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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 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/
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...
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 their place when they were too hungover to come in and teach. This happened *many* times.
All of the staff and most of the classmates seemed to care much more about the world sport tournament that was blasted every day on the giant projector screen in the main room (where all of the students had to be all day, every day) than they did about helping their students being able to complete their assignments. I was definitely not the only person that felt this way.
They make incredible claims about job placement. Then, 2 weeks before the end of the program, they pretty much tell you to take whatever job you can get, even if it's free or minimum wage.
Of the 3 leads they gave me, two were 100% non-code related, and the 3rd never got back to me even though they liked me a lot (they realized they needed someone that wasn't a bootcamp grad)
This left me with an extremely bitter taste in my mouth. Their job leads program clearly did not do their due diligence in finding quality leads. I did not approve of Flatiron including me in their "success" category when it came to their job placement rates, yet they hold those numbers close and I have no control over it.
What's worse, is that the final project they gave my group was poorly scoped too. We were not allowed to pick our team-mates or project topic, so the arrogant member of the team kept deleting our code that he didn't like (who does that?!) and when our attempts to remedy the issue failed, the staff wouldn't do anything to mitigate the issue.
If you want to attend any bootcamp, my advice is this:
-Don't believe anything about job placement rates or leads.
-Ask dozens of questions. Take everything with a grain of salt.
-Ask to see the real data on the percent of graduates that are placed in FULL-TIME JOBS WITH BENEFITS within 6 months and what ***THEIR*** starting pay was.
-Be overly-prepared for the beginning of the program. Most claim you don't need to know any code at all, but really you should. You'll suffer if you don't. Start teaching yourself. Start with Codecademy, then graduate to CodeSchool, Pluralsight, Treehouse, Udacity, and/Or something else that is free/cheap. Once you've exhausted those resources, then consider a bootcamp if you are still interested.
-Attend a bootcamp *only* in the city where you will stay and seek employment
-You only should attend a bootcamp if you're way too lazy to teach yourself using free tools online. Most people are. However, you should at least try this path first.
If you venture down this path, expecting a bootcamp to teach you a little bit about a lot of things in a very short amount of time, and do absolutely nothing else for you, then you'll be happy with your experience. If you expect a bootcamp to give you extensive code review (absolutely necessary to hone your skillset), find you a good job with good pay and help you have something incredible in your portfolio to show to prospective employers, you might be terribly disappointed. I was.
Again, I wrote this to provide an honest review explaining my personal experience. I learned a lot, but I didn't get half as much out of the program as I could have if they cared about my concerns listed above. This was a couple years ago now, maybe they've improved? They probably have. I can't imagine I'm the only one that had an experience like this.
Reader should keep in mind that most graduates don't want to leave negative reviews about the bootcamp they attended because they are still relying on the bootcamp to help them find employment. It's twisted. You can't find much credible negative information online regarding bootcamps.
Find a few graduates of *the* program you're considering taking at the bootcamp you want to attend, email them or find them on LinkedIn, and ask them lots of questions. This is how you will get an honest review.
Note: I intentionally altered the month/year that I graduated from the program because I'd rather not have this come back to bite me because my classmate was scolded by a staff member for his review on a different platform.
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.
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