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NEXT Academy

Average Rating 4.05
96 Reviews 5 Courses

NEXT Academy offers a 10-week Full-Stack Web Development bootcamp in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and remote 8-week Front-End Web Development courses and 12-week Digital Marketing courses. NEXT Academy was founded by self-taught programmer and bootcamp graduate, Josh Teng. NEXT Academy partnered with the Malaysian government agency, Malaysian Global Innovation & Creative Centre (MaGIC) in 2014 - jointly officiated by U.S. President Obama, Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak and Founding CEO Cheryl Yeoh who previously sold her company to Walmart Labs, to grow the tech startup ecosystem in Malaysia.

The primary goal of NEXT Academy is to equip passionate individuals to become entrepreneurs, marketers and developers — the key ingredients to get a startup running. Students learn in a hands-on style and are presented with a set of challenges to solve each day. By the end of the course, students will build a fully-functional web app.

Today, over 1,000 students have graduated from NEXT Academy and are employed with some of the biggest startups in the region including GrabTaxi, KFIT, Mindvalley, REV Asia, Business Insider, Says, and Uber. Some multinational corporations have also hired graduates from NEXT Academy as well. Ninety-nine percent (99%) of all graduates have either started their own startups or joined a company as a coder, marketer, or designer! 

NEXT Academy is part of the 500 Startups' portfolio.

Reviews

96 alumni reviews of NEXT Academy

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    Chia Shanq Yeet Verified via LinkedIn
    Graduate · February 2018

    Mr.

    Honestly, I really think that the full stack web dev bootcamp NEXT is well planned - where we actually learned things step by step - things that we thought weren't useful was in fact fundamental and essential to the next level of learning and giving us...

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    X
    Student · March 2024

    Technical problem

    Some videos were not working . Many unnecessary informations . I failed the exam then I couldn’t retake it despite the fact that there’s this option if we pay . Payment got declined . No answer from the team the solve the issue . 
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    Voon Shun Zhi
    Student · November 2018

    Very Rewarding

    It is a very rewarding experience that you will have ever had in your coding journey in Next Academy. In Next Academy, i met mentors who are ready to help you when you need one and a bunch of friends who cheer you up when you burnt out. If you ask me why...

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    Stephanie
    Graduate · Full Stack Web Development Course · May 2018

    A++ for North Americans attending.

    This review comes from a Canadian who travelled to Kuala Lumpur just to attend NEXT Academy. If you are a North American who cannot see the value in paying $8000+ to a bootcamp in youre area, and have the freedom to move to Asia for 3-4 months, I HIGHLY...

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    Alvin
    Graduate · Full Stack Web Development Course · October 2017

    No regrets, fully recommended!

    The bootcamp has very helpful mentors with great attitude. It is designed in a way where you learn the more challenging fundamentals before learning the easier way of doing it, which I appreciate, especially if I want to go further into programming. One...

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    Our complaint went nowhere
    Graduate · Full Stack Web Development Course · October 2017

    bad worse worst

    You're reading from the one that studied here,,

    Misleading marketing. (no coding background needed) (will get jobs)

    Learn non worthiness coding language.

    98% of your grads get jobs? puihhh, 

    Never spend such money...

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    Josh Teng of NEXT Academy

    Founder

    Mar 04, 2018

    Hi,

    I'm Josh, the founder of NEXT Academy. I've worked with my team to further understand where you're coming from and I would like to personally apologize that you had a bad experience. We take this very seriously because it's what my team and I are dedicating our lives towards - the empowerment of people to pursue careers in technology. Clearly, there's something that we have failed with your experience.

    We have stopped making any claims about the percentages of students getting jobs since early 2017. The reason why we stopped isn't that our quality and commitment have dropped, in fact, we are dedicating far more resources and attention than ever to ensure a good outcome for our students. 

    The reason why we removed the claim was because between Q4 2016 - Q2 2017, we removed our admission interview and failed to communicate to incoming students about the preparation necessary prior to joining the bootcamp (yes, you can join the bootcamp as a beginner, but there are a few things that potential students need to prepare for. we address those in the admission interview). We have since restarted the admission interviews to prevent students from having known bad experiences.

    We have made many improvements consistently to the bootcamp and curriculum since Q2 of 2017 and are continuously doing so. One of the biggest being a MONEY BACK guarantee for students who fail to secure a job after attempting the bootcamp. We have, obviously, some terms in place to prevent people from gaming the system since we have bills to pay.

    Again, I would like to sincerely apologize. I ensure you that we are not working on NEXT Academy to make a quick buck - there is also a high cost operating a physical academy employing highly demanded engineers. NEXT Academy has been around for close to 4 years and we plan to be for decades to come. The only way we can remain in business is to ensure a good outcome for you and others.

    For others who are reading this and have thoughts about joining NEXT Academy, I hope you will continue to consider us. And may I suggest that you go on LinkedIn and search for students who have attended NEXT Academy and have a conversation with them just so you get more opinions before parting with hard earned cash.

    To the person who left this review, I'm not sure who you are but I would like to hear from you. If you are comfortable reaching out, do email me at josh@nextacademy.com.


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    Ton Pham
    Graduate · Full Stack Web Development Course · September 2017

    Taught me how to think like a programmer

    I enjoyed learning Web Development at NextAcademy. When I started the bootcamp in NextAcademy, I hadn't touched a computer in about a year. I wouldn't say I was tech-savvy at all. But after the course, I feel like I learned a lot. I don't think you have...

