Bottega University

I attended Bottega recently and I loved it and recommend Bottega to anyone. I have friends and family members who have attended other bootcamps and were not able to get the same experience that I got with Bottega.

I loved the course content and the instructors.... Read More I attended their python and react full stack course. The mentorship, teaching, content and help that they provide is awesome. Another big plus is that Bottega is actually accredited, so as I went through the course, learned what I wanted to in order to get a great, high paying job, I also got a good amount of credits that go towards my degree.. That was a big deal for me when deciding what bootcamp to attend.

Before Bottega, I did my best to teach myself, within the first week, I had already learned more than I had taught myself before.. Obviously you don't just sign up for a bootcamp and coast through the course and by the end you are a know all. But I put out enough effort to not only learn the skill that were needed to get hired and get into the field, I was offered a job 7 weeks in and was employed 8 weeks in.

Their goal is to help you figure out what you want to do by teaching you what you need to know to become a programmer, front end or back end, and then get you prepared to apply for that specific position. They help you get a job and continue to offer help in learning and support even after you have got that job.

I don't have a single bad thing to say about Bottega.

Bottega is a great school for anybody wanting to learn coding and development. The instructors are very knowledgeable and helpful. They all want you to succeed in the industry and set you up for success in every way possible. It is an intense course but... Read More if you can keep up and put in the work you will come out with job ready skill set.

Before you commit to this program just know that you can go to udemy.com and find all of the course work for about $200. Just type in Jordan Hudgens and you will have all of it. Or you could check out teamtreehouse.com. I personally found their program... Read More to be more favorable and affordable. At Bottega the teachers claim to be senior developers but really they are just junior to mid level. In this program you will spend 8 hours a day watching Jordans videos. So the teachers are there to keep pushing play when the next video pops up. You might be wondering why they feel they can charge $12,000 and if you ask them they will tell you they have an amazing job placement rate of 97% which is not true. They will also tell you they offer a money back guarantee if not employed after 3 months of graduation but they will fail to mention all the tedious steps you need to take to qualify. Stephanie is their placement director and when I contacted here about specific jobs she never responded to me. She didn’t show up to multiple appointments that I set up with her. They say they have great support but I have yet to see that. When I inquired about their money back guarantee Stephanie told me I was not eligible because I didn’t use their job tracking system to list which jobs I applied for (even though LinkedIn did that for me). She also told me that I didn’t make the changes she recommended on my LinkedIn profile (which isn’t true). I made all changes that she mentioned and she passed off on it. At the end of her email she accused me of making false public statements about Bottega using a different name and said she was going to sue me for slander. This accusation is not true and was extremely unprofessional of her to make that assumption with no evidence. Do your research. I think there are better programs out there.

I attended Bottega after researching several other bootcamps. Bottega offered far superior curriculum, and made the most sense for my investment. Fast forward to my time in the course and you learn Beginner to advanced skills in Ruby, Rails, HTML, CSS,... Read More and GitHub all within your first 6 weeks! The curriculum was built using a vast amount of research and networking to make sure that students were learning all the skills that would be desirable for a Jr. developer.

Pros
- Curriculum, Curriculum, Curriculum
- Access to a large library of additional courses
- Ability to grow and learn at your own pace with constant support
- Incredible financing options

Cons
None

Absolutely loved the course, it’s taught by Jorden Hudgens who is a very smart instructor. Brayden and Andrew also did an amazing jobs dissecting Jordan’s work and explaining it in ways that help you understand it better and not just write and code along.... Read More There main goal here is really to help YOU succeed, but you also have to put in the work and it’s definitely up to you to succeed. They just give you all the tools and resources to help you along this long hard path. It’s no easy, but it will be worth it. If you enjoy working with computers and you want to take your skills to another level I’d highly recommend this bootcamp. Side note I’d recommend attending campus everyday or remoting I’m to the zoom call everyday. Treat it like a job, show up on time and always complete all your work. Finally if you do not get the pre course work done beforehand you will be completely lost for weeks, and spending those first three weeks learning what you could’ve learned in the prep course.

The preperation given here is amazing. Its not just learning code (although they do do alot of that) its also getting you ready for a job. You do interviews. You make a resume. Then you learn about the world and how the job actually is. Even after the... Read More program they strive to help you get a job.

When I first heard about Bottega, I was a little skeptical. Go to a school that may or may not help me in the future, spend 3 months in class full time, which means I couldn't work full time or have any source of income to pay my bills, etc...

I took the... Read More leap! I'll give it a try, sure, why not. Worst case us I give it a few days and if I can't do it, just leave and go back to work. Well it took only one day to realize this is something I needed to do! The 3 month course was tough, both mentally and financially at home, but I made it work and studied as much as I could. I think the biggest thing for me was I stayed motivated and excited to learn something new every day. And when the 3 months had flown by, I knew I was ready to be a full stack developer, confident in my skill set even as short as my experience was.

I look back to the days I was doubting whether or not to attend. A fool I would have been if I would of quit before starting. Since my time at Bottega, I have gained even more experience, have a great job as a programmer and marketing director, and now make $38,000 dollars MORE per year then my highest paid year since I have ever worked. I couldn't of done this without Bottega. Not just from the course curriculum, but from the educated instructors. The support they give in and out of class and the support the whole of Bottega gives even months to years down the road.

Bottega is a life changer, so change your life and begin your new journey! I can't express how much worth is involved!!

Steven James - 2017 Fall Veterans Cohort

I am absolutely amazed with this Bootcamp! I started out as a remote part-time student and loved the program. I switched into the full-time course October 2017 and have had no regrets. The part-time course was great but I only started part-time because... Read More of my family's situation at the time. Dane from admissions knew that I really wanted to do full-time and was so honest and understanding to my needs. I really appreciate how much information he was willing to go over with me just to make sure that I was comfortable with my decision. Dane and I talked and he reassured me that the full-time class could work around my kids schedule and it really has.

Andrew has been amazing. Not only he is a good person and understanding of family needs but he is an amazing instructor. I have a bachelor's degree in a different field and if my intro to computer programming course instructor would have had half the knowledge and skills that Andrew Wold has I probably would've continued studying programming in college. Andrew makes learning software development easy. His explanations are broken down and so detailed that it just makes sense. If he ever teaches any other courses I will definitely be signing up! I have to give a shout out to one of the TA's also Benjamin is awesome. He is extremely knowledgable and always happy to help. He makes asking for help at 10 pm easy. As a remote student feeling comfortable asking for help is really important. He's one of my favorite go to programmers because he knows his stuff.

Overall I love this program and I am so happy to be enrolled in this school. I still have two months to go but I know they're going to be amazing. My level of understanding of of all things software development is amazing to me right now. I'm surprised by how much someone can learn with the right curriculum and instructors. A big thanks to Bottega Tech and Dane, Andrew, and Ben. I recommend Bottega Tech to anyone looking for a great Fullstack Software Development school.

I have never done anything with coding before. Making a website visually appealing to the user on the front end has been fun to experience, and invites a twist of your own creativity. I am looking forward to implementing new ideas that are coming to mind.... Read More Tying the guts together on the back end has been quite revealing. Seeing how things works together for a webpage are quite amazing. It has been great to have all of this material presented, and have instructors that can both answer questions and give examples that work. Stumbling along the path forward is inevitable, but troubleshooting your own code, making fixes, and getting support when needed has been very reassuring. It's a good group of people, and the environment of sharing knowledge is very open. This has been a great move for me in pursuit of changing careers. I am looking forward to becoming more a part of this community.