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Flatiron School

Average Rating4.46
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Flatiron School offers immersive on-campus and online programs in software engineering, data science, cybersecurity, and product design (UX/UI design). Flatiron School’s immersive courses aim to launch students into fulfilling careers by providing a robust career services framework and dedicated one-on-one coaching post graduation that is included as an added value with the tuition.  The application process asks prospective students to share a bit about themselves an...
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  • Anonymous
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    Mar 16, 2016
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    Zero Code Review!

    I felt like they could have done a better job with filtering the job leads they had, providing a more conducive environment for learning (way too loud) and provided regular in-depth code review.

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  • Anonymous
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    Mar 29, 2016
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    Falsified Job Placement Reporting, Disorganized Curriculum, all for the low, low price of $15,000

     

    Are you seeking a career change? Have you been lured by promises of better compensation and opportunity? Don't be fooled by individuals from the placement-team who will tout falsified job placement percentages as evidence of better professional outcomes. The entire team at Flatiron School, from executive and management to placements and instructors, have absolutely no idea what's going on, and as long as they're getting your money by selling you on the hope of a new career, the...

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  • Anonymous
    Graduate • iOS Development Immersive • New York City
    Mar 16, 2016
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    Zero Code Review!

    This is an honest and sincere review with the only intention to inform others about a very real experience.  

    I had zero code review.  ZERO.  I asked for it many times, never got it.

    My classmates were either completely drunk or 100% independent didn't-want-to-work-with-anyone types, except for one.  I am still friends with the one classmate that wasn't like this.

    This place was extremely noisy the entire time, and the teachers regularly would get a TA to take...

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  • Brad A
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    Online Software Engineering Immersive • Online
    Jun 22, 2016
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    Take the free course, then move on

    I really enjoyed the free Intro to Ruby course they use as a preview for the full $1500/mo course. Actually, that price changed three times in the 3 months I was a "Learner" (it was initially $1000/mo, then split into $500 or $1000, then raised to $1500). 

    The Slack community is enjoyable with fun and hard working people chatting throughout the day. And the Flatiron founder Avi was quite active.

    Unlike the free course, there are no video lectures for each lesson in the ...

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  • Adam K
    Adam K
    Web Developer • Graduate • Online Software Engineering Immersive • Online
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    Mar 17, 2017
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    Recommended, but take ownership of your own success.

    tl;dr: I attended The Flatiron School's online program, Learn Verified, from January to April, 2016.  I worked freelance/contracting gigs for a bit, then finally landed a full-time job as a web developer in September 2016.

    The Long Story
    I have been writing code forever, but I've had relatively little formal education in it.  As 2015 drew to a close, I was in a bad spot and I needed a dramatic change.  My job sucked.  I had no money and no p...

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  • Hank
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    New York City
    Jul 28, 2016
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    Totally dissatisfied

    My take on the Flatiron School

    I was a student at The Flatiron School for their immersive iOS program and I do not recommend this school.  I had to make sure I graduated before I left this review because if they found out that I wrote a negative review while I was a student, there would have been retribution against me and they would have made my life miserable.

    The job placement numbers are complete BS

    They make misleading st...

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  • Anonymous
    Wordpress Website Designer • Student • Online Software Engineering Immersive • Online
    May 17, 2016
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    Cancelled for Full Refund after 2 Weeks of Paid Membership

    Thankfully I read the Terms and Conditions. Anyone can cancel within 14 days of their first payment for a full refund.

     

    I did Learn.co Online for the free 2 weeks, enjoyed it, got some help when I got stuck, then paid $1000/month ($750 with the discount) for the "real course".

    I requested a full refund after 12 days. I have done Team Treehouse Ruby on Rails, Codeacademy Ruby on Rails & HTML & CSS, 25% of FreeCodeCamp.com, a Java course on Udemy by a C...

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  • Bob Carter
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    Immersive Software Engineering Bootcamp • New York City
    Nov 30, 2016
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    Huge age discrimination

    Everything went fine in the applicatioin process until they found out I was over 40. Then they were very rude and condescending towards me. So much for diversity. All their talk of bieng able to teach anyone to code is just marketing hype. They are more interested in being politicaly correct and catering to females and minorities as they are given preferential treatement in the applicaiton process. Being over 40 I am definitely an underepresented minority but they clearly discriminate agai...

