Tech Talent South

Tech Talent South in New Orleans, LA was a perfect fit for my needs. Other programs in the city were just not an option due to the scheduling demands, and also tuition cost. I was working my regular full time job while attending, so having the option to attend the part time code immersion program was great. The instructor was an actual developer, and not just a teacher, so his real world insight was awesome. The instructor was very approachable, available, and eager to help. You could tell he really wanted you to understand before moving forward, instead of just blasting through the material. Probably the best aspect of this particular school, in New Orleans specifically was the local community development leader, Mary. She puts together tours of local tech companies, schedules guest s...

I know my title reads Java boot camp but we didn't just focus on Java. We learned to become full-stack developers. I started with no coding experience in my previous careers. I did allot of technical jobs. I jumped into this boot camp with The hopes of getting a great job right our of the boot camp. However, while doing the first day introductions, there were allot of people there with a few boot camps under their belts. This made me a bit nervous seeing as this was my first one. I did everything I could to absorb as much as my brain could possibly handle. I impressed my instructor with my dedication. Alas this wasn't enough to land me an actual job. I was taught to use HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, and Thymeleaf to make my apps and websites pretty. I was taught to use Spring Boot for Java as b...

We were lucky to have such a dedicated staff and very attentive instructor. You can feel the passion he has for programming and learning. With this course, I wanted to grow my backend skills and learning and the focus on Java/Spring Boot was exactly what I needed.

I am currently in the code immersion class in New Orleans and the class is very helpful so far with being introduced to the tech community. Our instructor Carlos is very knowledgeable and Mary Lachapelle is amazing with community outreach and networking. So glad I found Tech Talent South to start my tech career!

The audacious training supersedes tradition education, which works best for me as a non-traditional student 60 plus. My take away from the 8-week training is that I am in the “know” on the express high-way of technology. Before attending TTS training, it was just a dream, now it is a reality, and it has allowed me to step up my own game as it relates to my own Content Building and Branding Business. Therefore, the TTS training polished my ability to have confidence in identifying my own leadership qualities when speaking with clients, networking, and engaging in technology conversations. I am still a work in progress. Nonetheless, I have obtained CSS HTML and UX Design skills and I continue to perfect the concepts in ways that I amaze myself.

Overall Experience:
The staff of Tech Talent South have been incredibly supportive and welcoming. Tech Talent South's approach helps foster passion and enthusiasm for learning and development.

Curriculum:
The curriculum is exactly what I expect to be covered in a Full-Stack Development boot camp.

Instructors:
Greg is excellent at adapting the curriculum and classroom activities to suit each students learning needs.

Job Assistance:
TTS has offered resume writing 1-on-1's, networking events, and with the corporate training weekly meetings with the company sponsor.

Since I received the invitation to attend the Tech Talent South's bootcamp for a Full-Stack Web Developer, I have been incredibly thankful for the insane level of skill and education given. As a student, I'm super impressed with all of the work they've put forth in order to make my education happen, as well as the efforts of my instructor, Greg Testo. Greg is massively entertaining and makes the class material, which is DENSE and super challenging, much easier to traverse. Going through this program is a real life-changer and I'm beyond thankful to have ended up here.

I feel like I learned more on my own than from the boot camp. I learned the same material from a video course which I bought from Udemy, and I get to keep the video forever. After completing the boot camp, I applied to jobs but most jobs that use Rails require you to do testing which is not taught in the boot camp. You have to take an additional course to learn testing. If you learn face-to-face better, well, the course is too fast paced to grasp most of the material in a short amount of time. Most of the students had broken applications to turn in as their final projects. Better off buying a book or taking a video course.
There's job support but not much for Rails which they teach. I don't get why they focus on Rails.

Pros- You learn a lot, the instructor was excellent and very knowledgeable. I think that anyone who finishes this course will be able to get a job in the field so long as they complete their homework and all assignments.

Con(not really)- I don't think it is a con necessarily, but because the course is fast paced, it will be hard to maintain a full time job while in this class. For those who can afford to do part time or not work at all, I would strongly encourage you to take the course. You can do the course while being a full time worker, you just need to have supreme time management.

Overall, I think this course has helped me a lot. Not only did I learn ruby on rails, JS, Css and Html, I learned that it is ok to mess up. "Break things" is a saying that's always being used a...

I was doing production engineering at a chemical company by day and going through some JavaScript materials online at night, which spawned me to research whether there were any in-person courses in the New Orleans area. Tech Talent South's JavaScript Application Development course was the answer, and I feel so lucky to live in a city offering an in-person course. The program was well-structured with in class examples. Like most things, you get out of it what you put into it. The course was a couple nights a week, and ample homeworks and supplemental learning resources are provided throughout the course. Tech Talent South's New Orleans community organizer also did a stellar job of setting up tours of tech companies in the NOLA area in addition to having guest speakers such a IT recr...

I work as field technician out of New Orleans and, coming from a core science background and currently completing my graduate studies in IT Management, I wanted to continue to build my carrier and technical skills in IT and software development in order to get better opportunities and be able to create solutions.
Although I have been working in the IT field, it has been a decade plus since I did any actual coding. I was not in touch with modern web development. Thus, decided to join a coding boot camp at TTS called Code Immersion. TTS granted me partial scholarship and I was able to enroll into the part-time program that allowed me to continue my work and studies and to be part of great likeminded colleagues. I felt very welcomed and in addition to the classes I was able to benefit g...

