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Code School Problems

This Curagami post shares five problems we experienced at The Iron Yard coding school in Durham, North Carolina. The post places code schools in the context of problems we would have had hiring a graduate when we ran an e-commerce web design shop. Problems such as:

  • They teach “academic” not business coding
  • No Student Vetting or Skills-Based Placement
  • Value/Benefits Proposition is Off
  • Can't Keep Great Teachers
  • More Than Ten Year Discrepancy Is Almost Impossible to Overcome

 

In our class of more than twenty students, we doubt more than five are working in a web design shop today. So more than $100,000 was spent, tuition then was $10K for twelve weeks of class, with little return, chance to change the student's career or provide value $1.50 in late fees from the library or other online classes couldn't provide. 

Read our warnings about code schools before you buy their promises: http://www.curagami.com/code-schools-will-they-change-your-life/ 

Martin (Marty) Smith:

Our Curagami post summarizing problems we experienced during our tenure at The Iron Yard in Durham, North Carolina. Hopefully, you read our code school problems piece before paying for the broken promises most will receive. 

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