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Northwestern Boot Camps

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Northwestern Boot Camps offer 12-week, full-time, or 24-week, part-time web development courses, and 24-week, part-time data science, cybersecurity, and UX/UI courses. The full stack curriculum includes HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, Express.js, Node.js, databases, MongoDB, MySQL, and Git.

The data curriculum includes programming in Excel, Python, R programming, JavaScript charting, HTML/CSS, API interactions, SQL, Tableau, fundamental statistics, machine learning, and more. Enjoy close collaboration with other professionals while receiving hands-on experience.

The cybersecurity curriculum offers hands-on training in networking, systems, web technologies, databases, and defensive and offensive cybersecurity.

The UX/UI program provides hands-on training in user-centric design research, design thinking, visual prototyping and wireframing, interface design, storyboarding, visual design theory, web prototyping with HTML5 and CSS, interaction design with JavaScript and jQuery, and more.

Applicants do not need prior experience to enroll in the boot camps, but once admitted, all students will complete a pre-course tutorial. Northwestern Boot Camps are designed for professionals and students who are actively pursuing a career change or advancement or are looking to gain a new skill set.

Students will benefit from a wide range of career services to be positioned for success through graduation and beyond. Services include portfolio reviews, resume and social media profile support, high-impact career events, workshops, mock interviews, and one-on-one career coaching. Upon program completion, students will receive a Certificate of Completion from Northwestern School of Professional Studies and will have a portfolio of projects or learn skills applicable to certifications demonstrating a working knowledge of web development, data science, cybersecurity, UX/UI, or financial technology.

Northwestern Boot Camps are offered in collaboration with edX.

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  • Anonymous
    Data Analyst • Student • Full Stack Flex - Full-Time • Chicago
    May 31, 2018
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    Save your money and use the free resources online

    This coding bootcamp really is only useful and doable if you have already had some degree of coding in your background before. That is to say that I was part of the november cohort and the program heavily emphasizes that you can learn to code with zero experience. During the first few weeks while going through HTML and CSS, it is extremely easy, they spend a lot of time and resources trying to teach you to build and style webpages. After that it goes downhill. At the point that you actuall...

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    Dartaniel Bliss of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Jun 06, 2018

    Hi Anonymous, thank you for taking the time to leave us your review, we really appreciate you sharing your personal feedback. We regret your experience did not meet your expectations. Our course is designed to benefit individuals across a wide range of proficiency levels, ranging from those who may have more experience to novice self-starters. As you mentioned, the boot camp model is rigorous and fast-paced, and we cover a great deal of knowledge in a limited amount of time. We do our best to communicate to students that because we cover a full-stack, topics are introduced at a higher level in-class, after which students are expected to dive in and not only gain a deeper understanding of the concepts but practice their skills outside of the classroom. This helps students learn how to problem-solve and self-teach, key strengths in a developer role. While similar topics may be covered online, we pride ourselves on our reversed engineered curriculum developed using unique exercises and projects.

    While the course is challenging, as the curriculum progresses, most students do feel more confident in the knowledge they have gained. There is also extensive support available along the way to assist students, as well as free supplemental resources. Because we understand that this is a difficult program, we do provide office hours and various other avenues for outside help including tutoring, in-person and virtual office hours, Slack, email, and phone. Were you able to benefit from these resources? By having one instructor and two TAs per class, we try to provide a low student to instructor ratio to make sure students feel properly guided. Our team is constantly working on improving our instructional support to ensure students have the best learning experience possible, so we appreciate your insight on the matter. 

    Our program has an intensive vetting process and requires a minimum of three years’ experience in the tech field. Instructors may come from a variety of backgrounds within the web development field and will often have different teaching styles, as such we understand not all students will have the same exact experience. We are constantly striving to improve the classroom experience through a variety of practices including weekly student feedback forms, video audits of the classroom, and instructor coaching sessions. The November cohort you participated in expressed overall positive sentiments regarding your instructor's improved ability to connect with students and properly relay course material. We found your instructor continually encouraged your class throughout the entire program duration and was also able to convey supplemental learning tools and resources. We hope you were able to find this instructional improvement to be beneficial. The in-classroom experience aims at equally equipping all students and cohorts to obtain the best learning experience possible, so we truly value your insight. We deeply care about the quality and integrity of our program, as well as each and every single one of our students.

