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The Iron Yard

Average Rating 4.42
173 Reviews 0 Courses

As of July 20, 2017, The Iron Yard is no longer accepting applications. The Iron Yard is a technology education company that offers software development courses both in person, and through corporate training programs across the US. The school offers full-time and part-time immersive programs in Web Development. Beginners can choose from Web Development Basics or Interactive Web Development courses. For career changers, The Iron Yard's flagship bootcamp is the Web Development Career Path, which takes students from zero to job ready. Graduates of the Web Development Career Path will be well-versed in front end and back end fundamentals, and participate in The Iron Yard's Career Support program. 

The Iron Yard team strives to create real, lasting change for people, companies, and communities by equipping a diverse workforce with 21st-century digital skills. Since it was launched in 2013, The Iron Yard has prepared thousands of students for careers in technology.

 

Reviews

173 alumni reviews of The Iron Yard

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    Manpreet "Mannie" Singh Verified via GitHub
    Student · Front End Engineering · July 2017

    You Won't Be a Developer, You Will Learn to Grow a Developer

    Let's begin by addressing a simple zen about front-end web development in this period of time: there is so much to learn and so little time. Which is why I am glad to have been a part of the Iron Yard's front-end engineering program, but we'll get to...

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    James Sewell Verified via LinkedIn
    Student · Front End Engineering · June 2017

    You will learn how to learn and grow as a developer

    Lectures are thorough and interactive, considerations are made for all skill levels to be engaged. Plenty of time to put theory into practice despite the fast pace. Assignments have basic requirements and creativity is encouraged. Plenty of opportunities to...
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    Travis Hubbad Verified via GitHub
    Lead Instructor · Web Development Career Path · June 2017

    Hype over substance - insider review from student turned instructor

    I graduated from the Iron Yard in 2014, and was hired as an instructor in the fall of 2016. My experience as a student was mostly positive, though most in my cohort did not have positive outcomes. Two years later, I started working as an instructor, and...

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    Liz Verified via GitHub
    Full Stack Web Developer · Front End Engineering · May 2017

    Totally worth it - if you put in the effort

    I recently completed the Front-End Engineering course at the St Pete/Tampa location and I cannot recommend The Iron Yard enough. Within 6 weeks of graduating I was employed, and honestly, in my opinion, that is the best way to judge a coding bootcamp. I...

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    Danielle Verified via LinkedIn
    Graduate · Front End Engineering · May 2017

    Reviewing Austin Campus

    The Iron Yard boot camp is a once in a life-time opportunity! The staff are incredible, the cirriculum challenging but undeniably valuable, and my overall experience was spectacular! It's not for the weak, if you're on the fence, GO FOR IT and don't look...

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    Gabe Verified via GitHub
    Front End Developer · Front End Engineering · May 2017

    Know What You're Getting Yourself Into

    The Iron Yard was one of the greatest learning experiences I have ever had, but also one of the most challenging. The Iron Yard does an amazing job creating a team that has a ton of knowledge about what they are teaching but also a team that really...

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    Peter Verified via GitHub
    Graduate · Front End Engineering · May 2017

    TIY: Not for the Faint of Heart

    As with anything, there's a range of experiences that people have had with TIY, and I can only speak to my own. That said, I had a wonderful experience at the Greenville campus--it was all that it promised to be and (dare I say?)...

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    Grayson Verified via GitHub
    Web Developer · Front End Engineering · May 2017

    Challenge of Lifetime

    My plan was to self-teach programming until I was able to get programming a job.  I spent about 6 months studying in the evenings and weekends.  I certainly learned alot this way, but eventually I felt I was hitting a wall.  I had heard of bootcamps...

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    Kelsey Verified via GitHub
    Graduate · Front End Engineering · May 2017

    brain bootcamp

    I just completed a three month intensive bootcamp at the Iron Yard Indianapolis for Front End Development and it was....too many words there's no way I can describe without a painful runon sentence. The first word I would use is hard. It was very...

