Flatiron School Awards $200,000 In Tech Scholarships For Women With Support From Ellevest

NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Flatiron School, the country's leading coding bootcamp, announced a partnership with Ellevest, the platform redefining investing for women, as part of their Women Take Tech scholarship initiative. The Flatiron School is awarding $200,000 in scholarship funds to 50 women for the school's Online Web Developer Program where they can learn necessary coding skills to launch careers in tech. Ellevest is excited to provide their support in promoting an initiative to help women achieve their potential in tech.  This announcement rides on the heels of Flatiron School's successful partnerships with Birchbox, Bustle, and She Geeks Out that brought gender parity to the School's online student body.

Flatiron School's exceptional Online Web Developer Program is a rigorous, professional-grade education course leveraging over 800 hours of curated coding curriculum, real development tools, and instructor support within an online community of driven and passionate students. The program is designed to give students access to the same education that has helped over one thousand Flatiron School graduates land competitive jobs at renowned tech companies from New York City to Fargo, North Dakota to Silicon Valley.

"Education is one of the most powerful investments a woman will make. Across the country, women are increasingly interested in learning technical skills like coding that will open the door to their future career," said Kristi Riordan, COO of Flatiron School. "We are thrilled to partner with Ellevest to create more opportunities for women to launch their career in tech and achieve their future goals."

Flatiron School and Ellevest are pushing for the change women are seeking, from coding to finance. The joint partners recognize the computer engineering and finance industries have traditionally been dominated and built by men – and marketed towards men. Flatiron School and Ellevest are taking part in redefining their respective industries and changing the narrative around investing and coding.

"There are definite similarities between the worlds of finance and tech, particularly when it comes to a lack of female representation at work" said Sallie Krawcheck, co-founder and CEO of Ellevest. "We are excited to support the Flatiron School in their efforts to create opportunities for women, and work together to change the experience of being a woman in tech today."

Flatiron School is known for its outcomes-focused programming education, with a graduate job placement rate of 97 percent. Through this partnership, female recipients will have access to curriculum covering core topics like HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Node.JS, React, and Ruby on Rails, as well as soft skills such as how to work on a development team and efficiently learn new languages to stay tech-relevant.

Prospective female students can start their application by visiting: http://go.flatironschool.com/women-take-tech-ellevest

About Flatiron School
Flatiron School trains creative, passionate people in web and mobile development on their NYC and online campuses. Established in 2012 by founders Adam Enbar and Avi Flombaum, Flatiron School boasts an independently verified 97% jobs placement rate across its programs with adult graduates launching careers at companies including Google, Intel, and Microsoft. All classes at Flatiron School are facilitated by a highly-skilled education team, with in-person immersives requiring a 15 week commitment and self-paced online courses driven by students' schedules. Flatiron School is a recognized partner of NYC Department of Small Business Services, creating opportunities for all New Yorkers.

About Ellevest
Ellevest is the only digital investment platform of its kind — a gender-specific approach created for women and designed by women. Ellevest's mission is to close the gender investment gap, which can cost some women more over their lifetime than the gender pay gap. Ellevest helps women unleash their financial power with a customized, goals-based approach in a beautiful and secure platform. Women across the country are joining the movement to #InvestLikeAWoman with Ellevest.

Interested in working at Ellevest? Please visit www.ellevest.com/careers to send us your application.

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