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Northwestern Boot Camps

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Northwestern Boot Camps offer 12-week, full-time, or 24-week, part-time web development courses, and 24-week, part-time data science, cybersecurity, and UX/UI courses. 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.

Applicants do not need prior experience to enroll in the boot camps, but once admitted, all students will complete a pre-course tutorial. Northwestern Boot Camps are designed for professionals and students who are actively pursuing a career change or advancement or are looking to gain a new skill set.

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 one-on-one career coaching. Upon program completion, students will receive a Certificate of Completion from Northwestern School of Professional Studies and will have a portfolio of projects or learn skills applicable to certifications demonstrating a working knowledge of web development, data science, cybersecurity, UX/UI, or financial technology.

Northwestern Boot Camps are offered in collaboration with edX.

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  • Kelly
    Kelly
    Student • Full Stack Flex - Full-Time • Chicago
    Jun 01, 2018
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    Great Experience

    I attended the full time, January-April web development boot camp at Northwestern University and had an overwhelmingly positive experience. As a complete beginner to the world of technology and coding, I was concerned I wouldn't be at the right level from the start, or quickly fall behind as the course kicked off. On the first day, I discovered there was a huge range of backgrounds and technical abilities in the class. The instructional team did everything in their power to cater to those ...

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    Dartaniel Bliss of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Jun 04, 2018

    Thank you for your review, Kelly! We are thrilled you had such a positive experience learning valuable web development skills through our program. Like you mentioned, we provide a comprehensive curriculum built for individuals across a wide range of proficiency levels, ranging from those with more experience to novice beginners. Our instructional team is passionate about teaching and enabling student success, so we are thrilled you left the program excited and eager to continue learning and growing as a web developer - we also think CJ is pretty fantastic!

    We're glad that you found the interview prep and salary negotiation portions of our career services helpful! While we do not secure direct employment for our students, we work to empower them with the necessary resources and support they need to enter the workforce. We strive to be clear about the scope of our career services assistance, so students can maximize this aspect of the course. We are constantly refining our professional development to best help students, so we appreciate you sharing this feedback. It's our goal for all individuals to leave the program feeling prepared and confident about the job search, so we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you further and provide any additional career planning assistance you may need at this time. Please contact me directly at (312) 416-9979. Thank you for your review and we wish you all the best!
  • Daniel
    Daniel
    Associate Developer • Full Stack Flex - Part-Time • Chicago
    May 01, 2018
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    Challenging but worth it

    Let me get this out of the way: you get what you put into this program. You need to commit the time and effort in order to be successful, like anything else. Now, let me explain why this program made it easier for me to grasp the copious amount of information that is jammed into the short six months. The instructors and TAs. Both of my instructors and all of the TAs were so helpful. They went completely out of their way to help out anytime I needed it. Rather it be by coming in early and s...

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    Dartaniel Bliss of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    May 02, 2018

    Hi Daniel, thank you so much for taking the time to share this review. We’re thrilled you had such a positive experience with this program. It is essential to stay motivated during your boot camp journey, as such, it makes us proud to hear our instructors and TA's worked hard to encourage and support you. It's great you had such high regards for Scott and Mark - we also agree they are pretty fantastic! 

    Our Career Services team makes it their mission to help students succeed, so it’s wonderful they continue to be of great help to you. We’re really passionate about what we do and strive to provide a supportive student experience, so we’re glad this truly resonated with you! Congratulations on all of the hard work you put into completing the program! We wish you continued success in your future endeavors.
  • Codi
    Codi
    Graduate • Full Stack Flex - Full-Time • Chicago
    Apr 26, 2018
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    Full Stack Boot Camp

    I had a great experience with Northwestern Boot Camp. I attended a full time program this winter at the Downtown Chicago campus. My instructor CJ was extremely knowledgable in the subject matter and presented and explained the material very well. She, as well as both of our TAs, were very dedicated to the success of the students in the class. They hosted office hours daily and were available for help outside of the classroom whenever possible. The material and work load was challenging, bu...

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    Dartaniel Bliss of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Apr 30, 2018

    Codi, it’s great to hear from you and we’re thankful that you took the time to write this review! We’re glad you had such a positive experience with the boot camp and especially your instructor. We think CJ is pretty great too! She has a real passion for teaching and it shows. As far as your advice, we couldn’t agree more. This program is definitely challenging, but you’ve put in the hard work it takes to get the most out of it.

    Thank you again for sharing with us. We wish you great success and are excited to see what you continue to accomplish!
  • CG
    CG
    Student • Student • Full Stack Flex - Part-Time • Chicago
    Apr 26, 2018
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    A top notch experience

    I was hesitant to sign up for a full time bootcamp knowing the hours of attention needed to be successful in/out of class, so when I found out Northwestern had a part time option I went for it.

    Interview process was fairly straightforward. If you have done any coding tutorials/research at all and show your interest in web development you will be fine. I was glad I had already come up with all my boot camp questions before answering my phone call from the trilogy recruiter, as the i...

