About Coding Dojo Chicago
Coding Dojo Chicago ( Computer training school ) is located at 213 W Institute Pl # 610, Chicago, IL 60610, United States. It is categorised as : Coding bootcamp.
Other categories: Computer training school, School
Ratings & Ranking
Coding Dojo Chicago has a rating of 3.7 and is ranked number 18523 in the US.
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Address & Location
Coding Dojo Chicago is located at 213 W Institute Pl # 610, Chicago, IL 60610, United States.
Schools Fees
Given that it is categorised as Coding bootcamp, the school fees for Coding Dojo Chicago range between 17,900 USD and 19,900 USD.
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Parents & Students Reviews:
Coding Dojo Chicago has 20 reviews with an overall rating of 3.7. Some reviews have been edited for clarity.
Overall Rating : 3.7 out of 5.0 stars
Disclaimer: I am a bit biased towards Coding Dojo, because it worked out very well for me personally. I had a blast while attending, graduated in February 2019, and got a job in the field about a month after that.
Pros:
Three full stacks are in fact valuable. A more diverse range of skills allows you to cast a wider net when looking for work, and once you picked up three languages, five frameworks, and two database technologies, learning more while in the field is far less daunting.
The tech the Dojo teaches is in demand and there is no shortage of job positions open right now looking for the skill set you can pick up here
The school culture is great. The Dojo encourages cooperation and group learning and contacts you make while in school will be very valuable after you leave.
Cons:
While the local staff is pretty great, knowledgeable and helpful, the upper management seems quite detached from the school’s day-to-day and while I was graduating has made bad decisions recently, with regards to several aspects of the program, especially the career services. They seem to be back on track now, but that was disconcerting.
Career services part of the program is lacking, although, as mentioned, they are trying to improve. You are given about a week worth of lectures on job hunting, interviewing, salary negotiations, etc, have a few role-play interviews, and then start getting an occasional e-mail about positions in the area. The Dojo is fairly upfront about this, but to reiterate: this school will not place you in a company. It will help you as you look for work, but you have to find and get the job yourself.
Pros:
Three full stacks are in fact valuable. A more diverse range of skills allows you to cast a wider net when looking for work, and once you picked up three languages, five frameworks, and two database technologies, learning more while in the field is far less daunting.
The tech the Dojo teaches is in demand and there is no shortage of job positions open right now looking for the skill set you can pick up here
The school culture is great. The Dojo encourages cooperation and group learning and contacts you make while in school will be very valuable after you leave.
Cons:
While the local staff is pretty great, knowledgeable and helpful, the upper management seems quite detached from the school’s day-to-day and while I was graduating has made bad decisions recently, with regards to several aspects of the program, especially the career services. They seem to be back on track now, but that was disconcerting.
Career services part of the program is lacking, although, as mentioned, they are trying to improve. You are given about a week worth of lectures on job hunting, interviewing, salary negotiations, etc, have a few role-play interviews, and then start getting an occasional e-mail about positions in the area. The Dojo is fairly upfront about this, but to reiterate: this school will not place you in a company. It will help you as you look for work, but you have to find and get the job yourself.
If you had a career before coding this is probably not the place for you. They actually interview you prior to making a decision on whether they will accept you to the program. I was interviewed by Ashley and the questions were geared toward junior level career applicants. Most of the questions were straight out of the 2004 interview curriculum when recruiters thought they could really get to know people with “tell me about a time when you had to overcome an obstacle.” I asked the recruiter to clarify the job placement numbers and process and actually was told “not even Harvard has a 100% placement rate.” Harvard? You mean like the Ivy League University with the $40 Billion Endowment? Ok then great comparison. If you are a self started and motivated by a coding career most of the coding camps will work.
I loved my time at Coding Dojo Chicago. The instructors are very knowledgeable and care deeply about student success. Their learning platform is great at providing a number of assignments in order to practice a new skill (as opposed to just being slide after slide of information). Students practice algorithms every morning, which allows exposure to computer science fundamentals like big O notation and data structures. After learning each stack (At the time of my attendance – Python/Django, Ruby on Rails, and MEAN), students can participate in a project week, which was my favorite part of the experience. It was great working on a longer-term project, putting our skills to use, and working on a team (practicing a loose agile methodology and collaborating over Github).