Claim Academy

Coding can be a tough. It takes a lot of practice and determination to figure out solutions to technical problems and learn how to use them creatively. Claim Academy gave me the tools and confidence to create wonderful looking and functional web applications.... Read More

Everyone at Claim looks out for your success. From the instructors to the faculty looking for employers to hire you. If you are ready to deep dive into the program for 12 weeks they will give you the tools you need to become a a great software developer.... Read More

While attending Claim Academy, I was challenged daily to use my critical thinking skills and created solutions to many problems I never thought I would be able to tackle. Each day was a bit long, but for the skills we are learning, it could hardly be... Read More considered anything bad, and that was the only "con" of the program. Once I got over the initial reading and had a few days of instruction under my belt, I started to become more comfortable sitting down and opening up my laptop each morning. By the middle of the cohort, I noticed I was doing things I once considered extremely difficult with relative ease. Pair programming was a great way to learn to cooperate with fellow students and fledgling developers like myself. The real joy I found was bringing my dreams to life inside my capstone project, where I developed an application that I continue to work on and be proud of. The instructors were all very knowledgeable and patient, and no stone was left unturned when it came to the hundreds, if not thousands of questions I sent to the staff at Claim. Post graduation they have continued to send daily opportunities and networking events, and I could not be happier with my choice to change careers and head down the path of software development. Highly recommend to anyone who wants to follow their dreams and learn an incredibly valuable skill such as coding.

Awesome! Claim Academy teaches students many new skills along with the basic programming. By the time you are finished, you will have gained so much knowledge, you will not believe it. At the end, you will be able to create a full stack a web application... Read More that has “real world” applications. Depending on which course you choose, you will probably also learn, Java, JavaScript, HTML5/CSS, Spring Framework, Bootstrap, Node.js, MySQL, Testing, Maven, GitHub, Visual Studio Code, React, Hibernate, Junit, MVC framework, XML, JSP, JSTL, Servlets, Eclipse, Soap and Restful Techniques, Debugging, Agile Methodology, presentation skills, and interview prep. Phew! I know, but you will be able to do it, from all the knowledge you will have learned here. Plus, the interaction with classmates and mentors, along with the support and career assistance of the staff is terrific!

I started with the first cyber security program through Claim Academy. I was supposed to be in a part time class however they didn’t have enough people enrolled so the compressed it to a full time class. There was no type of guides or access to comptias... Read More website(we had to keep cycling emails to use the free trials). There were supposed to be mentors, and lab hours(understandable there were not initially due to covid). Once they lifted the restrictions none of the stuff was added back into the program. There were also supposed to be career counselor sessions to help with rewriting resumes to fit the mold for cyber security. After being confronted about this they finally got a mentor for our class, however it was with only 5 weeks left and from 1-4 Monday through Friday when all of us are at work and can use the services(as I was supposed to be part time). They also tried to act like the fact that they are paying for our certification voucher was a favor to us, when every other program pays for them out of the large amount of money that this program cost. After being called out for the lack of everything listed above that was promised and written into the program and asked if we would see some sort of adjustment in pricing the the answer was a NO. If I had it all to do again I would have gone to Washington university program and got two certifications(security plus and CEH) and the backing of a well respected college.

It's a very fact paced curriculum and is split up into different blocks. The first part of the day is going over exercises and reviewing the previous day's lecture. The day is capped off with the lecture. Throughout the course employers and alumni come... Read More by to give presentations, to help network. Near the middle of the course they teach soft skills and resume building, along with mock interviews. Best of all they take the GI Bill, so as a veteran it didn't cost me anything to attend.

Hands-on learning and industry standard instruction. Actual programming experience instead of useless theory and time wasting filler classes.
Full time immersive program is 9 hours a day and a huge commitment. Staff is always helpful and willing to do... Read More what it takes to help you if you need it. It takes a good amount of self control and dedication but if you work hard and push yourself you can really learn a lot about what it takes to be a Full Stack Developer!
The building was always clean and a heroic effort was made to sanitize the whole building every day.
When we were forced to move to a mostly virtual format due to the St. Louis County requirements they still kept the building open and provide help even while following the guidelines.
Getting grads employed seems to be HIGH on their list and Ola and the team seem to work hard to prepare us for interviews and line up potential employers.

I learned a lot in a short amount of time. I agree that there is a hard learning curve. You should be prepared to study and to dedicate most of your time, including your off-time to study and re-learn concepts. The instructors and mentors are very knowledgeable,... Read More and provide multiple projects and many resources to help you. You get lots of time to work with your classmates and learn together, too. The soft-skills training and job placement assistance is also very valuable. If I had not attended Claim Academy, I seriously doubt I would have been able to put everything together and create a full stack of software in order to develop an app like I did.
Additionally, the pandemic hit in the middle of my time at Claim, and Claim responded very well, by switching to a blend of online classes and mentoring, with the option to attend in person while maintaining social distancing rules via a schedule. Claim has been very supportive throughout my entire process of being a student, and I highly recommend them.

Learned alot, you can too if you apply yourself. Had trouble with St Louis in general, but the course itself is great. Hard learning curve. Be prepared to study and to dedicate time. The instructors give you many resources and opportunities to help you.... Read More You also can work with your classmates if need be. A good handful of projects to work on. Be prepared to dedicate your time off to study and re-learn on your own! Worth it.

If you're looking for a challenging environment where you can go from little to no coding experience, to developing your own application in under 12 weeks, this is the place to go. The 12-week courses are very dense, move very quickly, but between the... Read More instructors, studying with your cohort, and the mentors who are available during the day, I think almost anyone can make it through this program.