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Paid apprenticeships that combine rigorous education with real production work. **Real credentials. Real experience. A financial model that works in your favor.**
CREDENTIALS AND EXPERIENCE
BUILT TOGETHER
Most education programs make you choose. You can go to school full-time and graduate with a credential, but nothing on your resume. Or you can work and build experience while your education waits. Flatiron’s work-integrated model is built around a third option.
Every work-integrated program pairs rigorous coursework with a paid apprenticeship that runs alongside it. You learn the material and apply it in a real working environment at the same time. By the time you graduate, you have not just studied the field. You have worked in it.
The apprenticeship is also structured to offset the cost of your education. Depending on the program, earnings fully cover tuition or put you meaningfully ahead.
Don't go into debt to get a serious credential.
HOW IT WORKS.
Every work-integrated program follows the same model. You enroll at Flatiron School, get matched with an employer through the Bletchley Fellowship, and spend your program learning and working at the same time.
The process is designed to be straightforward. No lengthy application seasons, no waiting months to find out if you got accepted and received a scholarship. You know where you stand before your program begins.
APPLY TO FLATIRON SCHOOL
Choose your program and complete the Flatiron School application. The process is straightforward, and there are no traditional application deadlines. You pick the start date that fits your schedule.
ASSESSMENT & INTERVIEW
Take an online aptitude assessment and interview for the academic and apprentice fellowship programs at the same time. If selected for Flatiron’s work-integrated program, you will also be accepted into the Bletchley Fellowship and be awarded a tuition scholarship.
START YOUR PROGRAM
If accepted into the Immersive track, you will start your software engineering coursework before your apprenticeship begins. Your apprenticeship-aligned coursework and apprenticeship will run in parallel. You study your chosen discipline and apply what you are learning in a professional engineering role at the same time.
GET MATCHED WITH AN EMPLOYER
The Bletchley Fellowship matches you with an employer for your paid apprenticeship. Your apprenticeship will have you working 20 hours per week on real production level work to validate your skills, apply today’s lesson to tomorrow’s work. Fellows also receive the Bletchley Scholarship towards their Flatiron School program tuition.
GRADUATE WITH EXPERIENCE
You finish with a credential, a portfolio of real work, and a year or more of paid professional experience already on your resume. You're not starting your job search from zero. You're starting it with a track record.
APPRENTICESHIP
The Bletchley Fellowship is a program of the Bletchley Institute, an independent nonprofit focused on making work-integrated education accessible. Flatiron School handles the education. The Fellowship handles the apprenticeship side, sourcing partners, matching students with placements, and funding the scholarship that makes the financial model work.
The Fellowship exists for a specific reason: to ensure that every fellow graduates with real work experience and without education debt. When you enroll in a Flatiron work-integrated program, you are also applying to the fellowship. Acceptance to the Fellowship is what unlocks your apprenticeship placement and your scholarship.
CHOOSE YOUR PROGRAM
Every program includes a paid apprenticeship. Your earnings can fully offset tuition.
- 18-month immersive program
- 22 courses (Software Engineering + AI & Data Science)
- Phase 1: Full-time coursework (40 hrs/wk)
- Phase 2: 20 hrs study + 20 hrs paid work
- Apprenticeship begins month 5
- $29,900 sticker → $0 effective cost*
- Career placement support
- 18-month immersive program
- 22 courses (Software Engineering + Cybersecurity)
- Phase 1: Full-time coursework (40 hrs/wk)
- Phase 2: 20 hrs study + 20 hrs paid work
- Apprenticeship begins month 5
- $29,900 sticker → $0 effective cost*
- Career placement support
- Requires software engineering experience
- 14-month accelerated track
- 11 AI & Data Science courses
- 20 hrs study + 20 hrs paid work
- Apprenticeship begins Day 1
- $14,900 sticker → +$14,100 net (you profit)*
- Career placement support
- Requires software engineering experience
- 14-month accelerated track
- 10 Cybersecurity courses
- 20 hrs study + 20 hrs paid work
- Apprenticeship begins Day 1
- $14,900 sticker → +$14,100 net (you profit)*
- Career placement support
*Apprenticeship earnings are directly tied to the apprenticeship portion of the program which is a 20 hrs/week commitment. Earnings are calculated based on fulfilling the 20 hrs/week commitment for the entire duration of the apprenticeship.
Work-integrated programs have a structured tuition payment plan with the tuition payment plan aligning with the schedule of apprenticeship earnings.
Speak with our Admissions team to find out more.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Built for people ready to commit to intensive training. Rigorous education and paid work all-in-one.
Join an Info SessionCareer Changers
Non-technical professionals pivoting into AI or cybersecurity. No prior coding required.
Engineers Upskilling
Practicing engineers ready to specialize through the accelerated track. Apprenticeship from Day 1.
Cost-Conscious Learners
People who refuse to take on debt for training. Apprenticeship earnings cover the cost of tuition.
Experience Seekers
Those who want production experience on their resume from day one.
DO YOU QUALIFY FOR ACCELERATED?
The **Accelerated** program is built for experienced software engineers who want real production experience, not tutorials. Skip the foundations. Go straight into AI or cybersecurity.
You Qualify for the Accelerated Program if You:
- Have midlevel or higher experience in frontend, backend, or full-stack engineering
- Are comfortable in production coding environments
- Feel your current specialization may not compound in today's market
- Want to transition into AI/ML or cybersecurity roles without losing seniority or momentum
- Can commit 40 hrs/week (coursework + apprenticeship)
- Authorized to work in the U.S.
You Should Take the Full Immersive Program if You:
- Are new to software engineering or come from a non-technical career background
- Need to build foundational software engineering skills before diving into AI or cybersecurity
- Can commit 40 hrs/week
- Authorized to work in the U.S.
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