The Grace Hopper Program Experience
Top-Rated Coding Bootcamp
The Grace Hopper Program is a highly rated coding school in the US, and our student reviews reflect that.
Professional Results
Get hired with the support of professional career coaching designed to optimize your interpersonal skills and help build the ideal tech career for you.
Industry-Experienced Instructors
Learn from passionate programmers with tech industry experience. From large open-source libraries to quantum computer simulators, they’ve programmed it all.
In-Demand Curriculum
Graduate job-ready with a rigorous coding curriculum plus career success content focused on combating systemic barriers.
Real-World Coding Tools
Use popular developer tools like Git, Github, Bash, VS Code, and Chrome Dev Tools.
Culture of Collaboration
Work with others to improve your code and learn how to present it at the same time.
How It Works
The Grace Hopper Program web development curriculum is divided into 3 phases.
Timeline (Weeks)
Weeks
The live online, instructor-facilitated Full-Time Foundations phase is designed for beginners and intermediate-level coders looking to rapidly ramp up their skills in a bootcamp environment. For 6 weeks, you’ll study full-time (Monday-Friday) with other coders to prepare for the core curriculum of our Web Development Immersive.
Full-Time Foundations Web Development Curriculum
- HTML and CSS
- Introduction to JavaScript programming
- Advanced JavaScript including closure, prototypical inheritance, and recursion
- Web development environment and industry-standard tools
Full-Time Foundations Features
- Foundational coding concepts to support all skill levels
- Student-centered, inquiry-based learning in teams
- Instructor-facilitated, live online classroom format
- Immersive digital learning tools
- Hands-on, collaborative, and team-building projects
Core Curriculum: Junior Phase
Throughout this rigorous second phase, you’ll be studying full-time to master technical skills and professional coding communication.
Junior Phase Web Development Curriculum
Front-end development. User expectations of Web and Mobile Applications have significantly increased in the last 10 years, and the sophistication of front-end development has increased to match it. You will study HTML5 and advanced CSS, and go beyond with modern technologies like React.
Back-end development. You’ll take your JavaScript skills to the back-end with Node.js and the amazing ecosystem of libraries that have made JavaScript the industry standard of back-end web engineering. We’ll teach you to use APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) to connect to vast amounts of data to power your web applications.
Databases. You will then master data organization and storage by working with popular SQL relational databases like Postgres, and learn how to integrate them into your applications.
Junior Phase Features
Pair Programming. Working with a fellow student, you’ll each use your newfound knowledge to write and optimize front-end and back-end code. This helps you build real-world experience and prepare for industry standard, technical coding interviews.
Interview Prep. You’ll learn the basics of standard interviewing Q&A and start to integrate these best practices into pair programming communications.
Core Curriculum: Senior Phase
At this point, you’ll have a solid understanding of the technologies taught in the immersive program. The Senior phase is your time to put that knowledge to use by building fully functional web applications from scratch. You will continue to study full-time during this phase–deepening your knowledge by solving real-world problems and applying best practices to your work.
Senior Phase Web Development Curriculum
- Guided team project. You’ll join a group of 3-4 students to collectively create a functional e-commerce site–building all the components of a web application including the front-end, back-end, and database.
- Personal project. After formulating your own idea for a web or mobile application, you’ll start to build it from scratch. You will take design considerations into account, like user experience and information architecture in addition to full stack development. You will learn new technologies or libraries in order to complete this project, which will help you learn how to learn advanced coding concepts throughout your career.
- Capstone project. You will work with a team of students to come up with an ambitious idea for an app, and build it out over 2 weeks. This will be the most impressive project in your portfolio and will demonstrate your full understanding of software development and industry best practices.
Senior Phase Features
- Career Coaching. Fullstack Academy’s Career Coaches are your one-stop professional development resource. They’ll work with you on core aspects of the job search–from technical interview preparation to resume optimization–throughout the Senior phase of your coding journey and beyond.
- Hopper Talks. You’ll also have access to specialized career success content during this phase. These “Hopper Talks” are open discussions around gender inequality in tech, with particular emphasis on navigating company culture, combating imposter syndrome, and negotiating salary.
What We Look For in Grace Hopper Program Students
The Web Development Immersive at the Grace Hopper Program is designed to be both challenging and rewarding. Our curriculum provides all the tools you need to succeed, including an immersive live online environment, expert instructional material, optimized learning tools, and engaging activities.
