Skillcrush

This is one of the most enlightening experiences that I've had in quite a while. I never dreamed that I would be learning a new skill at this stage of my life path and was initially skeptical about trying the program. Within the first 30 days I found myself drawn to the curriculum, atmosphere, and overall experience. The instructors are extremely helpful and responded to my questions right away. The community of colleagues provide great tips as well. I am very happy to be a student and to be a part of such a thriving community.

I think Skillcrush is great. I've learned a lot in a very short period of time. The instructors are always extremely helpful and encouraging. The lessons are challenging but doable. Highly recommended.

Skillcrush has really impressed me as a student. The learning style is laid-back but informative, with plenty of extra resources for continued learning and exploration. The benchmarks feel significant with completed steps of hands-on projects building your portfolio, and there is a whole community of students and instructors to celebrate your successes and talk you through your challenges, as well as offer immensely helpful critique. I got tired of online coding courses that felt like they got their inspiration from video games (and alas, not Chrono Trigger) because the badges and points never feel like real achievements to me, but Skillcrush is helping me build a real body of work that I can be proud to show off when I am ready to apply for UX design jobs.

my background is in Film Studies and Library Science. i've been employed for 13 years with the same company, but due to lack of mobility my career has become stagnant and therefore it's time for a change. i discovered Skillcrush a few years ago, and decided to give it a try with the Web Developer blueprint. one of the major draws was the low cost (compared to other boot camps)and that i could still work full-time while learning to code. i also liked how the lessons were broken down into small chunks so you could do as much or as little as you wanted each day, plus the content is absolutely geared towards beginners or anyone who has never coded in their life. unfortunately, once i got to JavaScript it became too overwhelming so i didn't completely finish the 12-week blueprint. still, i ...

I'm currently doing the Break Into Tech program (a more comprehensive program than just web development) and it's been a great experience so far. The content is explained very clearly and you get to set your own pace which is fantastic for me. I can slow down one week and then totally triple the pace the next week. What I love most though are the tasks we have to complete as we progress. This really gives you a chance to practice what you've learned, forces you to grow where necessary and gets you into the great habit of being a problem solver. I really do feel that if I get through the program, I will have all the relevant skills to work in this field. I have tried unpaid programs before, most of them aren't bad. It's just that this one is very well-structured and broken down into mana...

While I like the mission statement that Skillcrush promotes - giving women (a minority in tech) a comfortable place to learn tech skills - there are a few issues I have with the curriculum itself. Prior to taking the web development blueprint, I had some experience with HTML & CSS but wanted to better hone my skills before moving along with learning about Wordpress and visual design. Given what I paid, just for the front-end developer portion, I think I could have invested that in another program entirely (ex. Pluralsite or Codecadamy pro) and supplemented with some YouTube or Udemy and learned more for less. My biggest issue with the initial blueprint was a serious conflict in the video content vs the practice assignments. It was as though they would update some parts of the curriculu...

I have a background in digital photography and a couple years ago decided to get serious about adding web dev to my skillset. I have a background that is almost strictly in art and philosophy, no prior computer programming or math aside from college requirements. Needless to say, once I started learning javaScript, things got a little tricky. I paid for one bootcamp in particular for about 15 months, got 75% of the way through a Front End track, but kept getting stuck on functions. So, I used several other classes I found online, but still felt that though I understood the concept, could not grasp the nuts and bolts of the syntax of functions in order to write my own. Enter Skill Crush.

This platform, all videos and lessons were created by women for women (yes, men are allowed to tak...

Skillcrush took the money from me for the course that I don't want to be in and not giving me the money back. I tried to contact Skillcrush for a refund but they refused. Now they are charging me around $200 every month for the course that I'm not using.

I already made 9 month payment for them. I had to contact my credit card company to stop paying for Skillcrush. After that, Skillcrush blocked me from the course without notification. When I called them on the phone, it went straight to their voicemail. I feel like they didn't want to deal with me in person.

I feel like this company is treating me unfairly and oppressively. They care more about the money than helping women.

Skillcrush was amazaing at not only teaching me the syntax and structure of programming but also the concepts that most don't think about when starting in the tech industry, like web hosting, using photoshop to help build your website, etc. I think the biggest take away for me was the groups of people I got to interact with on a daily basis. I always thought posting and replying on forms was such a taunting task that I convinced myself to reaserch for hours until I found my answer but thanks to the Instructors making it seem so painless and easy to ask questions, I was able to finally overcome that fear and now I actually enjoy commenting, and posting on forms. I would defitnely recommend this to anyone who's wanting to step into the tech industry.

These courses are broken down into baby steps with fun lesson challenges. It allows people who have no experience coding to get started and not become overwhelemed. There are lots of books and youtube videoes, blogs, etc... out there that you can try to learn how to code from but Skillcrush makes learning code so much more attainable with its easy to understand course work. Also, lots of support from other students and instructors when needed! I've tried to teach myself html & CSS from other resources in the past and ended up feeling defeated and confused. I am very happy to have found Skillcrush!

