TL;DR Hack Oregon / Hack University provides a good combination of practical education (helped me get a job), opportunities for collaborative skill building, and a chance to work on projects that make a difference.
I took the ReactJS Web Development course through Hack University, and while the a...
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I took JavaScript Foundations from Hack Oregon. It was a great class for me because it picked up right where my Treehouse Front End Web Development Techdegree left off. The class covered closures, the module pattern, and other things I hadn't learned yet. It is not, however, an intro to JavaScript c...
I had come to Hack Oregon to learn about UX/UI design which is a field I so badly wanted to move into. I found my experience both helpful and life changing. I took two classes UX/UI and an Infographics course. I had never done either sort of design prior to taking these classes. I found both extrem...
I ve taken three courses from Hack Oregon: JavaScript Foundations, ReactJS, and Data Viz. These have increased my understanding of front-end development, and bolstered my confidence as a developer. All of my instructors were very knowledgeable about the subject matter. Given the amount of material c...
I've taken three classes at Hack Oregon (2 design and 1 development), and I learned a lot! The instructors were patient and knowledgeable, and Hack Oregon collected anonymous feedback from students, both in the middle of the course and at the end, so that they can learn from student feedback -- I fe...
I did some work for Catherine Nikolovski, one of the lead people. After weeks of work, then successful completion, she ghosted out. Not a thank you, not a return email. Mind you, Catherine Nikolovski and her organization were fast in taking the help.
STEER CLEAR FROM THESE ABUSERS!
I would highly recommend taking a course from these top-notch teachers of tech. The Hack Oregon team is remarkably competent and they've created a very welcoming environment for learning.
Classes are only 8 weeks, so you'll hit the ground running. If you're a total n00b, you might feel that's too...
I had high hopes when I started a class with this organization after paying a very high class fee. Unfortunately it was a disappointment, we used %50 of the class time to fix the wireless internet issues, the other %25 to listen the extremely theoretical lecture which had so little to do with the sc...
A great concept, poor execution. A significant amount of work needs to be done on their courses to justify the cost. There is no course curriculum, no pre-requirements, no readings, and no handouts. Instead students work on poorly scoped civic projects with little to no guidance. Furthermore, they s...
Went through three courses at Hack. Classes are very casual with instructors cancelling classes for personal schedules. Leadership is a mess. Objectives, goals, promises not met. A lot of money, very little education gained.
Hack Oregon was my first learners community for coding and I really bonded with classmates and instructors doing 9-months of JavaScript courses and volunteering for a build session. It s a bit scrappy, but having worked with arts organisations and other non-profits, the non-glossy experience felt c...