AVOID THE AFTER HOURS PROGRAM AT ALL COSTS!!!…read more Dev Mountain wasn't a horrible experience for me by any means. The instructors were awesome, and certainly did the best they could to teach you to code in a short amount of time. However, the bottom-line is that Dev Mountain is a double-edged sword. Is it a waste of time? Yes and No. If you can afford to pay $10,000 and take the Immersive course - I would recommend that you do so. They will teach you the front and back end side of development, and will provide some type of job placement. However, if you cannot afford the Immersive course, or cannot simply be in class all day - DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THE AFTER HOURS CLASS! It is a complete waste of money and time. Some people may argue otherwise, as people certainly have found jobs from the After Hours class. However, there are a number of things to be aware of when it comes to this course. 1. Dev Mountain will not acknowledge or support their after-hours students. Once you "graduate" from the after-hours program you will not receive ANY support or job placement from Dev Mountain. If someone contacts Dev Mountain to ask about you, they will not say you know what you're doing because you simply haven't had enough hours in development to receive their endorsement. You get as much credit from them as if you never took the course in the first place. 2. You learn nothing about the back-end. All you learn is simple front-end development in HTML, CSS, some jQuery, and AngularJS. With the Immersive you learn both front and back end - an important thing when looking for a developer job. 3. The most important thing that almost all jobs I was looking for to get in as an entry-level developer is a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science. This is almost the main thing all people looking for Junior Developers are looking for. If you truly want to get into coding - go this route and avoid a coding boot camp. Now, DevMountain will tell you that they offer an advanced after-hours course to teach the back end which is true. But ask them how many people actually sign up for it. They've had to cancel it twice as no one has any interest in doing so after they take the regular after-hours course and find out that they've just wasted $5,000. They claim that over 90% of their students find jobs, but these figures are for the people who took the Immersive class. If they kept stats of how many after-hours graduates find jobs (which I'm sure they don't because they simply don't care about these students after they have their money) I would think that the placement figures would be around 1%-5%. Which means almost 95% of after-hours students just wasted $5,000. In the end, I would like to see Dev Mountain just get rid of the after-hours course because it's just a rip off. If you are going to go to Dev Mountain - take the Immersive course, or don't go at all. I can't speak for everyone, but I certainly don't have $5,000 to waste. I could have taken it out and burned it and I would have ended up with the same results. Dev Mountain is supposedly run by ethical LDS people. If this is the case, I would hope that one day they would do the right thing and get rid of the after hours course and just offer the Immersive one. If you can't afford $10,000, then find a better way to spend your money.

I did the Part-time cohort in Provo, and it was exactly what I was looking for. I'm a designer at a…read moresoftware company, with no prior development experience. I wanted to understand how my designs would be built and be able to communicate with the development teams I worked with. After a few weeks of DevMoutain I was able to more effectively communicate with the development teams and better understand what could and couldn't be feasibly built. My designs got better and I gained confidence in myself as we built our individual projects each week in class. DevMountain gets you coding from week 1 in front end and backend technologies, so you understand how web applications work and have experience doing it all. They give you the tools to decide which area of development you're good at and enjoy, so you can make a career decision and pursue it. It was awesome. Every night we wrote code with teachers and mentors to help us when we got stuck, giving you context that online tutorials can't match. I had a great experience and made friendships and connections that benefit me now and will in the future. Can't recommend these guys enough.

This is a pretty good school if I do say so myself. Best…read moreschool. 10/10 would learn again. I would TOTALLY recommend this school to my fellow classmates.

Worse school I've ever brought my kid to. Horrible teachers and the school is so dirty and…read moreunsanitary trash everywhere and it's just disgusting.If there are any parents looking for a good school near by I would definitely suggest Mountain View high school. The sports teams are amazing and their teachers and staff are so kind and they have such a clean school!