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    Dartaniel Bliss of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Apr 27, 2018

    Thank you for this detailed review, CG! We are incredibly happy to hear that your experience was everything we strive so hard to provide. Your observations about the program are extremely helpful for future students to know. We understand our curriculum is intensive and requires serious dedication. Like you suggested, completing the pre-work before the first day of class, as well as staying on top of the coursework, is essential for mastering the concepts and skills.

    It's great to hear you had such a positive classroom experience, with your instructor tailoring their teaching style to best help your class learn difficult material. We think the instructional team is pretty amazing too! We carefully select our teaching staff to ensure students receive the support and attention they need, so we are thrilled you felt valued and highly encouraged throughout every step of the way.

    This is a challenging program, so it's fantastic you were able to benefit from our tutoring services. Our career services team works every day to help students not only succeed in their initial job search, but in all future tech roles through resume support, technical interview training, portfolio reviews, and more. We strive to set clear expectations and provide individualized support, so we thank you for your feedback, as it helps us continue improving. We’re so excited for your continued success, and wish you all the best in your future endeavors!
  • Andrew Zdunek
    Andrew Zdunek
    Full Stack Web Developer • Graduate • Full Stack Flex - Full-Time • Chicago
    Apr 25, 2018
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    Northwestern Coding Bootcamp

    Cj Jordan was an excellent instructor who displayed professionalism, knowledge and a great personality. Assistance from the TA's was always positive and the cohort in general was an enjoyable experience.

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    Dartaniel Bliss of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Apr 26, 2018

    Thank you so much for sharing your review, Andrew. We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed your boot camp experience and thought so highly of our instructional staff - we think CJ is pretty awesome too! Congratulations on all of your hard work and dedication. We wish you the best of luck going forward!
  • Molly
    Molly
    Graduate • Full Stack Flex - Full-Time • Chicago
    Apr 25, 2018
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    Northwestern Coding Boot Camp

    I am so glad I took the leap and enrolled in this bootcamp. I went from truly having 0 skills to calling myself an intermediate level developer thanks to the amazing instructional team at Northwestern. The instructors are passionate and knowledgeable. The learning is fully immersive, so you aren't just reading articles or watching videos, you are coding real-life problems. The technologies taught are definitely on point with the job market. A bonus of the program was learning agile methodo...

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    Dartaniel Bliss of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Apr 26, 2018

    Molly, thank you so much! We love hearing that the course not only provided you with the immersive experience and educational foundation you were looking for, but also empowered your interest in web development. Our instructors are seriously passionate about helping students and about coding itself, so we love knowing that it showed. It's also great to know our career services team has been so useful and encouraging in your active job search. We believe it's important to individually support each student toward achieving their goals. The entire team at Northwestern Coding Boot Camp loves hearing success stories like yours. We believe in all of our students and wish you the utmost success as you go forward!
  • Mina Slater
    Mina Slater
    Software Engineering Apprentice • Student • Full Stack Flex - Full-Time • Chicago
    Apr 25, 2018
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    My overall experience with NU's coding bootcamp was definitely a positive one. Not quite 100% what I expected, but I would recommend it to anyone looking to gain programming knowledge, and switch careers or expand in their current career. The curriculum was very useful, being a full-stack js program, and we were given a really valuable skill of how to go about learning things on our own. I believe we also got really lucky in our instructor who was part of the team that sets the curriculum ...

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    Dartaniel Bliss of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Apr 26, 2018

    Thank you so much for your review, Mina! We’re thrilled to hear that your experience with the program was so positive. It made our team’s day to hear how much you enjoyed the curriculum, the instructors, and the course as a whole. We’re really passionate about what we do and strive to provide a supportive and exceptional student experience. It's great to hear our teams were invaluable resources throughout your boot camp journey. You put in the hard work and time required to make the most out of the course, and we applaud you as you continue to move forward in this new direction. We wish you nothing but the best and know you will be confident in calling yourself a skilled programmer in no time!
  • Justin K
    Justin K
    Graduate • Full Stack Flex - Part-Time • Chicago
    Feb 02, 2018
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    (04-2017)-(10-2017) Cohort

    I completed the part time bootcamp back in October. 

    I just want to say - you get what you put in. If you aren't going to attend or do not try to complete homework. . . indeed you are not going to understand anything and you are going to waste your time and moneny. That's your fault though - honestly if i can complete this bootcamp so can you. It doesn't take a genius to learn this. It just takes dedication and commitment.

    If you actually use the resources that they giv...

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    Dartaniel Bliss of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Feb 19, 2018

    Thank you for taking the time to leave us your review, Justin! We're thrilled to hear that you had an overall positive experience with our program, and applaud you for all of your hard work throughout the experience.

    Congratulations on completing the course, we wish you the very best of luck as you move forward in your career.
  • Vanaro
    Vanaro
    Full Stack Flex - Part-Time • Chicago
    Feb 02, 2018
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    Wouldn't recommend this boot camp

    After sitting half way thought the course, I realized why the boot camp is only 9-grand. In comparison to other top coding boot camps that are in the 12k to 16k range, the curriculum just pushed out example codes for students and the instructor just read off what the code is doing. I think my instructor probably personally wrote about 4 lines of codes during the four months that I was in the course.  There were many times where we sat in the classroom in an awkward 30-minute of silence, wh...

