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Code Fellows is an awesome coding bootcamp! Even though everything is online right now, you still have an instructor in real-time that you can interact with and ask questions, you go to lunch and then come back to a place where students congregate (like a study hall but online) with their class to work on projects. You can turn on your camera or microphone and speak with the students at your table to help each other on a project or you can work quietly. The teacher's assistants sit on that "floor" and are ready to help you should you get stuck. They teach you industry leading interviewing techniques which is quite different from what you get from a traditional college. They offer full-time day instruction (days) and a part-time nightly instruction for those that are working. Also, last but most certainly not least, tutoring is offered (for a fee) through the school. They will match you up with someone working in the field who went through their program and may or may not have been an instructor (in other words, they were either an excellent student or an instructor for Code Fellows) but, what is so helpful is that they understand what it is you are working on and what they should or should not be teaching you for the particular class you are in. I requested a tutor and was paired with someone who went through the program and was also an instructor for the school. He is helping me iron out some issues that I want to be better at, such as debugging and to keep my code "dry". The school teaches in blocks so, you have 201 (foundations), 301 (more advanced), and the 401 (focus on 1 particular language and master it). Coding 201 and 301 are each 4 weeks long with about a 7 - 10 day break between classes (if you choose to go right on to the next course). Coding 401 is for 10 weeks and in a language of your choosing from what they are offering (this changes according to what leaders in the industry are looking for). I chose this school because of someone who went through it before me and who is now working at Microsoft. They gave Code Fellows a glowing review and I can see why! I am living it, enjoying it, and could not be happier with my choice in bootcamps!

Prior to attending Code Fellows, I had absolutely NO coding experience. I had no idea what HTML and CSS were; and when I looked at even the names of coding languages, I saw alphabet soup and was extremely overwhelmed with the immense amount of information that I did NOT know. I did quite a bit of research during my own search for a bootcamp: price, curriculum, course length, professionalism of the staff, reviews, job placement support, inclusivity, and the statistics of graduates getting jobs. I didn't make my choice lightly, and I am SO glad I chose Code Fellows. From starting Code 101 back in Jan, to completing Java 401 in May; I have had such an amazing experience! The instructors are incredible, the curriculum is relevant and constantly evolving to adapt to an ever changing tech-world, and the course-load is extremely streamlined. I truly feel that I received a top-notch education with absolutely no reservations that I would do it all over again if I had to. Not only do I now know what HTML and CSS are, but I am officially a Java/Android Developer! With an app on the Google PlayStore!! As a full-time online student, it's been five long months of very intense course-work, long days, and many, many hours of coding; but I took it seriously, and it has all payed-off in so many ways! I'm super happy to be in this industry now, and wouldn't have it any other way. If I can do it, so can you!! Happy Coding!