AcademyX Computer Training

A great place if you are wanting to pick up some new skills fast. I took the course for work and learned basics of photoshop in one week. I had heard the photoshop 1 class was boring and not helpful, that the teacher only read from the book. That was not my experience at all. In fact, we didn’t look at our books the entire time, making for a great hands-​on instruction. The teacher, Dianne Pressler, was super knowledgable and very helpful in creating a course that was manageable and useful to all the students. I have taken one on one classes before and it was not nearly as helpful as she was. I am happy to say that my photoshop skills are taking off, for the first time. I feel a lot less frustrated and looking forward to all the new things I can do with it.

Small size class learning. Central location — close to public transportation, great lunch selection!

I highly recommend Academy X for any of your computer training needs. I took the SQL Scripting Fundamentals with Instructor Casey R., and she was fantastic! There were four students (including myself) in the class, with little to no experience with SQL, and she taught the class at a pace where we were all able to grasp the material and understand. If any of us got stuck on something, she would stop and help us work out our problem before moving on. I walked into the class knowing nothing about SQL, and now I know the fundamentals that I am hoping I can apply to my job.
My course came with two 100+ page textbooks that served as supplements to the class, and will definitely be handy for when I apply my newly gained knowledge to my job. Upon completion of the course, we also received a certificate of completion.
Academy X also provides complimentary coffee and a plethora of candy to its students. And if you check in, they give you a free Minions USB!
All in all, I really enjoyed my first experience with Academy X. Though I had to take the ferry in and walk 10 – 15 to class, I plan on taking more courses in the near future. Highly, HIGHLY recommend this company to anyone interested or needing computer training!

I’ve taking 3 classes at AcademyX — SEO, Intro to Wordpress, HTML and I’m currently taking SEM. Stephen Fraga, AcademyX’s founder/​CEO goes way beyond the call of duty to help students increase their learning by bringing in industry experts to speak. I’ve gotten good first hand information on what’s it’s like to work in the Online Marketing world.
Since I’ve been meeting so many new people from the Digiital Markeing community here in the Bay Area, it’s also provided networking opportunities.
With all that said, the main reason I’m giving AcademyX a 5 star rating is the quality of the training and the teachers. My favorit teacher is Helen, she taught the Wordpress and HTML classes. She has an amazing style of breaking down the information in digestable chunks and in an engaging and relatable way.

I found AcademyX because they offer many programming courses such as Ruby on Rails, iPhone Development, SQL and plenty more. They also offer MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc) classes. I was curious. I took the Ruby on Rails and iphone dev courses. The instructors were really cool and the employees were organized. Personally, I thought it was a great alternative to these other dev bootcamps that are popping up all around town. The kicker is students even get a free course re-​take.

Anita is an amazing office manager!
Chris B is an exceptional instructor; the business overall ROCKS!
Who knew Excel was fun? :)
Take a class; see for yourself!
Sarah

I would highly recommend AcademyX. I was so happy with the staff and instructor.
Jenna at the front desk was very helpful and guided me where I needed. Stephen returned a call within 24 hours to answer my questions, and Chris, the instructor, has so much knowledge of the Word program and taught a very good class. The classes were small and personal. I was able to stop the class when I had questions or needed help and I didn’t feel like I was holding everyone up.
I’m happy to say I will be back next week for Excel!

I took the Java 5-​day Boot Camp which was Excellent! Obviously one is not going to learn everything about Java in 5 days but the class is perfect for ensuring you have the discipline to spend 40 hours reading and practicing the basics of Java. The course was about ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ lecture and hands-​on programming. Our instructor Ruven was very knowledge-​able about the basics and kept us focused on the topics that were part of the course. My class had about 7 students with a wide variety of programming skill levels.

Had such a wonderful experience here learning excel from beginning to intermediate in a personal training session with Diane! Will be back!

I took a few 2-​day bootcamp classes there, 5 actually. All of my classes were in the Adobe Creative Suite and all of the instructors were Adobe Certified Experts. I still use their custom reference books.
The classes are small, especially at the advanced level, so you get a lot of personal attention and feedback. Instructors ask what your goals are at the beginning of the class and try to cater to those requests.
I didn’t pay for these classes so I won’t comment on the price, but I think they’re competitive.
The staff was on the ball, organized, and professional. It’s a great place to update skills or learn something new.

