Protect your data
We use cookies to provide our services, improve the user experience, for analysis and marketing purposes. By giving your consent, you also agree that your data may be transferred to the USA by the use of cookies. You can revoke your consent at any time. You can find further information in our privacy policy and cookie policy.
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 and what is driving them to start a career. The process includes speaking with an Admissions representative in a non-technical interview to allow for the opportunity to get to know each other better in a friendly conversation. Applicants will also need to complete a 15-minute critical thinking and problem-solving assessment afterwards. Applicants will receive an acceptance decision from Admissions within 4 business days of completing the assessment.
Flatiron School’s Career Services team provides weekly 1:1 career coaching sessions, mock interviews, and access to an extensive employer network to help students launch fulfilling careers in tech after graduation.
Flatiron School powers the Access Scholarship which invested $1.5 million into the futures of more than 500 students across all of Flatiron School’s campuses and online courses in 2020. The Access Scholarship opens doors for aspiring innovators who may have experienced barriers to education. To build a more diverse and inclusive tech community, Flatiron School has awarded over $10 million in scholarships for women, minorities, veterans, and other underrepresented groups in tech.
Flatiron School was one of the first bootcamps in the industry and a pioneer in providing 3rd party examined job placement reports. Read their full independently-examined jobs reports at: https://flatironschool.com/jobs-reports/
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.
...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 growing harder and harder (along with my wife's shakes on, of course). I then started to take some online courses, reading some books, but I wasn't getting the results I wanted. The reason why was that it was always a side thought, no real commitment. In my work, whenever I wanted to do something unfamiliar, I would read, watch some tutorials, talk with some people, try it out a few hundred times and then apply it to my work, it always worked, but the same principle was not being applied to my studies.
Here comes the realization, in order for me to accomplish what I wanted, I would have to apply the same principles that I always used, give it full focus, bring it to the front burner.
I then decided to burn the boats, quit the job and dedicate myself fully to accomplish what I wanted, before that I did research all my options, going back to college (no viable way too expensive and too long), learning online (tried, but studying home was not working, if I were around was always the pick up the kids, pick up the groceries, can you fix this, can you fix that, paint here, paint there.), so boot camp seemed to be the holy grail (not without the cons, it was expensive, but not like a 4 year degree. Employers and industry still have reservations against it, and the thought of learning in 3 months with CS graduates would take 4 years seemed too good to be true. Well, after reading a ton of reviews, a set my eyes on 4 Bootcamps, I planned to apply and visit all four before a made a commitment. I then spoke with someone who used to recruit from one of the Bootcamps on the list but wasn't working there anymore, and he gave me fresh insight and recommended different schools, one being Flatiron School, his reasoning were that Flatiron was still a small school focused on high quality, and integration of students to the work force, at first I did not consider it because of the curriculum, they were still teaching Ruby, where most others schools were going away from it, but with a fresh insight (most graduates end up not working with the schools curriculum languages, anyway, they are just languages to teach you the concepts, and when you got the concepts you could pick up other languages easily, and the more exposure to different languages you had the easier it would become to learn new ones.), upon visiting its website, I enrolled in the Bootcamps Prep (which was free), and would give me a curriculum to follow, so I could apply for the Bootcamps.
The Bootcamps Prep course is all online using the Learn.co, which gives you some bite-sized concepts and is followed by some exercises and labs, much like other online programs (Udacity, Code Academy, etc...) the main difference being that much of the concepts were all text, almost no videos, unlike Udacity, and it was not much detailed, but on the bottom of every lesson they always included some resource materials, to look at. The way I approached it was, like a roadmap, I would go over the lesson, read the extra resources, would go to Code Academy, do some lessons there, try them out on the Learn IDE, and continue with the curriculum. It seemed a bit counter-intuitive at the beginning, but soon I realized that it was the right approach. It instilled the curiosity, and self-reliance from the beginning, help was always around the corner when needed, they have the Ask a question section where you could ask for help when solving a lab, which I try not to use much, trying to rely mostly on myself, but when I needed, they were there to help me out (sometimes other students would give you a hand, if they couldn't the instructors were always available to help out.) One important feature of the Ask a question is that you could not only ask a question but you could also answer questions asked, by other students. And on that front I tried to do as much as I could, as they say in their program, you know when you learned something only when you're able to teach it to someone else.
