Bethel School of Technology

Coming from a learn-on-the-go and minimal experience in the design field, Bethel Tech surpassed the work field in UI/UX Design. I was able to take all of the skills as I was learning, not even waiting until graduation, to impact the design field with... Read More current clients and elevate everything I was doing. This presented new opportunities and growth in ways I could never have imagined. I am beyond grateful for the continued support of the instructors and staff and the experience I had through this program. Nothing compares to it.

My experience at Bethel School of Technology has been an amazing one! It’s truly a unique program in that it partners your growth in coding skills along with growth in your own faith. This was something that was very important to me because many bootcamps... Read More provide the coding skills but I was hungry for more of Jesus and to continue to grow in my faith so this was the place to be. The technical preparation was very strong I felt – there were lessons in different languages followed up projects that required a lot of self-study and figuring things out on your own (very much the real world). However, there were many instructors available to meet with me whenever I ran into a problem with my code or project. While they would help me with parts of the assignment they would also challenge me to google certain topics so I can continue to grow as a developer. The capstone project was also something that I really enjoyed and learned a lot from. My teammate and I built a workout app which I then spoke to in my interviews and it came off really well. In terms of the faith component, that was probably my favorite part because we were reading several books written by Bethel Church pastors which helped me to grow in my identity in Jesus.

Coming from a professional background in carpentry, with a bachelors degree in music, I had absolutely zero knowledge or experience in anything related to technology. Starting from the ground up in design fundamentals as a UI/UX student, I was exposed... Read More to how good design related to good design principles. Then through a series of events, I had the opportunity to double-down on schooling and re-enroll in the Full Stack program Bethel Tech offered in order to help round out my skillset and give my designs the teeth it needed to be competitive. Finally after 18 months, with both UI/UX design and Full Stack under my belt, I landed my first job interview with a VP of a tech company significantly invested in AI. That led into my technical interview the next day thus subsequently being offered a full-time role as a Jr. User Experience Developer in React. I completely shifted careers in my mid-thirties, married with three small kids. Over-doubling my salary in an entry level position, in a cutting edge field of Artificial Intelligence. I owe every bit of gratitude to Bethel Tech!

Amazing and supportive instructors/mentors The courses at times were a little outdated, yet the mentor/instructor would let us know Bethel School of Technology is fantastic. It allowed me to get a job even before I completed the course! Awesome school... Read More indeed!

Bethel School of Technology, in my opinion, offers the perfect environment for all ranges of aspiring Technologist - from Beginner to Expert. The curriculum is designed to ensure a wholistic approach to preparing students for the "real world" - something... Read More that not very many other boot camps or indeed educational institutions do too well. Bethel Tech's emphasis on the development of one's character and technical skills is indeed a breadth of fresh air - producing the quality of leaders and professionals needed in a Tech-driven world. Being admitted to Bethel Tech was one of the proudest days of my life - more so being an alumni as I know that I remain an integral part of a rapidly growing family of tech enthusiast and revolutionaries. I cannot recommend Bethel School of Technology highly enough - it is indeed an experience I will forever be grateful for! Pros include (but not limited to the following): - Ideal course duration guaranteeing ample coverage and exposure critical areas - Readily and easily approachable Staff - Great student body and community Cons include: This is more of a recommendation (as opposed to a con). I would love to see students given more real life/world challenges for their weekly and final projects. Perhaps, Bethel Tech could partner with organisations in identifying areas where they have challenges, and then pass those issues over to the student body/community to come up with solutions.

Was skeptical at first, but once I joined Bethel and got to see the courses first hand, I was amazed at the intuitive layout of the courses, and the hands on approach and philosophies of the school. The teachers were available when needed, the student... Read More to student support is highly encouraged, and career services was right there even before the time for it came.

I took the Full-Stack course, so this is coming from that perspective. This is a Christian coding bootcamp that is entirely online, and based out of Redding, California. I believe they are associated with the Bethel church and partnered with the Visible... Read More Music College in Tennessee. The people are awesome and do their best to help you even if they don't always have the answer. They work to help you succeed in gaining new skills and starting new careers. BOOTCAMP: Starting the bootcamp, you have a choice of several different front-end and back-end web technologies and can mix-and-match your curriculum. I chose React for my front-end framework and Java for the backend. I was then assigned an instructor and met with them along with several other students who (iirc) were studying the same technology once a week for an hour. Some were several modules ahead, and some were behind, meaning that we didn't all start at the exact same time and could offer help to and get help from our peers. The curriculum was pretty well paced, was very relevant, and has been incredibly useful to me. To be critical, I feel as though some things that were focused on were either out-of-date ways of doing things or very advanced methods that aren't quite necessary and aren't common. I don't know which of the two yet. Another issue was that some of the materials weren't updated or were confusing/incorrect (especially during the assignment instructions), leading to some frustration. Overall, don't misunderstand, the curriculum was good and it was taught well. I highly recommend this bootcamp. Those were just my only two complaints. There's also a Career Services team that starts to work with you a few months before your graduation. They work on interviewing skills, updating and overhauling your resume, and giving you tips on what interviewers want to see. They also host graduates and guest speakers a few times a month to speak about their journey in the workforce, give tips on interviewing in general or for specific companies (big names included), and have an AMA segment for the students watching. I believe the Career Services team and the guest speakers are available to graduates as well, not just current students. Lastly, the final project is a group project where you're assigned several teammates. You work on project management, team management, and development skills over a month to develop a final Full-Stack application. You also make a few friends along the way. :) POST-BOOTCAMP: During and after graduation, I spent about one month (iirc) applying to 42+ jobs and speaking with 20 recruiters. Only one company responded with a follow-up. But, by that point, I had received a job offer. This company reached out to me after receiving my resume from my Career Services instructor. Thanks to my CS instructors, I got an interview and a few follow-ups before I received a job offer and eventually took the job.

I entered Bethel Tech with no coding background. I only had interest and curiosity to learn coding and possibly find a career in the tech industry. When I started, I found myself quickly doubting my ability to learn coding with the amount of time that... Read More I had. What Bethel Tech provided was a great community of instructors, mentors and fellow students that helped me from doubting to confidence. Even when outside circumstances in my life brought hesitation with me completing Bethel Tech, I found so much support from my instructors, mentors and fellow students to keep moving forward. With their help and support, I was able to make it through Bethel Tech and graduate. Not only did I graduate, but I was also able to find my first coding job a month after graduation! I'm truly grateful for Bethel Tech for the opportunity to see my dreams come true!

I worked full time and entered the coding program at Bethel in March of 2019. spent from March till December 2019 working through the program along with a great community of students and instructors there to support me anytime i needed it. I graduated... Read More in December 2019 and was employed as a Software Developer in February 2020! Great curriculum! = School of Technology Great community! = Bethel coding_bootcamp = Great community! + Great curriculum! print(coding_bootcamp)

As the only faith-based coding boot camp, Bethel School of Technology teaches you to apply the biblical principles of a strong work ethic, honesty, character, excellence and integrity to your job as a programmer. These are all skills that every employer... Read More wants. The coursework is up to date and cutting edge, reflecting what is actually being used in the industry right now. The support you get from staff and fellow students alike are amazing! The retention rate is high, and over 80% of grads get hired within 120 days of graduation. I was hired 1 month before I graduated at my dream company. I cannot recommend this school enough! It has my full endorsement.