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Nashville Software School

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Nashville Software School (NSS) is a nonprofit vocational school in Nashville that prepares adults for careers in technical fields like software development, software engineering, UI & UX design, data analytics and data science. Nashville Software School is a place where a person with aptitude, motivation, and commitment can learn a new craft or build on their existing skills. NSS is committed to growing diversity in technology by opening the door to underrepresen...
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  • Dane
    Dane
    Android Developer • Graduate • Nashville
    Apr 23, 2015
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    Nashville Software School saved my life

    Even though it was brief, Nashville Software School taught me enough skills for me to leave the precious industry I worked in and helped me get my first job as a Web Developer. It is what you out into it, but they definitely give you the resources to succeed in getting a job in the development field.
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  • Anonymous
    Graduate • Nashville
    Oct 29, 2015
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    A trainwreck mostly due to Scott Humphries.

    I graduated from Nashville Software School in 2015.  In short, the content is almost there, but the program really leaves so much to be desired.  

    Our instructor was Scott Humphries.  For the first 2 months of our program Scott would show up between 10 and 1030 regularly (class started at 9) which left the students to twiddle our thumbs for the first hour or more of each day.  This is a big detriment in an intensive program.  Once he arrived, he...

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  • Anonymous
    Graduate • Nashville
    Nov 05, 2015
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    Best decision I've ever made.

    I applied to NSS on a whim, because outside of Squarespace, I knew nothing about web development. I was a musician and barista and had no real career trajectory. From day one, I felt behind due to other students having more background than me, but I recieved nothing but encouragement from the instructors, staff, and other students. 

    NSS is a longer bootcamp than many, but it's so worth it and it flies right by. 

    I got the opportunity to interview with mult...

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  • Anonymous
    Graduate • Nashville
    Apr 27, 2015
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    Disappointed with NSS

    I graduated from NSS last year and left feeling very disappointed in the whole program. I was on the Apprenticeship track, which basically means I had a strong connection in Nashville and wanted to stay and help grow the tech community here. I was under the impression that from being on this track, I would get help with finding a job here in Nashville, more specifically with a partner company of the school. Well, I barely got any help with finding a job at all. The job I did end up getting...

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  • David Shoup
    David Shoup
    Software Developer • Graduate • Nashville
    Aug 05, 2015
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    A good school or a not so good school, depending on your instructor

    Very detailed instruction by very knowledgeable instructors, who might or might not have good people skills and teaching ability. About a month before your cohort start date, students will be assigned dozens of hours of pre-work, which will be difficult to complete, if you have a job. Once the cohort begins, if you cannot keep up with the pace of the school (about 10-25% of the students), you will be asked to leave, albeit with the possibility of returning, but probably after cut off...

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  • Belve Marks
    Belve Marks
    Software developer 1 • Student • Full-Time Web Developer Bootcamp, Python and Django • Nashville
    Oct 15, 2017
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    Best way to ditch your dead end job

    Commit to it if you feel like it's for you. The jobs will come to those that actively seeking them. Frustrating after so much work, but oh so worth it!
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  • Brennan Willingham
    Brennan Willingham
    Web Application Developer • Graduate • Nashville
    Nov 18, 2015
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    Great

    I started Nashville Software School in January of 2015 and was a part of Cohort 8. I had some experience with HTML and CSS and even less JavaScript.

    I liked the Front End section, but it was the hardest of the two. The Back End just clicked for me so I enjoyed that much more. Scott Humphrey's did a good job of answering questions and helping us when we got stuck during our time in the Front End. Eliza and Jurnell pushed us in our understanding of data structures and the ...

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  • Anonymous
    Mid Software Engineer • Graduate • Nashville
    May 07, 2016
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    Great opportunity if you are willing to put in the time and work

    NSS was great for me. While the curriculum wasn't as set in stone as some students wanted it to be I found this an advantage as the tech industry moves so quickly. There were students that struggled more than others but its a six month course that crams in a lot. Of course there are those saying on here that NSS didn't help them get a job, teachers didn't pay them enough attention etc etc. There's no hand holding here and thats what i loved about it. It has a very high job placement record...

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  • Seth
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    Associate Programmer Analyst • Graduate • Full Time Web Developer Bootcamp, C# and .Net • Nashville
    Jun 16, 2016
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    Outstanding

    NSS is continually evolving and improving its curriculum, I was part of Cohort10, and found it fairly easy to land offers for employment. Ultimately, there are some folks who just do not have the problem solving ability to cut it even after they graduate, and will struggle finding a job, so you should do a self assessment to find out if you have the problem solving skills prior to applying. 

     

    As far as the school is concerned, I find myself light years ahead of fellow ...

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  • Bob Paterno
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    Software Developer • Graduate • Nashville
    May 26, 2016
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    Great School

    I graduated from NSS a just shy of two years ago from the date of this review (cohort 5).

    I learned Node and Ruby, front-end, and back-end coding, and testing.  Overall, this was a super-positive experience.  A month or so after graduating, I got a great job.

    My background was already technical, but I had never really done any web development before.  The corsework got me up to speed in a hurry on the basics.  And, by the end of the course, I could spin up a website and...

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  • Eric
    Eric
    Graduate • Nashville
    Nov 13, 2015
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    Great Experience, Should Have Done It Sooner

    I was part of Cohort 8 at NSS, and I came in knowing enough to be dangerous. I was comfortable with markup languages but had no experience with any object oriented languages, github, etc.  

    Suffice it to say this program is completely what you choose to make of it.  If you show up, do the work, go home do more work, and get out and network in the community it works ten fold.  After reading some of the other reviews on this page I'm not sure why people are so do...

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  • Seth Whiting
    Seth Whiting
    Web Developer • Graduate • Nashville
    Oct 17, 2014
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    One of the best decisions you can make.

    This course takes you from knowing virtually nothing about coding & spits you out a lean, mean, app-making machine. I'm now way smarter than I thought I could be and making way more money than I ever have. Both of those are due in large part to my decision to enroll in the Nashville Software school. I'd recommend taking this course to anyone. I promise you'll be glad you did.

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4.5
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4.6
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Nashville Software School costs around $18,000. On the lower end, some Nashville Software School courses like Full-Time Data Analytics Bootcamp cost $7,875.

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Nashville Software School has in-person campuses in Nashville. Nashville Software School also has a remote classroom so students can learn online.

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