I just finished the FEWD part-time course at GA Seattle and had a great experience! I love…read moreeverything about the community. Everyone is very helpful and open to sharing their experiences. The atmosphere is energetic and "neatly appointed", to boot (the Brooklyn, NY wallpaper in the bathroom stalls is always fun). I am a graphic designer who wanted to get Front End Development skills. I checked out other Seattle locations as well as online courses and GA just made sense for me. This FEWD course focused specifically on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. As a designer who was skeptical about learning code, I only wanted to focus on these three languages as a way to introduce myself to the world of code. I also have tried online courses only to be distracted while taking them. I figured being accountable to show up for a class two times a week for 10 weeks was the perfect way to go for me. My instructors (you get two!) were VERY knowledgable AND passionate about what they do. You could ask them anything and they knew the answer. They were very generous with their time and answering questions outside of class as well as during. I can't recommend Steve Minor and Noah Collins enough. One caveat - as a designer whose brain is less wired for code than it is for design, this class moves FAST. Be prepared to put in a lot of time outside of class. It was clear to me that General Assembly is heavily invested in their community and making sure their students get the most out of their experience. Also, they provide a TON of info sessions, workshops, bootcamps - they have a lot to choose from if you are looking to get involved in the tech community and the Seattle community in general. Check it out!

I've taken a few classes at GA now since they opened in Seattle about a year ago. The class space…read moreat WeWork is awesome although it can be noisy at times depending on other classes taking place at the same time. The current courses are focused on web development, product marketing, social media and a few others - I hope they expand their offerings soon because the class format is straightforward and easy to digest.

I don't know why I hesitated so long before taking the class. Passing the PMP is not that hard. You…read moreattend the class; you do the mock questions after the class is over; you take the test; you pass. In retrospect, I do not understand how I let my colleagues scare me into not taking the test for so long.

Hello I Need to find out follow up information about attendance requirements in order to attend…read moreptsd meetings at veteran affairs from the president of the college; I never was reached back out to, I have 3 other individuals already in process of enrollment; plus many more veterans in line to call under Vet Tech guidelines. Please reach back out as I was promised I would be contacted last week; yet never occurred. This is in reference to the attendance policy and Being ALLOWED to attend PTSD Groups and Mental Health Therapy under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Your advisor Anthony Keian has stated WE ARE NOT Allowed to do so due to a 90% attendance requirement. I don't know if he speaks for the college or if the college will verify that we veterans; under veteran funding; are being denied access to our mental health care in accordance to an attendance policy. Please contact me back asap so all of the veterans I am sending your way can know if we should attend this boot camp or if we have to go elsewhere due to being unable to attend our lengthy far out scheduled appointments!?! Some NEED these appointments because if one is missed than they might not be here on this earth the day after...This shouldn't be hard to accommodate. Update: The school has gotten back to me Veteran affairs medical appointments are allowed attendance though it is strongly encouraged to schedule later in the afternoon appointments or prior to beginning of your course so material is not missed!

I don't know how the school/classes are, but if you are trying to get hold of anyone, don't hold…read moreyour breath. (because you will die) I tried emailing admissions, but I got no reply, I tried calling and it's just a recording saying to email admissions or apply and talk to your adviser through Slack. The one time I was able to schedule a phone call with someone, they never called and didn't leave a number so I could call them. I don't know, call me crazy but a boot camp that teaches full-stack coding with AI would have a bot to answer questions that the FAQ does not cover.

I went to the School of Visual Concepts for a day-long workplace training on content strategy. I'd…read morenever been here before, but would definitely go again! The school is located in a busy, high-traffic part of South Lake Union. There's a paid parking lot across the street, but it was also easy to get to by bus. The building is fairly large, with several classrooms and conference rooms. It's pretty minimalist, but the letterpresses and type trays are cool and fun to look at, and the hallways display interesting student work and large-scale steamroller prints from the annual Steamroller Smackdown competition they run. They also sell letterpress cards made in-house, with some cute designs. Our training was from 9-4, and while I knew they were providing lunch, it was a nice surprise that they also offered breakfast: bagels, donuts, coffee and fruit. They also had an excellent snack bar for grazing throughout the day, with chips, trail mix, fruit snacks and cookies, plus coffee and tea. The bathrooms were conveniently located, small but clean and well-maintained throughout the day. There were several other events running at the same time, but the facilities were well maintained all day long. Our presenters were an in-house instructor and a guest speaker, and they did a good job keeping things interesting over a long day, with videos and activities to break up the speaking. That said, there were some downsides. Our group of about 50 was really too big to fit, even in the largest room, and the people on the edges of the room had a hard time seeing the monitors. The large meeting room is almost all floor-to-ceiling windows, and even with the blinds drawn, there was a lot of glare; combined with a slideshow that was white text on a light blue background, it was very difficult to see -- which wasn't ideal, since our activities required seeing what was on-screen. The street outside was high-traffic, including frequent buses, and there was some sort of construction project going on in the parking lot that was quite loud and distracting. Most of this, I think, can be chalked up to a group that was too big. However, we fell behind almost as soon as the training began, which threw the schedule off -- we didn't get a break until after 11. Lunch was scheduled for 1, which felt kind of late, though at least we had the snack buffet to work on! Overall, I liked the facility, and most of the issues we had came from being too large of a group for the room we were in. They offer letterpress and hand-lettering classes for individuals, and I'd really like to come back and try one of those. If you're looking for graphic design or printing classes in the SLU area, do check out the School of Visual Concepts.

