TECH I.S.

I started Tech is’ web development course with very little knowledge about HTML and CSS. The course was challenging for me but an overall success because it is teaching me what I wanted.

If I had to point out a negative, the remote class can be difficult if you are easily distracted. But, if you are someone who can learn from the comfort of their house, I would highly recommend it. The exhaustive course content is doing wonders for me as well as the option to do the ISA agreement. 

I completed my first one-on-one session with Tech IS recently. I must say, taking the decision to join this course was the greatest investment that I did in myself. Tech IS is helping me in expanding my knowledge base and taking my skills to the next level. 
Before starting my course, I had a basic understanding of web technologies. But, now I can comfortably create a full-stack application by myself. I am fully confident that I will be able to call myself a proficient web-developer by the end of this course. 

I recently got laid off in the pandemic and wanted to restart my career. After considering all the options I had, I decided to learn to code and took up Tech is’s class from September 2020 as per my friend’s suggestion. 
Their course takes anywhere from 3 to 6 months. Since I had some previous coding experience during my schooling, I am likely going to complete my course in another 1 or 2 months. The tutors are well experienced and the rapport between them is effective. 
I would recommend Tech is to my friends and family.

Pros:-Excellent class structure and accountability to help students be on track.-Good pacing and balance between learning material and practical project work. -I was happy to be connected with the teachers and career counselors who constantly monitored my progress-Great study material that was focused on what companies are currently looking for in an applicant.
Cons: I felt that certain subjects are still a little rough and need refining. Specifically, how I was taught Node during my session was rough and kind of backward. They are actively working on restructuring the curriculum. Hopefully, new students shouldn’t be facing a problem.

Is Tech IS perfect? Well no. No education institute is. However, do I believe that Tech IS can get you where you want to be in terms of a tech career if you put in the efforts? Yes

I joined the Tech IS data science program with just 1 simple goal. To give me enough experience to get access to jobs that I previously had no access to. All things said and done; Tech IS has helped me get a job that’s significantly above my previous pay grade.

Not just that, I've developed a network of peers that will serve me well into the future. If you want to gain the skills to change careers while joining an ever-improving network, Tech IS is a good call.

Tech IS an overall great experience for me. I enjoyed the curriculum and met amazing people in the process. The web dev program requires focus and dedication. I've had classmates with no background in codings, like myself, and those who have engineering degrees. If you have little to no background in coding, the 1on1 tutor sessions would be beneficial. The mentors are knowledgeable & patient with you. 


PROS - you can learn so much within 6 months with effort and dedication
CONS - I felt like there was no culture fit with the tutors, but that’s okay. I was there to learn from them, not become buddies with them :)

Learning programming with TechIS was a lot of work, but it's all worth it!

Tech IS was a perfect fit for me. I work a full-time job as a business analyst. I only have the option to study part time. The part time courses of other bootcamps are too long, some even take longer than a year. The fact that I have access to mentors after I got done with work is a BIG advantage for me. I’m 8 weeks into the course and I’ve gotten started building my portfolio already. Not just that, I’ve been able to use Python for some automation & scripting at work. I’m excited to have my portfolio finished and get it reviewed by the technical recruiter they’ve partnered with. Tech IS the best option for people looking to upskill and switch careers while still working another job.

I started the tech is a web development program in August. I had a fair understanding of programming that I’d picked up from freeCodeCamp & Code academy but was not confident enough to build something on my own from scratch, which is why I decided to enroll.

Now, after going through one of their capstone projects of building a twitter clone from scratch, while having the mentors keep me accountable, I’m confident & feel competent.

The tutors and other students at Tech IS helped give me direction, structure & accountability. Would recommend tech is for sure.

After a long haul, I successfully completed my web development course with TECH IS. I wanted a career change very badly. My previous job was pretty monotonous and had no significance attached to it. I wanted to get into a worthwhile job. I googled top jobs that pay high salaries, and it showed data science. Since I am a working woman, I can spend only a few hours upgrading other skills.

This led me to choose TECH IS as they have the best courses tailored to suit the working population. I spoke with their career counselor and realized that I needed a math or statistics background to enroll in the data science program. I was disheartened, but the counselor advised me to take their web development course that paid equally well once a person graduated. I was pleasantly surprised and took up the web dev course.

TECH IS school has some of the best tutors who are friendly and extremely knowledgeable. They would quickly clear my doubts whenever I asked them in the slack channel. They hold cohort meetings every now and then that are nothing but daily standup meetings. The pair programming didn’t work out for me as I didn’t find a suitable teammate who matched my wavelength.

Overall, I had a good experience with TECH IS school. I was able to have a more in-depth understanding of how code worked and how to develop useful stuff on the web. 

I completed my course one week ago, and the counselors are working on setting up interviews with as many companies as possible. Yesterday, I attended an interview with a company called wayfair and awaiting my results.