Flatiron School

This year I graduated from the Flatiron School Software Engineering Self Paced Online Course and it has completely changed my life. If you love programming and want to learn the skills necessary to get a career in programming I can't recommend it enough. My advice to anyone deciding to take the leap would be to immerse yourself in the content of the course, and go above and beyond to supplement the information in the course. If something feels hard, that's how you know you need to focus on it more. All in all I graduated and 4 months later I got a job offer at an amazing company for 2x my salary at my old job.

I competed the full time online software engineering program at Flatiron, and overall it was a good experience.  My issues with the program design have been addressed with the newly revamped curriculum, which debuted right around my graduation date, so I'll leave that out.  
Program/learning: My instructor wasn't very engaging, or organized, but our coach and the support team were all really great, so that helped balance it out.  Student services was quick to respond to an issue I had, but some of my cohort mates didn't have that experience when dealing with a recurrent problem with a specific project evaluator.  I definitely learned programming skills, but the lack of attention to data structures and algorithms until after graduation is a huge issue (as many companies expect that knowledge as part of the interview process).  
Career services - my coach was fantastic, and although it took 6 months to receive a job offer, that speaks more to my lack of DSA prep and the current job market than anything career services helped me with.
Overall - I don't regret choosing Flatiron.  The connections I made with cohort mates (even in a virtual setting) are awesome, and I've successfully transitioned into a technical role (support engineering).  This program really demands a lot of self motivation (specifically when doing online classes), and may not be the right fit for someone who needs more hands on instruction.

The course covered a wide range of materials over a 15-week period, which made it both comprehensive and at times unorganized. The best part of the course was career coaching/development. The course taught materials that are pertinent to entry-level positions and the coaches were really helpful at finding the right job afterward. However, I also think that the courses could've been more efficient and organized by cutting down lecture times and focusing more on labs. Some of the materials weren't updated quickly enough. COVID-19 turned the originally planned in-person boot camp into an exhausting all-day zoom session but felt like everyone was trying to make the best of the situation.

the worst decision of my life, the flatiron cybersecurity program is nothing more than the CompTIA A +, CompTIA network and CompTIA security courses, summarized and without the possibility of certification,
If you do not have any IT background, this course will not be able to hold you in any job position, in the group with which I graduated, not even those who had an agreement could get a job, one of them is even working in a pharmacy, another He got a job in real state, another still works driving trucks and I still drive.
The same that you get in this course for $ 14,000 you can find it for $ 10 in pages of online courses and with the possibility of taking the tests and obtaining real certifications that can really give you a job

I completed the fullstack software engineering program online through Flatiron School. I elected to complete the program part-time, over 10 months. The curriculum is separated into phases including Ruby, Sinatra/Rails, JavaScript, and React/Redux. At the end of each phase, you complete your own project (one of my favorite parts). I had the best classmates and instructor - Flatiron did a great job of building community, even in an online environment. The career services team is top notch and I was able to land my first job after 2 months of searching. Would absolutely recommend! 

Get out while you still can.  This program offers 0 support for individuals that are struggling to grasp this material. 
They don't support their teaching staff or their students.  
They would rather offer settlements to individuals that request support then provide other avenues of access. 

0 support after end of day
0 support on weekends
A severe lack of structure 
You will be spending a ridiculous amount of money to sit online and be directed to watch YouTube videos and third party walk-throughs
Many of you that get help from non flatiron staff in this prework support channel may think it will be the same in your program. This is unfortunately not the truth.  You only get support during class hours from staff.  But there will be so many of you that getting assistance will be almost impossible.  Because their time is spent focusing on fixing computer environment issues.  
I was originally started 051721 and projected to complete the course 082621. Unfortunately 50% of the individuals I started with will not be completing the course on in the 15 week timeframe. Due to the lack of support.  
When I reached out to advocate  for myself and other that seemed to be struggling,  I was told that was acting like a child (needing someone  to hold my hand. )

This program is but a mere fraction of its former self
They offer 0 soft skills trainings (Excuse me.... they think that learn how to google things (albeit very vital) is a soft skill) 
They have 0 focus on Git and Github ( Version control) 
They spend 0 time on focusing on the most powerful software developers (the command line) 
In the unfortunate event you don't pass a phase the force you to wait 3 weeks (which turns a 15 week course in 21) with 0 ability to reach out to staff to gain understanding of materials you've clearly failed to grasp.

