Code Immersives

I graduated from Code Immersives' full-stack Javascript course and because of it I am working as a remote software developer. What's unique about Code Immersives is that there really is not any previous experience/education required. They teach you from... Read More the ground up, from the fundamentals to mastery. Other schools in the NYC area can't make the same claim. Code Immersives has a year long course which enables students to actually absorb the course material, from HTML/CSS all the way to engineering full stack applications and deploying them to AWS.

Also, Code Immersives will work with you if you're having trouble with understanding the course materials or problems outside of the course. For instance, every day after class, teachers will stay to help students who wanted more review and held free review seminars/courses outside of regular school hours. On top of that, teachers will give you one on one resume and interview preparation. My instructor helped me with my resume and conducted mock interviews to help me pass my job interviews.

For military veterans, which I am, Code Immersives is one of the most military friendly institutions I have attended. Most of my classmates were veterans and some of the staff were also. The school is a great choice if you want real practical training and have the Post 9/11 GI-BILL.

__Overview___
Code Immersives was a fantastic place to learn code at a pace where you can actually learn and retain the knowledge. It was definitely not a bootcamp but rather an immersive program design to get you from no code experience to a real junior... Read More developer in a year. I've had friends go through bootcamps and they are fried at the end of those few months and barely retain the knowledge. The school is also accredited , which means I was able to use my VA benefits. Staff is friendly and available to talk to and dedicated to you getting an education. That being said you do have to work hard, you get out what you put in.

___Course____
The school taught me more than I thought I could learn about coding in a year. The new curriculum is also very good. It focuses on the MERN stack (instead of chasing the Flavor of the Month language) and since you focus on the one thing (Javascript / React) you learn it well. What I took away from this program as a newbie to coding is that coding is an actual language. The reason I say this is that if think of learning a new language it is a lot easier to learn another language once you learn at least one language (English for example) really well first before you try to learn a new one. I'm glad they didn't try to teach to many languages because it would have been like trying to learn French, Spanish, Chinese, etc. all at once. Best case scenario you come out learn how to ask where is the library in all the languages, but you would never get fluent. Same idea here. I was impressed with what I was able to build for my final website and I built it! Seriously great education.
Code Immersives also finished the course with the AWS Cloud Practioner course. AWS is a major boon to my career and I was able to pass the exam first time.

___Staff___
The Teachers are all knowledgable and friendly and are able to teach code in a way that I was able to understand. Every class has a Teacher and a TA. If you need the extra help the TA is right there to help you out.
Amongst the rest of the staff I have to specifically mention both Anthony who was in charge of my admissions and Patrick the owner of the school. Anthony was very helpful and knowledgable. He made attending a breeze even with having to jump through all the hoops that the VA loves to put you through. Patrick, the owner, was always walking around, making sure me and the rest of the students where happy with the education they were receiving. If there was an issue he would come brief us personally as well as tell us what was being done about it. He would bend over backwards to help the students get the education they signed up for. For example, one student could no longer come due to health issues halfway through, instead of saying "too late for refunds" he offered the student to come back at the start of the next term so that he could finish his education. There are many more stories of that nature. The only caveat was that you had to but putting the effort in, if you just don't show or do the work don't expect a free pass.

TL;DR If you actually want to learn to code so you can have a real career and get a leg up on anyone who goes to a "bootcamp" go here.

My experience: After taking the web development course at Code Immersives in NYC, every aspect of my life has dramatically improved (and that's no exaggeration). I went from zero knowledge of programming, earning minimum wage in a warehouse and hating... Read More my job, to loving my highest paying job ever, working for a tech company full-time as a full-stack software engineer -- all in the space of just one year (give or take)!

To be clear: it took a lot of work on my end, and I still have much to learn; but, to give credit where credit is due, it is only because of the experienced, knowledgable, and patient instructors at the Digital Film Academy, as well as the thoughtful curriculum itself, that my efforts paid off so well. I cannot thank the school enough, nor recommend it more highly.

TLDR: Success is not an accident. Hard work + Code Immersives = Success, on purpose.