As non-digital native, I knew I needed updated skills to compete in the current marketplace. The 6-month Web Development course from CF is definitely worth it for someone to gain entry into the tech world and get a job. Their career change guarantee is excellent. If students participate in the extra assignments, they are guaranteed to have a job within six months of graduation or the course fee is refunded.

The coursework itself is a great intro in the world of coding. The majority of learning is still up to the individual student, but when I asked for help I got AWESOME support from tutors, mentors, and the Slack community. People want to help others be coders and be better. It's a nice change from previous courses I've taken. The $4,000 course fee is worth every penny because of te...

I have recently graduated from Careerfoundry online Web Development course. I am very happy about the content guidance and tutor assistance. I am satisfied with the content and its simple attractive presentation.
My advice for the potential web developers. It's an intermediate level course. If you are a beginner I will suggest finishing Codecademy Fullstack pro track first or similar elementary course in the first 3 months then join this six-month certification to be more confident. After finishing revise your projects refine your CV, Linkedin profile and cover letter with the help of the Careerfoundry team and enter the job market.
Alert! It's not the beginner or advanced its an intermediate level, properly guided web development course.

The web development course at CareerFoundry is a good way to dive into the world of web programming if you are a beginner or would like to brush up on your skills after a long time of not keeping up.

The curriculum is easy to follow and it provides the student with lots of resources. The tutors and mentors are very helpful. The material is simple and concise. The flexibility it provides you is great.

The only thing I would say about it is that the curriculum could be a little more demanding. Sometimes I feel the assignments are just too easy and a student would only need to obediently follow the instructions provided and that is it.

Great course! My mentor has been a great help offering helpful feedback and helping me to stretch and become a better UI designer. I like the curriculum a lot too.

Pros:
• Self paced
• Supportive staff
• Job placement support

Cons:
• Curriculum needs work
• Dependent on mentor
• Not entirely "job-ready"

My frustration with the shortcomings of the UX course content was counter-balanced by the friendly, responsive staff at CF. They addressed all of my questions and concerns quickly and to my satisfaction. This included changing mentors after my first one was non-responsive, and ongoing job support even after I "graduated."

After finishing this course I had one end-to-end project piece for my portfolio and a fairly good understanding of the UX design process, but you'll need more than that to get hired as a UX designer, especially if you're coming from an unrelated field.

Companies want to see client work samples, not just student p...

The best UI Designer Course I have taken so far. I have tried a few other smaller courses, over time but nothing compares to Careerfoundry. The mentors, the helpful slack group, the instant customer support, everything is TOP NOTCH !!

Moreover, at times I felt overwhelmed at the tasks and how much they expected, but eventually as I reached the end of the course, I realised how thorough those rigorous tasks made me with my work.

Great Experience. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

I loved my time with CareerFoundry. I would recommend to this anyone who wants to get started in UX Design. I found my mentor to be extremely knowledgeable and encouraging. The mentor was probably my favorite part of the course. I also liked the format of the course material. The assignments were clear and easy to understand. They don't unlock the next section until you finished the previous one. This made it easier for me to stay focused and on track. My experience was a very positive one.

I have been always interested in the UX field and wanted to become an expert in it, unfortunately the more I "googled" it the more it became complex and harder to learn!

CareerFoundry UX course developed a study area, where the material is well organised, resources are available, experts are on-call, 1 on 1 communication channels, and the best of all; the established a community for the students to connect through! Where we can share thoughts, experiences and fun.

I am so confident about my skills, I am starting to lecture my colleagues about UX.

I have really loved the material in this course. The materials and information were clear, concise, and easy to understand. Even the links to outside resources were super helpful. I read all of them even though that material was optional.

But I am VERY disappointed with the course description. It stated the student would only need to spend 15 hours a week for 6 months to finish on time. I actually ended up spending more like 8 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, and I still did not finish on time.

I am also VERY disappointed with the mentor's performance. Our communication was not great. He took 3 separate vacations during my time on the course and he only extended the length of the course by 2 short weeks.

All in all I would expect that for the price of this course I would get better ...

The Pros:
- The curriculum was very robust, covered a lot of material from front end to backend web programming.
- My mentor Sammy was very smart, and very helpful in clarifying any questions I had.
- The optional work on top of required work is excellent for further learning and understanding the material.
- The slack channel with other students was a great way to talk about code and assignments we were stuck on
- The pace of the course was great, the web app that the online course lives on is built on ruby on rails, so updates can be implemented quickly and efficiently as needed.
- When you decide to enroll, make sure you have a least 4 hours a day EVERYDAY to work on CF alone to take advantage of all the learning.
- You will get frustrated when learning backend / Ruby on Ra...

I took the UX Design course early this year based on a referral from a trusted friend who was starting the course herself. Hopefully her experience has been more pleasant-- mine has been very, very bad.

