SMU Boot Camps
Southern Methodist University (SMU) boot camps offer 12-week, full-time and 24-week, part-time web development courses, 24-week, part-time data science, and cybersecurity 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.
Applicants do not need prior experience to enroll, but once admitted, all students will complete a pre-course tutorial. Both the online and on-campus SMU Boot Camps are designed for working professionals and students who are actively pursuing a career change or advancement or 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, mock interviews, one-on-one career coaching and more. Upon program completion, students will receive a certificate from SMU Continuing and Professional Education (CAPE) and will have a portfolio of projects demonstrating a working knowledge of web development, data science, financial technology, or cybersecurity.
SMU Boot Camps are offered in collaboration with edX.
35 SMU Boot Camps Reviews
- Jason WarnerGraduate • Full Stack Flex - Part-Time • DallasVerified by LinkedInJul 21, 2018Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
SMU Coding Bootcamp
Hat's off to the entire staff that put together our Coding Bootcamp experience. Their passion for helping each student succeed far exceeded my expectations. As previously mentioned in the comments, the instructors are top industry professionals, knowledgeable about the technologies being taught and offer industry insight that you wouldn't get without on campus classes. You also have TA's available, ones that have already gone through the course with tremendous success. They understand the ...
Hat's off to the entire staff that put together our Coding Bootcamp experience. Their passion for helping each student succeed far exceeded my expectations. As previously mentioned in the comments, the instructors are top industry professionals, knowledgeable about the technologies being taught and offer industry insight that you wouldn't get without on campus classes. You also have TA's available, ones that have already gone through the course with tremendous success. They understand the struggles and are their to guide you along the way. Our student success manager and career services team are also very helpful. Point blank, this team is full invested in your individual success.
As far as technologies, you start with a foundation in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery. You are then exposed to more complex, but very useful tools, that help round out your front end skills before diving into database structures and back end technologies. Before you know it, you are designing a full fledge application using the MERN stack. After 7 months, you'll have an understanding of MVC frameworks, user authentication, JSON Web Tokens, React, ES6, and much more.
The course is rigorous, fast paced, and demanding, but the hard hours are worth it. I feel much more qualified in my career transition than if I were to have studied on my own. I highly recommend this Coding Bootcamp to all interested in starting a web development career.
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Community Team
Jul 26, 2018
Thank you for your review, Jason! We are truly passionate about enabling student success, so we're thrilled to hear you enjoyed our curriculum and our entire team of instructors, TAs, Student Success Manager, and career services. Like you mentioned, this course is fast-paced and demanding, but worth it. Congratulations on all the hard work you dedicated and on graduating from such a rigorous program! We wish you continued success in all your future goals. - Amber PhillipsFull Stack Flex - Part-Time • DallasVerified by LinkedInJul 19, 2018Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Amazing program
I had no experience coding before starting this bootcamp. My experience was soley in the financial industry. I was referred by a friend to attend SMU's bootcamp because I have wanted to break into the tech industry for quite sometime now. After going through this program all I can say is wow. The sleepless nights are worth it when you go through this program. It is very hands on and challenging to say the least. The instructional staff are professionals who have experience in the industry....
I had no experience coding before starting this bootcamp. My experience was soley in the financial industry. I was referred by a friend to attend SMU's bootcamp because I have wanted to break into the tech industry for quite sometime now. After going through this program all I can say is wow. The sleepless nights are worth it when you go through this program. It is very hands on and challenging to say the least. The instructional staff are professionals who have experience in the industry. You get a student success manager, career services, and access to Teachers Assistants who are willing to help you every step of the way.
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Community Team
Jul 20, 2018
Way to go, Amber! We are so happy you chose our program to break into the tech industry. You are completely right that this is a hands-on and challenging course, requiring additional time outside the classroom to master the topics and concepts. As such, it's great to know our entire team supported you every step of the way. Congratulations on graduating and thank you for your review! We wish you all the best in your future endeavors. 
