Flatiron School

I've done parts of the bootcamp prep, and it already shows how much the tools help for coding. It's worth the time to look into and it can take you far in your coding path. The best thing about the prep course and in general is the "ask a question" button. There will always be someone on the other end willing to help you. If you need more help, they will set up a live voice/video chat to help you further understand. I wouldn't have gotten on the online web-developer program without it.

First a little background history, I just turned 38, this August , and I've been working in construction for the past 19 years. I used to work with computers in my teens (had my own computer school and repair shop back in Brazil along with two other friends, we were all teenagers at the time). I loved programming but life circumstances, and my own decisions made me put that on the back burner. I tried to go back to it, a few times, but with kids and family, it was a little difficult.

I was always good learning things on my own, that being computer related in my teens or the construction trade, later on, I was eager to learn anything, and often succeed.

Now the years were catching up, college tuition for my children will be coming soon, and my desire to make a change was growin...

Top notch program, from beginning to end, including the job assistance from my counselor Katie. I was in the Learn.co, online program as I needed flexibility and it all worked out perfectly, completed in about 6.5 months. It's was hard work, no doubt about it but I never felt like it was undoable because the assistance was always there, quick and just one message away, plus the opportunity to live pair program if you needed more in depth help or guidance. Then you had the daily study groups, hosted by teachers and some just by students. I graduated and definitely felt ready and prepared to enter the job market. Alongside my counselor, I found a job with an amazing and ideal company for myself in just about 3 months...Today my deal was finalized and I'm just reflecting on many things alo...

I recently completed this course to help me get ready for the interview. It's really user-friendly and after working through the lessons I felt MUCH more confident about interviewing with Flatiron and other bootcamps. It's definitely worth the time and effort.

Switching to a programming career, and choosing Flatiron to help me get there, has been the best decision I've made in my life so far. I was lucky enough to be selected for the NYC Web Development Fellowship, which meant I didn't have to pay tuition for the Flatiron web development course. Knowing what I know now, I absolutely would have paid for the program if I could have afforded it at the time. If you're a minority within the tech industry, I highly suggest applying and asking about scholarship options if you're accepted—I believe they offer discounts to people if they can't afford the full tuition and are in an underrepresented demographic. With 2 amazing instructors (Blake and Steve), and 31 incredible peers, the course taught me more than I thought I could learn in only a few mon...

I completed the Flatiron school's bootcamp prep course and am three weeks away from starting at their full time immersive in person program. I can't say for sure yet how much it prepared me for the course but I passed the technical interview for admissions!

The prep is great because they have people online all the time (even late at night and on the weekends) to help you with questions. The course uses an IDE that is easy to learn and works well.

I would truly recommend this online prep course to anyone interested in learning more about coding or applying for a bootcamp.

I have been teaching myself to code for several months now. I've bounced around through several online resources (Coursera, Codecademy, Free Code Camp, etc.) and they all helped but some moved too quickly through the material or got pretty advanced while I was still lacking a strong foundation, I started to search for more of a full program option, that's when I started looking into attending a coding bootcamp.

I looked into all of the reputable bootcamps, the in-person and online options, and narrowed it down to about 5. I signed up for information from those 5 and received the recommended prep courses from each. I completed a full prep course from my top choice bootcamp but didn't feel entirely prepared so I decided to try the other prep courses before submitting any applications. ...

I attended Flatiron School in March, for the web developer immersive program in NYC . Within the first week of school we were pushing code on Github, and doing object oriented programming! From that first week onwards the pace, and complexity continued to increase. Flatiron has a style of teaching that is extremely effective. It is fast paced as you learn new concepts on a daily basis, but you are challenged to put those skills to use by building projects so that what you learn sticks. They also teach you enough of the plumbing so that you always know whats going on, but most importantly they teach you effective coding patterns so that you can abstract away that plumbing and create more complex programs. Overall the curriculum is well structured, but challenging, its no walk in the pa...

