This business is a great place for sewing machines (many types), Nick one of the owners is the BEST…read moreat repairing and solving machine problems. The choice of fabrics is first rate! Classes offered and the teachers know their stuff'. And Marie (owner) is a long arm quilter, is always friendly and helpful with questions (on the phone or in person)! My favorite site!

I LOVE this shop and I ADORE Marie! The personal customer service level cannot be beat. Marie…read morewent above and beyond to help me make an impossible Christmas deadline, and for that I am forever grateful. Beyond this, however, is the warmth and genuine care that she and Shannon exude whenever I have come there. I highly recommend this shop.

I cannot say enough good things about Spectru! Their facial treatments are so beneficial and also…read moreso reasonable that I always book immediately after my treatment to ensure I can get the following month. I had the pleasure of having two graduating students this past week. Daley and Lexi took extra time to determine what treatment my face would benefit the most from and I was absolutely delighted with the results. My skin was so moisturized and had such a healthy glow to it. The instructors do an incredible job making sure they are available at all times when the students need to consult them! i have never had an adverse reaction in the 5 years of treatments! Thank you Spectrum for taking such good care of me! Sally O

had an amazing experience at Spectrum with Capri and Lauren for a lash lift and tint! They were so…read morekind, made me feel comfortable, and explained everything clearly. My lashes turned out beautiful, and I'll definitely be back. Highly recommend!

Scheduling my child for driving lessons was quick and easy. Brad was very helpful answering all my…read morequestions and concerns. The driving instructor made my child feel at ease and comfortable. Highly recommend for anyone who is in need for driving lessons.

An overall excellent experience! We signed up our teen daughter for the Safe Driver Series with…read moreDave so she could get some additional driving experience from a professional instructor. She really enjoyed the classes and Dave's teaching style. She passed the OR DMV test first try! Thanks to Brad also for the stellar communication and organization. Highly recommended driving school.

I was training for my new position as Director of Financial Aid. Was put at a receptionists desk…read morewhile learning complex Federal Financial Aid information. There was no support from onsite staffing or management. An Amazon delivery person brought in a package on my 3rd day. I asked him exactly 3 questions... on the third question, he loudly stated that he would just put refused and combative on this delivery and walked out. He then lodged an online complaint. That complaint was apparently enough to terminate my Director's position without being able to defend myself, speak on my behalf, or comment. The site is dirty, most of the staff are clueless outside of their niche positions, and leadership is not supportive or caring. While in my tenure many students and staff complained about the lackluster and dying company, no support from leadership, and the absence of the owner.

For the last year, I have been going here for tattoo laser removal!…read more Every time I go in I generally get a new student which is fun to see who's attending. Every student has been kind, professional and comforting. I appreciate the comfort level because getting laser removal for a tattoo can be uncomfortable. I've gone four times going on 5 now. I spent the first year of removal with another business and they left scarring. Northwest Tualatin has been a 10/10 experience compared to my last. Also, it is affordable compared to most places! Plus you're giving students experience:). I wish I had a b4 and after but imagine DARK BLACK LINES OF MY FINGER, after 4 treatments you can BARELY SEE IT.

Came here and had so much fun! The night we came they had line dancing in one room. It was a blast!…read moreThe lady leading it was great! I was keeping up but some steps I wasn't and the people around kind of helped. Very kind of them! Then we went to a different room for some Salsa! That room was packed and at one point was hard to walk through. I would definitely come back for another night of dancing! Oh, the parking was limited. We were lucky and found on in the parking lot but get there early!

I've been coming to SGD on and off since they opened a few years ago. It's a little far for me, so…read moreI might make it once every few months. I've been impressed by their programming, social and events. I always know that when I go to SGD I'm going to feel safe and have a great time! This past weekend I had a friend visiting from London. She's an avid dancer and can dance w/ the best of them, so of course we chose to spend our one evening together at SGD. Late in the night, she lost her phone and we approached Miguel the owner of SGD to help us. He was super helpful, we exchanged phone #'s and he helped us gain wi-fi access to geo-locate the phone. He said the regulars are all super honest and ethical and that the phone should be here somewhere. Turns out, the phone dropped out onto the floor in our car. So crisis adverted! I guess in summary, what impressed me most was Miguel. The confidence and integrity in the business and community of regular dance patrons he's built. It was an absolute pleasure to experience that. I think some venues I've been to woulda said "Good luck to you!" But Miguel was concerned, helpful and supportive! If you are looking for a dance studio / community, I can't recommend SGD enough. I live a bit far and now will make more of an effort to dance here more regularly.

