Ascend Training & Consulting

I have taken several hands on classes from Ascend and have been very impressed on all levels. They are very organized — class descriptions and schedules are online, clear & accurate. The registration process is easy. Questions about courses/​registrations are answered thoroughly & promptly.
Class sizes are kept small to allow greater instructor/​student interactions.
Instructors have unfailingly queried the attendees to determine if there are specific areas of interest among students and done their best to accommodate those areas within the scope of the class. Instructors often went above & beyond and spent portions of break/​lunches helping students. The quality of instruction is very high. Instructors I have interacted with (Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver) have all been top notch — extremely knowledgeable and also excellent at presenting/​explaining the materials. Course formats are project based so you actually build skills thorough working with the software.
Course materials are of a high quality & serve as excellent post-​class references.
The 6 month retake policy is almost too good to be true — definitely use it to refresh/​learn more from any class (es) you take.
Although I have not taken advantage of it yet, Ascend organizes users groups & other events that look interesting.
Ascend Training offers an excellent value for learning new software or expanding your skills in existing programs.