Are Coding Bootcamps Worth It? (One Year After Bootcamp)

You might have heard stories of people going from unemployed to landing six-figure tech jobs in a matter of months... because of coding bootcamps. But are these stories even true? Is there actually a way to learn to code and become a software engineer, data scientist, or web developer in a quarter of the time it takes to get a traditional computer science degree? Just over a year ago, I graduated from Bloom Tech, a coding bootcamp and I'm here to answer the question... Are coding bootcamps worth it in 2022?

📝 All of My Interviews After Coding Bootcamp (Article):

💻 Bloom Technical Institute: (The only coding bootcamp I can 110% recommend.)

✌️ WHO AM I:
I'm Jack Ross, a remote data analyst and YouTuber living in Denver, Colorado. I'm a self-taught programmer turned data analyst/data scientist and I make videos about technology, productivity, and a few other things! Most importantly; I love learning.

LET'S BE FRIENDS:

00:00 Intro
00:35 What is a coding bootcamp?
01:26 My Coding Bootcamp: Bloom Tech
02:23 How much does coding bootcamp cost?
03:00 What do you learn in coding bootcamp?
05:47 Looking for jobs after coding bootcamp
07:16 Interviewing for jobs after coding bootcamp
08:09 Was coding bootcamp worth it?

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[T-Rex-Ohio]

I'm in the job search right now. It's been a grind and discouraging at time. I found your video to be very encouraging. Thanks for sharing

[taylorcurran]

My experience learning at a bootcamp was certainly more efficient than what I’d seen at traditional school. Thanks for being so candid about the challenges in your job search. I agree, a great career support team makes ALL the difference. Cheers :)

[DuraanAli]

It’s cool to see someone graduating from BloomTech. I was a student at this bootcamp back when it was called Lambda School. I have 6 figure job now! Almost done with their ISA!

[zotweheels]

wow I never thought Jim Carrey and Heath Ledger’s son would be the deciding factor in my decision to do a coding boot camp

[khloeabrown]

Defineilty interesting to see an insight into how others learn to code while I did the self-taught and degree route.

[kinkaju]

I just enrolled to a remote coding bootcamp on data science that have some similarities with bloomtech (it is in spanish) called Henry. The college path here in my home country dosen't seem the right one for me. It inspire me a lot hearing experience like yours. Greetings from a fan in Venezuela:)

[surethinginvestments]

Thanks for recording this video, great job!

[SonnyDays]

I am a little over a year out from my web dev boot camp. Although I felt like it wasn't the best program, it did change my life. I have been working as a game programmer for 7 now, making more than I did in healthcare, and get to work from home. I am not sure how people in my cohort feel but I think that it was worth it. If I hadn't signed up, I would still be working in a hospital.

[cpascal]

It goes to show that college isn't necessary for success, and more and more people are beginning to see this. There are a wide variety of ways to learn besides a traditional college, and these alternatives are often much better.

[emilygraffam]

Love this video! Such a good option for skipping the fluff of a conventional degree and get right to what you like to do!

[fk]

I got my degree, not in C.S though and now I'm in a coding bootcamp. The solution to the C.S degree cost is to go instate and public. It's like 7k (For ex: UCF) a year which is how much coding dojo costs. At the first 2 years you can do at a CC or even free by CLEP testing out. So more like 14k max for last 2 years of C.S lol You wouldn't be 3 years behind because if you worked at your degree you could've had summer internships at great companies and potentially started at FAANG as your first job. Microsoft, Tesla etc paid like 32k just for one summer if you intern there.

[situationalmath]

Is the model still “learn first, and pay after landing a job”? It doesn’t seem to be the case anymore judging from the website. It seems as if it’s more of a 3-weeks free first then pay if it seems like a fit. Any insight into this?

[awk]

awesome. just started bootcamp at flatiron for software engineering, im really hoping it’s worth it and this video has given me such high hopes

[jeremiahsteven-qb]

Bro you're the best, i❤ you men.

[Grenalo_Gamty]

Observing what's Coding ? And Programming and what's the difference highlighted 🎉😇

[OnceUponaTimeIn-qpsx]

So regarding your 30000 tuition, how much were you paying monthly? Interest? How many years to pay?

[sebastianmireles]

So would be expected to have some good math background before applying to a bootcamp?

[AhmedEraj-foou]

I'm about to enroll after going through the free trial but their website's asking me to fill out a loan application so I'm a little confused.

[QuirkyAvik]

2:56 absolutely false. the difference is one is reading an instruction manual and the other is creating the instruction manual.

[Unknownedp]

Hi, I have udemy and I am gaining no knowledge. What should I practice or do to gain knowledge in coding. This is my last year in high school and I am starting college in bout a few months.