Prospective programmers can take nine weeks to complete the necessary training to push their career forward or launch an all-new career in Barcelona. Prior to beginning the bootcamp, students must complete the Ruby track on Codecademy, which is a prerequisite course covering introductory programming concepts.
Barcelona Coding Bootcamps
Best of 2020: Rankings, Reviews, and Courses
By: The SwitchUp Team
Last Updated: October 22, 2019
Located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, Barcelona is a leading tourist, cultural, and economic center that has major global influence in the areas of entertainment, media, education, commerce, fashion, the arts, and science. The city has experienced significant growth in recent years, with its tech sector experiencing expansion as well. Barcelona’s quality of life and startup ecosystem has placed it as one of the top cities live, work, and play for digital nomads. It’s also home to several immersive bootcamp experiences for those looking to break into the tech field. Highly-rated local bootcamps, including Skylab Coders Academy, Codeworks, and Data Science Dojo, cover subjects like web development, data analytics, data science, and many others.
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Located in the Sant Marti district of Barcelona, IronHack offers nine- or 26-week course lengths for part- and full-time bootcamps (on-campus) focused on data analytics and web development. Career coaches offer one-on-one mentorship through the job search process and they have partnerships with over 600 companies.
3. UXER School
Locations: Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia
Courses: Design Research Course, Design Sprint Series, Service Design Executive, +3 More
Subjects: A/B Testing, Axure, Business, Design Principles, Design Sprint +6 More
UXER School fully prepares students for technology careers with full-time and part-time bootcamps ranging from 1 to 12 weeks in length. Courses are geared towards employment, with career services available to help students build their portfolio, make contacts, and network with companies that are hiring.
4. Ubiqum Code Academy
Locations: Online, Barcelona
Courses: Data Analytics & Machine Learning, Web Development with Java, Web Development with JavaScript
Subjects: AJAX, Algorithms, AngularJS, AWS, Big Data +22 More
Ubiqum Code Academy in Barcelona offers IT and technology training that takes students from beginner to job-ready in 12- or 20-week bootcamps. This course is backed by a guarantee in which half of the tuition is due upfront and the rest is only due once the graduate is hired.
5. ISDI Coders
Locations: Online, Barcelona, Madrid
Courses: Front End Web Development with Javascript & Firebase - Online & In person, Web Development Bootcamp with Javascript - Barcelona, Web Development Bootcamp with Javascript - Madrid
Subjects: Agile, AJAX, CSS, Express.js, Flux +12 More
Skylab Coders is an 11-week full-time course, taught in Spanish, for students looking to become web developers. It runs Monday through Friday, just a short walk from Bogatell Beach on the Mediterranean, and students include amateurs, vocational school students, software engineers, SEO experts, designers, and professionals who work with developers.
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6. Data Science Dojo
Locations: Online, Albuquerque, Austin, Barcelona, NYC, Seattle +2 More
Courses: 5-Day Data Science Bootcamp, Data Science for Managers and Business Leaders, Introduction to Power BI, +2 More
Subjects: Algorithms, Data Science, Data Visualization, Hadoop, Machine Learning +2 More
Barcelona hosts Data Science Dojo’s five-day bootcamp in the Renaissance Barcelona Hotel with attendees from major industry leaders in the information technology industry hoping to learn more. Data Science Dojo’s instructors are practitioners who focus on a relevant, practical curriculum with interactive, hands-on exercises.
Codeworks offers an eight-week bootcamp in web development and a 12-week bootcamp in software construction. The bootcamps are intensive and require a major time commitment, with students engaging in lectures, exercises, and assignments six days a week, 11 hours a day.
8. Barcelona Code School
Locations: Online, Barcelona
Courses: JavaScript Full-Stack Online Bootcamp, JavaScript Full-Stack Bootcamp, Programming with JavaScript, +1 More
Subjects: A/B Testing, Command Line, CSS, Design Principles, Git +15 More
Barcelona Code School offers full-time courses that produce job-ready developers in just 9 weeks with up-to-date, intensive instruction. A 2-week introductory course is also available, while financing options and 1-on-1 mentoring ensure students will have every resource necessary to succeed.
2020 Best Barcelona Bootcamps received an average 4.84 of 5 based on 4703 reviews.
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