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  • Anonymous
    Graduate • Immersive Software Engineering Bootcamp • New York City
    Nov 09, 2015
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    Absolutely amazing

    Perfect in every possible sense. How could I not say it was the best decision of my life considering I completely changed industries and was placed into a higher payng job that I love? If you can get in, you'd be nuts to attend any other coding school. Period. 

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  • Harrison Lavin
    Consultant • Graduate • Immersive Software Engineering Bootcamp • New York City
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    Jan 20, 2017
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    From English Major to Software Engineer

    A big part of my first few days at Flatiron was sharing with my classmates "What We Were Before." Most of us had been program managers, business analysts, or marketers. Some had been data scientists. One was a circus acrobat. I was an English major who, to tell the truth, had had terrible luck on the job hunt.   When I applied to Flatiron, I had only a cursory understanding of...
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  • Jake
    Jake
    Student • Online Software Engineering Immersive • Online
    Mar 21, 2016
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    The Real Deal

    For perspective, began in November 2015 and am now nearly finished with the curriculum.

    I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience with the Flatiron School's Learn Verified Program.  The platform of learn.co itself is great.  From day one, everything you are doing with your time is real, actual work.  You always work in a real dev environment, and push all your code to Github.  I view this as a mandatory feature for any program that claims to prepare you for a job though.

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  • CJ Horton
    CJ Horton
    Software Engineer • Graduate • Online Software Engineering Immersive • Online
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    Jul 06, 2017
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    An amazing way to make a career change

    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 programmer in less than a year, met tons of friends from all over the U.S. and the rest of the world, and...

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Flatiron School Alumni Outcomes

90%
Employment Rate
70%
Graduation Rate
72,000
Median Salary
Of the students who enroll at Flatiron School, 70% graduated. 76% of graduates were job-seeking and 90% of job-seeking graduates found in-field employment after 180 days and report a median income of $72,000. Below is the 180 Day Employment Breakdown for 1736 graduates included in this report:
180 Day Employment Breakdown
DescriptionPercentage
Full Time, In-Field Employee72.6%
Full-time apprenticeship, internship or contract position13.5%
Short-term contract, part-time position, freelanceN/A
Employed out-of-fieldN/A
* These outcomes are not audited by Course Report. In some cases, data is audited by a third party.

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Updated March 19, 2024
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Flatiron School Alumni Reviews Summary

Overall Experience
4.5
Instructors
4.5
Curriculum
4.4
Job Assistance
4.4
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Offers Corporate Training
Accepts GI Bill
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We are licensed (or otherwise authorized) in various jurisdictions for all Immersive courses. See flatironschool.com for more details.
FAQs

How much does Flatiron School cost?

Flatiron School costs around $17,900. On the lower end, some Flatiron School courses like Data Science cost $16,900.

What courses does Flatiron School teach?

Flatiron School offers courses like Cybersecurity Engineering , Data Science , Product Design (UX/UI Design), Software Engineering .

Where does Flatiron School have campuses?

Flatiron School has in-person campuses in Denver and New York City. Flatiron School also has a remote classroom so students can learn online.

Is Flatiron School worth it?

The data says yes! In 2022, Flatiron School reported a 70% graduation rate, a median salary of $72,000, and 90% of Flatiron School alumni are employed.

Is Flatiron School legit?

We let alumni answer that question. 577 Flatiron School alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Flatiron School and rate their overall experience a 4.46 out of 5.

Does Flatiron School offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?

Right now, it doesn't look like Flatiron School offers scholarships or accepts the GI Bill. We're always adding to the list of schools that do offer Exclusive Course Report Scholarships and a list of the bootcamps that accept the GI Bill.

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You can read 577 reviews of Flatiron School on Course Report! Flatiron School alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Flatiron School and rate their overall experience a 4.46 out of 5.

Is Flatiron School accredited?

We are licensed (or otherwise authorized) in various jurisdictions for all Immersive courses. See flatironschool.com for more details.

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