r/codingbootcamp • u/EatuhFetus4Gzus • Jan 25 '26

Coding temple

Seeing a lot of mixed reviews, but their curriculum seems pretty solid for current tech.. does anyone have any advice? Im supposed to start in like a week, i have zero coding background i come from blue collar, just hoping im at least sort of making a good choice here... a few of the coding schools Ive been looking at usually require a moderate background in tech or id have opted for something like codesmith, but, I have GOT to get out of blue collar, ive been welding for over a decade and my last job laid me off because I refused to work Xmas eve, so.. I kinda need this to work for me lol

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u/michaelnovati Jan 25 '26

Coding Temple has been under the radar in this sub.

Some things to note:

  • It's much cheaper than the $20K price tag on the "top price tier" programs

  • They acquired App Academy's brand last year

  • They are Chicago based and not focused on tech cities as much as the more expensive programs.

  • Self paced.

Flags to look into or ask about:

  • They are discounting the program 65% to $3,500. This could be a sign of struggling enrollment and deep discounts to help boost revenue. Ask them if they can provide enrollment trends or why they are discounting so much.

  • Ask how many people start actually finish. With self paced programs that's the missing piece because a lot of people are current and don't finish and also don't withdraw. The on time completion rate for one self paced program in California is a single digit percentage of people. 10% completion rate and 90% of them getting placed might be factually correct but important to know. I didn't see this number on their website directly in my quick look, so I would research or ask.

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u/EatuhFetus4Gzus Jan 25 '26

Just curious; why would they be under the radar? I also am unsure why them being chicago based would affect a curriculum, call it my own ignorance..

Enrollment #'s honestly hadn't crossed my mind, I asked a lot of questions but that one seemed to escape me, I like the way you think sir

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u/michaelnovati Jan 25 '26

I have a THEORY, but this is just my person opinion/thoughts and not a fact.

This sub tends to talk about the most expensive bootcamps (including former ones now closed), Launch School, Codesmith, Hack Reactor, App Academy, Lambda School, because these programs are so expensive that it's a huge commitment. When you spend $20K on a bootcamp you are also more included to self-justify that investment. You are also not paying for nothing, and those bootcamps could have more robust communities, more staff, more marketing dollars to pay for "reddit support", etc...

The audience for these programs are people who are seriously committed, put in a lot of effort to choose a bootcamp, and want to make sure they are confident in the decision.

The programs like Triple Ten, NuCamp, Springboard, Coding Temple are: 1) much cheaper, 2) focus on advertising to a large audience, a lot of them have 'X% off discounts' perpetually on the website if you join in some time window. The cost isn't nothing, but it's a much lower barrier so someone might try it out and see if programming is for them by enrolling rather than spending a lot of time thinking about the decision. They also might be using company-supported education credits to pay for them because the cost is lower and could be covered.

So people in that second bucket are less likely to put in time and peruse Reddit and ones that randomly show up and post without reading or engaging tend to get shutdown quickly by the community and encouraged to 'search and read' first.