The Bootcamps Prep curriculum includes
HTML Fundamentals
Javascript Fundamentals
Ruby Fundamentals
and also had a section for the Interview Prep and Technical Interviewing
HTML and CSS were very superficial, I felt I needed to do a lot of self-studying besides their labs (I took the Code Academy HTML and CSS, and read the Murach5/CSS3 book while doing it.
Javascript was more challenging, but I completed in the curriculum mostly by itself with only a few extra readings outside the Prep Course.
The Ruby Fundamentals like HTML and CSS was very superficial in terms of lessons with a few videos, but, as the name suggests it was just the Fundamentals, like variables, iterations, and scope. The Curriculum for the Ruby was very similar to the Javascript, and that reinforced the notion of learning the concepts once and apply it to different languages. Basically, I took more time learning Javascript but when Ruby came, most of the concepts were the same and I could just apply the new syntax and obtain the same results that I did when doing Javascript, in a much faster pace.
The whole program was done using the Learn.co platform along with the Learn.IDE, and on the IDE, they introduced git and tests from the beginning, in fact, the Ruby Fundamentals, were almost in its entirety revolved around tests, they would explain you the goal of the lab, you would then run the tests and write code in order to pass the tests. And that, in my opinion, was one of the highlights of the program, read the goal, run the test, research, think of a solution, write code, test it, pass, and repeat, that seems to be the way programmers go about.
I visited Flatiron school on one occasion and watched a few live webinars, the community aspect of the school is evident, they highly encourage people to mingle, and that's another pro of their program, especially when your trying to enter the field, the more people you know the better, people there are very friendly, and willing to talk to you, it was a very nice experience.
When I had completed about 70% of the track, they contacted me to enroll for the online portion, but I felt I wasn't ready yet. I finished the track in its entirety and then applied. The interview consisted of 3 parts
1 – Code Challenges
2 – Admissions Interview
3 – Technical Interview
The Code challenges were basically an extension of the Prep Track, if you had done it, it would not be difficult to pass. They give a goal, you have to run the tests and write code to pass the tests.
The Admissions interview, it's where you speak with one of the Admission counselors. The interview is done by Skype, I was interviewed by Amanda, and she was great, she made me feel at ease, she just wants to make sure you're there for the right reasons and can then succeed.
The technical interview is also through Skype, in I was a little anxious, especially since my appointment for the day was canceled, but I somehow did not receive the email. I then contacted the school, and they were able to reschedule it for the same day (had my admissions at 5:15, and technical at 5:45). So basically, you go over some of your code, the instructor then gives you a new problem and asks you to modify your code to accomplish that. Joe was my interviewer, he was great guiding me along the challenge, I felt that I unperformed, but I remember Joe saying that his biggest challenge was differentiating between anxiety and lack of knowledge, well once you end the call you realized, how naive your mistakes were, and how you could do it better.
My admissions response came in 2 days later, I was admitted, for the 10/09 class, proud, relieved and then worried. I have just one month to get ready and finish the pre-course requirements, which are expansions of the Prep Bootcamps
I ended up not applying for any other school, because I felt confident in the methodology, of Flatiron school, and also because of its student outcomes reports.
I know that if I put in the effort needed, I would succeed, could I have done it in other schools, I would think yes, but how long are you willing to go about trying to find out, there is no way to find out if it would work until you start doing the work, and the way I see it, going around tasting everything will just amount to inaction, and inaction will definitely hold you back. I'm willing to put the work, the methodology is working so far, I felt comfortable in their environment, and they felt I would fit.
I would definitely recommend Flatiron School Prep Bootcamp, to anyone thinking about becoming a Developer, just be mindful, the course is not meant to turn you into a developer, it's just a start, in my opinion, is only meant to see if you would like to become one. And if the passion is in you, you would make the best of it, because you would know what you're lacking and will try to find you, they give you the roadmap, you follow it, but doesn't mean you can't make a different stop here and there to check the landscape. Be curious, try them out, in the worst case, you know it won't be the right school for you or you won't be the right career for you., (either way, it seems that even the worst case is not bad after all).
Description | Percentage |
Full Time, In-Field Employee | 72.6% |
Full-time apprenticeship, internship or contract position | 13.5% |
Short-term contract, part-time position, freelance | N/A |
Employed out-of-field | N/A |
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.
Can I read Flatiron School reviews?
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.
Just tell us who you are and what you’re searching for, we’ll handle the rest.