About two months into the course, my mentor (who is exceptionally experienced in the field and very supportive) had a life event. That's fine, things come up, and he explained kindly that it would take him about four weeks to get back to supporting his students. Fast forward to over 2 months later, I am absolutely in the dark-- mentor nowhere to be found, CF saying they'll take care of it, but no report of any progress.

Basically, I am scared I am wasting a few thousand dollars. They refused the refund that I requested, seeing as how I am now four months into a 6-month course, and ...

I find Careerfoundry a great place to start if you want to change your career. They introduce you to everything you need to know in one place, so you don't have to jump from one website to another. It guides you through and introduces to numerous great tools that make your life as a designer easier. I have a design background but I still took the UI course to systematise the knowledge necessary to work in Tech Industry where I want to be now (I was in Advertising before). It did the job.

And the fact that you have a mentor and a student advisor is almost a guarantee that you will finish it. Unless in many other online courses that just provide the materials and where nobody helps you to go through them.

I recommend! :)

The mentor makes or breaks this course. Mine was not great (not responsive, and offered little good/constructive feedback) so I felt like I was all on my own. I was about 6 weeks late finishing the course and when I did- nothing. No certificate or badge or anything. It is quite intensive but much easier at first (so do lots of assignments in the beginning as you will need more time at the end). Does it teach you UX? Yes. Is it worth the price? Probably. Especially with the $ back guarantee if you don't find a course. But there are many pitfalls: poorly designed course structure, assignments that don't parallel the lectures, etc. I highly recommend abandoning their sample project of designing a project management app and find your own project that is meaningful, that you will enjoy worki...

I recently graduated from CareerFoundry's UX Design course. The course was well crafted and my mentor was of great support. CareerFoundry also provides a power team behind the course and establishes a framework to make sure you stay in touch and on track with your goals. They ensure continuity and quality along your journey—it's a distant learning experience that feels very personal and thorough.
The curriculum is set up as a journey, you have to master each level in order to progress. This linear approach supports a comprehensive learning experience that helps you focus and push through harder parts of the course. The curriculum could be a little more refined so that it better connects with some of the tasks. Also since you have to spend quite some time with one main project it would...

I love this course so much and have convinced 3 other people to take it. It is one of the lowest prices out there for one, and you still get an amazing course. The lessons teach you so much and personally my mentor I think is the best one out there. She was always pushing me (which aside from offering up more information then what was even in the course through books or confernece suggestions, she also had me fix almost every homework assignment). I do think your mentor makes the course. I also have a full time job that is usally pretty easy and I still found even doing the 6 month course I was behind 6 weeks. That said I did change my project 3 weeks in from the one CF has you do which is currently a Project Managment app to a charity site I was already working on and had to go back an...

I chose to do the Wed Developer course through Career Foundry. I can say confidently that I've acquired a skill set that will enable me to get a job as a Web Developer. The program focuses maybe a little too much on individual achievement, so if you're looking to collaborate on course material you won't have that option. Perhaps the greatest frustration I've had over the 6 months I've been enrolled has been the instructions. Many times they are broken or missing critical information that you have to try to dig up on your own or with your tutor. Overall it has been a rewarding but challenging experience with a ton of work. Not for the faint of heart.

CareerFoundry is exactly the type of online coding school I was looking for to learn Web development. Firstly, the total cost of the course and the flexible payment option were a plus and suited my financial situation. Secondly, the way the course is written and broken down into a front-end course and back-end course enhanced my ability to learn the material in a thorough and timely manner. The course really focuses on self-learning, but you are never alone. As a CF student you have a dedicated mentor and a slack community to turn to for those times that are a little more difficult.
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Overall the CF Web Development course is a great course that has enabled me to create a second career for myself doing something that I really enjoy.

This course presents a highly-detailed, well-structured and comprehensive introduction to web development. I've completed a range of free web development tutorials online in the past, but always felt that there was a lack of structure in what I was learning, and I never felt like I was truly understanding the mechanics of what I was doing as a I followed along those other tutorials. By contrast, the CareerFoundry materials are exceptionally well written and organised. The course provides great breadth in covering all the core components of front-end and back-end web development, and the mentorship element of the program added depth to that learning through clear responses to any questions I had. I started to really understand concepts that I'd seen previously but only ever grasped on a ...

I have had 0 cons with attending CareerFoundry, the courses are fun and you will learn a lot. I would highly recommend CareerFoundry and its courses to my family or friends who are interested in learning programming / web development. It has been money well spent and I would pay more for their classes if the prices were to go up, very good instructors and curriculum.

The title speaks for itself. I researched many different schools and bootcamps, but having a wife and a baby on the way, I needed something I could do from the comfort of my own home. I also wanted someone to keep me accountable, and then I found Career Foundry. With their online course and mentorship program (and don't forget the awesome price!) I decided that it was the program for me. I started my journey into Web Development in July 2015 and completing the course within 6 months, I applied to a company and after 45 minutes of sending out my resume, I got a call to come in for an interview and was hired on the spot! I now work for an amazing company, building fully responsive websites and enjoying every moment of it.
I definitely would recommend Career Foundry.

