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Dev Bootcamp

Average Rating4.33
153 Reviews
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As of July 17, 2017, Dev Bootcamp is no longer accepting applications. Founded in 2012, Dev Bootcamp is a short-term, immersive 18-week software development program (9 weeks part-time remote, 9 weeks onsite immersive, with career prep integrated throughout). Dev Bootcamp’s mission is to transform lives by teaching people of all backgrounds the technical, cognitive, and interpersonal skills used in software development through a responsive instructional model.

Graduates of the program are agile in Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and database systems such as SQL and PostgreSQL. Students also learn how to approach challenges like developers, how to optimize their learning, and then apply those techniques to pick up new skills or languages required in the field. The Dev Bootcamp curriculum is informed by employers and students with the aim of preparing graduates for the current job market.

Graduates work for a range of companies from startups, to mid-size and Fortune 500 companies in industries including tech, fashion, finance, education, travel, and media. Dev Bootcamp currently has six campuses operating in San Francisco, Chicago, New York, San Diego, Seattle, and Austin.

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  • Anonymous
    software engineer • Web Development • New York City
    Apr 05, 2016
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    software engnineer

    Dev Bootcamp is worthless, you don't need anyone to teach how to code. You can learn on your own starting at code academy and taking bootcamps in udemy. 13k and quit your job? Plust the market doesn't demand Ruby on Rails, most jobs now a days require to know MEAN stack. JavaScript is on demand not Ruby. Quit scamming people. I left Dev Bootcamp because I honestly thought the program was trash. It's not worth 13k, plus the guy Greg that was supposed to refund me my check kept me going arou...

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  • Katherine
    Katherine
    Software Engineer • Graduate • Web Development • New York City
    Apr 04, 2016
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    Best decision I ever made

    I was hesitant to make such a huge leap (from being a history teacher), particularly as I'd just finished my master's degree in 2013, but attending Dev Bootcamp (DBC) was definitely one of the best decisions I ever made. I had no prior programming experience (well, I'd tweaked the CSS on my tumblr once or twice to see what would happen), and I came out of DBC with not only a solid foundation in Ruby, Rails, and JavaScript basics, but also a great foundation in how to learn that will help m...

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  • Anonymous
    Graduate • New York City
    Apr 01, 2016
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    One of the best decisions I've made, not for everyone

    I look back on my experience very fondly. Before DBC I was at a point in my life where I needed to try something new, wanted the rigor of a learning something challenging, and was feeling desperately out of touch with what I was capable of and how I was making a living. Because of this, I went into DBC with only the expectations that I was paying for an experience and that what I gained from it would be directly connected to what I put into it. 

    Phase 0 was admittedly a little un...

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  • Anonymous
    Graduate • Web Development • New York City
    Mar 31, 2016
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    Deliverede as promised

    I'm surprised to read the negative reviews on here and am wondering if the culture at each campus varies drastically? I was at the NYC campus and it was a great experience. The teachers were all excellent and got along with each other, there didn't seem to be any ego from them, and they would all stay late and go out of their way to help. They were organized in their lessons, and extremely supportive.

    The students all had very diverse backgrounds, and everyone got along great for...

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  • Anonymous
    Graduate • Web Development • New York City
    Mar 31, 2016
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    I WOULDN'T CHOOSE ANYWHERE ELSE EVEN NOW

    I have nothing but positive things to say about Dev Bootcamp. Dev Bootcamp is designed for a beginner to come in, and by the end have the tools to be able to learn anything they want when it comes to software engineering. 

    This is exactly what my experience was. Out of all the bootcamps in NYC, not only do I feel as though Dev Bootcamp prepared me to go out and become a Developer, but it also taught me how to work as part of a team, grew me as a person, and taught me some yoga!

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  • Devin Mandelbaum
    Devin Mandelbaum
    Graduate • Web Development • New York City
    Mar 31, 2016
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    Prep and Support covers everything

    When I was first looking into coding bootcamps, there were a lot of common themes about how intense each one's program was, and how much you would learn in a short period of time. At first I was having a hard time really distinguishing one from the pack that I really wanted to do over the others. Once I started learning about Dev Bootcamp, however, I was quickly hooked. I liked that they emphasized that one of the biggest things we took away would be how to learn a language, but even more ...

