Thinking of starting a new career in UX design? Bloc is the world's largest online bootcamp, and has helped hundreds of grads start companies and switch careers. Get a first-hand account of how Bloc works, and a detailed look at the syllabus.
The Bloc Approach to Teaching and Learning
How Bloc Works
A Deep Dive into the Bloc Syllabus
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4. Bloc is an education company
offering mentor-led online courses
in software development and design.
5. Build Real Apps
Use a real dev environment to
deploy live apps. No in-browser
fluff.
Flexible and Online
Full time or part time from your
own home. No need to quit
your job and relocate.
Learn from a Professional
Pair program with your mentor,
learn how real developers architect
apps.
How Bloc Works
6. Mentorship Structure and Support
● A coach providing insight into the
best way to tackle a problem
● An experienced guide pair-programming
when you get stuck
● A career mentor sharing years of
industry insight and experience
● Dedicated program coordinators
help you stay on track
● On-call mentors available with
BlocOverflow for help between
mentor appointments
● Access to community hacker club
for peer-to-peer collaboration and
support
7. Courses
UX Design
UX/UI, visual design, HTML, CSS, jQuery
Full Stack Web Development
Ruby, Rails, PostgreSQL
Frontend WEb Development
HTML, CSS/SASS, Javascript, AngularJS
iOS Development
Objective-C, Swift
Android Development
Java
Tracks
12 weeks | 40 hours / week
18 weeks | 25 hours / week
36 weeks | 15 hours / week
8. SYLLABUS
JOEY KIRK
UX DESIGN COURSE DIRECTOR
● Develops UX Design Curriculum
● Recruits, Trains, and Manages Mentors
● Work with Students Every Day
● Job Prep Coaching
PREVIOUSLY
● 10 Years of Design Experience
● UX Lead at Tribune Co., one of the largest
media companies in the world, where he
built and managed UX team
9. Mentor
TERRY MILLION
UX DESIGN COURSE MENTOR
● 10 Years as a Freelance Creative
● Based in Indianapolis, IN
● Mentored 5 Students
PREVIOUSLY
● Creative Art Director, Bohlsen Group
● Co-Founder, Creative Art Director, Indiana
Uploaded
● Freelance Creative Art Director & Graphic
Designer
11. MEET NINA RUMBINES
BEFORE BLOC
Assistant Marketing
Manager at Webpass
TODAY
Interaction Designer at Tata
Communications
PROJECTS
Jottly
Paycrave
Teee
Wings of Angels Transport
12. MEET SERGIO MOTTOLA
BEFORE BLOC
Founder of Nuwe
TODAY
Recent Graduate Applying
New Skills to his Startup
PROJECTS
Paycrave
Nuscore
13. MEET GEMMA HAYLETT
BEFORE BLOC
Aerospace Engineer at Space
System Loral
TODAY
Frontend Developer at
Sephora
PROJECTS
Jottly
Juvo
Paycrave
16. PRICING & SCHOLARSHIPS
Course Tuition 1st Payment Installments Total
UX Design Program $3,999 $1166 5 Installments of $666 $4,499
All Developer Programs $4,999 $1333 5 Installments of $833 $5,499
Holiday Policy
● Optional two week winter break, from December 22nd - January 4th.
What You Get
● Weekly one-on-one mentor appointments.
● Lifetime access to the curriculum, alumni community, and job prep.
New Relic Diversity Scholarship
● $500 partial scholarship.
Real Results Guarantee
● We’re so confident in Bloc, that if you’re not fully satisfied, you can request refund at any time.
● Get a full refund your first week. Anytime after, get a pro rata refund, minus a $500 non-refundable
deposit.
17. Comparison
Bootcamps versus Bloc
ratio 1:20-30 teacher/student 1:1 with mentor
format
experience
career
services
Study anywhere, with
flexible hours
Learn at your own pace and
explore your favorite topics
Job prep
Rigid requirements re:
location & hours
Pre-set curriculum regardless
of experience and interests
Job prep