In their own words
The former students below said it better than I could. Pick any note to read the whole thing — several went on to Harvard and to careers in engineering and software.
Dr. Hurley is a fantastic teacher and tutor. I took two years of math and two years of computer science with him. I was often in his classroom during my free periods because the one-on-one tutoring was incredibly helpful. No other teacher that I’ve had has been able to explain concepts in such a clear and effective way. Dr. Hurley is far and away the best teacher I have ever had; he’s kind, helpful, and devoted to making sure his students succeed, and he knows what he’s talking about.
Select any note below to read it in full above.
Two more that didn’t come from me
In the press
“…you’d want to find a way to take a math, physics or computer class from him.”
In 2016, a columnist for TCPalm wrote about a commencement speech the senior class had asked me to give, and built the column around calling it a “million-dollar commencement speech.” He’d never met me — he just read the speech.
I keep it around not to brag (okay… maybe a little), but because a stranger had no stake in saying any of it, and said it anyway.
Best overall, out of 400+ courses
The teaching held up at 70,000 students.
I’m the lead instructor and co-developer of the Business Intelligence Analyst Professional Certificate — an eight-course program built with Tableau and Coursera, rated 4.7/5 across more than 70,000 enrollments.
Class Central, which reviews online courses, named it Best Overall in its January 2026 guide — chosen from more than 400 courses in the category.
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