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GW Boot Camps
GW Boot Camps offer 12-week, full-time or 24-week, part-time web development courses, 24-week, part-time data analytics, cybersecurity, and UX/UI courses, and an 18-week, part-time digital marketing course. The full stack curriculum includes HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, Express.js, Node.js, databases, MongoDB, MySQL, and Git.
The data curriculum includes programming in Excel, Python, R programming, JavaScript charting, HTML/CSS, API interactions, SQL, Tableau, fundamental statistics, machine learning, and more. Enjoy close collaboration with other professionals while receiving hands-on experience.
The cybersecurity curriculum offers hands-on training in networking, systems, web technologies, databases, and defensive and offensive cybersecurity.
The UX/UI program provides hands-on training in user-centric design research, design thinking, visual prototyping and wireframing, interface design, storyboarding, visual design theory, web prototyping with HTML5 and CSS, interaction design with JavaScript and jQuery, and more.
The digital marketing curriculum covers highly relevant skills, training students in marketing strategy fundamentals, optimizing campaigns and websites, digital advertising and automation strategy, and more. Students will get hands-on experience with tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Ads Manager, and Wordpress.
The boot camp curricula are designed with the most in-demand market needs in mind. GW Boot Camps empower expert instructors and TAs to deliver a dynamic learning experience. Whether you choose to pursue web development, data analytics, cybersecurity, UX/UI, FinTech, digital marketing, or product management over the course of our program, you’ll be immersed in an intensive educational experience. Students not only learn the fundamentals but also apply their knowledge to solve real-world problems and build portfolios. Students will enjoy close collaboration with other professionals while receiving hands-on experience.
GW Boot Camps are designed for individuals who are actively pursuing a career change, advancement, or are looking to gain a new skill set. Applicants do not need prior experience to enroll, but once admitted, all students will complete a pre-course tutorial.
Students will benefit from a wide range of career services to be positioned for success through graduation and beyond. Services include portfolio reviews, resume and social media profile support, high-impact career events, workshops, mock interviews, and 1:1 career coaching. Upon program completion, students will receive a non-credit professional certificate from GW’s College of Professional Studies and will have a portfolio of projects demonstrating a working knowledge of the concepts or a wide set of cybersecurity skills applicable to industry certifications.
GW Boot Camps are offered in collaboration with edX.
67 GW Boot Camps Reviews
AnonymousStudent • Full-Stack Web Development (Online) Part-Time • ArlingtonSep 02, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceWeb Development
This is a self study program, instructor review topic in 2 hour class which 1 out of 2 hour is spend with pep talk/chat. Just FYI it is all on you and with some support from TAs. Course goes pretty fast you need to study at least 20 hours or more every week to catch up.Boot Camp Team of GW Boot Camps
Community Team
Sep 03, 2021
Thank you for your feedback. We regret to hear the boot camp is not living up to your expectations.
You are completely right that this is a fast-paced and challenging program, covering a wide range of knowledge in a limited amount of time. We pride ourselves on teaching individuals how to learn, providing a strong foundational skill set that allows them to easily dive into other programming languages, even after the course ends. This helps students problem-solve and self-teach — two crucial abilities needed in any real-world role.
Each of our class sessions is designed to build upon the last, and we do find that as the program continues, students begin to feel more and more confident in their skills. From your review, we understand that you do not feel this learning approach has been sufficiently beneficial for you and we appreciate your input, as we're constantly optimizing our curriculum and program offerings.
It's our goal for all individuals to feel equipped for success during the program, so we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you and determine what additional assistance we can provide for you at this time. If you would like, please reach out to us directly at (202) 629-0252.- AnonymousPhysician • Graduate • Data Analytics • WashingtonMar 20, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
GW Data Visualization and Analytics Bootcamp
Bootcamp covering full-stack development of a data-visualization and analysis website: git, excel, VBA, Python (Pandas, Matplotlib, APIs, scipy, statsmodels), social analytics, SQL, AWS, MongoDb, web scraping (splinter, beautiful soup), Salesforce, HTML, Javascript, Bootstrap, Plotly, GeoJSON, Leaflet, R, Tableau, Machine Learning (linear / logistic regression, classification, clustering, neural networks, trees).
Pluses
Very comprehensive - both broad and deep
Excellent cu...Bootcamp covering full-stack development of a data-visualization and analysis website: git, excel, VBA, Python (Pandas, Matplotlib, APIs, scipy, statsmodels), social analytics, SQL, AWS, MongoDb, web scraping (splinter, beautiful soup), Salesforce, HTML, Javascript, Bootstrap, Plotly, GeoJSON, Leaflet, R, Tableau, Machine Learning (linear / logistic regression, classification, clustering, neural networks, trees).