Park Academy is a Portland area private school that serves students with dyslexia and other…read morelanguage learning differences in Grades 3-12. Structured, sequential, simultaneous, multi-sensory teaching approaches, such as the Barton Reading & Spelling System, help students develop fundamental academic skills. The Academy offers a low student-to-teacher ratio with a complete range of core academic classes plus various electives. Park Academy is located on South Shore Blvd in Lake Oswego, about ten minutes south of downtown Portland. Park Academy is accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Commission (AdvancED) and is a designated Subscriber School with Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools (PNAIS). These organizations provide both program oversight and professional development resources. My Son graduated from Park Academy and I can't thank them enough for the educational opportunity they provided him. I also got involved as a school parent and it was a joy to be part of Piper Park's educational vision.

Park Academy is a Portland area private school that serves students with dyslexia and other…read morelanguage learning differences in Grades 3-12. Structured, sequential, simultaneous, multi-sensory teaching approaches, such as the Barton Reading & Spelling System, help students develop fundamental academic skills. The Academy offers a low student-to-teacher ratio with a complete range of core academic classes plus various electives. They have made a tremendous difference in my child's life. The struggles she was having in the public schools were more than they were prepared for. Ridicule was beginning because of her falling behind. School was becoming a nightmare for her. The lack of resources available made it a downward spiral. Park has the resources. The knowledge. Teachers that are prepared to handle the needs of kids with learning difficulties. The teacher ratio is a vast improvement. No child is left behind because they are encouraged. They are stimulated to learn and explore.

I was excited to learn of a new salon academy via Groupon. I've had great experiences at salon…read moreacademies before and it's great to give student opportunities to practice. I was able to easily schedule an appointment online for an Experience facial. You can choose who you'd like to with based on level or let them choose for you. I didn't have a preference so I was instantly paired with Valeria. The moment I walked in the salon, I was greeted and assisted in checking in. I had asked if it was possible to add a brow wax, which they were able to add on for me. Valeria greeted me about 15 minutes before my scheduled appointment, shook my hand and introduced herself. I was able to fill out a paper based on my needs or concerns. She then took me back to the massage/facial room. It was quiet and peaceful with relaxation music. She gave me a robe to change into and a bin to place my personal items. She even offered a pillow for my back and legs to get comfortable while she began setting up. The facial experience was incredibly relaxing and soothing. I nearly fell asleep. She took her time to go through each step, even massaging my shoulders and head. The only thing I would change would be to change gloves so when massaging through the hair and head, you aren't walking out with super greasy strands of hair. I had just washed my hair the day before and it was loaded with moisturizer and very greasy post facial. Other than that, perfection! Post facial I was taken out into the main salon to have my brows waxed. The man working the front desk when I checked in came to ask me about my facial and chatted with me for a few minutes. He was incredibly nice and great to chat with. Valeria touched up my brows, while ensuring she was being gentle. It didn't hurt at all and she did a great job touching up my unruly hairs. I had a great experience at the Summit Salon Accademy and I look forward to trying out other salon experiences, including taking my daughter for her first mani/pedi. I highly recommend checking them out as the prices are amazing and the students and teachers are incredibly friendly and welcoming.

Husband's account but my daughter and I have gone here with great results and such good…read moreexperiences! ETA: The instructors were overseeing every student in the room, I had one overseeing my hair and my daughter's on a previous date. I felt confident I'd get a good result and I did! We both did!

I enjoyed having the option to come in to class in person and having teachers who were accessible…read more The demos and structured lessons were very helpful when they happened. I would have liked to have those more frequently. The constant support from career services was helpful. And I am glad that support continues post graduation.

