Currently I am working at a bank (as a temp position but might get hired on) but After about 2 1/2 years in the industry I feel like I am taking 1 step forward and 2 steps back as when I will be hired on I will be paid less (I get health insurance but still). I have about 10 projects mostly written in Python on my Github (they are a bit hacky from what people have said but they do work for what they are intended), but I am trying to learn and program projects in Java more so lately. I also have been dabbling s bit with building some campaign software & a mobile app for political news from a particular political slant for Android ( I plan to publish them but I need to get approval for any outside activities). I also have hacked together a website in Wordpress for a friend's non-profit that is dedicated to criminal justice reform (I modified some of the PHP to show an article headline instead of just the title, made the mobile mode compatible with the main theme while still keeping the preview for the desktop enabled). I already have a Bachelors of Business Administration with a Minor in Marketing.

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I just signed up of a certificate program with my community college. I plan to take these classes part time, 2 per semester:

-SQL Programming

-Intro to Java

-Intro to Object Oriented Programming

-Algorithms & Data Structures

-Discrete Structures

-Computer Architecture

-HTML

-Web Programming (mostly PHP and Javascript)

-Discrete Structures

-Software Engineering

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Do you think this is enough and would the Algorithms & Data Structures be enough to plug the holes in my knowledge to apply to a job? I feel like writing tests and and Algorithms are the two things I need to work on and I fee like a certificate would show my knowledge without spending an arm and a leg for a bootcamp and I could transfer these to a nearby university if I need to level up so to speak. M only question is would this be enough and would it be possible to apply to jobs after Algorithms & Data Structures? Thanks.