Claim Academy

I went into Claim with no coding background and came out with more than I thought possible. Ola believed in me, the insructors and the staff were dedicated, and my classmates helped to make my time here that much more awesome. This experience didn't come... Read More without some serious challanges and it was a roller coaster ride all the way to the end but I'm glad I took the leap to change my future and I have had no regrets in making this decision. I am much more confident because of it. My advice to anyone considering this bootcamp is to take the leap but as you are leaping make sure you do the work before the class even starts so that you are prepared for the amount of information this will be poured into you. It will be more than you think you can handle but it will all come together in the end if you just stick to it!

Claim Academy was an excellent learning experience. We all had different backgrounds and experience levels, and the curriculum and the instructors adapted to handle that variety so that we all learned from the course. The instructors were both knowledgeable... Read More and approachable.

It's a bit early to fully evaluate the job assistance, but that has been excellent so far. We have been provided interview coaching and excellent resume instruction and review. Our career coach does not specialize in technology jobs, but the other instructors are happy to fill in any gaps.

The few things that detracted from the experience are either issues that already have resolutions for future courses (for example, new financial aid opportunities will reduce the likelihood that courses will be delayed), or things that will improve as time and resources allow.

Overall, Claim Academy was a good experience, and I'm glad I attended.

Learning at Claim Academy is a challenge but fulfilling experience. I am a graduate of the coding boot camp; everything is intensive yet the support is there. Their instructors are approachable and will do their best to help as long as there is an effort... Read More from the opposite party. There are a countless number of times, I asked them for assistance but I was never turned away. Instead, they will ensure I understood what went wrong. Their training facility is well designed and maintained; I enjoyed my time studying there. I paid out of pocket but some people got a local St Louis company sponsorship, which I believed needed to pay back.
Overall, I am grateful for Claims because I found a high paying job in the St Louis Area almost instantly after completing the program. Thank you all so much guys . I highly recommend you guys!

The instructors at Claim Academy were the best part about the course. They were extremely helpful and kind to me and all of the other students. I knew next to nothing before the class, but they did not seem frustrated or angry with me at any point. My... Read More only complaint would be the overall organization. They had moved to a new location, and this definitely showed during my class, especially for the first few weeks. As we progressed we all got more comfortable and organized. A few classes also were cancelled, one when the instructor was sick and another when he had to leave to repair something on his house. Can't really hold this against either of them though, sometimes stuff happens.
Definitely a good experience, and I am very happy with my new job.

Learn more for less? Is complete bull crap! Claim Academy is a complete waste of $$$. My SO had went through the .net program and I have to say it was a complete waste of 8k! He saved and quit his job to take this course to learn and gain more experience... Read More but sad part is that he knew most of the stuff already.

On top of that, I'm really upset that everyone in the .net program got a scholarship except for him! How is that even possible? He's a very bright person and is way smarter than most of the people in his class! He had to explain problems to his classmates multiple times because they didn't understand! When someone interviews you for a scholarship what do you think of? Apparently it was an actual interview with a company. Their scholarships program is that you are guaranteed a job after the program and you're technically still paying for it since they take the 8k from your salary.

Anyways, there were a few instructors....1/3 actually cared (Alan's style of teaching is great and he showed interest in teaching) vs the other 2 instructors could care less. They were just there to be there to get paid. Some days instructors didn't even show up! Ummm hello?! We are spending a lot of $$$ to get good education and you can't find a replacement? As the previous yelper stated...8k for a 12 week course is expensive.

Overall, if you know nothing about .net this course maybe for you. But if you have experience or know it's course then I would save your $$$ and go to a real school. Claim Academy does not provide any certifications or guaranteed jobs without scholarships.

It has been over a half year and contracts still haven't been fulfilled. If you're not paying your instructors, do you think they are going to care about their quality of instruction? Claim is a clever idea but so poorly executed that I pity anyone who... Read More gets wrapped up in it.

I was a member of the first .NET cohort, so it's possible things are different now than they were when I was there. Overall, this was a good experience for me. I was not happy with my current job and really wanted a change, and this opportunity came up,... Read More so I went for it, since software development was something I'd always been interested in.

We had three teachers that were excellent and one who just wasn't particularly well-suited to teaching, but he ended up parting ways after not real long anyway. The curriculum was a little scattered, but I also allow that this is kind of an impossible field to cram into three months. I think they really did their best and it's certainly no fault of the teachers.

The process for placing graduates is I believe different now than it was when I was there, but when I was there the process needed work. I don't believe doing this course is 100% guaranteed to land anyone a job, but what I did here definitely helped me get my current position. I still had to do a lot on my own to find a job--Claim did help as much as they could but when I was there it seemed like they were still working on establishing the proper contacts.

For anyone considering this, it's a lot of work and you have to be really self-motivated. Consider the monetary cost and definitely also explore other options, and realize what you'll be getting into. This course isn't perfect but it's a good option if you're certain that a coding bootcamp is the way you want to go and you want to stay in the St. Louis area.