WeCloudData

I am sharing my 6-week Data Analytics bootcamp experience with WeCloudData. To start with, when compared to the other courses available (at least, in the US), this course is AT LEAST 10% the cost of other courses. That being said, those more expensive... Read More bootcamps come with a few assumptions/benefits: 1.) Assume you start at ground 0 for knowledge and aren't working full time 2.) Give you TAs (in theory) 3.) Give you homework and allow you to work on your own projects. WeCloudData will show you (step by step) how to build quite a few interesting projects (in different fields) for your own portfolio, but because of the cost, you can't expect them to provide you must homework. What the course is great at doing, however, is giving you the foundational knowledge of Tableau, PowerBI, SQL, and Python. Personally, I did a few months of self-study in these programs (so that helped me pick up concepts quicker), so I would recommend doing that before going in. HOWEVER, that is absolutely not a requirement, and you do have access to slide materials and recorded videos of your teaching sessions. What I also liked about the program is that the courses were after work hours, so if you are a working professional looking to enhance your career, you are able to take this course. Additionally, the program gives you an intro to multiple pathways of data analytics, so it's a fantastic way to get your feet wet (if you're switching careers like me). Third, they have an optional (but HIGHLY recommended) Saturday course, where you learn how to solve Python/SQL questions from LeetCode for potential interviews. And lastly, once you're done with the course, there is an optional mentorship program - you DO have to take a qualification test (which is great, since that means it's not a cheap money grab that some courses can do), but note that if you do enter mentorship, you do have to pay WeCloudData a portion of your salary for the 1st year of employment (which, honestly, isn't bad if it assumes you landed a job). If you're tight on money and want a great intro to analytics, I'd say sign up for this course. It's a low cost and time commitment, and honestly, I was able to land a job because of my experience with them.

All pros and no cons. Can that be an option! Nothing to loose but all to gain. I received the best mentorship in Datascience/analytics. I was totally out of market but I was an absolute enthousiaste. I made the best decision ever of joining their bootcamp.... Read More It is worth an investment on yourself. I am especially thankful to the entire mentorship crew and yes Eric Liu (he has been the best).

In short, the whole experience is fantastic, whether you are thinking about learning data science or having a career switch to the data science industry, WecloudData is where you want to begin your journey! I attended the boot camp in January 2020 to... Read More have a career switch. Throughout the course, the instructors and TAs are very supportive, even though I don't have a coding background, they help me out by carefully answering all my questions and proving constructive feedback on my works, and of course, I devoted myself fully to my studies because I know all my efforts will pay off. And it did! I land on my dream job in January 2021. It is obvious that 2020 was a tough year, and we had to switch to online study in March, I was a bit worried that online study may not deliver the same result, but it turns out that I don't need to worry at all. Weclouddata not only continued to deliver high-quality courses but more importantly, they would call every one of us to track our learning experience and answer our questions. Everyone at Weclouddata is so considerate and I am really grateful for their help. All in all, my experience with Weclouddata is awesome and this is the boot camp I would recommend to all my friends.

There are tons of successful stories of WCD students, and I got my dream job offer yesterday. And yes, this happens during the worst COVID season. I am so grateful now regarding the choice I made to join WCD's Data Science diploma program.

There are so... Read More many schools providing similar programs nowadays, but no one is like WCD. They are specialized, focused and helpful on making students land a data industry job.

Their courses contains all necessary skills like SQL, Python Pandas, Python Machine Learning and AWS. What's fantastic is that they are so experienced on how to train students with these skills to solve real business problems. That's what's essential when searching for jobs in the industry.

They also provide students with real business projects, so when you start the job searching you are already experienced.

Their career services are amazing, too. They helped me during the entire interview processes (of 10+ interviews that I have been into). Shaohua's 20+ yrs data experience, and Vinny's technical smartness easily helped me outstand other people when interviewing for a competitive position.

In one word, they are amazing, and I thank myself chose the WCD in the first place when I was seeking a new career path.

