Is TripleTen Good For Beginners?

Yes. We’ll just say that right at the start because putting the tl;dr at the end of articles has always felt counterintuitive to us. TripleTen can help you get from wherever you are — wherever you are — to a career in tech. With gumption, hard work, and proactive use of all of our support resources, anyone can absolutely make it in tech.

For more specifics, read on.

Built for beginners

The first thing to understand is that TripleTen, by design, is made for beginners. And this is evident even from the very first interaction many people will have with the bootcamp itself: enrollment. 

Many bootcamps require prospective students to undergo an admissions process during which they are vetted for likelihood of success. That means these institutions exclude the people who might need this career transformation the most, i.e., the people who want to gain the know-how that will get them out of the career rut they might be in.

Consider this example: a truck driver wants to switch to tech to have more time at home with his growing family. He hasn’t gone to college, and instead of a high school diploma, he has a GED. This is the sort of person who might be highly motivated to pursue the new path a tech bootcamp can help realize, but with admission qualifications, they likely wouldn’t be given the chance to study.

We disagree with this. In our view, these restrictions are antithetical to the express goal of bootcamps, which is to help people — people of all sorts — make the professional pivot they’re hungry for and driven to make real.

So for us, if you want to make the change, we will be your partners in that journey.

However, while we indeed crafted our programs to be accessible to beginners, there’s one key thing to keep in mind — bootcamps require dedication. Specifically, you’re going to need to spend around 20 hours a week on your bootcamp studies. And these are not 20 passive hours, either. The material can be complex, and that means you’re going to have to really dig in and put in the work to master it.

But with that dedication and hard work, a beginner can absolutely thrive at TripleTen — and in tech following their graduation.

Baked-in support

Because we have this philosophy that welcomes all comers, we have architected our programs to include additional resources that can help people — no matter their background — get up to speed so they’re successful during their time with us.

The first thing to mention is our Computer Literacy course. In this introduction to everything digital, we cover working with files, basic troubleshooting, taking screenshots, screen recording, how to use collaboration software, how to videoconference, and many, many other subjects. Essentially, it will teach you all the basics, so even if you’ve never really used a computer all that much, by the time you start studying, you’ll have a handle on the core competencies you need.

But beyond that, we have a whole crew of people at our bootcamp who are focused on supporting our students throughout their professional pivot. Here’s a quick and non-exhaustive list, just for a sense of what we mean:

• Instructors. These people do what you expect — engage students in the material, answer questions as they arise in the community chat, and host live Q&A sessions.

• Tutors. These people have experience in the industry. They share practical advice and insider information via webinars and one-on-one sessions.

• Reviewers. These people review your projects in detail to highlight where you’re excelling and where you might need to dedicate more attention.

• Learning Coaches. While the previous three roles were all about the material itself, Learning Coaches focus on general learning skills. For example, they help you develop sustainable time management practices. In addition, they check in to see how students are doing.

• Career Coaches. These people come in to help with the career search side of the equation. They’ll help you build get-hired assets such as a LinkedIn profile and portfolio (even from scratch!). They’ll also be in your corner, helping you with practice interviews and giving you advice and guidance during the job search.

And that’s not even counting senior and fellow students as well as recent grads who are active in our community and come in to give small nudges in the right direction when learners get stumped.

It all forms the foundation of a cohesive environment supporting professional pivots for people of all backgrounds. We’re so confident in it, in fact, that we have a money-back guarantee_{What You Need to Know about the TripleTen Money-Back Guarantee} — if you follow our experts’ advice and don’t land a job in your new field within 10 months of graduation, you’ll get your full tuition refunded.

From learning to type to a job in coding: one student’s journey

We know beginners can find success at our bootcamp because we’ve seen it happen. That truck driver we mentioned in the example earlier? Yeah, he wasn’t hypothetical. His name is Dallin Sly_{From Trucking to Coding: Dallin Sly’s TripleTen Story}.

He was working demanding trucking jobs that kept him away from his family for long stretches of time. Even when he drove regionally, he still could put in 70-hour weeks, meaning he barely had time to see his wife and children. He wanted that to change, so he decided to go for a bootcamp — TripleTen.

In fact, he was so fresh to tech that he felt that he needed to build his basic skills before enrolling. “I took a typing class before I started TripleTen because I couldn’t even type,” he said.

As someone brand-new to the field, he did struggle with self-doubt. But he stayed dedicated, studied hard, and asked for help when he needed it. So when he was given very little guidance on the final project — simply given requirements he had to meet — he was ready. In fact, he excelled. “I got really high marks on that last project. It felt great turning it in,” he said.

He graduated, and after sticking with it with job applications, the Polk County BoCC invited him for a series of interviews. He aced them, and he’s now working as a Programmer Analyst. Reflecting on what he’s doing and what TripleTen prepared him for, he sees major overlap: “I was more ready than I thought I would be. I've been able to hit the ground running. I've been able to get tickets done. I've been able to contribute more than I thought I'd be able to right away. So it's been awesome.”

Learn more by talking to one of our advisors

Want even more details on how we cater our bootcamp to beginners? Book a call with one of our Career Advisors today to find out more.