Josh StillGraduate • Data Science and Visualization - Part-Time • DallasSep 13, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceAmazing and Deserves to be seen by everyone
When i came into this class i believed that i wouldnt learn a whole lot but i was completely wrong. I went from some kid that thought he knew stuff to being completely humbled by how much the professors and everyone taking the class. I would recommend anyone taking this class under the professor he can really teach along with the TA she was amazing at helping us through everything we could imagine or struggle wiht- Augusta OwensGraduate • Cybersecurity - Part-Time • DallasAug 26, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
New Path Taken
I started this cybersecurity bootcamp with minimal knowledge and almost no experience with computing systems. The early weeks were particularly challenging, especially Week 2, which focused on learning the terminal and its subsequent commands. The frustration and countless hours spent outside of class made me seriously question if I had what it took to succeed in this program.However, two pivotal conversations, one with TA Norman and another with Hunter during a tutor session,...I started this cybersecurity bootcamp with minimal knowledge and almost no experience with computing systems. The early weeks were particularly challenging, especially Week 2, which focused on learning the terminal and its subsequent commands. The frustration and countless hours spent outside of class made me seriously question if I had what it took to succeed in this program.However, two pivotal conversations, one with TA Norman and another with Hunter during a tutor session, provided me with the resolve to continue. Their support and guidance were instrumental in pushing through those tough times.As the program progressed, I saw significant growth in my skills and understanding. I went from not even knowing what the cloud was, to successfully executing an evil twin attack as part of Project 4. This transformation highlights not only the effectiveness of the bootcamp but also the valuable support from its instructors.For anyone considering a career in cybersecurity, I can’t recommend this program highly enough. The staff genuinely want to see you succeed, and it’s not necessary to know everything about the field to excel. What truly matters is determination, resilience, and a positive attitude.Overall, this bootcamp has been a transformative experience, taking me from a complete novice to someone capable of tackling complex cybersecurity challenges. - Mitchell PriceStudent • Cybersecurity - Part-Time • DallasAug 26, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Mind Opening and Exciting
I went in to this bootcamp with no prior IT experience and I was able to get a clear and in some cases a high level understanding of the topics covered in this course. Instructors were very helpful whenever I got stuck. I was also extremely lucky to have really good classmates who would help each other as well. My only wish is that we were able to spend more time on defensive and offensive security but obviously time constraints did not allow that to happen. - Eugene McClellanStudent • Full Stack Flex - Full-Time • DallasMay 01, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Best choice I've made
I went to school to be a computer programmer and I had been the industry for five years, but after a layoff, I wasn't able to find another job and fell out of the industry for five years. I heard about this course from my girlfriend and her parents and with their help I decided to give it a shot. I've been wanting to get back into it but nothing I've tried has really worked.
My experience with this course has been good. A lot of it early one was very basic stuff I already knew, bu...I went to school to be a computer programmer and I had been the industry for five years, but after a layoff, I wasn't able to find another job and fell out of the industry for five years. I heard about this course from my girlfriend and her parents and with their help I decided to give it a shot. I've been wanting to get back into it but nothing I've tried has really worked.
My experience with this course has been good. A lot of it early one was very basic stuff I already knew, but it quickly shifted into more advanced topics that really helps pull everything together nicely. Probably my favorite thing about the course is how quick paced it is. It helps me retain the knowledge I need of past modules for the assignments in the current ones and I also like how you learn a lot before being thrown into a first big project. It really helps show you how it all fits together.