Apparently they could care less whether or not you complete the course.  
They may offer you a settlement but no one will ever hear about it because the make you sign a non disparagement and confidentiality agreement.  
Absolving themselves of any responsibility to actually offer a quality education. 
I'm not posting this to because I had a piss poor experience.  
I'm only but providing a short-term temporary warning to those who will put everything  they have into a program like this to only be discouraged should similar circumstances happen.  
I can't say things won't get better I sincerely hope they do but at this current time this program is having severe quality issues making the adjustment to a pure online format. And they refuse to work with student that offer very valid an easily implementable suggestions to increase the rate of success for full-time students. 
The confidentiality agreements allow for this organization to outright present false information about the success rate of participants because I binds those who fail to secrecy of failure and magnitude. 

They have removed their money back guarantee and the ability to qualify on income share agreement terms (offered pre-pandemic) which was a balance in quality assurance.  They know the quality of education has suffered and in order to protect their bottom line have removed these terms because they cannot provide the quality  this once great program could offer. 

I hold out hope that in the future they can provide the quality but as with most organizations at this point they are holding on for dear life to survive this current recession and the quality of this program has greatly suffered. 

Not to mention the horrible mistake this company made by getting into bed with WeWork. 

Avoid this program until the can get they can get themselves together and once again provide quality education for the ridiculous cost. 

They make over $600,000 per cohort and the start every 3 weeks and they can find an adequate way to provide support to students. 
Sounds fishy to me

My Google review was flagged by this organization 
https://support.google.com/maps/thread/118215416/i-m-curious-as-to-why-my-review-of-a-software-development-program-was-hidden?hl=en&msgid=118215416

The decision to take the software engineering immersive has absolutely changed my life. The operations were handled wonderfully and I felt supported whenever I needed it and whatever I need. The instructors were fantastic. They do a wonderful job of teaching you what you need to know, but also forcing you to develop your own thought process and problem solving abilities. My career coach was extremely supportive both emotionally and technically. I am extremely grateful for everything Flatiron provided for me and more so happy to say that I am part of the outstanding community that has been created. Joining Flatiron is becoming a part of a lifelong network that will always be ready to support you when you need it.

I completed this course throughout the pandemic, and I recommend it to anyone looking to pivot their career into tech.

I came from a background in advertising and Pastry cheffing, thinking that coding was the correct investment in myself for the future. I believe I made the right choice, especially opting for Flatiron over some of the other institutions I both researched and visited...when I was able to pre-pandemic!

The curriculum covers a huge amount of content, starting with Object-Oriented programming all the way through to making powerful Single Page Applications using React and Redux. The coaches, both technical and career, are beneficial and competent in their field of expertise. 

Along with the curriculum, you will learn a whole load of lessons; most importantly, Flatiron School creates an environment where you can be completely yourself. I can't stress enough how important that has been for both my professional and personal development.

I had started a cohort, however after the first test It was suggested by my teacher that I join the next cohort to give me time to review the material more.  I sent an email to the student advisor to discuss what date the next session would begin and find out more information on the process of continuing my education. I was never responded to at least not for three months, not a word from them on what class I would be in or when the class would start (I had reached out several times ).   Three months later I receive an email letting me know the cohort I was to attend started in two days. That is not at all a reasonable amount of time to give someone to prepare and put their life in order to attend a daily 8 hour class for 15 weeks.  When I explained that I could not get anything in order in two days (it was a Friday and the class started Monday). I was told that if I didn’t attend that class that I would be terminated from the program and charged a fee.  The fee was for $3,000 or so they say, but you can’t pay that amount off you have to wait to pay it till the interest accumulates to $5,000  or pay the $5,000 dollars immediately in order to pay off your $3,000 fee.    In this day and age where schools of all types are being put on notice  for their ridiculous practices, fees and the unreasonable request they put on their students. I hope that trade schools or other education avenues do not escape the reform that is occurring in all other higher learning facilities.    I have never in my life ever wrote a poor review on anything, however I would be remiss if I didn’t at least let other prospective students know that something like this could occur to them and they have no choice but to pay,  not only pay the fee that is arbitrary decided upon but also the interest that has not yet accumulated.   I am sure somehow this is legal due to the fact that they have resources beyond that of any individual student. , I do however know  it is not moral or in good faith.  Please contact me if you have any questions about what I wrote, or feel you have experienced the same treatment. I would be interested in knowing how often they get away with this.  tonimorris@mac.com.  Thanks for reading, I know that was a lot.