Devmountain | Lehi

"The iOS App Development Course is a joke. ≈70% of the material they use is deprecated (out of date/expired). You would be much better off teaching yourself how to code than spending $10k for an “expired” course. I’m not the only person who feels this way either, my entire cohort (group I “graduated” with) feels the same way. Devmountain’s Outcomes team is not there to help you get a job after graduation. It’s there to make Devmountain look good and make you feel like you’re the screw up. They’ll say “There’s plenty of jobs out there, keep applying. Maybe there’s something wrong with your resume.” But it’s the resume THEY helped me write. I’m 100% convinced that their “90% of graduates find a job within 6 months of graduating” is completely false data. NONE of my classmates that took the same course as me have found a job in the iOS App Development field. I had asked for a list of the companies that iOS Dev Grads work at. At least 60% of them didn’t exist or were out of business. Devmountain is also very different now that they were bought out. A local business owner said he had hired several Devmountain graduates over the last 5 years or so but that he stopped because he said the last three graduates he got were unprepared to contribute and he had to train them from the ground up on how to program. TDLR: Devmountain is a scam, don’t give them your money."

"5 stars because most of my teachers were awesome! Unfortunately, there are thousands of applicants per every entry level position currently, so you'll need more than a bootcamp certificate to get an IT job (unless you win the IT lottery)."

"I had an overall positive experience at Devmountain during my 16-week remote program for software engineering. The first 8 weeks were excellent with helpful teachers. However, the second half of the program was not as great. While the videos were helpful, I often felt lost and my teacher didn't seem to have the necessary knowledge to assist me. This second half may be better suited for self-learners. My disappointment was with the outcomes department. They talked a big game about job placement but only taught us how to dress and act in interviews. They didn't seem to have any connections to assist us in finding jobs. It seems like Devmountain is losing money having an outcomes department. The program is expensive, but it's an excellent place for self-learners. However, for those like myself who are average, it can be challenging. My suggestion for Devmountain is to have career fairs that are entry-level friendly for beginner programmers. The one career fair I attended was only for experienced programmers, which was a waste of time. Overall, Devmountain has lots of room for improvement in their program."

"I think Devmoutain could be great for people who want to go into a programming-related field, but I want to go into Cybersecurity and their model does not fit that very well. Entry-level Cybersecurity jobs are looking for a lot of network/IT knowledge/experience. Foundations (the first 8-weeks) is focused on programming so it doesn't help much at all with entry-level jobs (Devmountain argues that knowledge will help with career advancement but I can't advance a career I don't have so I feel a bootcamp should be focused on helping get an entry-level job). Then when you get to specializations (specs) you're pretty much learning from online videos on Udemy. The video series I found most applicable to the knowledge needed for an entry-level job in my desired field is normally $300 which is far less than Devmountain fees. If you're wanting to go into Cybersecurity specifically, I don't think you should consider Devmountain."

"I never regretted my decision to go to DevMountain. They really care about your education and work with you to learn at your own pace if the curriculum is too intense. But it's intense because they're always updating it to make sure you're learning the most up to date tech that employers are using. I loved my experience there; the learning environment was great and I felt like part of a community. I would definitely recommend DevMountain to anyone interested in learning how to code."