I found this academy extremely helpful in getting me back into the market. The staff was so supportive and kind and helped me in every which way I needed. They also created a collaborative learning environment to help us to share with each other. I highly recommend this technical training academy to get you to the next level in your career.

The Academy X @ SF location is pretty convenient. Instructor is very knowledgeable with many years of experience. She doesn’t only teach us the textbook but also some very valuable experience and stories!
FYI, I am taking the PMP prep-​course there at Academy X and I love the facilities there in the classroom.

Took «Fundamentals of Social Media» here and I really enjoyed it. The instructor was Jason M. and he really knows his stuff! I loved that he gave us materials/​links to use for our use after class.
The two day session was very informative and I gained a wealth of knowledge in just that short time period. Facebook, Instagram, Unilocal :) and a few others are such an integral part of our culture. I can’t wait to start implementing what I learned at work.

Super solid. Took the intermediate excel course and glad I did. The book is helpful, and the course is no-​nonsense. I appreciated that the class size was small.

My experience with Academy X for my PMP examination prep class was top rate. The instructors were sharp helpful and interactive making the class fun. The staff was also great to work with and helped tremendously in the transition to exam registration. I would recommend to anyone taking their classes that they will have a very good experience

I hate to taint the pool of 4’s and 5’s here, but I want to be honest. I attended several courses through the ETP program. As a result, I had about 3 different instructors during my course work there. VERY mixed experience.
The gentleman who taught the 2-​day Excel Power users course was fantastic. He was quirky and knowledgeable and well-​prepared. However, I did not see the same level of preparedness in the two other instructors, who taught the SQL and advanced Excel courses. Though they were both friendly, it seemed as though it had been a month since they last taught, and they failed to review the material.
These were the high points:
–Facilities & location
–Customer service (fantastic, thanks Matt & Stephanie!)
–Excel Power Users

This business is absolutely as good as it gets. I signed up for the Excel Intermediate class. With limited Excel ability, I was initially concerned that I wasn’t adequately prepared, but I also didn’t want to waste my time in a beginning class. Intermediate was perfect! I realize that I’ve been wasting SO MUCH time at work sorting data manually, and I am able to use the skills that I learned immediately in the office.
Dianne Z. was a wonderful teacher. She was very patient, paced the class well, and was very eager to stop and help individual students if you had fallen behind. Like an unprofessional idiot I showed up for the class twenty minutes late, and rather than turn me away she greeted me and quickly got me caught up. I can’t recommend her enough. You’re also allowed to retake the class for free, and she actually encouraged us to do this (rather than suggesting it with a stink-​eye like they never wanted to see us again).
Thank you AcademyX– you obviously have a very well-​run business and excellent hiring criteria. I will be back!

I took the HTML Fundamentals class with Jed Wheeler and it was great. Jed was a great instructor, and I definitely learned a lot over the course of the short class. I plan on taking more classes as soon as I have the time and resources to do so.

I’ve taken a few classes here and I’ve found that Academy X is a great place to refresh and expand your computer skills. It’s located conveniently in the financial district, with a large selection of courses. When you arrive, you get a handbook that’s really helpful during the class and afterwards as a reference. Everyone had two computer screens to use and original course files remain available to access later online.
I took Photoshop with Kelly M. and it was fantastic. She has a lot of experience with the Adobe creative suite and taught us how to generate a good workflow and use many different photo-​editing techniques. I also took Excel Advanced with Bob K. and learned how to use more complex functions and pivot tables. The classes were well paced and questions were encouraged. The courses aren’t cheap, but I would definitely recommend them because of the high quality of teachers and content. Special bonus: you can retake the class again once within the next six months at no extra cost.

The Excel Intro class with Ken C. was fantastic. I learned a lot about navigating the program and creating spreadsheets with formulas, functions and how to format them to look professional.
As an experience, AcademyX does a great job of giving you the most for your money. I was given a spiral-​bound text book to keep for future reference, as well as a certificate of course completion. Each student had two computer monitors; one for you to work from and one to see what the instructor was demonstrating. It was much more comfortable than watching a projector screen for demonstrations. You will have the option to retake the course once for free for up to six months. They sent reminder emails with pertinent transportation and parking information. There was complimentary coffee and tea and ample break time.
Ken C. was such a good instructor. He has a welcoming and patient disposition, and took time to get to know something about all of us. He was thoroughly engaged and no one had any reason to feel intimidated or embarrassed. Not only did he encourage us to ask questions, he was excited to answer them. I will definitely take the other Excel courses with him.