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    Dartaniel Bliss of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Feb 26, 2018

    Hi Vanaro,

    Thank you for providing us with your feedback. We're sorry to hear that you felt our curriculum and course instruction did not help you acquire the skills you were looking for. Our instructors come from a variety of backgrounds in professional web development and often have varied teaching styles. That's why our classes are recorded for quality assurance. Also, weekly feedback forms allow us to hear directly from students to make sure they are on pace and receiving the assistance they need. For students who need additional help, we provide academic support in the form of free tutoring sessions, online and in-person office hours, individual support from instructors and TAs, and optional one-on-one meetings with student support or career services team members.

    This course is a boot camp, so as you mention, it does require a significant time commitment both in and outside of class in order to get the most out of the program. We're sorry that our class times and outside coursework requirements did not work with your schedule as an undergraduate student. We understand that you have chosen to become an active-non-participatory student at this time. We would like the opportunity to speak with you so that we can provide any additional assistance or support that you may require. Please contact me directly at (312) 416-9979 so that we can further address your concerns.


  • MS
    MS
    Student • Chicago
    Jan 13, 2018
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    Worst Idea

    I completed the first two months of this course and just dropped out.  It was the worst idea I have ever had and regret nothing more in my life than wasting 9 grand on this "course."  If you are an academic that desires deep learning do not take this; it is glossary at best. I will admit the instructor was wonderful, talented, kind, and empathetic; a truly talented educator with a great attitude. Sadly this wasn't enough to alleviate my frustration with the hyper compressed tea...

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    Dartaniel Bliss of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Feb 05, 2018

    Hi MS,

    We know the importance of instructor selection, so we're glad that you found your instructor to be a caring and talented educator. But, we always strive for total student satisfaction, so we are sorry to hear that you did not have an overall positive experience with our program. 

    This is an immersive boot camp, and the pace is designed to be fast in order to teach students a very wide set of skills in 24 weeks. Rather than spending extended periods of time on one particular language, we pride ourselves on teaching students how to learn, by giving them key foundational skills and a high-level understanding of a variety of topics. By equipping students with the necessary coding foundation, students are prepared to continue expanding their knowledge outside of class and learn new languages more quickly on their own even after the program ends.

    Our students begin to learn JavaScript early in the program and continue to work on JavaScript for effectively the full scope of the program. Rather than simply learning JavaScript for the two weeks when the topic is initially covered, students iteratively improve their skills and understanding with each subsequent week.

    While the course is challenging, as the curriculum progresses, most students do feel more confident in the knowledge they have gained. There is also extensive support available along the way to assist students, as well as free supplemental resources and hackathons. Because we understand that this is a difficult program, we provide students with access to a free tutor network and additional support from instructors through office hours and Slack. Were you able to take advantage of these additional resources?

    We also appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts on our enrollment process. While we may encourage applicants to enroll early in order to receive early registration pricing and also make it clear that enrollment is a first-come, first-served basis, it is never our intention to make students feel rushed in their decision. We believe the decision to join such an intensive program is one that should not be taken lightly, and we always try to make sure that only students who are prepared for this rigorous experience enroll in the program.  

    Please allow us the opportunity to speak with you to further address your concerns and discuss any additional support that we can provide you with at this time. Please contact me directly at (312) 416-9979.

  • Gary
    Gary
    Full Stack Flex - Part-Time • Chicago
    Jan 03, 2018
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    Hard but rewarding work

    I'm currently enrolled in the program and with a couple months left to go I was able to land a job that will have me using skills I learned in this bootcamp.

    I personally would say that a statement like "you get what you put in" can be misleading, it does take a lot of hard work to get the most out of this program. The reason I feel that it can be misleading is because "you get what you put in" to me used to sound a lot like me having to learn on my own and a stack full of books ...

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    Dartaniel Bliss of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Jan 15, 2018

    Hi Gary,

    Congratulations on already securing a new position in the field of web development! We're so glad to hear that you've had such a positive experience in our program and that the class instruction, tutoring sessions, and student support services have helped to equip you for success in this course and beyond.

    We know this course can be challenging, so we applaud you for all of the hard work you've put into learning these valuable new skills. Thank you for taking the time to share a review of your experience with our program. We're cheering you on as you move forward in your career!
  • Max
    Max
    Web Developer • Student • Full Stack Flex - Part-Time • Chicago
    Dec 08, 2017
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    A lot of fun

    As long as your willing to put in the time, this bootcamp will help you in your change of direction or if you are just looking for more skills.

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    Dartaniel Bliss of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Dec 19, 2017

    Thank you for your review, Max. We're glad that you had such a positive experience with our program. Congratulations on completing the boot camp, we're cheering you on as you move forward in your career!

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Northwestern Boot Camps costs around $12,995. On the lower end, some Northwestern Boot Camps courses like Full Stack Flex - Full-Time cost $12,495.

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Northwestern Boot Camps has an in-person campus in Chicago.

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