Skillcrush

I had always had an interest in coding but never stepped out and tried. After having reviewed several online courses at various websites, I decided on Skillcrush. I highly recommend their free coding camp so you can get a good idea of the teaching style... Read More - it's awesome.
The courses are very engaging. You get the confidence and instruction to learn everything you need from the experts. The online community and Skillcrush instructors are great. I don't personally know any of them but it's like interacting with friends. They are so helpful and nice. I am truly enjoying my new learning adventure!!

I had started Skillcrush in March by doing Digital Marketing, but was curious to see what other Blueprints were like, so I decided to just enroll in the Break Into Tech course.

What a great decision that was! I've learned how to code, improved on my digital... Read More design skills, and have gotten 1-on-1 career counseling throughout the program.

Skillcrush is truly offering students a well-rounded, and affordable, way to learn tech skills to serve us for a long time!

As with anything new there will always have bumps in the road to understanding a new field. I love Skillcrush.. I have never felt so empowered ! Learning CSS, HTML, Git and GitHub as the first steps into coding was so exciting and you get this warm fussy... Read More feeling mixed with a bit of anxiety. I will say whenever I hit a bump in the road and felt that this was a mistake- the team of instructors have been there to answer my 'silly' questions or helping navigate me out of a road block. I couldn't have asked for anything more.
I would recommend this to anyone!

When I was looking to for a front end dev bootcamp I looked at many, but Skillcrush with their online stories from the CEO, instructors and students seemed like a good fit for my learning style; casual, supportive, friendly, and goal oriented. Plus the... Read More price is very reasonable. So I signed up and halfway I must highly recommend Skillcrush. The curriculum is well organized with good information (content, links, video) and you learn at your own pace. In each section you are presented a topic, and then you code and try. I've made many coding mistakes but the way content is presented I could successfully figure out how to fix my bugs pretty easily. And if you get stuck there is always help from the instructors/other students who respond to you really quickly via email or Slack. They really set you up for success and there's a super ton of encouragement. Think happy thought here! Finally they are looking out for the student long term. What do you want to do with this knowledge? They provide help and tips on how to get a job, start a new tech career, freelance. I'm super stoked and motivated to finish this course! Skillcrush is a great opportunity to learn tech skills and do something positive! Good luck.

If you want to learn to code, please do your research! My best advice is to find what works best for you and don't waste your time and just DO IT! I find Skillcrush is totally meeting all my needs and since joining, it has completely exceeded all of my... Read More expectations. Sure you can learn on your own, but having the support of a community and potential job-seeking support is very helpful. I am learning faster with Skillcrush than I could on my own and I easily found a group of peers and instructors that motivate me daily. Don't wait. If you are ready and want "community curriculum" driven learning online, but still on the fence about paying to learn, remember it is an investment in YOU that can really pay off.

Pros:
-Definitely a user-friendly learning platform
-Self-pace learning=user controlled learning
-Videos and picture tutorials are a huge plus
-Having optional instructor feedback is HUGE
Cons:
I honestly cannot think of any cons from working with Skillcrush,... Read More I have had a wonderful experience so far!!

While on furlough from an already shrinking industry, I am so glad I’ve tried the free online boot camp that led me into Skillcrush’s Break Into Tech Program. The lessons are fun, engaging, easy to understand, and strangely there really seems to be a... Read More sense of community and technical support. I’ve been curious about coding for sometime, trying to encourage my three kids. Finally I was like, why don’t I do this for me? I have been logging into the program everyday for the last 4weeks, including the 1 week of the free boot camp, and have just completed the HTML and CSS intro coarse. It just takes 1-2 hours a day. I am really impressed with the program, support, learning platform and brand behind this. I recommend to give the free coding a camp a try.

I'm so happy that I signed up for the UX course earlier this year and finished a few weeks ago. The instructors are incredibly supportive. The material is robust but presented in a way that's fun an easy to understand. They definitely achieve their main... Read More goal of empowering students to get into tech by providing amazing materials but also a remarkable support system throughout the process. I'm really excited about the next chapter of my professional life.

At 57 I was definitely intimidated by the idea of coding but can honestly say that I have loved every minute and am hooked! The classes are fun and easy to understand - so much so that I look forward to the time I set aside to work on them and truly resent... Read More when I have to stop. I truly didn't anticipate a career change at my age but now I'm not so sure. Thank you!