    It's our goal for all students to leave the program feeling confident in their skills, so we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you and determine what additional assistance we can provide at this time. Please reach out to me directly at (312) 416-9979 so we can further address your concerns and any questions you may have. 
  • Anonymous
    Graduate • Full Stack Flex - Part-Time • Chicago
    Apr 25, 2018
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    Good for a new skills, but not a new job

    I attended one of the first of Trilogy's cohorts at Northwestern Coding Boot Camp. I have evaluated the course based on the criteria provided here.

    Instructors: My primary instructor was nothing to write home about. He seemed to be a strong coder, but didn't have much of a knack for instruction. He'd often seem underprepared for lectures and make answers to students' questions more complicated than necessary. He was serviceable, but I would have preferred a more natural educator. T...

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    Dartaniel Bliss of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Apr 27, 2018

    Hi Anonymous,

    We first want to congratulate you on your dedication to this rigorous program! We hope you’re proud of all of the hard work you put into completing this course, and all that you have accomplished with your skills. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us, as we consider each review as an opportunity for improvement.

    As you noted, Northwestern has partnered with Trilogy Education Services, a continuing education program manager that provides a proven and innovative curriculum across more than 25 top universities nationwide. This partnership allows our students to learn about the latest technologies in an environment that fosters lifelong learning. It is an evolving curriculum informed by employers in our network from across the country and market demands.

    We appreciate you choosing our program for an accelerated environment in which to learn new web development skills. As you noted, we hire active practitioners with a minimum of three years experience in the field in lieu of formal professors to best simulate real-life working environments. We strive to provide strong and supportive guidance in our classes, and classes are recorded for quality assurance to ensure students are receiving the best learning experience possible. We understand that instructors and students are not always a perfect match, but we are glad to hear that your main instructor was efficient in teaching you new skills and that you especially enjoyed the other cohort's instructor. We love our staff and admire their passion for coding and teaching.

    It's great to know that you found the program structure helpful. As this is a boot camp, our curriculum is fast-paced and designed to cover multiple concepts in a limited amount of time. We understand you would have liked to spend more time focusing on previously covered technologies like React rather than getting an introduction to Python. Our program prides itself on teaching students how to learn, giving students a strong foundation that they can use to then master other programming languages after graduation. Because of the market demand for this technology, our curriculum opts to provide students with a high-level overview of Python that they can use to continue learning it outside of class. However, we are constantly working on improving our curriculum to ensure students are learning the most valuable technologies—so we truly appreciate you sharing this feedback.

    We regret to hear that our career support was not what you were hoping for. Our professional development services are built on the principle of empowerment. We know job seeking is difficult and strenuous, which is why we encourage students to submit a number of quality applications on a weekly basis; this increases the possibilities of securing a well-matched position and encourages professional networking. While we do not secure direct employment for our students, we empower them the best we can with the necessary tools and support for entering the job market, including resume support, portfolio reviews, 1:1 coaching, and technical interview training. Did you find these helpful? We sincerely appreciate your feedback regarding our career support and want you to know that we’re still here to assist you in whatever way we can. We’d love to hear from you directly to see what else we can do at this time to help you feel equipped for the job search and best meet your expectations. Please reach out to me at (312) 416-9979 to discuss how we can further prepare you for success.

    Thank you again for taking the time to leave your review. We wish you nothing but the best in your future endeavors!
  • hannananannanana
    Anonymous
    Student • Full Stack Flex - Full-Time • Chicago
    Feb 23, 2018
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    You'll Regret It

    I took this bootcamp in hopes of getting a good education and foundation for coding. I was really excited about the different topics being covered. The entirety of this bootcamp from start to finish was a collousal waste of my time and money. 

    1. Job Assitance

             1. Some lady in Texas sends you postings from various job websites.

             2. No real person in front of you to help you find jobs. I can do this shit on my own. You'll be told, during the sig...

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    Dartaniel Bliss of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Apr 02, 2018

    We really appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with us. Feedback like this helps us learn how we can improve the boot camp student experience. We're sorry to hear that your time in our program did not provide you with the guidance and support you were looking for in a web development course.

    In order to provide students with real-world insights into the web development industry, we hire active practitioners with a minimum of three years in the field in lieu of formal professors. However, because our instructors come from a variety of professional backgrounds, we know that they will often have different teaching styles and that not all instructors will fit the needs of every student. Our classes are recorded for quality assurance, and weekly feedback forms allow us to hear directly from students to make sure they are on pace and receiving a favorable teaching experience. From these surveys, we have observed that a large majority of students have been satisfied with their experiences in our programs.

