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Should I use Training Camp?

Achieve your IT certification goals with award-winning boot camps, expert instructors, and free retake guarantees. - trainingcamp.com

· 1 week ago

Buy if your employer pays or you need fast, structured cert prep for DoD 8140 or compliance roles. Self-learners should skip the roughly $4,000 boot camp and use far cheaper self-study options.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~12 usable public sources; many search hits were unrelated sports content.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo direct evidence found
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo direct evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

~$4,000

Boot camp (per Reddit user)

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Employer-sponsored trainees
  • DoD 8140 compliance upskilling
  • Career-switchers needing structure
  • Fast cert timelines

Not for

  • Self-funders on a budget
  • Experienced self-learners
  • Anyone who balks at $4K tuition
  • Hobbyists just exploring IT

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

High ticket: one r/cissp user cited a $4,000 boot camp price

medium

Terms appear to require emailing a failure notice to invoke guarantees; read fine print first

medium

Reddit sentiment is polarized: glowing and scathing posts coexist on r/cissp

medium

Refund and retake rules live in T&Cs, not marketing pages

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free retake guarantee reduces exam-day risk
  • Listed in CISA's NICCS training catalog
  • Some Reddit users report positive camp experiences
  • Security+ boot camp marketed as DoD 8140 aligned

Cons

  • Boot camps cost around $4,000
  • One Reddit user flat-out warns against paying
  • Users imply attendance usually requires company sponsorship
  • No public security page found on their site

Sources & method

- 12 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x4review x7security x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • ~$4,000

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. Mixed reports; $4,000 price draws complaints
  • Ease of use. No direct evidence found
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Instructor-led camps, retake guarantees, DoD 8140 alignment
  • Support quality. No direct evidence found
  • Security posture: 2/5. No public security page found on site
  • ~$4,000 Starting price CISSP boot camp per Reddit user
  • Yes Free retakes Guaranteed per official site
  • Listed DoD 8140 Security+ boot camp in CISA's NICCS catalog
  • Multi-site Review footprint Trustpilot, Yelp, and on-site reviews

Pricing

Boot camp (per Reddit user)

~$4,000

  • Instructor-led boot camp
  • Exam prep with free retake guarantee per official site

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Reddit feedback on r/cissp is polarized: some users call the boot camp good, others warn against paying for it.

“Training Camp was a good”
Reddit, r/cissp
“I'm in a $4000 boot camp”
Reddit, r/cissp
“I did end up going to Training Camp”
Reddit, r/CompTIA

Alternatives

Compare Training Camp with each alternative.

Full analysis

Based on ~12 usable public sources; many search hits were unrelated sports content.

$4K instructor-led cert boot camps with free retakes; worth it only on someone else's budget. Self-study is far cheaper.

Methodology

Based on ~12 usable public sources; many search hits were unrelated sports content.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. TrainingCamp.com - Is this a good site to use for CISSPreddit.com
    review
  2. Do not give Training Camp any of your money! : r/cisspreddit.com
    review
  3. Training Camp CISSP bootcamp feedbackreddit.com
    review
  4. Training Camp CISSP Review : r/cisspreddit.com
    review
  5. Security+ Boot Camps- worth it? : r/CompTIAreddit.com
    review
  6. Training Camp Reviews - Trustpilottrustpilot.com
    review
  7. Training Camp Reviews - Yelpyelp.com
    review
  8. CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Boot Camp | DoD 8140trainingcamp.com
    official
  9. CompTIA Security+ Certification from Training Camp - NICCSniccs.cisa.gov
    official
  10. View Pricing & Schedulestrainingcamp.com
    official
  11. Training Camp Terms & Conditionstrainingcamp.com
    official
  12. Security pagetrainingcamp.com
    security

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