I did the Web Developer Blueprint and I learned some things about HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ruby and GitHub. I came into it feeling unsure of myself and they're messaging is very encouraging so I thought it would be a good fit. But once I got into it I really felt like I was on my own. The videos you watch everyday are remarkably cheerful so it's really jarring when you do office hours with actual people who are really impatient. The Google Chat could be helpful but again the TA that was supposed to respond was really unreliable.
I did learn some information. It didn't cost me much. I would only recommend with the strong caution that their marketing and sales is more important to them than teaching. They'll email you constantly about ways they can help you by signing up for ANOTHER bluepr...

PROS

- Affordable
- Easy to follow
- Fast paced
- Lots of freebies
- Community
- Awesome teachers
- Real time communication, many channels
- Serious skills! I coded my website in three weeks!

CONS

- Sometimes the classes are too big and it's not as individual
- Side costs (host, domain, ps) should be at least hinted up front from the beginning, not in the middle of a lesson... That made me stagger a little.

OVERALL

I love it and would recommend it to as many friends as possible! It's an empowering, positive, can-do approach. Great for career transitions! And networking!

Pro: Easy to understand lessons, varied paths for support, intelligent mix of plain language and technical jargon to lead you to the correct result, compassionate instructors that demonstrate they understand where you're coming from.

Con: I haven't come across one any yet. Will repost if I do.

I had been considering learning to code for awhile, but didn't know the best way to start. The blueprints at Skillcrush teach clearly while working towards specific goals. The classes are even kind of fun. Would definitely recommend getting started with Skillcrush!

I cannot say how much I love Skillcrush. When I decided to start learning tech, I started feeling discouraged after spending a while looking at other online classes that charge upwards of $1000. Then I found Skillcrush. Blueprints are 3 months long, in 3 separate sessions (and 1 week break in between each). You can pay the whole $399 up front, or do three monthly payments of $149, which is what I've done and has worked really well for me. You really can't beat that price ESPECIALLY with all of the skills you're learning, resources you're getting, advice you receive, and support you get from your peers and the Skillcrush team and teachers!
I initially signed up for the Visual Design blueprint. I loved it so much that when I decided I wanted to get into coding, I signed up for ANOTHER ...

I am just about done with week three of my first blueprint, Front-End Development, and I have to say that I couldn't be more impressed. Before finding Skillcrush, I attempted to learn HTML and CSS from a free tutorial site. I did learn the nuts and bolts of *how* to write the code, but I never really understood the *why*.

Then, I found Skillcrush.

The videos in each lesson are short and sweet, but they are packed full of information in easily digested bits. Adda keeps her instruction conversational, and she uses allusions that are easily understandable. I like having the videos because I take a lot of notes, so it's very nice to be able to pause the video and replay as necessary. And if I missed something, there's always the written explanations that follow (and there's a transcri...

I am currently taking the Visual Designer course and loving it!
The material is organized in a diverse fashion with videos, printed materials, and projects.
The instructors are responsive and encouraging and available.
The only difficulty I have is fitting the video calls into my schedule.
I plan to take the Wordpress class and the Front End Developer class when I finish my current blueprint.
Can't recommend them enough!!!!!!!!!

I've been following Skillcrush for a while before I decided to take the plunge and invest in a blueprint. They offer amazing content and advice that's worth checking out even if you don't take a blueprint. They are fun and quirky and absolutely embody everything about empowering women and creating a community that they promote. I'm starting on my third week of a three month course and I already can't get enough. I can't wait to learn more, finish, and perhaps take another blueprint. They have obviously spent a good deal of time figuring out what information to teach, what order to teach it in, and how to go about teaching it, and this really shows. I am so happy with Skillcrush, I've been recommending it to all of my friends. More than one seem seriously interested in investing in a blu...

I am a classroom person, I like to be in the first row of the classroom and ask as much as I can. That's usually something I can not do on an online class, and the reason why I have failed a couple of times before trying to take an online course/class.
That is not happening with Skillcrush, their lessons are so well made, that I'm loving this experience. The videos, materials and challenges keeps me motivated and excited to log-in every night and continue with the classes. We use Google groups to clarify questions, share challenges and to get feedback, making the learning experience complete. I have no IT background, before I discovered Skillcrush I didn't even knew that the internet was different to web or the existence of HTML and CSS. I did the 10 Day bootcamp and I loved it. I lear...

When I started Skillcrush, I was a little nervous but dive in with success. The teachers are friendly, you get awesome emails everyday and you can get help from the google group community. I give the school a 110 percent. Its amazing how they structural the course to make it easy for you to follow. Anyone can learn it. And you cab learn at your own pace. :)