My advice, would be talk to the people around you, make sure this is a good idea for you. It's a lot of money, and especially if you do full-time, you won't really have time for a job. But it's worth it. You just have to keep at it, keep focused, keep asking questions when you're struggling, take notes. It'll all come together. Also, don't be afraid to rip code from stuff you've done before. That's what it's all about. Don't reinvent the wheel. - Rosa ValdezGraduate • Full Stack Flex - Part-Time • DallasNov 19, 2023Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Rigorous and informative
I just completed the full stack software development bootcamp. The teacher and TA were knowledgeable and patient. There were plenty of resources. I didn’t like how fast paced it was during class time. I know there was a ton of info to go through in 6 months. I wish the end of week career notes at the end of each module were all in a separate folder in order to find the information easily. I also wish there was more communication or better structure to using career services. I wholeheart...I just completed the full stack software development bootcamp. The teacher and TA were knowledgeable and patient. There were plenty of resources. I didn’t like how fast paced it was during class time. I know there was a ton of info to go through in 6 months. I wish the end of week career notes at the end of each module were all in a separate folder in order to find the information easily. I also wish there was more communication or better structure to using career services. I wholeheartedly agree that you should not get behind at all in homework because it is very hard to catch up. It is a great skill to learn. I recommend this course only if you can truly dedicate 15-20 hours outside of school and work to study. - Will WoodGraduate • Full Stack Flex - Part-Time • DallasAug 15, 2023Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Great structure, busy, but manageable
The full-stack web development bootcamp was a great experience overall. I received the strong coding foundation I was looking for, and have a much deeper understanding of how software and web applications work now from front-end to back-end. I find myself able to parse API documentation and decipher stack overflow forums much better now, and problem solve specific software challenges as needed. While the curriculum moves quickly and is a large time commitment, it's set up in a very struc...The full-stack web development bootcamp was a great experience overall. I received the strong coding foundation I was looking for, and have a much deeper understanding of how software and web applications work now from front-end to back-end. I find myself able to parse API documentation and decipher stack overflow forums much better now, and problem solve specific software challenges as needed. While the curriculum moves quickly and is a large time commitment, it's set up in a very structured, easy to follow manner, and having access to solved examples and the mini projects really helped when it came to applying the work for homework assignments and projects. - MAi DangGraduate • Data Science and Visualization - Part-Time • DallasJan 26, 2023Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
SMU Data Analytics Bootcamp- best decision ever!
The professors and TA are very supportive and knowledgable. They would not hesitate to answer any of your questions, relating to the course or not. They even give you the best career advice to put your foot in the door, as they are the experts in their fields. The career support team and tutors are beyond helpful. If we started the first day not knowing anything about coding, on the last day, we already presented complicated machine learning models, using a variety of languages, includin...The professors and TA are very supportive and knowledgable. They would not hesitate to answer any of your questions, relating to the course or not. They even give you the best career advice to put your foot in the door, as they are the experts in their fields. The career support team and tutors are beyond helpful. If we started the first day not knowing anything about coding, on the last day, we already presented complicated machine learning models, using a variety of languages, including R, Python, Matplotlib, JS, HTML, etc. The course is indeed intense, but you wont regret taking it.Boot Camp Team of SMU Boot Camps
Community Team
Jan 31, 2023
Thanks for your review! We're thrilled to hear that you benefited from the extensive support provided by our team. It makes us proud to know that they were able to provide you with the support you needed during this challenging journey. We wish you the very best in your future endeavors. As you mention, this boot camp can be challenging — we applaud your dedication! - Connor BootsPresident • Graduate • Financial Technology - Part-Time • DallasJan 18, 2023Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Structured, mind blowing content.
The structure and material was absolutely incredible. Although, the instructors are truly what made the course so special. If they didn’t go above and beyond what was asked of them, I would have 50% less knowledge than I do now. Extremely great-full for Ted and Scott.Boot Camp Team of SMU Boot Camps
Community Team
Jan 23, 2023
Thank you for your review! We’re delighted to hear that your instructors and TAs provided you with the support you needed to learn these valuable skills.