I was recently accepted into the Web Development Immersive at the NYC campus and am super excited to be attending the program next month.

To start my story: I have been interested in learning to write code for some time, but never really found the impetus to begin my journey. I have worked a variety of jobs and have most recently found myself working in Non-Profit, while finishing up a bachelors degree in Management. I never really found true fulfillment in any of the work I was doing until I started working Non-Profit, but even there I have found that there is a certain limit to my achievement. As I am wrapping up my degree in the next few weeks, I have been pondering how I may better myself, so as to find personal fulfillment, while providing the maximum benefit to those who may b...

A fellow alum convinced me to give Flatiron a try because I'd recently been laid off when my previous company collapsed. The first day I knew it was one of the best decisions of my life. Fast-forward three months and I have a new job, am making 25k more a year than I was in my previous career, and genuinely enjoy the work that I do. Go to some of their events, get a feel for their vibe, and if you're gut tells you to make the plunge then do it. You won't regret it, and you'll work with some amazing people who push you to be the absolute best version of yourself.

I attended Flatiron's Online Web Developer Program via Learn.co from August 2016 to April 2017 while working full time. Fully employed as of May 2017.

I'm fully aware that I go into full fangirl mode whenever I talk about Flatiron. What can I say? I had an amazing experience that I can honestly call life-changing. I went from a hobbyist coder to an employable web developer in less than a year, met tons of friends from all over the U.S. and the rest of the world, and laid the foundations for a great career.

What made it so great?

1. The flexibility - Unlike an immersive program, if I was having trouble with a particular concept or technique, I was able to take some time to explore it further rather than just having to move on.

2. The people - Learning to code isn't just lear...

Loved my experience going to Flatiron School, had the chance to work with an amazing group of really talented and friendly people. The school really cares about admitting personable people into their in-person program which in my opinion is really important for such an intensive program. I had never learned so much in such a short period of time but it was all worth it. Curriculum wise I wish they had full stack Javascript, but they do prepare you to have the basic concepts and be able to learn any language. They also have an amazing career services team!

I attended the Web Development Immersive program beginning in September 2016 and got a job in software engineering in February 2017! The on-campus program really helped me provide me with a platform to learn with the most helpful instructors and other students who shared the same passion to learn coding/programming.

I was previously in banking for 5 years and the Flatiron School really allowed me to make a career change in such a short amount of time. I got my job through the very helpful career services team at the school.

The curriculum is strong despite some programming languages being a little old in an ever changing world of different technologies. Ruby on Rails provides a solid foundation for Object Oriented programming and for basic web development structure and an idea of ...

The best thing about Flatiron School was the instructors. They were well-qualified, friendly, motivating, and ready for helping even after the program finished.In addition, the environment set by my cohort. Many of them were my healthy competition, as well as fun and interesting people to be around.
This is definitely a challenging course, and you really need to put in the effort to learn the material. Part of what they're teaching you is how to learn programming, which is very valuable later on in the job hunt and career. However, it does mean that they don't spoon feed you everything. The curriculum introduces topics and shows you the pertinent information to get started, and provides a challenge/practice problem to use it, but there will be a lot of self-learning on the way with the...

Coding bootcamps have been getting a lot of attention recently for touting high median salaries after a (relatively) short period of study. I can't speak for all bootcamps but I can say that Flatiron lives up to the hype. Learning to code from a non-technical background is difficult, but teaching yourself how to do it increases that difficulty exponentially. I learned more in my first month at Flatiron than I did in six months teaching myself. The community, the curriculum, the pressure, all of it combines in a perfect storm to drive you to do your best.

-The instructors and staff here are fantastic. Supportive doesn't even begin to cover it, but the feeling of inclusion and community made what is a very difficult curriculum, fun.

-The students. I don't know how, but the Flatiron ...

