UC Irvine Boot Camps

You can save yourself 11k and an insane amount of hours doing this on your own, just download some courses on Udemy. The teacher was not good at his job. He doesn't even code for his day job. They say you need 20-30 hours but its more like 40 hours- so don't try doing this while working at the same time. Also be careful when signing up, they will drag you a long and make you feed like you are progressing great, but then you realize its a scam and you can't get your money back after a week. Please stay away from this - it is a waste of your time and money!

You'd be better served just teaching yourself, since this is pretty much what you'll be doing most of the time anyway.

After spending some time trying to teach myself to code for some work projects, I figured it was time to get some professional training and be more efficient in my learning. This course was pretty much the only one that offered a classroom experience and part-time option for working professionals, and it had decent reviews. I also assumed that since this course was affiliated with a prestigious university, namely UCI, it would be legit.

Man was I wrong. I'm part-way though this course, I've always been top of my class, and I get most of the material, but this course is shit. It's not organized, I mean really not well structured at all. It's also put on by Trilogy ...

Overall:
Start with FreeCodeCamp.org. Get a feel of it, and if you really think this career is for you, go find a bootcamp other than this one and enroll to that.
DO NOT ENROLL TO THIS ONE.
Do yourself a favor and go find a different bootcamp.

Pros:
- You get to dabble with different languages, frameworks, and libraries.

Cons:
- IMPORTANT: It's not really UCI, the company itself is called Trilogy and they just pay UCI to use one of their buildings. That's basically it. This bootcamp does not any association with UCI whatsoever.

- The instructor for this class did not have a degree, was self-taught, and was very unprofessional. Was unable to follow the lesson plan and would deviate from it almost all the time. You would think that they would at least hire someone wi...

If you're reading this, then you can be a successful developer. Many of the students who start this program have never seen code before and aren't always the most computer savvy.

A little background about myself, I got a bachelors degree in Communications and I've always been pretty average in school. I've had a pretty successful career so far at a young age, but found myself at a gap where I needed to take the next step. Tried teaching myself how to code, but was struggling to comprehend and just overwhelmed with the mass changes in the industry constantly. Just couldn't figure out where to start and what to focus my time on.

Found the UC Irvine bootcamp part time program and it was incredible. Project-based program, so it really prepares you for the real world. I have friends...

I attended the part time coding bootcamp from March-September this year. I found the Instuctors to be outstanding. Ben and Michael really knew their stuff. The TAs Kyle and Tim were great too. They were helpful throughout the course. The cohort covers a lot of ground. So, be ready to put in your time studying. They recommend 20 hours of outside class study time each week. In my experience, it's absolutely necessary if you want to absorb the content and keep up.

Jenna was very helpful in the career services department. Although, it seemed like she was in the position of a very cometent person being streached very very thin. I've heard that the school is bringing on additional resources and personel to support her in the future.