I took JavaScript Foundations from Hack Oregon. It...

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 class. It assumes basic familiarity with the language.

A second class I took, Modern CSS, suffered from a lack of focus at times, compounded by what I took to be irreconcilable differences in the needs of different members of the student group.

I like being involved with Hack Oregon because of the civic mission (as manifested in their Civic platform) and the nonprofit nature of the organization. If that's not important or interesting to you, you might find your needs better served by a for-profit code school, but from what I see online you'll probably pay somewhat more for that. So, as with anything, it depends on your goals and situation.

Hack Oregon offers great opportunities to work with very knowledgeable professionals on the projects, but that is not strictly part of the curriculum of the classes. Hack Oregon puts that opportunity in front of you, but you have to show up and put in the time outside of class to take advantage of it. I did that to some extent, but ultimately felt I didn't quite have the skills to contribute much in a technical sense, yet. I signed up to take a class on React this summer to continue the journey. I guess the best expression of my feelings about Hack Oregon is that I keep signing up for classes.