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    Dave McKinney Verified via GitHub
    Jr. Developer · Back End Engineering · May 2017

    Drinking From a Fire Hose

    They warn you upfront, this isn't a leisurely-paced class. You won't be learning from 9-5 and then closing your computer for the day (usually). You have to stay late sometimes. You'll need to ask questions to your classmates and instructors. Constantly....

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    Maxwell Krause Verified via GitHub
    Software Developer · Front End Engineering · May 2017

    For the Motivated

    The bottom line here is if you are serious about getting a foothold in this industry you are going to need to know some of the basics of programming before you are hired.  Programming is hard, very hard.  The Iron Yard provides the base you need in...

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    Chad Buehrle Verified via GitHub
    Graduate · Front End Engineering · April 2017

    TIY Dallas

    While not for the undedicated, the immersive program offered by TIY Dallas was everything I needed to kick start my career into web development. The instructors in Dallas were great and so were the rest of the staff. They provided me with everything I...

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    Haley
    Graduate · Front End Engineering · June 2017

    Best Instructor and Staff I Could Have Asked For

    I cannot say enough about my front end development instructor, Eric at the Dallas campus. Not only is he very smart and a great instructor, but you can tell that he genuinly cares about his students and will do what it takes to help them learn. I'm not...

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    Tommy Huynh
    Data Analyst · June 2017

    Rewarding Experience

    The 12 week course to being a developer was a challenge, but a rewarding one. You learn to think differently, and enjoy the process of it. I learned a lot from my time at The Iron Yard and it helped start my career. 

    The TIY team is made up of...

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    Louise
    Software Developer Intern · Front End Engineering · May 2017

    TIY - Charlotte, FrontEnd Development (12 weeks)

    I am a mom who decided to make a career switch.  I loved web development, and really wanted to secure a career path that would allow me to support my family without question.  I spent a lot of time evaluating coding bootcamps based on cost, length of the...

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    Kyle
    Graduate · Front End Engineering · May 2017

    You Get Out What You Put In

    I attended the Front End program in Charlotte in early 2016. It turned out being one of the best decisions I've made in my life, and that's not being hyperbolic. I spent about 70-80 hours/week with the program in the three months I was there. It was...

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    Bucky Maler
    Software Develop · Front End Engineering · May 2017

    Application vs. Abstraction

    I attended The Iron Yard a couple months after receiving my computer science degree. My programming skills were solid, but how to apply them was a mystery. Throughout my degree I wrote a fair bit of code, however, the assignments were incredibly...

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    Caleb
    Designer (Front-End / Web) · Front End Engineering · May 2017

    Front-End Engineering - working as a Designer

    The Iron Yard in Tampa/St. Pete is lead by some amazing people. The front-end instructor that I studied with, Jason Perry, is extremely well respected in the Javascript AND Ruby communities. That would be enough but he also proved to be an amazing person...

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    Harrison
    Front End Developer · Front End Engineering · May 2017

    Tough but beyond worth it

    The Iron Yard was one of the best decisions I ever made. But it was also one of the hardest things I've ever done. It is rigorous and grueling and you can get a little defeated sometimes, but at the end of the day it pays off. I couldn't have asked for a...

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    Rebekah
    Student · Front End Engineering · May 2017

    2x Graduate - Great Experience

    The managment, teaching and mentorship this program provides is supberb. I have enjoyed doing both the Java & Javascript courses. Please consider attending and you will never look back. This experience was amazing and I would hope you would go for...

