Need a hand with that sorting algorithm? Find your nearest WeWork. The $20 billion home where millennials pretend to work acquired the Flatiron School—an NYC-based coding academy.
Don't worry, this won't interrupt post-lunch ping pong or the 3:30pm IPA tasting. The 15-week, $15,000 program will likely expand across WeWork's network of 170 offices and be offered to members and aspiring students alike.
The theory (neatly written out in 1's and 0's) is that some students might be more willing to pay for the course than drowning in student loans from four-year college degrees. And Flatiron has been meeting its end of the bargain as well: nearly all graduates land internships or full-time jobs within six months.
Sure, there are other online coding courses available, but as co-founder of Flatiron Adam Enbar explained: "Something is lost when you remove the physical community." WeWork's strong sense of community, in that respect, looks to be the perfect fit.