Criteria for Choosing a SQL Course You’ll Actually Want to Finish
Beyond reviews, price and personal judgement, here are criteria for how you should be evaluating SQL courses before you enroll.
Even if you excitedly begin an online SQL course created by providers like edX, Coursera or Udemy, you must know that, according to Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) data, you are only 5% likely to complete the course — even if you pay for it.
Since there is an ever-growing supply of resources for those seeking to learn and practice SQL independently, it is more important than ever for you, the motivated SQL student, to recognize what makes a SQL course worth taking and, more importantly, what makes a SQL course worth finishing.
Speaking as a working professional who currently has an unfinished course load of no less than nine courses (including several dedicated to aspects of SQL) across several platforms, I’d like to help you determine what makes a SQL course truly comprehensive and applicable to real-world scenarios.
Since I am speaking generally (since it’s not my aim to unfairly criticize any individual course or instructor), I will make the following assumptions before delving into what I consider to be essential components of any SQL course.
