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Ascend Training & Consulting
Category: Education Adult Education Adult Education [Edit]
410 S Michigan Ave(between Congress Pky & Congress Plaza Dr)
Chicago, IL 60605
Neighborhood: The Loop
(847) 914-9610
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Jackson-red (Red Line)
Harold Washington Library (Brown Line, Orange Line, Pink Line, Purple Line)
Adams/wabash (Brown Line, Green Line, Orange Line, Pink Line, Purple Line)
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6 reviews for Ascend Training & Consulting
6 reviews in English
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Review from Erika G.
8/19/2010 1 Check-in Here
Took a free seminar here the other day, and was really impressed. The lady that ushered me into the seminar (a bit late, ooops!) utterly friendly and helpful. Their list of classes looks excellent, and I got a line on an InDesign user group that got me excited about what I do for a living again, which is great.
I'll be back, for classes, networking and FUN. Gorgeous space in the Fine Arts building, and a really great vibe here. -
Review from Gwendolyn G.
Chicago, IL
12/16/2011
I got a jump-start on HTML5 by attending the Ascend Training Class: HTML5 & CSS3
Thank you guys. -
Review from kelly c.
Chicago, IL
5/27/2009
Ascend offers Adobe classes at this location and in Deerfield. They do a lot of nice introductory courses for free to give you a taste of their capabilities. Their meatier training classes are several hundred dollars, but they're very extensive, you can retake them for free, and they give you coupons for $150 off other classes.
They also organize fun networking/learning events for the design community, i.e. for freelancers, RIA inclined folk, and bloggers. I get their newsletter, so when Colin Moock (Flash expert) came to town a few years ago, I was able to go to his training course. (This is probably only really exciting to a Flash geek like me).
This Ascend Training facility is conveniently located in the historic Fine Arts Building, just north of Congress on Michigan. I love the location. It's on the fourth floor and the office opens to the gorgeous center courtyard. The space is nice and comfortable. The elevators are old with elevator attendants.
I think this is an excellent resource for designers, especially if your company is willing to pay for some of the extensive courses! -
Review from Karen C.
7/25/2010
I've been to a few of the free Adobe update seminars that Ascend offers, and I recently took the introductory Flash class at the Chicago location. The location of the classes can't be beat, and the building itself makes it a treat just to visit.
The class sizes are always really small, the teachers are very professional, the equipment is as up-to-date as can be, and I got a great in-depth introduction to Flash CS4. I'm excited to take the class again for free, as you can re-take within 6 months of your original class date. I'm sure a re-take could be a little boring if the material is exactly the same, but I'm someone who needs a refresher so it's great to know that they let you do this.
It was definitely a lot of money to spend on a class, so it would be hard to have taken it had my employer not paid for it, but I think the training that you get is worth the price either way. -
Review from Jaime L.
Chicago, IL
8/1/2011
Best place on earth. :-)
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Review from Beth M.
Chicago, IL
1/13/2008
Took a Dreamweaver class here.
The pros:
Can re-take the class within 6 months for free.
Has good training facility with up-to-date computers.
Give a discount to nonprofits.
Cool, old building.
The con:
When I re-took the class, I had the same trainer who did the class almost exactly the same. Wouldn't have minded some variety in trainers/training.