Pluses
Very comprehensive - both broad and deep
Excellent curriculum - instruction, assignments, projects
Excellent instructor
Excellent support
Overall worth the money
Minuses
Overenrolled (due to COVID, I'm guessing)Boot Camp Team of GW Boot Camps
Community Team
Mar 26, 2021
Thank you for your review! We're glad you enjoyed the boot camp as a whole and found the curriculum to be comprehensive. It's great to know our instructional team provided excellent support. We're always working to optimize our program offerings, so we appreciate your input. Congratulations on graduating and all the best moving forward! - AnonymousStudent • Full Stack Flex - Part-Time • ArlingtonOct 24, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Full stack Web development bootcamp
Full stack Web bootcampBoot Camp Team of GW Boot Camps
Community Team
Oct 25, 2019
We're glad to hear you enjoyed the boot camp! Thank you for your review. - AnonymousStudent • ArlingtonJun 27, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Beware
My experience with the course has been poor. I was excited when I first joined assuming the high cost and GW name meant better quality than the online courses that I done before, unfortunately that was not the case.
The instructors that taught my course were great however, I felt they were restricted due to the amount of material, student to teacher ratio and the lack of flexibility in providing additional support.
At the end of the d...
My experience with the course has been poor. I was excited when I first joined assuming the high cost and GW name meant better quality than the online courses that I done before, unfortunately that was not the case.
The instructors that taught my course were great however, I felt they were restricted due to the amount of material, student to teacher ratio and the lack of flexibility in providing additional support.
At the end of the day, expect to get exposure to a lot of things. Do not expect to be taught or be able to do things independently at the end of the course.
If you are new to programming don’t take this course, I do not believe the cost is worth it and I recommend finding a tutor or keep plugging away with online courses and books.
Update: My response to the GW Rep
"We understand that you chose GW Coding Boot Camp for expert guidance in navigating the fundamentals of web development."
What? I didnt take the web development course, and if you dont know how valid are all of your comments?
"This is a fast-paced course and rather than spending extended periods of time on one topic we pride ourselves on teaching individuals how to learn, building a strong foundational skillset"
Teaching how to learn is not "Go to Google" and "When you copy and paste this in your homework"
"We strive to provide in-depth academic support"
Doesnt "In-depth" conflict with your prior statement above and why dont you tell everyone what happened to our instructor midway through the course?
"TAs that work hard to assist leaners both in and outside of the classroom"
Pretty dramatic and outside of the classroom?, Come on, man. I liked the instructors and TA's alot however, please inform everyone in your response what the actual expectations of TA's are. Feel free to include the how long you get with your online tutor as well.
I don't appreciate you turning your response to my comment into a selling point. If you want to talk, feel free to reach out otherwise let my review stand on it own please.
Boot Camp Team of GW Boot Camps
Community Team
Jul 01, 2019
Thank you for your feedback. We regret to hear the program did not meet your expectations.
We understand that you chose GW Coding Boot Camp for expert guidance in navigating the fundamentals of web development. Like you noted, this is a fast-paced course and rather than spending extended periods of time on one topic, we pride ourselves on teaching individuals how to learn, building a strong foundational skillset they can use to quickly learn additional languages and frameworks—even after the boot camp ends.
This methodology helps students learn how to problem-solve and self-teach: two crucial abilities needed in any real-world programming role. We've found that as the curriculum progresses, most participants feel increasingly confident in the knowledge they've gained. In order to assist learners every step of the way, we do provide a wide range of support, including office hours, Slack, free tutoring, and one-on-one sessions.
It's great to hear you found our instructors to be helpful. We strive to provide in-depth academic support, and in addition to our main instructors, we supplement each class with knowledgeable TAs that work hard to assist leaners both in and outside of the classroom. We're constantly optimizing our services to ensure individuals have the best learning experience possible, so we appreciate your insight.
We would welcome the opportunity to further discuss how else we can support you at this time. If you would like, please reach out to us directly at (202) 629-0252. We wish you all the best moving forward! - AnonymousStudent • ArlingtonJun 19, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Dont do it..
DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE!!!!
Expect instructers to not care, projectors to not work, over crowded class rooms, inadequte course material, alot of time on google and only one hour a week additional support, over restrictive course homework requirements.
To sum the course in a single phrase.. "Use Google, it should answer your questions"
For the amount of money they are asking for, I recommend you find an online course that will teach you much more
Boot Camp Team of GW Boot Camps
Community Team
Jun 21, 2019
Thank you for your review. Based on your feedback, we understand you were unhappy with your program experience.
