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We Can Code IT (WCCI) is a full-stack software development bootcamp with physical campuses in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, and a virtual campus that spans nationwide. WCCI offers PreSkill and ReSkill Programs.

Their PreSkill program is offered in-person... Read More

The Reskill full-stack coding bootcamp program is offered in both C# and Java as a 14-week, in-person or remote program or a 22-week part-time remote program.

Both programs cover Javascript, HTML5, CSS3, MVC, Agile Methodologies, Test Driven Development (TDD), GitHub, ORMs and more.

We Can Code IT prepares students for software development careers with their Career Advancement program, which helps students with career development from day one.

Founded by award winning, 25-year software engineering veteran Mel McGee, We Can Code IT's mission is to champion social equity through technology.

Grants and scholarships are available to help pay for all WCCI programs.

Courses

Cybersecurity Analyst Bootcamp

Cost: $15,900
Duration: 14 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Dive into our 14-week bootcamp covering essential cybersecurity facets from network security to cryptography. Engage in hands-on labs mimicking real-world situations and master Python for task automation. The journey wraps up with a holistic capstone project, culminating in a Cybersecurity Analyst certification.

Data Analyst Bootcamp

Cost: $15,900
Duration: 14 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Embark on a 14-week intensive course delving into data analytics' core. Get acquainted with tools like Excel, Python, SQL, and Power BI, while sharpening problem-solving and presentation acumen. Engage in real-world projects, climaxing in a Demo Day presentation. Graduates obtain a Data Analyst certification and a portfolio, ready to excel in data-centric roles.

Full-Time Remote Coding Bootcamp

Cost: $14,899
Duration: 14 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Full-time Nationwide Remote Online Java Full Stack Coding Bootcamp. By working in a simulated remote work environment as a full-stack Java software developer, you will emerge from the We Can Code IT Coding Bootcamp with skills to start a remote (or in-person) career in web development, software development, software test-engineer, QA, and related highly-stable, and high-paying fields! The benefit of our unique collaborative approach, the Korda Method of training, is that you have a natural head start over other graduates as you’ll be completing projects as if you were working in the field! Build Your Future With We Can Code IT Throughout your software development education, you’ll learn job skills that will last a lifetime. Your student success coach will work with you to discover your strengths, learn your passion, and communicate these to employers through resume-building, Linked In networking, interviewing skills, personal branding, and more! SOFTWARE & WEB DEVELOPMENT LANGUAGES Learn modern implementations of Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Object-Oriented programming, APIs, REST along with supporting languages and tools! REMOTE SOFTWARE TEAM SKILLS Our expert GitHub trained educators will guide you through Git and GitHub to share your code and project status with teams. You’ll learn to use tools like Slack to communicate with your team and share ideas. Online conferencing with recorded workshops will allow you to see your teammates and instructors easily. Google Jam Board will help you ideate together. Other pair-programming tools, and remote sharing tools will be utilized so that you have a full understanding of how best to collaborate with teams online. . AGILE PRACTICES Test-driven development, pair-programming, and Scrum are at the heart of our working paradigm. Clean coding practices start in week one. Unlike other colleges or coding bootcamps, we teach you the best techniques so that you develop solid software development practices that will put you ahead of the pack, and last a lifetime! PORTFOLIO BUILDING Develop your software and web skills while working on problems and projects, ultimately giving you a portfolio of work! CAREER SERVICES We help over 90% of our career-seeking graduates start new careers within 6 months of graduation!

Financing is available through SkillsFund, as well as multiple financing options, including grants and scholarships through our website!

Subjects:
CSS, Git, HTML, Github, MVC, Scrum, Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Agile, Java, React.js, JavaScript, REST

Java Coding Bootcamp

Cost: $15,900
Duration: 14 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

You’ll learn the most in-demand skills in the U.S., specialized based on the demands of each campus’ region. Most importantly, know that you’ll learn languages and techniques that will soundly start you as a software developer, skills that will stay with you through your career, enabling you to specialize as you desire throughout.

You’ll experience:
- Short and engaging lectures followed by both group and individual active learning exercises.
- Teachers and mentors at your disposal when you have questions.
- Visuals for conceptualization.
- Additional web-based home assignments.
- Conceptual as well as practical insight.
- Shrinking down general concepts into real-world problems.
- Class workshops - working with other students, discussing questions with them, finding group solutions.
- Pair programming to learn and share with classmates.

We Can Code IT prepares students for software development careers with their Career Difference program, which helps students with career development from day one.

