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Dev Bootcamp

Average Rating4.33
153 Reviews
1 Course

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.

153 Dev Bootcamp Reviews

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  • Anonymous
    Graduate • Web Development • New York City
    Dec 05, 2014
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    Excellent School, Some Teething Pains

    Overall the experience was excellent.  All of the instructors were top-notch and the structure of the curriculum hit an excellent balance of tech understanding with best practices for development (equally important).  They were still going through some noticable teething pains, because they've only been in NY for less than a year, although nothing too dramatic.  It was really impressive to see how everyone in my cohort progressed over the course of the program.

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  • Kathryn McClin
    Kathryn McClin
    Student • New York City
    Oct 15, 2014
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    Current Student DBC Review

    Curriculum: I’ve got a Masters in education, secondary education. Coming from a teaching perspective and knowing that they don’t have the teaching background, there’s room for improvement. They’ve been really receptive to changes they could make to the curriculum or how it’s being taught. If you’re not sure you understand something, and there are gaps because everybody’s coming from a different place than I know that I can go to pretty much anyone ...

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  • Dylan Krause
    Dylan Krause
    Mentor/Coach at DBC • Graduate • New York City
    Oct 15, 2014
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    Dev Bootcamp Review

    Curriculum: If you were being realistic about what you’ll learn in 9 weeks, I’d say the only downside is that the javascript stuff is a little bit rushed. The way that they present all the other stuff is about as good of a grasp as you can get. Javascript is very popular now and required in some places, and I think that’s why they put it in, but it doesn’t necessarily fit with the rest of the curriculum. Depending on your interest you can do more javascript stuff on...

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  • Anthony Edwards
    Anthony Edwards
    Coach/Mentor at DBC • Graduate • New York City
    Oct 15, 2014
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    DBC Review

    Aside from coding, I think Dev Bootcamp did a great job in teaching me about compassion and being aware of myself and others. That’s a really great skill to have when pairing with different people and being aware of things that they’re going through and being conscious of that. That can be with things like meditating or yoga. Those are great things that people don’t really think about when they think about coding. Coding is a side part, and awareness is the networking par...

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  • Victor Yang
    Victor Yang
    Graduate • New York City
    Oct 15, 2014
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    Recent Grad

    Instructors: It can be very hit or miss with instructors. My cohort got very lucky, but I knew people who repeated phases and told us that we lucked out not having a couple of instructors. Everyone that we got was great, but some of them have a style of teaching that may not work for everyone.

     

    Job Assistance: I feel like the job assistance would be good preparation, but I can’t say for sure. It seems like they’re teac...

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  • Sahan Pitigala
    Sahan Pitigala
    Graduate • New York City
    Oct 15, 2014
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    Summer Graduate

    I actually ended up doing 12 weeks at Dev Bootcamp. At the end of phase 1 and phase 2 they do an evaluation of your skills. They do a coding test and stuff like that and based on how you perform in those they tell you whether you’re on track to repeat. Whether you should repeat, or whether you have a few things that you need to tighten up but you should be fine. Or green light you’re good to go. I got that middle one so it’s “like you have a few things that you coul...

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  • Jeremy Salazar
    Jeremy Salazar
    Graduate • New York City
    Oct 15, 2014
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    Dev Bootcamp Review

    Curriculum: They just give you so much stuff. I couldn’t even get through it all. At the beginning of each phase actually we had the entire 3 weeks of curriculum. Rarely did I go too much further ahead of time than that week, but you could if you wanted to. The content is almost all original, if not all of it. Some of them you can tell were a little dated like written by the original people who started it. Jesse Farmer is one of the ones who started it and you’ll see his name o...

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  • Anonymous
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    Student • Web Development • New York City
    Oct 08, 2014
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    Constantly Getting Better

    Dev Bootcamp is one of the most meaningful experiences I've ever gone through. I learned so much and made connections with so many inspiring, innovative and creative individuals. The NY branch is constantly getting better and always looking for feedback. The staff is very impressive, attentive and always available to help. Also, having the support system of the campus and staff post graduation has been very helpful in my learning and growth. 

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  • Aurore B
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    Graphic Designer + Web Dev • Student
    Dec 28, 2023
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    Intense and challenging

    The Wagon experience was intense and challenging, in only 2 months, we made a giant step in the tech universe. A lot of work was done, a lot of work remain, but it was an amazing experience and very useful. The teachers in Nice (south France) are basically awesome, mostly former students, very helpfull. The others students have become like army companions, we developped our skills but also our friendship. I highly recommend this very short course, intense and amazing, stressful but so en...
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  • FLO
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    Apr 19, 2023
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    Extremely knowledgeable, really good relationship

    Very interesting, instructive and intensive, flipping to all kinds of emotions.
    Interactive; realistic challenges; good structure; material, support.
    I had an amazing experience with Le Wagon.
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  • Erica
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    Software Engineer • Graduate • San Francisco
    Sep 04, 2017
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    A Life Changing Bundle of New Skills and Friends

    I chose this bootcamp based on the atmosphere and values that it promotes - Inclusion, continuous learning at any rate/age/speed, etc., empathy, friendships, working together, and creativity. You could go to any place to learn the skills, but paying to learn anywhere else I felt was cutting myself short. DBC not only teaches you the skills, but teaches you how to teach yourself new skills moving forward. It has become my home in terms of where I go to find comfort and hang out with people ...

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  • Moin
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    Graduate • Web Development • New York City
    Jul 06, 2017
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    Almost 1 year, Still no job as developer

           Almost one year later and I still don't have a job as a developer. The market is flooded with junior developers and even as I build up my skill set, learn new frameworks and libraries, do more projects, actively attend meetups and apply online, it just seems as though I'm not making any progress from the lack of responses I receive. Dev Bootcamp is very good at soliciting feedback from the small percentage of students who do get jobs a...

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Dev Bootcamp Alumni Reviews Summary

Overall Experience
4.3
Instructors
4.3
Curriculum
4.1
Job Assistance
3.9
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FAQs

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?

Right now, it doesn't look like Dev Bootcamp offers scholarships or accepts the GI Bill. We're always adding to the list of schools that do offer Exclusive Course Report Scholarships and a list of the bootcamps that 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.

Is Dev Bootcamp accredited?

While bootcamps must be approved to operate, accreditation is relatively rare. Dev Bootcamp doesn't yet share information about their accreditation status.

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