I attended Flatiron School's iOS Immersive program in the fall of 2016. I absolutely LOVED it! I learned so much from the course; the instructors were unbelievably helpful and approachable and the material was both challenging and instructive. The career team was very helpful in preparing me for interviews and in managing the process of finding a job. Strongly recommend this course!

I attended Flatiron School's iOS Development Course, and I can vouch for it being an amazing program.

The course leads you through the basics of coding through the complexities of app development. You'll learn enough to make your own first app, and you'll have the knowedge to qualify for your first job as an app developer. By the end of the program, 90% of the students were working or had finished building their first iPhone app.

As far as the instructors, they're great. They're knowledgable and attentive, and they'll be your mentors as well as your friends. The operations staff are great too, providing an atmosphere that fosters teamwork and communal learning. The students I attended with were great. I became friends with each and every one of them, and still keep in touch with m...

Out of all the web development immersive programs that I considered applying to, The Flatiron School was the only one that provided a free Bootcamp Prep Course covering both JavaScript and Ruby. The lessons are clearly laid out and I found them easy to understand. You get to practice what you've learned in labs using their IDE. Right from the start, you're testing your code until it meets the objectives set forward in the lab and then you upload the code that you wrote onto your GitHub.

I really enjoyed that the labs don't spoon-feed you answers. I think that you learn better when you have to spend time thinking about how to approach and solve a problem. If you get stuck, there is support to help you solve the problems with your code.

By taking this course I was able to exp...

I enrolled in the Bootcamp Prep Course in order to prepare for the technical interview portion for the Software Engineering Immersive admissions process at Flatiron School. The lessons were clearly laid out and easy to understand. There was also a ton of support available to me that I utilized, both from fellow learners, as well as Flatiron staff. The lessons and labs directly corelated to the types of labs that were presented to me for the technical interview and I am positive they were the key to my success in the technical interview. It also provided me with a good idea about whether or not the Flatiron School was right for me and something I wanted to pursue further.

I highly recommend taking this course before completing the technical interview.

Allow me to start with the opportunities: it took me longer than I originally expected to secure a position and I didn't expect to move when I was originally applying for the program.

I graduated from Flatiron School's iOS Development Immersive on August 26th, 2016. Prior to Flatiron, I mainly held various retail roles (ranging from entry level to leadership) & a strong passion for creating music. My introduction to coding was through Flatiron School's assigned pre-work (which is free and available to anyone prior to enrolling, becomes required once accepted). 

The curriculum is awesome & breaks down as best as possible the fundamentals of Software Development to beginners. The "Learn" platform is modern & reallly kept me focused as it was always the first thing I'd see when I boot u...

Pros: I was almost unable, and completely intimidated by code when I came into Flatiron. I had been attempting to learn iOS programming(objective-c) on my own, but it was slow to the point of just not happening. Flatiron managed to make a curriculum that was digestible for my learning style, which revolves around hands on experience. I came out knowing how to make applications well enough to work on my own and get better, although I would say I was not completely job ready.

If you do your best on all the coursework and the extra challenges on each unit, you will come out knowing how to make things. If you do that AND do work outside of the classroom developing applications or studying other programming languages/best practices, then you will probably be truly hireable immediately...

The Flatiron school is very community oriented and run by a group of really smart people. I had a great learning experience at the iOS Development Immersive, and it set my career in tech in motion. Not only did I learn the fundamentals of iOS development (coming from no background in programming), but also picked up an interest and got my feet wet learning a little about hardware as well. Joe, my instructor, helped me become familiar with Arduinos/RFduinos/Spark Core and helped me build my side project using BLE. Post graduation, I worked at an IoT startup, and it was my experience at the Flatiron School that allowed me to dive into projects on our mobile app and understand it’s interaction with our hardware. Gaining an education at the Flatiron School in iOS development gave me confide...