Great course in UX design. I can't think of a better value although their price has seemed to have gone up since I took the course. I can't say enough great things about my mentor. This course is pretty challenging and time consuming. I would only recommend it for motivated people. But if you get to the end of it, you will have learned a tremendous amount of info in a short amount of time. Good luck!

I chose the Web Development track for CareerFoundry on the reccomendation of my friend, who took the UX design course (and got an internship, and then 70k a year job shortly after). It's a 6 month track and it took me just over 4 months to do it, even with a full time job. I had been wanting to switch into the Web Dev field for a while and primarily chose CareerFoundry because of its affordability and the fact that I could do it on my time. There aren't a lot of comparable options. Overall, I was satisfied by my experience. I learned a LOT- CareerFoundry gives you all the foundations you need to build a static website and Ruby on Rails application, which in turn gives you the foundation for other frameworks.

My mentor was available from 7pm-11pm every day, and was incredibly helpful....

I researched a lot of the bootcamps out there, online and onsite, and chose CareerFoundry because of the cost and mentorship available. I don't think there are a lot of courses that offer mentors that are available five days of the week - especially at the cost of CareerFoundry. Also, I personally didn't like the fact that I had to apply to get into some bootcamps - I wanted somewhere that accepted me without "screening" me. I just wanted a chance to code on a serious level, with much more depth than websites like Codecademy.

Once I started the course, I found the exercises informative and especially relevant and helpful in completing the tasks. For me, one of the biggest draws to programming is the available community and willingness to help each other out. I saw that in this course...

I had been looking for a way to get back into IT after being out of it for quite a few years. After researching numerous other online bootcamps, I chose CareerFoundry. At first, I liked the idea of working with a mentor, and I also liked how all of the exercises were nicely laid out.

After breezing through the HTML/CSS portion (which I already had experience in), I moved into the Ruby on Rails portion. Since I'm a PC user, it was rather disheartening to see instructions for installing RoR in nice detail for Mac users, and PC users only got a brief tutorial. Also, some of the exercises were rather vague, with instructions such as "read this tutorial to install this gem. If you have problems, consult StackOverflow.". I ended up going to Google for a lot of questions I had. Mos...

CareerFoundry Course is very up-to-date using the last best practice and examples.
I can choose my time for studying and have a great support - my mentor. My mentor gives me every time an answer, tip and of course many examples from the real UI/UX designer world.
The course will give you a good background to become UI/UX Designer. You will find the right process and get the right skills to do your best in UI/UX Design.

I'm not normally someone who writes reviews but feel I must after my first month of studying Web Development with Career Foundry. Overall the course is excellent, affordable to me and with excellent Mentor support. I really like the dashboard and the flow of the course. The fact they offer two "speeds" of study 3 and 6 months is also great. The course flows really well delving into HTML5, CSS3, Java and JavaScript, along with Ruby. The weekly Mentor calls (12 included) are a godsend clear up any questions I have. This is not to mention I can contact my Mentor anytime via slack or leaving messages via the dashboard. I have found all of the Career Foundry Team accessible with any queries I may have. Overall fantastic, best choice I have made. Not to mention I will be looking into the IO...

I started off my career as a graphic designer. After 2 and a half years working in the field I saw my career growing stagnant and wanting to bolster my skills as a designer.. as well as my salary. I started looking around for programs I might be interested in and stumbled across Career Foundry. I spoke with a representative for a week and a half before I made my decision to enroll. She was very helpful and answered every question I could throw at her. Now I am proud to say I am currently enrolled in the UX program and I love it. Well, as much as you can love working :).

Pros:
You can work at your own pace
You can schedule a weekly meeting with your mentor that helps guide and mold you into a UX designer
The coursework is not easy and requires to student to learn via hands on met...

I am half-way through the Web Development course and am learning so much. As someone who is brand new to web development, it has been very helpful to start with basics and build up to more complex design elements. Having a mentor to help through the process is such a key piece too! There are definitely times I wish the tasks were better described or a more thorough example provided. For the most part, I have been very satisfied with the experience and would highly recommend the course to others.

I haven't completed the course yet but judging on what I have achieved so far I must say that I'm loving the Web Developer course with Career Foundry.
I find the materials clear and easy to digest. The projects, I'm really enjoying (can't wait to start the ruby part).
I'm definitely wanting to try the IOS course when that has been released !

I honestly wish that I found this CF earlier! I have looked at several other UX programs and am very happy that I chose CareerFoundry. I am learning the things I need to learn to become a UX Designer and feel very confident about this program and my mentor. My mentor has over 15 years of experience and is really great to work with. I've taken one other "bootcamp" type UX course and I did learn a few things, but it wasn't very UX oriented (ie: didnt do journey maps, MVPs, etc) and they didn't have a student support forum and their follow through was lacking.

I feel that CareerFoundry is giving me the knowledge to get a really good head start into a UX career. The staff is great and they have a student forum to ask for help if needed. I would highly recommend this program if yo...