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From Idea to the App Store with Swift (Health)

Last week, students from Flatiron School’s immersive iOS program presented their final projects at our Science Fair to fellow students, instructors, members of the tech community, and employer partners. The student-built apps ranged in purpose but each showed just how far programming students can come in a few months if they’re passionate about learning the […]
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Accountability in Higher Education is More Important Than Ever

ITT Technical Institute has announced this week that it will shut down operationsfollowing the Department of Education’s decision to bar the for-profit education company—which operates 130 schools across the US—from receiving federal financial aid, including student loans and Pell Grants. On the heels of the announcement of EQUIP (a new White House initiative Flatiron School is participating […]
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From British Army Technician to Full Stack Developer

Below are a few highlights from Course Report’s recent interview with Flatiron School alumnus Danny Dawson. For the full Q&A, head to Course Report. Danny Dawson is not your average programmer. After high school, he went straight into the British Army, where he focused on telecommunications design. That telecommunications background led him to start a […]
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6 Tips for Getting into a Top Coding Bootcamp

This article, a longtime reader-favorite, has been updated with brand new content from our Admissions team and now appears on SwitchUp.  To get into a selective coding bootcamp like Flatiron School, prospective students have to go through a careful admissions process with hundreds of other applicants. For many, finding ways to stand out among a huge […]
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Learn.co: A New Type of Online Learning Platform

A note from Flatiron School Co-Founders Adam Enbar and Avi Flombaum, originally posted on October 8, 2015 on the day Learn.co launched. The content has been updated to reflect our learning after nearly a year of growth and iteration on our Online Campus, which is already enabling many alums to change careers and find meaningful […]
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Learning from Europe on Flatiron School’s Online Campus

While lifelong musician Brett Heenan debated his next move in the music scene during a trip to Europe, he discovered a new interest in programming. After meeting Avi Flombaum and falling in love with Flatiron School’s learning platform, Brett decided to attend Flatiron School’s Online Web Developer Course from Berlin via our online campus. We […]