Coding Bootcamps in Chicago

Actualize’s bootcamps center on personalized cohort-based instruction with skilled educators who are also developers. They offer online classes and hybrid courses in Chicago. Students can pay in three installments or monthly payments as low as $450 per month.

Students get job hunting support from the first day of class, and that support continues even after graduation. Graduates have found jobs at companies of all sizes, including competitive tech jobs at Bosch, Amazon, Braintree, Salesforce, Allstate, and Twitter.

Code Platoon offers 15-week, in-person and online coding bootcamps to veterans and their spouses. Students have opportunities to attend Chicago-based networking events and workshops and benefit from apprenticeship opportunities after graduation.

Code Platoon has a variety of scholarships, including for veterans and spouses, African Americans, Latino/a Americans, women, transgender veterans, and more.

According to data reported to the Council on Integrity in Results Reporting, 60% of graduates from Code Platoon’s H2 2020 Chicago full-stack web development bootcamp were employed within 180 days of graduating with a median salary of $72,800.

For Code Platoon’s H1 2020 Chicago full-stack web development bootcamp, 80% of graduates were employed in the field after 180 days with a median salary of $77,400.

Coding Temple offers top-rated online bootcamps in software engineering, Python, and data engineering. Coding Temple’s project-based curriculum focuses on individualized attention, student relationships, and a strong alumni network. Students can pay with an income share agreement, installments, loans, or scholarships.

Coding Temple has an 86% graduation rate and reports that 97% of students find employment within 180 days. The average salary of graduates is $77,500. Graduates have been hired by top companies, including Amazon, LinkedIn, Deloitte, Yale, Cisco, and more. They offer a no-risk job guarantee.

DigitalCrafts offers flexibility along with live expert instruction. The program is available online and in a hybrid format in Chicago and five other cities. Students get a WeWork all-access membership and can choose to stream classes from a Chicago WeWork location.

DigitalCrafts offers prospective students a transparent and audited job search outcome report. Students can pay with installments, scholarships, or special discounts.

Evolve Security Academy offers both in-person and online courses and bills itself as the #1 ranked bootcamp in the world. Students benefit from hands-on labs in live online classes and opportunities for real-world work as security apprentices. No previous coding experience is required.

Evolve Security Academy reports that 95% of cybersecurity bootcamp graduates are hired within six months of course completion. Students can pay in installments or with loans or scholarships.

General Assembly aims to cultivate diverse tech talent for both individuals and companies through immersive training. They offer seven bootcamps, both in-person in Chicago and online. Students can pay through an income share agreement, payment plans, or employer scholarships. They also offer tuition discounts for diversity.

General Assembly claims to have placed more graduates in high-paying, high-growth tech careers than any other coding bootcamp. They have 19,000 hiring partners. General Assembly has helped more than 12,000 people get hired at companies including Nike, Disney, IBM, Costco, and Bloomberg.

Northwestern’s bootcamps give students access to exceptional Northwestern faculty both online and in-person in Evanston, Il. Skilled instructors help prepare students with both technical and soft skills for high-growth jobs.

The 12- or 24-week immersive curriculum simulates a professional work environment and helps students practice new skills on complex projects.

Northwestern offers various career services, including soft skills, coaching, and job matching. Students may be eligible for a $500 scholarship.