Career Services:
- Understanding Your Path
- Resume Building
- LinkedIn w/ Headshot
- Messaging
- Interviewing
- Campus Events/Speakers
- Employer Events
- Mock Interviews
- Group & Individual Work

Financing is available through SkillsFund, as well as multiple financing options, including grants and scholarships through our website!

Subjects:
CSS, Git, HTML, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Agile, React.js, Node.js, JavaScript

Part-time Remote Coding Bootcamp

Cost: $14,899
Duration: 22 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Part-time Nationwide Remote Online Java Full Stack Coding Bootcamp. We've perfected the part-time program since 2015 to meet the needs of non-traditional students who have jobs, families, and obligations outside of school but still want to change careers quickly! Part asynchronous through our award-winning curriculum's learning modules, and part synchronous via real-time online "code jams" where you build projects with your teams every other weekend, you'll learn to build full-stack software and web applications over the course of 22-weeks! By working in a simulated remote work environment as a full-stack Java software developer, you will emerge from the We Can Code IT Coding Bootcamp with skills to start a remote (or in-person) career in web development, software development, software test-engineer, QA, and related highly-stable, and high-paying fields! The benefit of our unique collaborative approach, the Korda Method of training, is that you have a natural head start over other graduates as you’ll be completing projects as if you were working in the field! Build Your Future With We Can Code IT Throughout your software development education, you’ll learn job skills that will last a lifetime. Your student success coach will work with you to discover your strengths, learn your passion, and communicate these to employers through resume-building, Linked In networking, interviewing skills, personal branding, and more! SOFTWARE & WEB DEVELOPMENT LANGUAGES Learn modern implementations of Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Object-Oriented programming, APIs, REST along with supporting languages and tools! REMOTE SOFTWARE TEAM SKILLS Our expert GitHub trained educators will guide you through Git and GitHub to share your code and project status with teams. You’ll learn to use tools like Slack to communicate with your team and share ideas. Online conferencing with recorded workshops will allow you to see your teammates and instructors easily. Google Jam Board will help you ideate together. Other pair-programming tools, and remote sharing tools will be utilized so that you have a full understanding of how best to collaborate with teams online. . AGILE PRACTICES Test-driven development, pair-programming, and Scrum are at the heart of our working paradigm. Clean coding practices start in week one. Unlike other colleges or coding bootcamps, we teach you the best techniques so that you develop solid software development practices that will put you ahead of the pack, and last a lifetime! PORTFOLIO BUILDING Develop your software and web skills while working on problems and projects, ultimately giving you a portfolio of work! CAREER SERVICES We help over 90% of our career-seeking graduates start new careers within 6 months of graduation!

Financing is available through SkillsFund, as well as multiple financing options, including grants and scholarships through our website!

Subjects:
CSS, Git, HTML, Github, Product Mgmt, MVC, Scrum, Agile, Java, React.js, SQL, JavaScript, Front-End Web Development, REST

PreSkill

Cost: $1,500
Locations: Online
Course Description:

PreSkill offers 27 hours of bootcamp preparation and is perfect for those interested in technology, but who might fit into any of the following situations:

- You’re interested in tech, but are looking to gain more confidence before a full-stack bootcamp
- You want or need more experience before joining a coding bootcamp program
- You aren’t sure if coding is right for you and want to test it out.
- Have the ability to log into Zoom for a remote/online session.

Full scholarships are available.

Duration: A series of 9 evening sessions, during the last two weeks of the month from 6-9PM

UpSkill - Advanced SQL

Cost: $2,000
Duration: 1 week
Locations: Online
Course Description:

We Can Code IT's UpSkill program is an advanced coding course designed for individuals with preexisting tech experience who want to deepen their skills. It covers topics such as programming languages, web development, data science, and software engineering. It is a rigorous and hands-on program with career development components, aimed at helping students level up their tech skills and advance their careers in tech.

UpSkill - Beginner SQL

Cost: $2,000
Duration: 1 week
Locations: Online
Course Description:

The Beginner coding course is designed for individuals without preexisting tech experience who want to develop skills in programming languages, web development, data science, and software engineering.

We Can Code IT Reviews

Average Ratings (All Programs)

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4.53/5 (48 reviews)

Jessica Wright
Graduated: 2019

10/18/2019

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Columbus In-Person Bootcamp

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"Worth every minute, effort and penny. I love what I do!"

After working in people-heavy roles in the nonprofit sector for a decade, I was ready to make a switch to a career that allowed me to be an introverted thinker. I was drawn to We Can Code IT's commitment to diversifying the tech sector. Leaving a career,... Read More

Anonymous
Graduated: 2019

9/26/2019

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"Career Changing experience"

I attended We Can Code Flexcode program in 2019. I had been trying to get into an IT program for a while but with a family to support, I could not afford to quit employment. This program allowed me to remain employed and take care of my family while going... Read More

Anonymous
Graduated: 2019

9/26/2019

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"I had an amazing experience at We Can Code It and would highly recommend it to anyone that wants to enter the tech industry."

