This is your typical community college. My only issue is that the class schedules are not as…read moreflexible as you would hope for from a community college and there are not as many online learning options as I would have expected.

As a student .. I hate it! The financial aid office is ridiculous! They are a sorry excuse for an…read moreeducational institute! Of course they far from professional .

I would NOT recommend TIY - particularly the Durham campus. Save your money and your sanity and…read morelook elsewhere if you are truly looking to learn to code. Just a few of the major problems IN MY OPINION: 1. TIY hires teachers with ZERO TEACHING EXPERIENCE even though they promise you are paying for in-person classes with someone who knows how to teach. Teaching is a complex skill in its own right and to assume that someone with industry experience won't crash and burn when struggling to explain abstract concepts is ludicrous. This "teacher" will take all of their students along for the ride and if they lack empathy and self awareness (not in abundance for software developers in general) they will not be too concerned about the implications for students who are forking over tons of cash for the experience. 2. TIY's main concern is about raking in the money (seriously how can the quality be anywhere near decent when they've opened 10 schools in one year?). Need more evidence of the corporate greed factor? Their top dog worked as a broker on Wall Street with Jordan Belfort (aka the Wolf of Wall Street) and brags that "Through that relationship, guys convinced me I could make a whole lot more money on Wall Street than if I finished school." Google Peter Barth and Jordan Belforth. This is who you'll be giving your money to. Beware. 3. They do not have your best interests in mind nor do they care about you - this is all a marketing ploy (see above). 4. Your opinions and particular needs as a student will be ignored and you will be demonized if you don't follow the campus agenda set by the particularities of the campus admin -- not your instructor. The admins wield all the power even though they are not developers and they absue that power quite freely. 5. The Durham space is WAY TOO SMALL for 45+ students - you will want to leave as soon as lecture is over if you require any peace of mind to focus. Can't they at least afford to upgrade the campus location with all the $$$ they rake in from students? Oh they don't care?! Right. Enough said. 6. The Durham CAMPUS INTERNET IS OUT OR EXTREMELY SLOW AT LEAST 50% OF THE TIME. Guess I gotta repeat myself : Can't they at least afford to upgrade the campus infrastructure with all the $$$ they rake in from students? Oh they don't care?! Right. Enough said. 7. It's a CATCH-22 for students - those who may be critical of the program are not able to speak out, for fear that it will impact their future abilities to land a job through TIY connections. Even with all the above, I learned how to code -- but due to my own efforts and working with fellow students. I hope that in the future pseudo-schools like this will be held accountable for their actions and not allowed to behave in such unethical ways. Supporting students and their success is the point of a school and sadly TIY doesn't recognize that at all. Instead prepare for "group think" and persistent bullying if you give them your money.

Was a great pleasure working with Rebecca. I learned a lot and enjoyed her professionalism. I can…read morefeel the change and now have much better communication skills.

I very much enjoyed working with Rebecca Cooley at Catalyst Action Coaching! Rebecca worked with me…read moreto first understand my goals and what I wanted to accomplish through her program. She then proposed a program that would help me in the short-term while working towards achieving my long-term goals. Rebecca utilizes many different modalities and techniques customized to achieve the goals. She also happens to be a very kindhearted person with a great sense of humor which made the sessions very enjoyable. I felt like I made great progress as a result of working with Rebecca and I now have several tools in my tool belt to help make sure I continue to work and improve. I highly recommend you meet with Rebecca and see how she can help you achieve your goals and then go for it. You won't regret it!