It took a lot of contemplation before I decided to attend any bootcamp. I chose TTS because of the reviews, and the personal stories that I had heard from people in my network. If you're on the fence, do it. It's worth it. They will put you in contact with alumni... reach out and get their opinions. Be prepared to work though. The Code Immersion course is no joke. I had ZERO experience coming into it, put in the hours, and learned a ton. DO THE PREWORK!

The networking is there if you want it. They set up tours and speakers, but it is on you to go and ask the questions. Ask every question you can, and want. The community organizers absolutely love helping you network... leverage them (Simone is the bomb).

Don't be afraid to ask for help. They have tutoring, take advantage of it. Th...

I chose to attend TTS after a very bad (and expensive) .NET boot camp. I had applied at Tech Elevator (and told there was a waiting list - that won't get me employed) and WeCanCodeIt, having one of the worst experiences taking their entrance exams. In addition to Ruby on Rails, I also choose to take Machine Learning so this will cover both instances in the review.

I found it TTS enjoyable, learnable and the environment outside of the lessons very worth my time. Honestly, after having such a bad experience, it was great to come to TTS and have a great experience.

You get to keep the lesson access, so all the sides are there for your review & practice after the class has ended. The environment at The Foundry adds to that, introducing you to other industry professionals in the Co...

After deciding to leave my recruiting job and pursue a career in development, I researched around and decided to take the 8 week code immersion course. The bootcamp was a great introduction to general programming and really sets you up to learn different programming languages and frameworks. I met a lot of great people during my time at TTS. Bart was my instructor and he did awesome at explaining the lessons and you could tell he really cared about teaching the class. We also got to go on a lot of company tours where I was able to grow my network. I am also taking the JavaScript course to further my knowledge. The only thing I would have liked to see more of in the 8 week bootcamp is covering more relevant technologies that would be useful as an entry level developer trying to get ...

I joined TTS in March 2018 in the Fulltime Code Immersion course as well as the Machine Learning course.
My instructor was exceedingly patient with students when needed.
He was also quick to point out more detailed aspects to students who wanted an in-depth look.
The course-work is a great overview of what to expect when learning Ruby on Rails and a very complete introduction to programming in general.

I did the precourse work and had familiarized myself with Ruby, RoR, git, and bash.
If you come to this class with those skills built, you will have a great time and lots of job prospects.
If you come with an eagerness to learn, but not much work done already you will learn a great deal, but it won't be very fun.
Either way, it is worth every penny.

First off let me start by saying I choose Tech Talent South over General Assembly which I got accepted to. I found great value in the Full-Time Code Immersion course at TTS over General Assembly.My Code Immersion course was literally $6-7,000 cheaper than the course at General Assembly. I didn't have to pay for parking like I would've for General Assembly at Ponce City Market. The hours worked much better with my schedule at TTS and there was plenty of parking in the back. Plus I really enjoy the facilities at Strongbox West. I had a fantastic teacher for my Code Immersion course and she was very thorough and took pride in her teaching. Shout out to Mrs. Heather Creighton for being one of the best teachers I've ever had.I was amazed how much I learned in the short amount of time in thi...

The one liner on Tech Talent South Code_Immersion is ; Do it!
Here is the rest of it
1) Kevin the instructor is awesome
2) Cassandra, the administrator, is awesome
3) Believe it or not the students that were in class with me were awesome
Very important info here - Kevin the instructor has the patience of a Zen__Master_For _Real. Coding can jump
from "Ok I get that" to "WTF?!?!!? how did he get that" in a flash. Kevin was never phased by #crazyQuestions
#slowLearners (like me), he knows what is wrong because clearly he has been coding for 20 years and he is in his
20's!!! I honestly feel I can learn any language because Kevin taught us how to approach/learn code, that was the
BEST takeAway.
Cassandra was able to put guest speakers in front of us who were completely awesome! EVE...

The Part-Time Code Immersion course is perfect for someone with a full time job. The curriculum scaffolds well, and the homework pushes you to fully learn the subjects introduced in class. The course also does a great job of giving you the tools to keep learning on your own.

Before attending Tech Talent South I had was completely confused as to how to go about learning to code. Of course, like many other newbies transitioning into the programming world, I enrolled in online courses such as Udemy, Udacity, FreeCodecamp, to just name a few. Although these sites provided questions and answers, I still was lacking a thorough understanding of the how and why of coding and needed to be in class learning with peers. The initial experience as painless, I ended up applying for the Women in Tech Scholarship program and the next day was contacted by Tech Talent South and told that I was approved. Katie asked so valuable questions as to why was I even interested in coding and as I told her, "There are no many coders where I'm from, that look like me and I wanted to...

I came to the TTS full time code immersion program as an experienced software developer who had been doing other types of work for the past decade. My goal was to acquire an in-depth understanding of the current tools and technologies used in modern web application development as an on ramp to relaunching my programming career.

I was not disappointed. The content was substantial, the pace was brisk, and both the instructor and the community organizer were amazing. In addition to the excellent subject matter presentation, we visited local tech companies and had a constant stream of speakers involved in some aspect of tech work in our community. The insights gained on these occasions were very helpful in understanding how the components of our curriculum fit into the bigger picture of ...