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    Justin Khor Cheng Ee
    Graduate · Full Stack Web Development Course · September 2017

    The mentors were super helpful!

    It was a great experience for me, I've learnt a lot in these 3 months thanks to the mentors!! They did really well in helping and guiding us throughout the whole bootcamp and I'm super grateful to them. 

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    Mohd Adam
    Graduate · September 2017

    Met a lot of friends with similiar passion

    I would totally recommend this course to my other friends that wish to become a programmer. Here you don't only learn about coding, but also life experience. I also get to know more friends that really have the same passion to code. With that said, I...

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    Max Jala
    Graduate · September 2017

    Intense but immersive!

    Had a great time at NEXT Academy. The course may be intense but it fully immersed me into the world of coding. Coming from a management background I was not always looking for a career in tech. After experiencing and enjoying this bootcamp, I am...

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    Fu Hong Yi
    Graduate · Full Stack Web Development Course · September 2017

    Rewarding journey

    I would recommend the course to anyone who is aspiring to become a web developer. With that said, the course is pretty hard which is the reason I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who is not totally serious about committing. However, if they choose to put...

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    KW Lai
    m572567@mvrht.net · Full Stack Web Development Course · September 2017

    Look Elsewhere

    DId the web development bootcamp. Very little instruction and every day you will show up and work through an online interface that lags and is mostly copied and pasted from github. Would recommend codeacademy, freecodecamp, treehouse or even a udemy/edX...

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    Colin of NEXT Academy

    Program Coordinator

    Sep 10, 2017

    Hi, I'm Colin, the Program Coordinator at NEXT Academy. 

    We view students' input and concerns seriously and constantly work with our students/graduates especially on matters related to curriculum. Unfortunately, I could not find your student record in our system. I have also tried to get in touch with you via your email address on Course Report but was not able to reach you. May I know which intake are you from?
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    Nicholas Tan
    Graduate · Full Stack Web Development Course · May 2017

    Extremely worth it

    The Web Development Bootcamp was one of the most challenging things I've gone through, but it was extremely worth it. The mentors are very understanding and willing to help!

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    Naeem Niran
    Graduate · Full Stack Web Development Course · May 2017

    Conducive environment to learn

    Next Academy's space is pretty conducive, and the mentors are very good at explaining on how to solve the problems I've faced. Also the people I've met during my 9 weeks in Next Academy are very friendly and helpful in making the learning experience better.

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    Alex Chew
    Graduate · Full Stack Web Development Course · May 2017

    It was a brain-drenching experience

    Even though the 9 weeks was a brain-drenching experience, tiring and lots of sleepless night, but if I was given a chance to go back in time to make a decision to go through the Web Development Bootcamp again, without any doubt i will!! 

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    Wyn Wai
    Graduate · Full Stack Web Development Course · May 2017

    Learnt how to be an independent coder

    The course is really intensive as there's a lot to learn in such a short period of time. But as long as you put your heart into it, you will get what NEXT is advertised which is to build an app in 9 weeks. You also learn how to be an independent...

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    Muhamad Arief Rahman
    Graduate · Full Stack Web Development Course · May 2017

    Learnt so much in 9 weeks.

    I've learnt a lot from Next Academy. The mentors have really taught me a lot about programming which I was not able to learn by myself before this.

    I've really enjoyed the process of kickstarting my programming skill with Next Academy, they...

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    Verron Leong
    Graduate · Full Stack Web Development Course · May 2017

    Fast-paced environment to learn coding

    The Web Development Bootcamp was fast-paced and effective. They have loving and caring mentors to help us throughout the 10 weeks. All you need is to put 100% of your commitment to go through this bootcamp. Well done NEXT Academy.

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    Will
    Graduate · Full Stack Web Development Course · May 2017

    This was one of the best experiences in my life.

    I would definitely recommend anyone to join Next Academy. You will never regret it. It was one of the best experiences in my life.

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    nathalie
    Graduate · Full Stack Web Development Course · May 2017

    Met a lot of interesting people here

    At the beginning, I joined the bootcamp with the intention of learning to code. Halfway through the journey, I felt that it was a very good journey for self-discovery, as well as meeting interesting people and facing problems together. 

    Even...

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Is NEXT Academy worth it?

NEXT Academy hasn't shared alumni outcomes yet, but one way to determine if a bootcamp is worth it is by reading alumni reviews. 96 NEXT Academy alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed NEXT Academy on Course Report - you should start there!

How much does NEXT Academy cost?

NEXT Academy costs around RM11,500. On the lower end, some NEXT Academy courses like Frontend Web Development (2 weeks) cost RM3,499.

Where does NEXT Academy have campuses?

NEXT Academy has an in-person campus in Kuala Lumpur. NEXT Academy also has a remote classroom so students can learn online.

Does NEXT Academy offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?

Right now, it doesn't look like NEXT Academy offers scholarships or accepts the GI Bill. We're always adding to the list of schools that do offer Exclusive Course Report Scholarships and a list of the bootcamps that accept the GI Bill.

Is NEXT Academy legit?

We let alumni answer that question. 96 NEXT Academy alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed NEXT Academy and rate their overall experience a 4.05 out of 5.

Can I read NEXT Academy reviews?

You can read 96 reviews of NEXT Academy on Course Report! NEXT Academy alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed NEXT Academy and rate their overall experience a 4.05 out of 5.

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