Good news - you can stop searching! I did all the research I could before making the decision to do the Immersive Data Science Bootcamp at WeCloudData and after completing it, I can confidently say it's the best option you can choose. Shaohua and Vinny... Read More are extremely knowledgable instructors and genuinely care about your progress during the bootcamp and in finding a job afterwards. You will learn everything you need to know for entry level DA/DS/DE jobs: Stats, Webscraping, SQL, Python, Machine Learning, Big Data. It's all covered thoroughly and efficiently. Like most education it will be what you make of it and the program is rigorous so I recommend pausing your life for a few months. The client projects they offer give you legit on-the-job experience and are very helpful during the job search. Not long after I completed the course I was offered a job that exceeded all of my expectations. Many of my classmates had similar results. Lastly, I knew 2 people that took both the WCD bootcamp and $65K+ Masters of Analytics and they both said WCD was clearly superior. If you're not convinced, then do what I did and try out one of their part-time courses to see if it's a good fit.

This program offer everything you know to be qualified to become a Data Scientist or Data Analyst. Many topics are covered, from SQL, Business Intelligence, Python, Visualization softwares and basic statistics, to advanced topics such as Machine Learning... Read More Models, Deep Learning, Cloud computing, Big Data, and Dockers.

Also, the industrial projects made me prepared to handle real data science problems and feel more confident for job searching. After the graduation, I successfully switched to new career.

The instructors are very knowledgeable and TA are very supportive when I was in the program. I highly recommend this program to those who'd like to study Data Science and gain more practical skills to become data professionals.

I did a lot of research on "data science" bootcamp before I choose Wecloudda. and now I am so happy with my decision. I have learned a lot from the bootcamp (such as Big data tools, AWS, ML algorithms) and client project (such as communication skills... Read More and project management skills ). The instructors, TAs and peers are so helpful, they help us with all the questions. The courses are well designed For me, the interview preps provided by instructors are the best part. They offer the best career service in the market. Overall, I am so glad that I attended the bootcamp and I had a really good experience with Weclouddata. I would highly recommend the bootcamp to anyone who wants to start a career in data related position.

I attended the Data Science & Big Data Diploma from WCD. It helped me learn new concepts in Data Science, Big Data and even an introduction to Deep Learning. More importantly, they give you a chance to work with real world projects with interesting clients... Read More and present insights. The curriculum is quite comprehensive and well designed. The group assignments, industry guest lectures and discussions were also fun to be a part of.

Even though after few weeks of the course, we had to move the classes online due to the pandemic, they ensured that the learners still have an ongoing engagement and have all the necessary tools and people in place to help with the learning experience. Everyone in their team is extremely helpful, including the lecturers and teaching assistants. They try to guide you as much as possible and give enough personal attention. Only thing that is required of the student is to put in their best effort in the process of learning - be curious (it's a data ''science'' program), follow their instructions, work on your assignments, projects and ask questions.

My Background:
I just accepted my offer a week ago, and now I’m back to share my experience with you. I come from a Non-STEM academic background with limited exposure to coding and no hands-on experience in data science before I enrolled in this program.... Read More

My transition to the data analytics field was a success, and soon I will be working for one of the largest retailers in Canada and using the knowledge and skills I gained from this program to power its media and digital marketing businesses.

My Experience Highlight
The curriculum is intense yet very practical by design. For someone like me that don’t have any coding experience in the past, it is a bit challenging in the beginning. You need to spend extra time on the course materials, and then you would gradually adapt and catch the rhythm.

Aside from the content, the entire staff demonstrates very high levels of passion and professionalism. They are all very approachable, respectful and very well-educated themselves. They took a step further and learn each student’s personality and learning style and what makes them tick.

Career Service
In my opinion, this program comes with the best career service/job assistance in the market. One thing that I want to emphasize is that not only it has the best variety of services such as resume makeover, standard & technical interview preparation, job hunting tips but also the length of these services available to the students.

Most of these services are continuous and made available to the students after they complete the program. I felt strong and confident going through interviews with the support and help from WeCloudData’s staff and community members.

Conclusion:
This is a well-designed, industry-proven and customer-centric program that will help you succeed if you are willing to give it a shot and put in a 100% effort.

I really enjoyed learning at weclouddata through Applied Data Science and Big Data Diploma. I had a business management and data science background from school, however I found that in data field experience is really important which I was lacking. I joined... Read More the program and learned all the essential data science/analytic skills through labs and client projects. Especially through the client projects I gained not only technical skills but also project management skills and connected business needs with data analytics. This program helped me to received an offer as a data analyst. I highly recommend this program to anyone who wants to switch career or new grads.