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Anonymous The Iron Yard in Tampa/St. Pete is lead by some amazing people. The front-end instructor that I studied with, Jason Perry, is extremely well respected in the Javascript AND Ruby communities. That would be enough but he also proved to be an amazing person and passionate teacher. Although I didn't have classes with the other instructors, Mark and Gavin, both were supportive, knowledgable, and eager to help even if my questions weren't in their area of expertise. I also can't say enough good things about Toni, Katherine, and Holly as well. All of them are extremely helpful and caring. You can tell that they love their jobs and take what they are doing very seriously. They are very intentional about creating a safe, open-minded, and diverse atmosphere both in the student cohorts and the industry meet-ups that they host (which are a huge perk for networking). We had an very diverse cohort and one of the unexpected fringe benefits is that I feel that I've gained some really great friends along the way. As part of the career prep we did mock interviews with industry professionals and ironically, I made a connection in my mock interview that turned into a real interview and eventually, my current job! I was hired about 4 weeks after graduation and I'm currently working as a front-end/web designer. I had a little bit of design experience prior to TIY but I wouldn't consider myself qualified for a full-time job. TIY filled in the gaps, provided me great opportunities, and now I'm excited to be pursuing a new career. Overall, my experience was positive but to be completely honest there were some challenges. I spent a ton of time studying and working on projects, at least 80 hours each week and probably more for the weeks leading up to our final projects. I'm also married with 2 kids and it was extremely hard on them. It was a good start but I'm constantly challenged to keep up and learn new skills to be effective in my job. TIY provided me a foot in the door to a new career and frankly it's an expensive door. I would highly suggest that you take as much time as possible to assess whether or not it is a good fit for you. If so, go for it!