We’re thrilled that you had such a positive experience with the boot camp. We hope you're proud of all the hard work you put in over these last weeks. We’re cheering you on as you move forward in your career. - Diane ReevesGraduate • Full Stack Flex - Part-Time • DallasSep 16, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great Learning Experience
Just graduated from the Southern Methodist University Full Stack Coding class and my background is graphic design and fashion design. So if this creative non technical person can learn coding, anyone can with the right program. The SMU part time 6 month program, was the right one for me. Great instruction from Bruce Van Horn and supportive patient TA's, Henry Winget and Tyler Calvert. This program also gives you a free tutor. William Jones was mine who was another asset to my journey of ...Just graduated from the Southern Methodist University Full Stack Coding class and my background is graphic design and fashion design. So if this creative non technical person can learn coding, anyone can with the right program. The SMU part time 6 month program, was the right one for me. Great instruction from Bruce Van Horn and supportive patient TA's, Henry Winget and Tyler Calvert. This program also gives you a free tutor. William Jones was mine who was another asset to my journey of understanding and success. The class is fast pace but not unreasonable, but I recommend just like anything don't fall behind. You will be taught how to code and most importantly how to work through a problem when you get stuck. That alone in priceless. So glad I did it and enjoying the next steps of working with another added benefit, a well connected career services center.Boot Camp Team of SMU Boot Camps
Community Team
Sep 16, 2020
Thank you for sharing your boot camp experience, Diane! We appreciate you choosing our program to learn a completely new skillset and commend all the hard work you dedicated to your studies. Like you mentioned, this is a fast-paced course, one that will require extensive hours both inside and outside of the classroom, so we're glad you took advantage of our boot camp team's support. We also have to agree that Bruce, Henry, and Tyler are all pretty fantastic. Congratulations on graduating, we're rooting you on in all that you do! - David ObembeMechanical engineer turned data Analyst • Graduate • Data Science and Visualization - Part-Time • DallasSep 13, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
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It was a 6 month datascience bootcamp, very interesting, very informative and very useful in building a solid portfolio. There was a lot to learn in a short time so there were some modules that you wouldn't be able to fully grasp. Either way it opens the door to the datascience and It makes it easier for you to at-least understand the main topics. YOU ONLY GET OUT AS MUCH AS YOU PUT IN(if you do the work and trust the process, I believe it would be worth it).
I attended the course...It was a 6 month datascience bootcamp, very interesting, very informative and very useful in building a solid portfolio. There was a lot to learn in a short time so there were some modules that you wouldn't be able to fully grasp. Either way it opens the door to the datascience and It makes it easier for you to at-least understand the main topics. YOU ONLY GET OUT AS MUCH AS YOU PUT IN(if you do the work and trust the process, I believe it would be worth it).
I attended the course during the pandemic so most of it was online. Personally I think this was beneficial because the lecturers were supportive and I didn't have to struggle with travel time. On the other hand, I felt like we couldn't develop the solid bond between all the classmates(something that definitely would have happened if we met in person). Also it would be really hard if you work full time.Boot Camp Team of SMU Boot Camps
Community Team
Sep 14, 2020
Thank you for your review, David! We're thrilled to hear you had a positive boot camp experience and successfully learned the fundamentals of data science. Like you mentioned, you definitely get what you put in, so we commend all the hard work you dedicated to your studies. We strive to form a collaborative classroom environment, both in-person and online, so we appreciate your feedback as we're continually optimizing our program offerings. Congratulations on graduating and best of luck in your future endeavors!
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How much does SMU Boot Camps cost?
SMU Boot Camps costs around $13,995. On the lower end, some SMU Boot Camps courses like Full Stack Flex - Part-Time cost $12,745.
What courses does SMU Boot Camps teach?
SMU Boot Camps offers courses like AI Boot Camp - Part-Time, Cybersecurity - Part-Time, Data Science and Visualization - Part-Time, Full Stack Flex - Full-Time and 1 more.
Where does SMU Boot Camps have campuses?
SMU Boot Camps has an in-person campus in Dallas.
Is SMU Boot Camps worth it?
SMU Boot Camps hasn't shared alumni outcomes yet, but one way to determine if a bootcamp is worth it is by reading alumni reviews. 35 SMU Boot Camps alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed SMU Boot Camps on Course Report - you should start there!
Is SMU Boot Camps legit?
We let alumni answer that question. 35 SMU Boot Camps alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed SMU Boot Camps and rate their overall experience a 4.71 out of 5.
Does SMU Boot Camps offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?
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You can read 35 reviews of SMU Boot Camps on Course Report! SMU Boot Camps alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed SMU Boot Camps and rate their overall experience a 4.71 out of 5.
Is SMU Boot Camps accredited?
Yes