I am always anxious before going to a place I've never been before. The staff here was so kind and…read moremade me feel welcome and known the moment I walked into the classroom. I feel this is so important -- without a learning *community* learning is difficult. I took a full day workshop on visual meeting facilitation. I have tangible and valuable skills from just one short day here and am looking forward to applying what I learned in my work!! Also - free breakfast and lunch! Only gripes/suggestions: 1 - when doing name tags it's nice to get into the habit of asking students to state/write gender pronouns, SVC doesn't seem to have a policy around this but I think it would be appropriate 2 - this might only be specific to my instructor, but I think more could've been done to set ground rules for class at the beginning (like how/when to ask questions). there were a couple students in my workshop who ended up dominating conversations. this is really common with extroverts who quickly jump in with comments. But sometimes implementing a policy of "if you just spoke, wait a bit to see if someone else has something to add" can be helpful and encouraging to more quieter types/internal processors in the room. I also had a list of questions i wrote down expecting we would have time to ask questions at the end, but we ran out of time. So policies around class participation could be helpful! I enjoyed the more interactive parts of this workshop especially when we broke into groups and had more time to chat with each other and apply what we were learning. Highly recommend classes at SVC, I'll be back when my wallet lets me!

I hired BIM Extension for consulting services surrounding my new dog walking and dog jogging…read morebusiness. J.R. Is a true professional who provided me with useful guidance along the way. He continues to do so. Whenever I had an issue or question, no matter how big or small, J.R. was eager to help. I would highly recommend BIM Extension for your business. The Dog Jogger

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The value I got through my course really exceeded expectations with the talent of our professor. I…read moretook the Product Management Certification course with Tarun Gangwani to help further my attempts to break into Product Management. Tarun offered real-world insights into the topics and often engaged the class to go above and beyond with our work. I came out of the class with applicable knowledge that I am now applying even in my engineering role. Tarun is a great guide for the Product Management space and offers great material to keep growing and pushing forward even after the certification is over! As for the downsides of the class, there weren't many, but these were the ones I thought are worth mentioning. The learning management system that Product School uses seems pretty dated, I'm hoping they come through with an updated format as I feel that it did detract a little from the learning experience. The other would be the choice of communication from Product School. Their Slack plan often has messages disappearing due to message restrictions. Be sure to keep your own notes and copy over any pertinent information from the Slack messages! Despite those minor inconveniences, I felt that Tarun overcame these difficulties successfully and was able to create a great learning environment for the entire class. He really went above and beyond in the transfer to online classes through the quarantine (such an unexpected scenario was handled swimmingly). I definitely trust Product School with the talent they choose for their classes and imagine that other classes emulate similar experiences (but definitely try to take Tarun if you can).

I finished with the base product management school class earlier this month, and overall it was a…read morepretty good experience. The quality of the class seemed to vary widely depending on how many people were in the class. The online classes seem like they accommodate a lot more people than the in-person sessions, so depending on what kind of experience you want from the class, it would be an important factor to consider when registering. I registered for the in-person class in Seattle, which only had 5 people. Due to the smaller class size, the instructor, Mark Tan, was able to customize the syllabus a bit to what we wanted to learn and we even got the opportunity to hear from other product managers from different companies. The only drawback to the class was that sometimes the final project seemed a bit out of sync with the class material, and there were some points during the course where we could've benefited from a more in-depth dive into things, but I think a lot of those gaps got filled in towards the later half of the class where we had a little more flexibility in planning course content.

Great Experience!…read more The course material is very good that helps you understand every topic and instructor is also very helpful.

Epicodus is much more affordable than other bootcamps I was looking at. I like that it offers C#…read moreand I think the pacing of the material was almost perfect. I really appreciated having internships at the end of the program and that the culture is inclusive. I would've liked to have covered more material in the C# portion of the program, I feel as though it was a little slow paced and repetitive, whereas the React portion felt crammed with too much new material on top of Career Services assignments and capstones. Overall though, I feel liked I learned a lot through their curriculum and that Career Services helped better prepare me for job interviews and applications. I would absolute recommend this bootcamp to friends, especially those who have some experience with programming as it will probably benefit them in the long run.

I recently returned from a beautiful 3 week trek in Nepal with Lakpa Rita Sherpa as our team's…read moreguide. It was magical to see Nepal through his eyes, his hometown of Thames, tea at his parent's house, and his incredible knowledge of the area where he was born and grew up. Our 4 guides on this trip were safe and knowledgeable about the geography as well as climbing/trekking. This was my 4th International expedition with Alpine Ascents and I have climbed many Washington state peaks as well. I've been guided by Lakpa, Pete, Devin, Vern, Ben, Jangbu, Pasang, and many more. They have been fantastic teachers. The Nepal trek has a first class itinerary, the nicer tea houses, and a pace designed for slow travel. The gear list includes everything I needed and more. My guide went out of his way to take us to places we asked about, outside of the itinerary. Highly recommend.

First time with this guide company was on a 3 Day trip up the Muir route of Rainier and for sure…read morethis company knows what they're doing and how to keep everybody safe. We were led by a stellar team with Craig, David, Peter and Matt at the helm. Already signed up for a 6 Day on Mt Baker to get more skills in the mountains, looking forward to going on another trip with this guide company! One of the top outfitters for mountaineering in the Cascades with several international trips available as well!