I've taken time to think about this review as I've been out of school now for a few years so take…read morethe datedness of this with a grain of salt. I've looked into current offerings and have been in touch with many recent grads as well. I also align strongly with Yelp intended ratings and 3 stars is literally an OK rating so I don't hand out 4's and 5's to just anyone. If I could give Epicodus a 3.5 I probably would because it is OK but not something I would say is really GOOD or for everyone. Here's the Cliff's notes version: Yes code school will get to into tech, no it will not make you a developer or super hireable. Epicodus offers an ok middle-range priced education with some support but you have to be a self-motivated person and understand that tech is not hiring Bootcamp grads like they did in 2015 so be prepared to do a lot of work on your studies and portfolio in order to get a job. The points below cover: 1. my background and scenario 2. curriculum 3. internship 4. jobs 5. $$ I had an education and career before tech but needed a shift. I did a lot of self-study for years and in the end, needed a space and people to hold me accountable and Epicodus did that for me. I couldn't afford to jump all in right away so I did the intro night course and while that was financially a good route I still recommend doing all the courses as the full-time day package if you can swing it. I saved for years to do it and you should know it is VERY difficult to work while in this program as it takes most hours of your life for 6 months. In school, the courses have since been rewritten and that is GOOD as they were still fairly rough 5 years into the company's history. Now if you're really self-driven you COULD do all of the coursework yourself as it's online but having pairing buddies and a class you go with daily IS a huge help to staying accountable AND more similar to most jobs you will be going into. Teachers are underpaid and often former students, that is fine but I think for what you are paying it's difficult not to have a better education from the top. The internship was the real seller for me but the reality is it's often a hit or miss if you get something worth your education and if you've already worked in offices or on teams this section is not as important to you. What tech really needs is folks who are both technical AND good with other humans so if you need to learn that and this is early in your journey the school setting and internship may be helpful to you. They try to bring speakers in to show you that there are many more directions in the industry than just to become a developer and in all honesty, I think this education makes you a perfect fit for Support roles in highly technical companies which gives you a foot in the door. We all have different skillsets and they focus very heavily on becoming a developer so coming out of school I had little knowledge of ALL the amazing roles you could go into from engineering to product management, support or people managers! You have to do a lot of that research and learning on your own, be proactive in your journey. Epicodus is a tough one financially, it's cheaper than a lot of the top tier schools but you don't get the small class numbers and more hands-on education as those higher-cost options yet it's more than the cheap ones where you do it all yourself. So if you just need some accountability and a team to learn with this could be a good option for you. If you're super self-motivated the cheaper options will get you the same education for less and no difference in your attractiveness to companies looking to hire you. Some side notes... the facilities are great, clean, large and lots of computers. I appreciate the space they have created for you to learn especially if you don't have the tech yourself. I'm very happy to see they have jumped on board with the pay assistance models as an option for under or unemployed students looking to make the shift. So in the end, yes Epicodus gave me a few tools to get a job in tech and I was lucky to get a great gig right off the bat but quickly learned I was unprepared for the role. This has led to a few shifts and some better fits but I am not your average bootcamper, I am high human skills and low tech skills. People management is likely where I fit best into the industry and that is the goal. I encourage you to do your research and assess what is best for you financially and educationally and pick whatever school fits your end goals.

Everyone was friendly, but the examiner was exceptional. He was so kind, soft-spoken, and…read moreencouraging. Our son passed, because he said, "I didn't even feel like I was under pressure of taking a test, mom. Steve made me feel at ease, like I was just going for a drive with a family member." When he walked out and introduced himself, and told my son, "You drive with your mind, but more importantly, with your heart," (something to that effect) I knew we were in good hands. When Steve gave feedback and praised me as a parent, and I learned a little about his background as a former trainer to law enforcement, we were blessed to meet Steve and have him part of our family's driving journey. Again, congratulations to our son Kobe!

I was in a photo enforcement class. The class was fine. However, the customer service was extremely…read morepoor. This business has an exclusive contract with the city to offer these courses. There were upwards of 80 people in my class. That's $10,000 in user fees for one class and you can't hire anyone to answer the business phone during business hours? ok. So, my calls were not answered, and my voicemail was not returned. This set a rude and unresponsive tone, and I felt shoved into their preferred mode of correspondence with zero choice. I drove 51 miles per hour; I didn't kill anyone! Every touchpoint with this company has been menacing and judgmental. Is that the culture that you're going for? Literally out to lunch - never answered the phone, even today! Poor follow through - did not return my voicemail. Finally, their notifications were incomplete. The email that I was supposed to receive 2 days prior with a link to register, did not include the link. Since you can only interact with them by their preferred method of communication, I emailed and had the misfortune of dealing with two people who have absolutely no commitment to let alone apparently any training in deescalation. I finally got the information that I needed. However, over the course of the correspondence I was judged, not heard, dismissed, sassed back, and ultimately threatened with retaliation. That's right this "customer service professional" took the time to get the last word and directly threaten me with retaliation. What assurance do I have that this person won't pursue further retaliation by losing my paperwork or "forgetting" to file it on time?