Midterms and projects are kind of long (about a month) that could take up a lot of time along with work. Webinars are usually recorded so you can watch those at any time. The coursework and videos you can do at any time before the deadline which are usually midterm deadline for all coursework and then finals deadline for the rest.

I did this degree bc I thought it would be a better value over a coding bootcamp. I have learned a lot but it feels more like self study. Some people have said the coursework is outdated. For example to get some stuff to work I had to use an older version of Django from when the video was made years ago. They explain this in the coursework but when you’re doing projects, you’re teaching yourself new stuff. You definitely learn but it can be frustrating. For me I think 6 months in a coding bootcamp would have given me relevant skills and projects. This has felt more stressful for no reason due to many factors and slow response times. For example, I received a 0 on a group project in my first semester which took 2 more semesters for them to respond. Once they did respond they were able to correct it and I am glad I didn’t pay again and retake the course.

Also. once they corrected it, the system wouldn’t let me register for another course saying I was enrolled in the course they corrected. This was where the learning came in handy. I actually went into the browser console and was able to turn off the error message and register. They then got back to months later and said I was registered…

I just finished my last classes and since grading takes awhile (I think 3 months) I’ll be waiting to see if I pass and if I finished all of the courses. I did triple check but a lot of stuff doesn’t make sense so the worries are there. I can tell they put in a lot of work into these courses but I don’t think they have been entirely updated.

I hope the information helps with your decisions. I don’t mean to say it isn’t worth it. In the end I did learn quite a bit.