Flatiron School

Not to be confused with Flatiron Institute.
Flatiron School
Available inEnglish
Founded2012; 13 years ago (2012)
Headquarters
New York City
,
US
Area servedWorldwide
OwnerCarrick Capital Partners
Founder(s)Adam Enbar, Avi Flombaum
IndustryInternet
Employees151–200
URLflatironschool.com
Current statusActive

Flatiron School is an educational organization founded in 2012 by Adam Enbar and Avi Flombaum. The organization is based in New York City and teaches software engineering, computer programming, data science, product design, and cybersecurity engineering. In 2017, the company was sued for making false statements about its graduates' earning potential. It was acquired by WeWork in 2017 and sold to Carrick Capital Partners in 2020.[1]

History

Flatiron School was founded in 2012 by Adam Enbar and Avi Flombaum.

In 2017, the New York State Attorney General sued Flatiron School for operating without a license and making false statements about its graduates' earning potential. The two parties reached a $375,000 settlement. Flatiron School claimed a 98.5% employment rate, but this included apprentices and freelance workers, while the claimed average salary of $74,447 included only graduates in full-time employment.[2]

In 2018, Yale University announced a collaboration with the Flatiron School during Yale's "Summer Session": together, the institutions offered a Web Development Bootcamp for summer 2019, which offered two Yale College credits for students.

The organization has made efforts to promote parity in tech, working with other companies to sponsor course scholarships for women,[3][4] LGBTQ+ people,[5] and members of underserved communities.[6]

Takeovers and acquisitions

Flatiron School was acquired by WeWork, a collaborative workspace company, in October 2017.[7] Following the acquisition, they launched Access Labs, a joint effort to make tech education accessible to low-income earners in New York.[8] In August 2018, Flatiron School acquired Designation, a Chicago-based UX/UI design school,[9] and in December 2018 it expanded design courses elsewhere.[10]

Since being acquired by WeWork,[7] the company has expanded, opening campuses in Atlanta,[11] Austin,[12] Chicago,[13] Dallas,[14] Denver,[15] Houston,[16] London,[17] San Francisco,[18] Seattle,[19] and Washington, D.C.[20]

In 2020, WeWork sold Flatiron School to Carrick Capital Partners.[21]

References

  1. ^ Crook, Jordan (June 30, 2020). "WeWork sells Flatiron School to Carrick Capital Partners". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Chapman, Ben (October 13, 2017). "Flatiron coding school to pay $375G for operating without a license, making false claims about its graduates". nydailynews.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  3. ^ reporter, Michelai Graham / (March 12, 2019). "Flatiron School and SeatGeek are partnering to offer women in tech $200K in scholarships funds". Technical.ly DC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "The Citi Blog – Citi Collaborates with Flatiron School to Connect Women with up to $1 Million in Total Scholarships". Citi Blog. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "Coding Scholarship". Out in Tech. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "New Tech Initiative Is Giving $1 Million In Funding Towards Disadvantaged Engineering Students". Black Enterprise. February 5, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "WeWork acquires Flatiron School". TechCrunch. October 23, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  8. ^ Woods, Tyler (February 22, 2018). "WeWork to launch Access Labs, a Flatiron School for low-income New Yorkers". Technical.ly Brooklyn. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  9. ^ "WeWork's Flatiron School Acquires Designation". Cheddar. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  10. ^ Poladian, Charles. "Announcing Flatiron School's UX/UI Design Immersive for NYC". Switch. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  11. ^ "New coding boot camp in Atlanta is committed to diversifying tech". WXIA. November 20, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  12. ^ "Want to get in on Austin's booming tech scene? Here's how". CultureMap Austin. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  13. ^ "WeWork's Flatiron School Is Opening Its 1st Coding Bootcamp in Chicago".
  14. ^ "WeWork's coding college Flatiron School headed to Dallas' Victory Park". Dallas News. January 29, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  15. ^ "WeWork-backed bootcamp coding school opening in Denver". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  16. ^ "NY coding school kicks off Houston expansion as Facebook aims to train 1M workers". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  17. ^ Lunden, Ingrid (March 13, 2018). "WeWork expands its Flatiron School education business to London with £1M in scholarships". TechCrunch. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  18. ^ "10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (June 7, 2019)". National Real Estate Investor. June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  19. ^ "WeWork-owned coding bootcamp Flatiron School expands to west coast with new Seattle location". GeekWire. September 17, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  20. ^ Babcock, Stephen (January 12, 2018). "The Flatiron School's DC location will be at WeWork White House". Technical.ly DC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  21. ^ Lindsay McKenzie (July 2, 2020). "WeWork Sells Flatiron School". insidehighered.com. Retrieved November 6, 2020.