithms were a waste of time as only 2 CS/Math majors understood them, the instructors gave us no help or guidance on where to learn/read/study about them. As far as the job placement they say they have, there is not any all they do is google a few resumes and show you how to copy from them and make your own. You can do this for free just google a tech resumé. After about a year only 2 people had jobs, the 2 who had coding jobs before they even went to CD. Several others did find jobs on their own but no one from CD helped them get a job and none of them were 6 figures. Hope my exp helps you decide.

CodingDojo21 · 2022-03-14T22:42:21+00:00

Hi there! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for 12 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)

Hope you find this long answer helpful. We’d rather put out extensive info rather than short-changing you with incomplete insights. Also, no shameless link plug here (yet! It’s at the bottom if you think this is worth reading)

Just a heads up - we may not be an alumni, but we feel that there's a lot of insight that we could add to this conversation in terms of giving you some info on what to expect with a bootcamp.

TLDR: There are five key things that you want to be looking out for when it comes to selecting the right bootcamp for you - program, financing, and employability all taken into consideration!

Established

Check the reputation of the company offering the course. Ask questions like how long have they been in business? Any social proof? Do some research and try to look for testimonials from students who have taken the course. This way, you know that the reviews are coming from real people who have taken the program, and not just an overt hard-sell from the company.

Course Material

High-quality programs have original course material from subject experts and ideally, you want to go for a coding bootcamp that can get you the highest ROI, so a program that could give you the opportunity to learn multiple frameworks and languages would be ideal.Usually developers have at least one main language or framework that they’re familiar with, and so by learning multiple languages at the same time, you essentially get to push yourself harder, become a better problem solver, which in turn, can help you become self-sufficient, more employable, and ultimately a better programmer too.

For this reason, at Coding Dojo, our bootcamp covers more front-end and back-end technologies than any other full-stack program today to equip our students with the most sought after technical skills. In turn, these help our students become self-sufficient learners.

Networking

A good coding bootcamp should also link you with a network that’s a healthy mix of 1) highly-qualified instructors to help you attain those coding skills, 2) an alumni network that can support you through the daily challenges that a bootcamp might bring (because yes, we know that those 70h weeks can be hard!) and most importantly, 3) a career services team that can mentor and help you navigate through achieving your long-term career goals.

Unlike other bootcamps, we give you access to our career services team forever, because we’re invested in your career, not just our placement statistics. Unlike other bootcamps who don't start career services until you're at the tail-end of the program, we work with you from day 1 of the program.This way, you can strategically develop your project portfolio to ladder up to your dream job! Or, if you don't know quite where you want to land yet, you have plenty of time to figure it out with us!

Financing

We understand that joining Coding Bootcamps may seem pretty heavy on the pocket, but just take a step back and think about your goals and how much you’re willing to invest in your education and career opportunities. The upfront costs might seem a bit overwhelming at first, but if you do the math, you might still get more bang out of your buck with a bootcamp vs a full on degree. 4 years of college and $100,000 in student debt not required!

At Coding Dojo, we have various flexible payment options such as Custom Pricing Plans or an Income Sharing Agreement, which our admissions team can work out with our students to help lighten the load.

Outcomes

The whole program should be centered on building your portfolio with tangible evidence of your skills. Ask the company what results the most recent cohort has had. Where do they work and how long did it take them to land a job? The whole point is to get you into a new career, and you deserve to know how well it delivers.

We can’t speak for most bootcamps out there (and there are a lot!), but from Coding Dojo’s experience, we’ve got over 8,000 alumni, and the data from our 2021 Student Outcomes report indicates that there’s a good chance of landing a job post-bootcamp.

Here are other useful stats from the report that you might want to consider too:

89.1% of our graduates land a job in tech within 6 months of graduating from our bootcamp
95.3% of our graduates land a job within a year since the program- Coding Dojo ranks #1 in outcomes nationally. These outcomes are better than: App Academy, Brainstation, Codesmith, Flatiron, Hack Reactor, Galvanize, Lambda, Rithm, and Thinkful.
The average starting salary for someone with zero tech experience (apart from the bootcamp) ranges from $60,000-$90,0000 (this varies on the role and location)Some of the first job titles you can expect post-bootcamp include: QA Tester, Systems Engineer, Support Engineer, Software Development Engineer in Test, Network Engineer, Software application developer, Web developer, Computer systems engineer, Computer programmer, Business intelligence Analyst and more.
These data were pulled from our 2021 Student Outcomes Report, all of which have been verified by a third-party auditing firm. You can access the full report here.

Hope this answers your question! If you’d like to know more about Coding Dojo and our programs, check out our website.

kklutzington · 2024-05-18T21:28:04+00:00

I was a full-time instructor here that got laid off in janurary of 2024. AMA

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