    As you note, this program is powered by Trilogy Education Services, a continuing education program manager that partners with over 30 top universities to deliver its proven programs. This partnership is noted on our website, and our admissions and instructional staff do try to make this collaboration clear. Because different individuals will require different levels of support, we do offer varying types of additional help depending on the student's feedback in order to make sure that each person is properly assisted. 

    We understand that you have shared your feedback and concerns throughout your time in the program, but please allow us another opportunity to speak with you to discuss any and all support that we might be able to provide you with at this time to help equip you for success. You may contact me directly at (312) 416-9979 at your convenience.
  • Mary
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    Student • Full Stack Flex - Full-Time • Chicago
    Nov 21, 2017
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    Not a good program

    I am feeling unprepared and utterly devastated by the education I received in this program. My instructor was extremely poor and I question the process in which they select who is best fit to be an educator for this course. I had several friends interested in taking part in the program and I have warned them to stay away from this particular bootcamp. Look up Trilogy. 

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    Dartaniel Bliss of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Jan 03, 2018

    Hi Anonymous,

    We really appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us. Student feedback like yours helps us learn how we can best improve our program. 

    While our program has an intensive vetting process for instructors and requires a minimum of five years’ experience in the field, we continue to monitor instructors to ensure that students are getting the best learning experience possible. We hire active practitioners in lieu of formal professors to best simulate real-life working environments. Still, we understand that not all instructors will meet the expectations of all students.

    Please allow us the opportunity to provide any and all support we can at this time to make sure that you are equipped for success. Contact me directly at (312) 416-9979 so that I can better understand and further address your concerns.
  • John Mike
    Anonymous
    Student • Full Stack Flex - Full-Time • Chicago
    Nov 11, 2017
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    My experience

    Question everything about this program. I felt blindsided when I found out that this program is run by Trilogy not Northwestern. What this means is that the curriculum, instructor and career services are all Trilogy NOT Northwestern. I was expecting a Northwestern level education and instructional staff, I got something that was far from it. This program was a catastrophic failure for me. I'm writing this review because I think people need to know about my experience. I know other pe...

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    Dartaniel Bliss of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Jan 03, 2018

    We truly appreciate your feedback, Anonymous. We regret that your experience with our program did not meet your expectations.

    As you note, Northwestern University School of Professional Studies has partnered with Trilogy Education Services, a continuing education program manager that provides a proven and innovative curriculum in use across more than 27 top universities across North America. This partnership allows our students to learn about the latest technologies in an environment that fosters lifelong learning through our constantly advancing curriculum.

    I would like to speak to you directly so that we can better understand your concerns and discuss what support we can provide you with at this time to ensure your success. Please contact me by calling (312) 416-9979.
  • John Doe
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    Student • Full Stack Flex - Full-Time • Chicago
    Nov 10, 2017
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    Honest Review of the Bootcamp

    I am shocked at how terrible this bootcamp has been. I am a little over 2/3 of the way through the course and it has been a disaster. I will be leaving this bootcamp not being confident in anything we have learned. The instructor was horrible and could not teach the topics properly, he would have days where he would be mad at us for not understanding what he is saying. A student dropped the course two months through the course which is very telling. Many of the students are in the same boa...

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    Dartaniel Bliss of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Jan 03, 2018

    We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with your feedback. The student experience is incredibly important to us, and we’re sorry that you feel the program did not provide you with the learning experience you were looking for. We’d sincerely like the opportunity to speak with you regarding your concerns.

    Please contact me directly by calling (312) 416-9979 so we may better understand your needs and determine how we can provide additional support to you at this time.




  • Terence
    Anonymous
    Graduate • Chicago
    Jul 22, 2017
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    Northwestern Coding Boot Camp Graduate

    The Northwestern coding boot camp was great. I think, as with any course you take, a lot depends on your teacher. Our set of Instructor and TAs were excellent. They were genuinely interested in seeing each student succeed and were always helpful. They dedicated a lot of time after class hours to help students and gave up much of their free time to share their knowledge and experience in extra help sessions. They were always motivating students to do better and were themselves motivated to ...

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    Dartaniel Bliss of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Jul 25, 2017

    Thank you for your review! We’re thrilled that you had an overall positive experience with the program. It is essential to stay motivated during your boot camp experience, so hearing that our instructors and TAs are working hard to encourage their students throughout the course makes us proud of our dedicated staff, and their passion for coding and teaching.