We take pride in our comprehensive and holistic approach to learning. As this is a boot camp, we recognize the material is fast-paced and challenging, moving quickly from one complex topic to the next in a condensed amount of time. Like you mentioned, we instruct students how to learn, providing a strong foundational skill set that allows individuals to easily dive into other frameworks and languages on their own—even after completing the program.
Not only do we strive to equip students with a robust academic framework, but we also work hard to help learners develop strong problem-solving and self-teaching abilities through internet research and other available resources; two essential traits developers constantly utilize in real-world roles. As the industry continues to evolve, our curriculum is continually being optimized using extensive market and employer research.
Our entire team is passionate about enabling student success. In order to assist learners, we provide additional support through 24 total hours of free tutoring, 90 total office hours with instructors and TAs, optional one-on-one meetings, supplemental resources, and host structured review sessions to reinforce core concepts. We strive to respond quickly to any concerns and offer weekly surveys and office hour sessions to provide a voice for all of our participants. Throughout this process, we have collected over 200,000 feedback forms to date, making necessary enhancements based on student and instructor insights. We hope you were able to benefit from these resources and appreciate your input as we're frequently enhancing our services.
We sincerely care about all our students and it is our goal for everyone to leave our program feeling equipped with the skills they need to succeed. We would love the opportunity to speak with you directly to learn how else we can assist you at this time to bolster your learning experience. If you would like, please reach out to us at (202) 629-0252. - AnonymousStudent • Full Stack Flex - Part-Time • ArlingtonFeb 05, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Greate Instructor and good experience
Overall the instructor and course matrials are great.
Boot Camp Team of GW Boot Camps
Community Team
Feb 05, 2019
We're happy you enjoyed the curriculum and our instructional team. Thank you for your review and best of luck going forward! - AnonymousGraduate • Full Stack Flex • WashingtonDec 11, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Life changing program
Overall this is an excellent program. Before even gradutating I was receiving serious consideration from employers. The career services portion could be a little more hands-on, or at the very least one additional person should be hired to manage all the graduates needs, however the career services homework assignments have significantly improved the appeal of my resume'.
Based on the strength of my resume' and class projects I am consistently interviewing, and even turning some ...Overall this is an excellent program. Before even gradutating I was receiving serious consideration from employers. The career services portion could be a little more hands-on, or at the very least one additional person should be hired to manage all the graduates needs, however the career services homework assignments have significantly improved the appeal of my resume'.
Based on the strength of my resume' and class projects I am consistently interviewing, and even turning some employers away, which is something I would've never considered doing prior to attending the boot camp.
The technologies covered in the curriculum are in line with the hottest trends in tech right now. And the instructional and support staff are excellent at hearing and attending to each students needs.
Ultimately you will get out of this program whatever you put in. This is not a magic bullet, but it will set you up for success if you commit yourself to the process and power through.Kevin Zakorchemny of GW Boot Camps
Student Success Manager
Jan 02, 2018
Thank you for taking the time to leave us your review, Anonymous. We're glad to hear that you had an overall positive experience with our program, and it's excellent that you enjoyed our course curriculum, instruction, and student support services.
We're thrilled to hear that our career services and the portfolio you built from projects completed in this program have been such a significant help to you in your job search process. Congratulations on completing the course, we wish you the very best of luck as you move forward in your career.
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How much does GW Boot Camps cost?
GW Boot Camps costs around $12,245. On the lower end, some GW Boot Camps courses like Digital Marketing - Part-Time cost $8,995.
What courses does GW Boot Camps teach?
GW Boot Camps offers courses like Cybersecurity - Part-Time, Data Analytics - Part-Time, Digital Marketing - Part-Time, Full Stack Flex - Part-Time and 1 more.
Where does GW Boot Camps have campuses?
GW Boot Camps has an in-person campus in Arlington.
Is GW Boot Camps worth it?
GW Boot Camps hasn't shared alumni outcomes yet, but one way to determine if a bootcamp is worth it is by reading alumni reviews. 67 GW Boot Camps alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed GW Boot Camps on Course Report - you should start there!
Is GW Boot Camps legit?
We let alumni answer that question. 67 GW Boot Camps alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed GW Boot Camps and rate their overall experience a 4.65 out of 5.
Does GW Boot Camps offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?
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Can I read GW Boot Camps reviews?
You can read 67 reviews of GW Boot Camps on Course Report! GW Boot Camps alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed GW Boot Camps and rate their overall experience a 4.65 out of 5.
Is GW Boot Camps accredited?
While bootcamps must be approved to operate, accreditation is relatively rare. GW Boot Camps doesn't yet share information about their accreditation status.