I had an amazing experience at We Can Code It. I did the in-person, 14 week, full-stack web development course. It was a challenging but very rewarding experience where I was able to collaborate on a wide variety of projects with other students learning... Read More

Anonymous
eLearning Developer | Graduated: 2018

1/21/2019

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Columbus FlexCode™ Coding Bootcamp

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"stellar support"

I attended We Can Code IT's FlexCode program after trying to teach myself to code (and then being unsatisfied with my progress). The FlexCode program let me learn at my own pace with modules done on my own time online, and meet with classmates and the... Read More

The instructor was patient and available for questions and problems pretty much all the time. He clearly loves teaching and helping students. The career services counselor had great advice and was so supportive, even after I graduated. The program helped me with my resume, interviewing, portfolio, and even set up some visits from local employers. This personal attention and mentorship really helped me succeed.

I landed a great job about a month after I graduated, as a direct result of networking organized by the school. We Can Code IT helped me move from stay-at-home-mom to developer! I highly recommend it.

Joshua Echt
Graduated: 2018

1/9/2019

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Columbus In-Person Bootcamp

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"You Can Code IT as well!"

As a former journalist and editor, I've always wondered how company names are created.

When I first heard of this school, I was confused by the title: We Can Code IT, and I kept wondering why IT was all-caps. Did they forget a copyeditor? Did their caps... Read More

And it's an industry that I'm now proud to be a part of, thanks to the learning tools and skills I gained in my 14-week cohort at the school. I left journalism and editing because I wasn't being challenged enough, so my accountant told me about coding schools in February 2018. One of his clients went to WCCI and successfully transitioned from a botany major to tech developer.
That spring, I looked at rival bootcamps and while they were just as qualified as WCCI I felt like I was just a number. So I ultimately signed on with WCCI and went through the admissions process in August. I started the Fall Full-Time Cohort on Sept. 4. The school has locations in CLE and Columbus and I chose the Columbus campus, nestled in a lovely brick upstairs office in Old North Columbus.

Note: There are two options--the full-time cohort, which meets M-F from 930-330--or FlexCode, which meets on weekends twice a month, as well as in-person sessions with instructors during one weekday. Columbus classes use the Java language, while Cleveland classes use the .NET language.

The classwork was very challenging. The first few weeks were spent in a console app, Eclipse, and then we transitioned into building projects through Springboot MVC and the Gitbash command line system. Eight weeks were spent on core Java, and the remainder of the class was spent on React/Javascript, some HTML/CSS5 and a day on SQL. We focused on test-driven development and pair programming throughout as well.

The last three weeks of the class were spent on the final project. Our 14-person class was split into three teams and we worked on building practical, functional apps with cross-functionality. The app my team built was a cooking timer application, and we presented it to employers at Demonstration Day on 12/14.

Throughout the class, we also met with Lacey N., who was our Career Services manager. She was extremely helpful in our weekly sessions regarding job interview preparation, and I credit her with helping me land a job three days after graduation, making about 16% more in salary than my previous job. She taught us job skills that progressively built on each other--not unlike how we learned coding skills--such as basic interviewing, behavioral responses and body language, resume creation and cover letters. That culminated in mock interviews, and then actual interviews with real employers.

I can tell you that the cohort got along well, the instructors were excellent and took time to help us, and the program itself was cohesive (both tech and career services).
As a former journalist NOW TURNED tech developer and coder, it doesn't matter how the name was created. The only thing that matters now is getting the word out about how good WCCI is, and how it can change your life as well! YOU can code IT!

Maggie
Web Developer | Graduated: 2018

1/7/2019

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Cleveland In-Person Coding Bootcamp

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"Highly Recommend"

I completed the boot camp in the Fall of 2018 and started a Web Developer job January of 2019. You can definitely find success through this boot camp! You learn A TON of information. You get what you put into the program. All the resources are there,... Read More

My advice is for anyone considering a software coding bootcamp:
1. SHOW UP. Don't be late to class and pay attention! Try writing down notes in class.
2. Ask questions! Teachers and classmates are willing to help you. (also Google!)
3. Do extra practice/research at home/out of class hours.. Take advantage of any tutoring, even if you feel you understand the material!
4. Lastly.. NETWORK! Do what the career coach tells you to do and you won't regret it.