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News

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Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated December 28, 2017
In our End of Year Podcast, we're rounding up the most interesting news of 2017 and covering all the trends, thought pieces, controversies and more. Many schools are hitting their 5 year anniversaries – a reminder that although there is a lot going on in this industry, it’s still nascent and there is still room for new innovative approaches to the bootcamp model. We’ve chosen...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated December 01, 2017
On the Course Report Coding Bootcamp News Roundup, we keep you up to date with the blossoming coding bootcamp industry. This November, we're covering the WeWork/Flatiron School acquisition, over $2M in funding to various bootcamps, and why tech is booming in "Heartland" cities. Of course we also look at new schools, new campuses, and our favorite pieces to work on this month for the Course ...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated December 05, 2017
October 2017 was a busy month for the coding bootcamp industry with news about growing pains in bootcamp outcomes, mergers, acquisitions, investments, a trend towards bootcamp B2B training, and diversity initiatives. To help you out, we’ve collected all the most important news in this blog post and podcast. Plus, we added 12 new schools from around the world to the Course Report school dire...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated September 28, 2017
Need a rundown of everything that happened in the coding bootcamp industry this September? You’re in luck! We’ve collected all the most important news in this blog post and podcast. This month, we kept up with the status of the bootcamp industry, learned about how bootcamps are thriving in smaller markets, and explored different ways to pay for bootcamp. Plus, we added 7 new schools from arou...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated December 08, 2017
Why do journalists and industry leaders think that two coding bootcamps are closing? And despite these “shutdowns,” why do companies like IBM still want to hire coding bootcamp graduates? We’re covering all of the industry news from August. Plus, a $3 billion GI Bill that covers coding bootcamps for veterans, why Google and Amazon are partnering with bootcamps, and diversity initiatives. Lis...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated August 01, 2017
Need a summary of news about coding bootcamps from July 2017? Course Report has just what you need! We’ve put together the most important news and developments in this blog post and podcast. In July, we read about the closure of two major coding bootcamps, we dived into a number of new industry reports, we heard some student success stories, we read about new investments in bootcamps, and we ...
Lauren Stewart
Lauren Stewart
Updated June 20, 2017
Shane Sniteman graduated from The Iron Yard coding bootcamp 2.5 years ago and is now leading a team in his second job as a mobile app developer. After working in finance at a Big 4 accounting firm and in graphic design for financial publications, the realization that websites could more efficiently convey financial data spurred him to learn to code. Shane dives into his career trajectory si...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated June 05, 2017
  Need an overview of coding bootcamp news in May? You’re in the right place! We’ve collected all the most important news in this blog post and podcast. This month, we read about a number of insightful surveys about employers, programming languages, and learners. We read advice about choosing a bootcamp, learned about efforts to encourage women and veterans to learn to code, and heard a...
Lauren Stewart
Lauren Stewart
Updated May 10, 2017
[As of October 13, 2017, The Iron Yard will no longer be operating.] In the past, The Iron Yard’s students had to choose whether to learn front end or back end development before enrolling in the program. Now with the launch of The Iron Yard’s Web Development Career Path curriculum, students will learn the full scope of coding before choosing which area to specialize in. We chatted with ...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated December 03, 2024
  Missed out on coding bootcamp news in April? Never fear, Course Report is here! We’ve collected everything in this handy blog post and podcast. This month, we read about why outcomes reporting is useful for students, how a number of schools are working to boost their diversity with scholarships, we heard about student experiences at bootcamp, plus we added a bunch of interesting new s...
Lauren Stewart
Lauren Stewart
Updated February 07, 2020
Learning to code at an intensive bootcamp takes dedication and focus. And even though you’ll reach that finish line (we promise you will!), it’s important to remember that the learning doesn’t end at graduation! Whether you’re acclimating to a new technology stack on the job, or you’ve decided to add to your skillset through online resources, there’s always room to grow. A great developer's...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated July 21, 2017
Haven’t had time to keep up with all the coding bootcamp news this March? Not to worry– we’ve compiled it for you in a handy blog post and podcast. This month, we read a lot about CIRR and student outcomes reporting, we heard from reporters and coding bootcamp students about getting hired after coding bootcamp, a number of schools announced exciting diversity initiatives, and we added a handf...
