How do I check whether a coding school’s instructors are mostly university students?

Start with the schedule, not the roster. A roster tells you who is on the books. The class timetable tells you who stands in front of learners each week. Match the two, and note anyone who teaches many sessions but appears nowhere in the paperwork you were handed.

Ask how each instructor was found and why they stay. Students often join for experience, a reference or flexible hours. Those reasons end when they graduate, move or land a full-time job. Ask the owner how many left at the end of each term and how fast they were replaced. Ask what each instructor is paid and whether pay, hours or duties changed recently. Unusually low pay can explain a team of students, and it may rise if you want steadier, more experienced staff.

Then look at who built and updates the course material. If a studying instructor wrote the lessons and keeps them current, that knowledge walks out with them. Ask whether lesson plans, slides and exercises sit on school-owned systems, and whether a senior teacher reviews quality. Finally, talk to a few instructors yourself, with the owner’s agreement. Ask what they plan to do next and what would make them stay under new ownership.

Key takeaways

• Compare the roster against the real timetable to see who carries the classes.
• Ask why instructors joined and what would make them stay after a sale.
• Confirm lesson material belongs to the school, not to individual teachers.
• Budget for the cost of replacing student instructors with longer-term teachers.