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3 Ways Education is Changing in the Information Age
Millennials are the most educated generation in US history. 61% of adult millennials attend college compared to 46% of the Baby Boomers. As a society we are investing more in higher education than ever. Yet while college used to hold the promise of a better life, today, only 20% of college students feel “very prepared” […]
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Susan LoVaglio: From Navy Jet Mechanic to Spotify iOS Engineer
With a longtime commitment to providing programming education to those who have served our country, Flatiron School has been honored to teach a number of military veterans how to code over the years. Today, ahead of Veterans Day, we’re profiling a few of these inspiring members of our community. Read on to meet Susan LoVaglio – a jet […]
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Hieu Le: An Army Veteran Learning to Code from Afghanistan
With a longtime commitment to providing programming education to those who have served our country, Flatiron School has been honored to teach a number of military veterans how to code over the years. Today, ahead of Veterans Day, we’re profiling a few of these inspiring members of our community. Read on to meet Operation Code […]
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The Best Coding Advice I Ever Got: Take a Break
This post was written by Michael Djurdjevic, who completed our Online Web Developer Program and now helps other students going through the program as a Technical Coach. With a fresh red sharpie, I marked an “X” on my calendar exactly three months into the future. “No matter what, I’ll finish the curriculum by this day,” I thought. I felt […]
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Expanding our Women Take Tech Initiative with Ellevest
We’re excited to announce an expansion of our Women Take Tech initiative through a new partnership with Ellevest, the first-of-its-kind digital investment platform for women. Flatiron School will be awarding 50 women 50% scholarships to our Online Web Developer Program – cutting tuition to $750/month. We’re teaming up with Ellevest to spread the word about […]
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A Day in the Life of Online Coding Bootcamp Students
When coding bootcamps first came around, what happened during a day in the life of a student was pretty clear. There was a good chance that for a three-month period, every day from around 9am to 6pm, you’d be on a bootcamp campus, partaking in technical lectures and doing a whole lot of coding. However, […]
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The #BacktoCode Check-In: Week 4
Today marks the start of the last week of the #BacktoCode Challenge – a 21-day learning challenge, featuring weekly code challenges, prizes, and lectures, and a motivated community of aspiring programmers pushing each other toward their coding goals. Below you’ll find our third weekly check-in on how the challenge has been going and what’s coming […]