The Maeser Way or the Highway: When Rigid Policy Undermines Linguistic Preparation…read moreI am writing this review so families coming from Alpine School District dual-language immersion (DLI) programs, particularly those at neighboring DLI elementary, junior high, and high schools, understand an important reality before accepting enrollment at Maeser. My student was offered admission to Maeser after completing several years in an Alpine School District DLI program. That experience represents sustained academic instruction in a living, globally spoken language. Before accepting the offer, I contacted the LEA Administrator at Maeser to ask a straightforward question: since flexibility for DLI students reportedly existed at Maeser in the past, why does it no longer exist? Historically, DLI students attending Maeser were permitted to leave campus to attend immersion classes at nearby junior high and high schools. I was told there is now "no flexibility." Latin is mandatory for all seventh graders, with no exceptions. When I followed up to ask what prompted this policy change, that question went unanswered. In practice, this policy requires students who have invested years in mastering a Romance language to abandon that academic trajectory entirely. There is no alternative pathway, no transition option, and no acknowledgment that these students bring precisely the kind of linguistic foundation the school claims to value. Maeser promotes Latin as foundational for grammar, logic, and etymology, yet students already fluent in a Romance language derived from Latin are told that background cannot be accommodated in any way. I was further advised that my student's DLI language could simply be "continued at home." Language immersion does not function that way. Fluency developed through daily structured instruction, academic accountability, and peer interaction cannot be maintained through casual practice, particularly in households where the language is not spoken. Replacing a formal immersion program with informal at-home exposure is not academically equivalent. Schools are free to design their curriculum. However, when a rigid policy effectively excludes a defined group of academically prepared students from continuing their established educational pathway without a transparent explanation for the change, families deserve to know. This experience revealed a disconnect between Maeser's stated commitment to academic rigor and its unwillingness to engage with students who bring significant prior preparation. A truly rigorous academic model should be capable of examining reasonable pathways for well-prepared students rather than closing the door entirely. Charter schools operate with significant autonomy. That autonomy can foster innovation, but it can also leave families with little recourse when inflexible policies narrow access. In this case, the message was clear: the "Maeser way" is nonnegotiable, regardless of a student's preparation or prior academic investment. Families deserve to understand that reality before enrolling. As for our family, we will choose another school, one that demonstrates openness and a genuine understanding of the value of a comprehensive education. Our student will continue in the DLI program through college, which represents a significant academic accomplishment. Expecting students to abandon years of linguistic study without compelling academic justification does not reflect educational flexibility or intellectual depth. Families considering Maeser should be fully informed of these limitations before making their decision.

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I went to Manila when I was a kid. The staff was always so kind and helpful. The teachers were also…read morekind and would always be there to help. I went to Manila from kindergarten to 6th grade and was never bullied, never was sad, and I never was alone. And that's coming from someone who wasn't ever popular. All the kids were great and when I was in 5th grade there was a student teacher who always made me super happy and made me look forward to school. I loved going to Manila and I really recommend sending your kids there. I miss you Manila Elementary!

I've been incredibly impressed with this school. Every staff member I've met truly cares about…read morehelping students and the community succeed. Their evidence-based approach supports students in developing skills for productive, independent living. The vocational program is excellent, and their therapist trainings are always informative. AUTCON is a fantastic annual event. We're lucky to have such an amazing school in our community.

I have worked here as the mentor lead for almost two years now and I am genuinely impressed with…read morethe students and staff. ScenicView Academy is a space where neurodiverse young adults are able to learn the skills necessary to become independent and thrive in that independence. It is a nonprofit transitional school that provides programs that help empower students to reach their potential. The students are asked to do hard things but are also given the tools necessary to do hard things and recognize their strengths and abilities. The campus is stunning and I genuinely enjoy coming to work because of the people here.

I went to this school 13 years ago back in 2012. It's an ok school I don't know what it is like now…read morebut it's pretty decent, is there better schools? most definitely there probably is but if you are in the area of the school and don't have other options then this is a pretty good school.

Great staff and exceptional programs. My kids and I have…read moretaken various classes from beginner to expert. We plan on signing up for more!

Todd Nielsen and John Stankewicz took to the road and among other locations made a stop here in…read moreMobile AL. We made use of First Class Arms Training's range facilities in Coden, AL. This is a top notch facility to begin with and their train programs are exceptional, however that is for a different review. So Day one was a defensive rifle class. Essentially a steroid laden defensive pistol class using carbines AND pistols. What's not to like so far right? This class is built on the premise that, a student could be a SOTA team member or a 1st time beginner. Day two was just pistols. Defensive, real world self defense, in home, and out, pistol tactics. Once again, skill level is NOT a requisite. Run what you brung, and learn the ins and outs of it and you! These guys have an exceptionally vast amount of knowledge and experience they are willing to share, and to top it off they are genuinely great guys to just sit and talk to. If you looking to take a quality, tool building, weapons class, these guys are your answer. I've taken several and these are BY FAR, a couple of the most comprehensive and inclusive classes I've taken.