    Our Career Services team makes it their mission to help students succeed, so it’s wonderful that they were a great help to you. Congratulations on all of the hard work you put into completing the program! We wish you continued success in your future endeavors.

  • Julie
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    Mar 06, 2017
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    Honest Opinion of Bootcamp

    I took this bootcamp with absolutely no coding background but an interest in the coding/ IT world. 

    I think you can be successful in this class if you are willing to put in the hours of time to keep up. The pace is FAST. This is a BOOTCAMP. You probably will not grasp every concept. If you hold on and do the work to keep up the best you can, you will have a wonderful experience and learn more than you ever thought possible in 6 months.

    The pace of this class is very, VE...

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    Adrienne O'Leary of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Mar 07, 2017

    Thank you so much for taking the time to share your honest review with us! You are definitely right, this is a rigorous program that covers a high volume of material and requires hours of work both in and outside of class to succeed.

    We’re really happy to hear that you gained so much knowledge and had such a positive experience with our career services and student success teams, and our instructors and TAs. Every member of our staff is truly dedicated to the student experience, so it’s great to know that you felt their support. 

    As you said, this program is intensive, so we congratulate you on your accomplishments! You’ve clearly put in the hard work and dedication it takes to get the most out of it. Thank you again for your review and for choosing our program. We are rooting you on in your new position and wish you nothing but the best going forward!

  • Brandon
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    Investment Banker • Student • Full Stack Flex - Part-Time • Chicago
    Mar 04, 2017
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    I didn't know what I didn't know

    I work in the financial services industry and enrolled in this bootcamp in order to gain a better understanding as to how the underlying technology that runs this industry functions.

    Through this course, I was exposed to numerous Javascript libraries that unexpectedly allowed me to build tools for my company and clients to manage and mass analyze data from silo'ed data sources - doing things above and beyond the scope of my job.

    For example, I learned how to request fin...

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    Adrienne O'Leary of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Mar 06, 2017

    Thank you so much for your review! We couldn’t agree more—you don’t truly discover all there is to learn until you dive in and begin the journey yourself. We are thrilled that you had such a positive experience in the program and that you’ve gained knowledge that’s helped you excel in your current position and maximize efficiency. Thank you again for sharing with us and for choosing our program! We wish you much success going forward and know that you’ll continue to do great things with your new set of skills.
  • Anonymous
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    Jan 30, 2017
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    Why can't I get any information?

    I requested information on NU's coding bootcamp through their website and have received confirmation emails from Michael Maniscalco. When I respond to these emails requesting more information on curriculum and class schedule, no response is given. No phone calls are returned either. Michael, is this a legitimate program?

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    Adrienne O'Leary of Northwestern Boot Camps

    Student Success Manager

    Feb 01, 2017

    Hi Anonymous. We sincerely apologize for your experience. We strive to respond to inquiries within 24 hours, but due to the level of interest in our program, that is not always possible. Please call us at (312) 416-9979 and we'll be sure to get you the information you need.
  • Caitlin Everett
    Caitlin Everett
    UX • Graduate • Full Stack Flex - Part-Time • Chicago
    Jul 21, 2018
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    Full Stack Coding Bootcamp

    I attended a part time, 6 month winter/spring cohort.  This was such a great, immersive experience. I loved my fellow students more than anything else.  Also, thank goodness for the high energy vibe.  I needed it to be able to participate !!

    Boot camp is a *big* time commmittment and if you are working another job, be prepared to feel sleepy.  Despite the real phyiscal and mental challenge of working and learning at the same time, it really is a great way, especially if your employ...

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    Boot Camp Team of Northwestern Boot Camps

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    Jul 23, 2018

    Amazing, Caitlin! We are so happy you enjoyed our immersive program, curriculum development, and overall had such a great experience with your classmates. This course does require a heavy time commitment, but like you said, it is a great way to level up your skills—and we commend you for your hard work. You give great advice for all potential students regarding starting your portfolio early. Congratulations on graduating and thank you for your review! We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

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How much does Northwestern Boot Camps cost?

Northwestern Boot Camps costs around $12,995. On the lower end, some Northwestern Boot Camps courses like Full Stack Flex - Full-Time cost $12,495.

What courses does Northwestern Boot Camps teach?

Northwestern Boot Camps offers courses like Cybersecurity - Part-Time, Data Science and Visualization - Part-Time, Full Stack Flex - Full-Time, Full Stack Flex - Part-Time and 1 more.

Where does Northwestern Boot Camps have campuses?

Northwestern Boot Camps has an in-person campus in Chicago.

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