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  • Eleni Chappen
    Eleni Chappen
    Web Developer • Graduate • Web Development • Chicago
    Mar 31, 2016
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    Satisfied Chicago Graduate

     I am a January 2015 graduate of the Chicago campus. I personally loved my Dev Bootcamp experience and cannot say enough good things about it. My good experience could be attributed to a few factors: the small size of my cohort (we started with 15 and ended with 10), the excellent students in my cohort (they were not only smart, but hardworking, caring, and optimistic), and the quality of my specific teachers, who were a mix of both senior-level programmers coming from the industry and tea...

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  • Anonymous
    Student • Web Development • Chicago
    Mar 31, 2016
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    My Review

    *Some of these points relate directly to the Chicago campus, but most can be attributed to the program as a whole.

    The off-campus pre-work is okay. It definitely gets you up and going, but there NEEDS to be an weekly 'check point' in-person, on-site -all of my cohort members would attest to this. Having an ALL ONLINE pre-work regimen is bogus when you're paying nearly $13 THOUSAND dollars and are not allowed to come on-campus for any [likely] help that is needed; half of the time...

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  • Anonymous
    Software Engineer • Graduate • Web Development • Chicago
    Mar 30, 2016
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    Dev Bootcamp

    There are a lot of things that could be said about an intensive bootcamp. The experience was probabaly overly intense and pushed harder that necessary. And that environment led to lots of coping mechanisms to be employed.

    But I don't want to talk to much about that. Rather, I think that the measure of a bootcamp should be about whether or not it turns out people that 1. can become employed in their chosen field and 2. should be pursuing that type of job at least for a little whil...

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  • Anonymous
    Developer / Systems Architect • Graduate • Web Development • New York City
    Mar 30, 2016
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    Transformative Experience

    The staff at the NY campus are directly responsible for me getting my dream job. 

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  • Anonymous
    Creative Developer • Graduate • Web Development • Chicago
    Mar 30, 2016
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    Satisfied Graduate

    Going to DBC was probably the most important life decision I've ever made. I now have a job I love in an industry that engages me. The bootcamp experience was intense and while I had previous programming knowledge I felt challenged by the material. That being said, ruby is an easy language to learn and the basics of web development are fairly simple to grasp. Where DBC excels is empowering students to teach themselves after instruction has ended. This served me in learning a new environmen...

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  • Anonymous
    Student • New York City
    Mar 21, 2016
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    waste of time, not worth the price tag

    Interesting, now 5 months later I get to write this review, I honestly think after Dev Bootcamp was bought by Kaplan, their methods were more into the money making machine that now bootcamps have become. I bailed after 5 weeks into the program, and it was the best decision I made. Not only were my former cohort mates dissapointed with the experience, none of them have jobs right now. Don't waste your money, this is not worth 13k and quitting your job. If you really want to learn, start at ...

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Dev Bootcamp Alumni Reviews Summary

Overall Experience
4.3
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4.3
Curriculum
4.1
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3.9
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How much does Dev Bootcamp cost?

Dev Bootcamp costs around $12,700.

What courses does Dev Bootcamp teach?

Dev Bootcamp offers courses like Web Development.

Where does Dev Bootcamp have campuses?

Dev Bootcamp has in-person campuses in Austin, Chicago, New York City, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle.

Is Dev Bootcamp worth it?

Dev Bootcamp hasn't shared alumni outcomes yet, but one way to determine if a bootcamp is worth it is by reading alumni reviews. 153 Dev Bootcamp alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Dev Bootcamp on Course Report - you should start there!

Is Dev Bootcamp legit?

We let alumni answer that question. 153 Dev Bootcamp alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Dev Bootcamp and rate their overall experience a 4.33 out of 5.

Does Dev Bootcamp offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?

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You can read 153 reviews of Dev Bootcamp on Course Report! Dev Bootcamp alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Dev Bootcamp and rate their overall experience a 4.33 out of 5.

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