My experience with We Can Code IT had some speed bumps with teacher changes, but at the end it taught me how to deal with unexpected changes which I'm sure I will face in ' the real world '. It's a fast pace course and you'll have to make adjustments. The teaching staff was always willing to help out and answer your questions or clarify any of your confusions. They really want you to succeed but it's up to you and your desire for your own success!

Marc
IT Applications Developer | Graduated: 2018

10/20/2018

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Columbus In-Person Bootcamp

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"Did exactly what they said they would do"

Went to We Can Code IT's full-time spring bootcamp from mid-January to late April 2018. Enjoyed it far more than any previous academic experience, including both undergrad and grad school. All three instructors were knowledgeable, relatable, and fun,... Read More

The coursework consisted entirely of real-world practical skills and knowledge, and I got the large amount of hands-on coding practice necessary to feel reasonably confident when trying to get a job in the field. Repeatedly coding increasingly-complex projects from scratch every weekend was a valuable exercise that got me used to both writing code and managing my code with GitHub. Ditto for the final team project, only doubly so. It's turned out to be equally valuable that I got to learn both HTML/CSS/Javascript for front-end development and Java for back-end development, because I've actually needed all of that on the job so far. I was originally a computer science major for my first two years of undergrad about 15 years ago before burning out on it, and I learned more in the first three weeks of this program than I did in two whole years of traditional computer science courses back then. Those college courses consisted way too much of largely inapplicable theory; nearly everything I have learned at WCCI, I have already put to good use.

It was also helpful to have job search support every week, so that I had a well-polished resume and was prepared to do interviews. Having some idea of where to look for jobs, what employers were hiring, what they were looking for in applicants, and how to highlight my strengths were all very important. WCCI inviting different companies to come in and talk to us directly on several occasions was likewise valuable, and being able to demo our team projects to an entire room of prospective employers was great. Nothing makes a good impression like showing off something cool that you've just finished creating with your teammates. Getting started building a network is difficult, especially if you're like me and you're not normally inclined toward that sort of thing. WCCI's connections to local businesses made a lot of difference in that regard.

Specifically for me, though, the employer visit that mattered the most was when Nationwide sent a recruiter to come in halfway through the program, and I was very impressed by what I heard. He encouraged us to apply for lots of positions there, which I did (I think about 8 of them), and offered to forward our applications to the appropriate hiring managers. That worked out better than I could have hoped for, because I graduated from bootcamp on Friday, April 20th, went in for an interview at Nationwide the following Monday, they offered me a job on Tuesday, and I started work about two weeks after that, on May 7th. Interestingly enough, the position I got was unrelated to the recruiter who talked to us, and none of the three members of my team who interviewed me had heard of WCCI. I still got a job offer, anyway. I didn't even have to rely upon the fact that Nationwide had hired half a dozen former WCCI grads before me. That says the quality of what I learned was high enough that I could stand entirely on my own. I know that not everyone who goes through the program will get hired quite that fast, but I can at least serve as evidence that it's possible.

Long story short, We Can Code IT did exactly what they advertised - they taught me how to be a good enough coder in only three and a half months that I was able go out and get a job right away. I've now been at Nationwide for almost half a year, and I've enjoyed my new career very much. It's a good job at a good company with coworkers I like and very solid pay and benefits. This is the career I wanted to get into right out of high school, and I finally made it. That's a five-star rating, right there. Can't argue with results.

Anonymous
Software Engineer | Graduated: 2018

10/18/2018

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Columbus In-Person Bootcamp

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"Real-word experience that thoroughly prepared me for job interviews."

14 week, full-time boot camp, 930am-330pm, with weekly projects that require most evening and weekend time for studying and actively coding. In addition, there is weekly career services time to work on resumes and interview prep. Everyone who works at... Read More

Anonymous
Office 365 Developer | Graduated: 2018

10/12/2018

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Cleveland In-Person Coding Bootcamp

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"Going Full Circle, Re-Inventing of Oneself"

Pros:
Pete and Daniel were very knowledgeable instructors who were able to not only constantly build on prior lessons but were able to adapt to the diversity within the group. Melissa kept us on task as she guided us towards our new career.

Cons:
Visual... Read More

Anonymous
Office 365 Developer | Graduated: 2018

10/12/2018

Course
Cleveland In-Person Coding Bootcamp

Overall

Curriculum

Job Support

"Going Full Circle, Re-Inventing of Oneself"

Pros:
Pete and Daniel were very knowledgeable instructors who were able to not only constantly build on prior lessons but were able to adapt to the diversity within the group. Melissa kept us on task as she guided us towards our new career.

Cons:
Visual... Read More

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