Site live on 2026-10-08 with published tuition and 'Apply now' flows for Work-Integrated Immersives and part-time Certificate programs; no cohort start dates on pages fetched; blog posts through June 2026 describe work-integrated admissions interviews. Online only. source
Flatiron School sells a $14,900 online Software Engineering Certificate (JavaScript, React, Python, Flask) and a $29,900 Work-Integrated Immersive that pairs 19 months of coursework with a paid apprenticeship. It suits career changers who want structured mock interviews and 180 days of coaching, and who understand the apprenticeship is what makes the $0 net cost math work. Before paying, ask how many work-integrated students actually received apprenticeship placements, because the only recent outcomes post surveys 38 people and reports salary changes, not jobs.
The facts
| Category | Software engineering, AI and machine learning, Cybersecurity |
|---|---|
| Website | flatironschool.com |
| Based | Wilmington, DE (registered address; founded in New York City) · founded 2012 |
| Format | online-live |
| Programs | Software Engineering Certificate (FT 4 months / PT 13 months), Work-Integrated Immersive (19 months with paid apprenticeship), Work-Integrated Accelerated Immersive, AI & Data Science Certificate (PT), Cybersecurity Certificate (PT) |
| Length | 17 weeks (Software Engineering Certificate: full-time '4 months at 40 hours/week' (about 17 weeks) or part-time 13 months at 15-20 hours/week (own program page). Work-Integrated Immersive: 19 months including a paid apprenticeship at 20 hours/week coursework plus 20 hours/week work.) verified |
| Tuition | $14,900 to $29,900 Tuition page 2026-10-08: Software Engineering, AI & Data Science and Cybersecurity certificates $14,900 each; Work-Integrated Accelerated Immersive $14,900 (Bletchley Scholarship $3,000); Work-Integrated Immersive $29,900 (Bletchley Scholarship $10,400), which the site presents as $0 net after apprenticeship earnings. Course Report still shows $11,900 to $19,500. verified |
| Financing | upfront, loan, installments, scholarship Tuition page: 'Pay upfront, Student loans with varied interest rates, Monthly installments'; Work-Integrated programs have a structured payment plan with apprenticeship wages offsetting tuition. No ISA. Career services page states no job guarantee. Course Report lists a job-guarantee tag with no terms. |
| Admission | basic assessment Course Report: non-technical admissions interview plus a 15-minute critical-thinking assessment; Accelerated Immersive applicants take an additional technical interview. Site apply page gives no steps. No prior coding experience required for the certificate. |
| Stack | JavaScript, React, Python, Flask, SQL, Flask-SQLAlchemy, REST APIs |
| Hiring partners (claimed) | Apple, Google, Microsoft, Meta, NASA claimed |
Outcomes
Reporting period: Alumni Outcomes 2025 blog post (data July 2024 to June 2025): 83% of respondents who reported a compensation change said it increased; average increase over $17,000 across 38 graduates (24 software engineering, average over $16,000). Self-reported survey, no response rate, no auditor, no placement rate. Last audited jobs report was the 2018 on-campus report.. unknown source
Interview-prep depth
3 / 5
Career-services page names mock technical and mock cultural interviews with technical mentors over 180 days; the software engineering program page lists no data-structures, algorithms or system-design units, and Course Report reviewers ask for more DS&A.
Job support: structured. Career services page: '180 Days of Career Support', 1:1 career coach, 'Mock Cultural Interview' and 'Mock Technical Interview' with feedback, technical mentors for live coding challenges, '200+ employer partners'. Certificate program page lists weekly 1:1 mentorship but no DS&A or system design module.
Whatever the program covers, the interview itself is free to prepare for here: coding patterns, system design, practice prompts, company guides.
What a careful reader should know
Founded 2012 by Adam Enbar and Avi Flombaum; acquired by WeWork in 2017; sold to Carrick Capital Partners in 2020 (Wikipedia). 2017 New York Attorney General settlement of $375,000 over unlicensed operation and outcomes claims (Wikipedia). Campuses closed 2019-2020; now online only. The 'Work-Integrated' model (paid apprenticeship with employer partners, 19 months) is the current flagship; the $0 net cost claim depends on earning the full apprenticeship wage and the Bletchley Scholarship. The 2025 outcomes post counts 38 respondents and reports salary deltas, not placement. Reddit sentiment could not be sampled this session (search tools blocked).
Third-party signals: Course Report 4.45 (581 reviews). SwitchUp 4.59. Graduation-time star ratings are collected by the schools; weigh them accordingly.
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- flatironschool.com/
- flatironschool.com/tuition/
- flatironschool.com/about/
- flatironschool.com/apply/
- flatironschool.com/blog/
- flatironschool.com/jobs-report/
- flatironschool.com/outcomes/
- flatironschool.com/admissions/
- flatironschool.com/privacy-policy/
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatiron_School
- coursereport.com/schools/flatiron-school
- switchup.org/bootcamps/flatiron-school
- news.google.com/rss/search?q=%22Flatiron+School%22
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- flatironschool.com/software-engineering
- flatironschool.com/career-services
- flatironschool.com/blog/alumni-outcomes-2025
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