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Alumni Stories
A Flatiron School alumna finds a connected community in West Palm Beach, FL
Meet Jenna F., one of our online software engineering grads, living and working in Palm Beach! After graduating from college with a degree in economics and business studies, plus a finance internship under her belt, Jenna turned to Flatiron School to pair her business experience and communication skills with a career in code. What inspired […]
UX / UI Product Design
4 College Majors That Make For Great Designers
What is Design? Design is a problem-solving tool that allows us to imagine, ideate, and create meaningful experiences. An effective designer has a variety of unique skills and experiences that allow them to solve some of the most ambiguous problems. Whether you’re an aspiring, new or experienced designer, your past educational focus and work experience is […]
UX / UI Product Design
Become a Better Designer: 7 Quick and Easy Exercises
Tips and tricks to become a better designer.
UX / UI Product Design
What is Full-Stack Design?
The age of the full-stack designer has dawned. And there’s no one tool, skill or ability you can count on to save your ASCII.
Alumni Stories
A Mom’s Day in the Life at an Online Coding Bootcamp
At Flatiron School, when you choose to learn to code online, you choose from three different pacing options: full-time, part-time or self-paced. Each pace offers the same curriculum, but prescribes differently weekly time commitments fit for different types of learners and lifestyles. Childcare, family commitments, keeping your day job, physical limitations: these factors all play […]
Alumni Stories
An Attorney’s Day in the Life while Learning at an Online Coding Bootcamp
Over the past few years, according to LinkedIn’s 2020 Emerging Jobs Report, online learning has increasingly become more popular and continues to see demand for more flexible learning solutions. At Flatiron School, we’ve seen that need firsthand. From keeping your day job to balancing childcare, our students need flexible learning solutions fit for a wide […]
Alumni Stories
A Day in the Life of a Full-Time Online Student
When you think of going to a coding bootcamp full-time, it’s fairly easy to picture your daily schedule on campus: classes, a lunch break, more classes and lectures. But what happens when you choose to study full-time online? Jenny K., a full-time data science student in Flatiron School’s Online Data Science program living and learning […]