The Best San Diego Coding Bootcamps Of 2024

Review of UCSD Extended Studies Full-Stack Development Bootcamp
By Noah Sullivan

In the past three months, I have gone from a novice with no experience in computer programming, to someone who studies and works on computer programs for over 20 hours a week. 

This may seem like a lot, but really it has been a life-changing decision for myself and my career.  The bootcamp experience is something that I am proud to be a part of. 

Not only do you get educated on a high-level learning subject by one of the best Universities in the world, but the education has an incredible amount of real-life applications. 

I have only been through half of the program at the time of writing this review, and I have already developed, and deployed a website for the public to use with my fellow students:

https://www.togoodgreens.com

Not only that, but the variety of programming languages and types of coding, such as Front-end, backend, ORM, OOP, Node.js, express, SQL, etc. make it a seriously beneficial program, professionally and personally. 

I am now taking more classes offered through UC Extensions due to the positive experience I have had with this course. 

I highly encourage other people to take this program, and explore all the benefits which it has to offer.

When deciding on which coding bootcamp there are several key factors when need to consider, and in this review, I will explain those key factors and how LEARN Academy proved to be the best professional educational decision for my goals. 

Overall, there are plenty more points to speak about when speaking about LEARN but at the end of the day after three months of classroom instruction, I was successfully contributing to an agile development team at a tech company in San Diego. The process to prepare for the bootcamp, take the bootcamp, and perform at your internship is INTENSE. The skills to learn to code is like learning a foreign language you constantly need to have a growth mindset and practice, practice, practice. 10 months after my bootcamp I am still growing and learning each day and that never changes. You must have it within yourself to persevere, be a self-starter, and make many many many personal, financial, and family sacrifices to have a chance at getting a junior developer position in 2021. With that being said LEARN is the most well-rounded and experienced resource available in the San Diego area to place your faith in to prepare you for a successful life-changing career pivot. 

I enrolled in coding bootcamps like Nucamp to learn new skills, transition to a career in tech, and enhance my existing skills. I choose Nucamp for its affordability, flexible schedule, and comprehensive curriculum covering various programming languages and technologies.

Enrolling in Nucamp was the right decision for me, because Nucamp provided valuable skills and opportunities for career advancement.

I decided to start learning more about Business Intelligence Analysis because I wanted to pursue a career that I can continue to learn from and challenge me. I always had a passion for technology especially with computers but I always had job opportunities outside of the realm of Data. Towards the end of 2023, I was in a position to transition smoothly from my current employment into Data and saw Tripleten and its success as a bootcamp. So i decided to reach out start my journey into Data.

 I chose TripleTen simply because they were advertised on a video I watched online. It most definitely seemed intriguing and I continued to research their website and courses they offered. After reviewing what they offered I decided to pursue their Business Intelligence Analytics program. Due to their flexibility, I was able to work around my current scheduled employment and dedicate 10 hours per week to my Tripleten studies. Their Discord channel made it easy to connect with others who faced similar questions that arose during the bootcamp. Their tutors are professional and are exceptional at helping you solve the problems you face throughout the course as well.

Some of the best features of Tripleten were definitely the community and everything that grew from their discord community. I was able to connect with people easily and get answers to my questions almost instantly with those tools. 

Tripleten definitely gave me the confidence to learn something new, especially data and all of the nuances that come with it.  It gave me confidence in finding real world problems through data and understanding why so many problems can be fixed by using data gathered by businesses.

If there is any advice I would give to those starting their journey in Data it would be: Be Patient. I found it important to be patient when learning Data because for most of the things your trying to find when using data analysis, it simply wont jump out to right away and could make one doubt their ability to complete specific tasks when data analyzing. Be patient and go over material through the course and break it down step by step. Don't give up and keep trying to find the answer your looking for. Don't be afraid to ask for help or seek help through the communities you'll be apart of. Your not alone in this journey, be patient and persevere. 

If you are considering attending a coding boot camp I would strongly recommend putting LearningFuze on your radar. I have nothing but good things to say about this program - to start, I felt like the curriculum is extremely relevant and changing with the landscape of the industry. The instructors are extremely knowledgable and fantastic to work with. The school also offers a career services program to assist and guide students after graduation. 

I had a wonderful experience here and would encourage you to reach out and schedule an info session if this is something you are considering.  

I graduated from the 2010-USD-CYB-PT cohort and could not have had a better experience. The coursework was clearly laid out and the class sessions were a perfect complement to the pre-work. The Instructor and Instructional Associate provided real world examples and applied industry experience to better prepare the students for the Cybersecurity field. On top of covering a large range of topics (Programming, Linux, Windows, Red Team, Blue Team etc.), the student success and career success teams were absolutely phenomenal in ensuring student success as well connecting graduates to relevant work experience and networking. If the students are willing to follow the guidance of the Fullstack team and put in the effort, there is no doubt that they will come out of the bootcamp with the capability to start their career in the Cybersecurity field. If there were a way to add more Windows OS related content, that would be my only suggestion in order to build a larger scope of understanding.