It’s our remarkable student experiences and outcomes that truly set us apart, though. For these, we rely on the commitment of the entire Grace Hopper Program community–its current students, staff, and alums. That’s why we only admit prospective students who we feel meet or exceed these qualifications.
Commitment
The bootcamp starts at a foundational level to accommodate both beginner and intermediate coders, but moves into more advanced concepts every week. To ensure comprehension, you’ll need to maintain a near-perfect attendance record.
Drive
Coding bootcamps are built for accelerated learning to launch your career sooner. That means topics will be covered quickly, and you may need to set aside additional time for study, mentorship, or skills practice to stay on track.
Transparency
You’ll have support every step of the way, but it is up to you to communicate your specific needs. Be sure to master regular, honest correspondence across all channels to collaborate effectively with others.
Allyship
More than teamwork alone, allyship requires respect, empathy, and understanding. Students should be aligned with our mission - to transform lives and communities with technologies that power the future - and committed to equity and diversity in tech.
Tuition & Payment Options
Students must make an initial deposit at enrollment, then pay the remaining balance due on the first day of the cohort.
The Grace Hopper Program is committed to making tech education more accessible, so we’re reducing the enrollment deposit to $99* (normally $2,000) for a limited time. Get started on your journey before the deposit increases!
Tuition: $19,910
Learn more about each of these ways to finance your bootcamp education.
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Grace Hopper Web Development Immersive
Enrollment Deposit -
$2,000$99*
Tuition During Program: $19,811
Total Tuition: $19,910 -
Keep in mind that Fullstack Academy and the Grace Hopper Program do not endorse, recommend, or promote any particular lender. The payment choice is at the discretion of you, the student. If you decide to use a personal loan, make sure to choose the option that works best for you.
Personal loans may also be available through your personal financial institution.
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VET TEC and VRRAP funding can be used to pay for select Fullstack Academy and Grace Hopper Program bootcamps. Check with your local VA office to see if you are eligible.
*Reduced enrollment deposit offer eligibility: Upon admittance into the program, pay the $99 deposit in full prior to the enrollment date.
Learn more about each of these ways to finance your bootcamp education.
Upcoming Cohorts
Web Development Bootcamp Daily Schedule
You’ll get a full live online classroom experience with your classmates and instructors through a mix of live instruction, coding exercises, and team projects. No two days are the same, but here’s an example of what a typical day looks like in the Junior Phase of our online coding bootcamps:
9:30am
Your morning starts with a self-led review of notes and other learning materials to prepare for class.
10:00am
You’ll receive live instruction from a Grace Hopper Program instructor or teaching mentor–followed by a real-time demonstration of new software engineering concepts.
11:30am
The class then breaks into groups or pairs for a collaborative coding session facilitated by our highly interactive video conferencing platform. Pair programming is an essential skill for any developer and also aids in the learning process by cultivating skills like reading documentation and thinking creatively to solve programming challenges.
1:00pm
You will take a 90-minute break to recharge and refuel. Many of our students take advantage of this time to get some exercise as well, which helps to get them energized for the rest of the day.
2:30pm-6:00pm
The afternoon consists of additional instruction or a continuation of pair exercises. Your instructor or teaching mentors are then available to review your code and answer any questions you may have via our learning management system.
Professional Career Coaching
Throughout the course, Grace Hopper Program students will gain valuable insight into how to secure meaningful, lucrative employment as a web developer. You’ll receive guidance in:
- Growing your professional network
- Optimizing your resume and LinkedIn profile
- Acing interviews and assessments
- Negotiating your salary
- Combatting imposter syndrome
- Navigating company culture fit
With full transparency around challenges disproportionally faced by women and gender nonconforming professionals in tech, our instructors and career coaches are focused on helping you achieve your idea of success.
Grace Hopper Grads Get Hired
Admissions Process
1. Prepare
The Grace Hopper Program curriculum is designed to accommodate all skill levels, but you may want to start practicing the basics, scheduling additional weekly study time, and optimizing your tech specs upfront.
2. Apply
Apply online whenever you’re ready, or contact a student advisor to learn more. You can also attend an upcoming online info session for guidance every step of the way–from assessment prep to financing.
3. Assessment
Once you’ve applied, we’ll contact you to complete a no-risk online coding assessment. This is a timed exercise with a 30-minute allotment designed to help you understand your starting skill level.
4. Decision
We’ll review your completed application and alert you of your admissions status in as few as 1-3 business days!