The Flatiron School over delivered on their promise of teaching relevant coding skills and job placement. I found out about the Web Development program through a friend who had graduated from the Flatiron School and was now thriving as a developer at an early stage start up. I have since recommended the school as the best option available to anyone I meet seeking to begin a career as a programmer.

My instructor, Steven Nunez, was one of the most engaging teachers I have had at any level. His relentless commitment to his students and his empowering teaching methods have helped me continue on a path of exponential learning.

5 Stars!

This was easily the best money I've ever spent. It prepared me for a new career, they helped me find a job, and provided a great supportive thoughtful environment. I tried to learn on my own for years but never really got anywhere. The curriculum they give and camaraderie they foster made it so I could put all of my energy into it and get a lot out of the experience.

As someone who does well with detailed lecture and written informational instruction, the Flatiron School's teaching methodology, structure, and their use of the Learn platform was ideal for my learning. My background was in project management and art history so the detailed prework and information Learn lessons were very helpful for someone so outside the field. Full disclosure: I got into AppAcademy, and Hackbright but was incredibly turned off by the atmosphere and also the sudden jump/intensity into a new realm. Flatiron was one of the only places that gave you a detailed 'textbook' of notes before they expected you to do a coding challenge.

The instructors I had were incredibly kind, very committed and very engaged in my understanding and mastery of the material. I enjoyed that...

Flatiron School is the way modern education and job retraining should be done.

Let me preface my review with a little background on myself:
I attended Flatiron School after having a successful career in another field, so I approached it as a bridge into the modern economy while building off of my previous work experience. I also didn't pay for the program -- I attended via the NYC Tech Talent Pipeline which awards full-ride scholarships to New Yorkers, so I have no costs to measure the benefit of the experience against. Finally, I only just graduated two months ago, so this review is coming from the perspective of someone fresh out of the program.

Okay, that out of the way:

Flatiron School is a fantastic educational experience. They truly give you the tools you need to become...

Attending Flatiron School’s iOS Immersive Program was bar-none, one of the most life-changing decisions of my life.

Coming from a non-technical background, I’d always seen apps as “magic,” in the sense that, you downloaded it, and it just…worked. So the idea of making apps as a career was beyond daunting, but with the guidance and support of the fantastic instructors, classmates, and staff at Flatiron — the overall experience was enlightening and fulfilling.

The course isn’t easy, and it isn’t meant to be, so if you’re thinking of signing up on a whim without any real motivations — you will not get out of the program everything you can. But if you put in the time, the effort, the blood, sweat, and tears, you’ll leave the course with an almost fundamental shift in your thinking (h...

Everyone worked hard at Flatiron, and everyone was excited to be there. Present in the motto and throughout the program, loving code was always a preeminent theme. The students were there because they had tried coding, loved it, and sought a fast-paced and positive environment in which to pursue a career in coding at an accelerated level. The students and instructors alike brought this positive energy and helped create fruitful and friendly experience.

The career services team at Flatiron is incredibly supportive and professional, and the job search following the program was certainly nerve-wracking (as always), but the appropriate steps for landing a first position as a developer were always clearly outlined. Not only is clear, step-wise guidance made accessible, but career services...

The Flatiron school changed my life. I learned the basics of programming on my own and once I clearly became passionate about it i decided to power up my knowledge and went to the Flatiron School. I think what makes the school so different is that people there are truly passionate about coding and see it as a lifelong craft. I thank all the people I've learned with.

I completed the full-stack web development program in the spring of 2016. This program was a great way to learn the fundamental concepts of web development and how to build a full web application from scratch. The instructors I had were very talented (I still sometimes use one of the TA’s blogs for reference at work) and more importantly- extremely dedicated (I still get advice from them once in a while) . From them, I learned not only technical skills, but also the ability to troubleshoot new problems and learn new programming tools on my own. Their passion for programming was infectious.
I also loved the fact that the school puts a lot of thought into their educational philosophy. It empowers students with perspective that to achieve greatly, starting and persisting usually lead to...