Lauren Stewart
Lauren Stewart
Updated May 08, 2023
[As of October 13, 2017, The Iron Yard will no longer be operating.] We’ve got the scoop on the new #YesWeCode Fund, a scholarship fund led by The Iron Yard, Code Fellows, and We Can Code IT to promote diversity and inclusion in coding bootcamps (and subsequently tech). See what it takes to get the scholarship and why we love it. The #YesWeCode Fund In September 2016, Vice Pre...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated February 01, 2017
Eric Sendelbach is the CTO of MOBI, a mobility management platform, and we met recently to talk about hiring four developers from The Iron Yard in Indianapolis (and his plans to hire more)! Eric tells us about MOBI’s role on The Iron Yard's Advisory Board, why self-learning can be even more important than a degree, and how other employers should shift their mindset when hiring coding boo...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated December 21, 2016
[As of October 13, 2017, The Iron Yard will no longer be operating.​] Since 2012, The Iron Yard had been offering immersive back-end and front-end bootcamps around the US. After getting feedback from students and the community who had different goals than their immersive students, they are now launching two part-time offerings – Foundations Courses and Sprint Courses. We talked to The ...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated November 15, 2016
[As of October 13, 2017, The Iron Yard will no longer be operating.] As Director of Instruction at The Iron Yard, Sam Kapila is always thinking about the future of technology when working on curriculum and hiring new instructors. Sam was recently interviewed for the documentary “What Comes Next is the Future” where she talked about open source learning, and what it’s like for a beginne...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated February 07, 2020
Should I do a coding bootcamp? This is a question we hear all the time, and for good reason. As more coding bootcamps launch (not to mention the rising media coverage), you’re probably wondering, “should I jump on the bandwagon and learn to code?” A recent TechCrunch article implored you not to learn to code unless you’re ready to put in the work to be great, whereas President Obama wants ev...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated July 23, 2024
Welcome to the September 2016 Course Report monthly coding bootcamp news roundup! Each month, we look at all the happenings from the coding bootcamp world from new bootcamps to big fundraising announcements, to interesting trends. Of course, we cover our 2016 Outcomes and Demographics Report (we spent a ton of time on this one and hope everyone gets a chance to read it)! Other trends include...
Lauren Stewart
Lauren Stewart
Updated August 30, 2016
Fresh out of college with a music and French degree, Angie’s penchant for languages led her to teach English in France. She soon realized that teaching wasn’t for her, so she looked to figure out what her next steps would be. A friend pointed out the similarities of learning code and learning a language, so she decided to give it a shot and enrolled at The Iron Yard in Indianapolis. Read more...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated August 08, 2016
[As of October 13, 2017, The Iron Yard will no longer be operating.] Tom was a developer for nearly 30 years before he discovered coding bootcamps and became an iOS instructor at The Iron Yard. He began teaching at the DC campus and recently moved back to his hometown of Detroit to launch the mobile engineering program at The Iron Yard’s new Detroit campus. Tom tells us how he taught him...
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Is The Iron Yard worth it?

The Iron Yard hasn't shared alumni outcomes yet, but one way to determine if a bootcamp is worth it is by reading alumni reviews. 173 The Iron Yard alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed The Iron Yard on Course Report - you should start there!

How much does The Iron Yard cost?

The average bootcamp costs $14,142, but The Iron Yard does not share pricing information. You can read a cost-comparison of other popular bootcamps!

What courses does The Iron Yard teach?

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Where does The Iron Yard have campuses?

The Iron Yard has not shared campus location details yet.

Does The Iron Yard offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?

Right now, it doesn't look like The Iron Yard offers scholarships or accepts the GI Bill. We're always adding to the list of schools that do offer Exclusive Course Report Scholarships and a list of the bootcamps that accept the GI Bill.

Is The Iron Yard legit?

We let alumni answer that question. 173 The Iron Yard alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed The Iron Yard and rate their overall experience a 4.42 out of 5.

Can I read The Iron Yard reviews?

You can read 173 reviews of The Iron Yard on Course Report! The Iron Yard alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed The Iron Yard and rate their overall experience a 4.42 out of 5.

Is The Iron Yard accredited?

While bootcamps must be approved to operate, accreditation is relatively rare. The Iron Yard doesn't yet share information about their accreditation status.

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