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Michael Gremillion
948 PointsHave any of you gained worthy employment from learning coding with no college degree on sites such as this one?
I am learning so much from using treehouse. Far more than I feel I'd learn in college, and in far less time. I really feel like they teach you everything you need to know. It would be a shame that all the skills I'm learning in development, could not get me a job in the real world because I chose not to get a computer science degree. Anyone have any insight on this? Also further through the front end development track, do any of you feel you have learned enough to develop your own site, with its own unique design?
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Tianni Myers
10,453 PointsI'm in a similar position. I am 20 and recently graduated with a Bachelor’s in Communications. After graduation, I realized that Marketing was not the place for me. So I decided to start coding full time. I’ve been doing freelance work, making a little bit of money and building my portfolio at the same time. Eventually, I would want to land a web developer job at a tech company despite my degree in Communications.
The answer to your question is no. I don’t believe that all you need is to complete a couple courses on Team Treehouse and an employer will magically hire you. You have to expand your learning and read additional resources, like books and articles online. You would also need a solid portfolio for any employer to even consider you(with or without a degree).
From the research that I've done, only a few job descriptions are specific about wanting someone with a 4-year CS degree. Most of them are not because a degree is nothing but a piece of paper if you don’t have the skills to support it. You have to through your self into the industry, stay up to date with trends, network, find a coding buddy, work on projects and have fun.