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Practicum offers Software Engineer, Data Analyst, Data Scientist, and Quality Assurance Engineer programs. We help people with versatile backgrounds learn a new profession online and kickstart a sustainable career in tech. Practicum stands on the quality... Read More

Practicum offers Software Engineer, Data Analyst, and Data Scientist program. Program costs range between $4,200 and $12,500. Each bootcamp includes full access to an interactive online platform, real-life projects, tutor support from experienced developers, code reviews, online webinars, and live coding sessions. Whether you need help with a task or just a bit of encouragement, there'll always be someone ready to help you.

More than 5,000 students have already chosen Practicum. Our students graduate with professional certificates and portfolios with 6 to 15 projects to show to potential employers. With an average employment rate of 87%, our Career Acceleration program provides graduates with the competitive edge they need to succeed. From resume-building to job offer negotiation, we’ll be with you every step of the way.

Courses

Software Engineer

Cost: $10,000
Duration: 46 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Over this 10-month course, you'll acquire the skills you need to become an excellent software engineer. You'll work on six real, industry-level projects: a webpage made with HTML & CSS; an adaptive website; an interactive social network; a website built with React, a back-end server using Node.js; and a full-fledged independent web application. From the very beginning, we teach our students not only how to code properly, but also how to work with all the professional tools used in the industry — learn as you work, work as you learn. Using this knowledge, you'll fill your GitHub account with polished projects that meet industry standards and catch the attention of employers.

In addition to educational projects, you will work on case studies for real companies, add professional-level projects to your portfolio, and get a chance to receive recommendations for LinkedIn.

Practicum bootcamp stands on the quality of the programs; if you don't secure a position within six months of graduating, we'll refund your money — guaranteed.

You will get:
- A comprehensive curriculum covering both hard and soft skills

Theory and practice will take place on our interactive platform. You'll learn how to implement page layouts, code in JavaScript, build user interfaces with React, develop website infrastructure, and debug code. You'll also learn how to communicate with coworkers and clients effectively.

Each course is capped by an independent project, and at the end of the program, you'll complete a project incorporating everything you've studied.

Project submission deadlines will come every two to three weeks. To keep up, you should be prepared to devote about 20 hours per week to your studies.

- Tutor support and code reviews

Practicum’s tutors work in leading tech companies, so they understand the industry and its best practices like the back of their hands. They make regular group video calls with students. And you can always ask for one-on-one meetings if you need help on a project or are seeking career advice.

A professional software engineer will check each line of your code to make sure it works the way it's supposed to and conforms to industry best practices.

- Career Prep course and Career Acceleration program

Students will have the opportunity to enroll in our free Career Prep course and Career Acceleration program. Participants will learn how to write a standout resume and a cover letter, create LinkedIn and GitHub profiles, make a professional portfolio, and other employment pro tips. There are one-to-one sessions with a career coach to develop a job search strategy, and 4+ free hours of mock interviews to gain the confidence to nail a real one. We stay in touch during the first two months of employment, to make sure you are confident in your new position.

- Community

More than 5,000 students have already chosen Practicum. With your community of peers always accessible via Slack, expert technical assistance, and ongoing emotional support, you'll never feel alone. We stay in touch during the first two months of employment, to make sure you are confident in your new position.

Tuition:
Upfront cost: $10,000
Monthly cost: $1,300

Subjects:
JavaScript, Web Development

Data Analyst

Cost: $8,000
Duration: 30 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Over this six-month course, you will master the skills required to become a data analyst and build a portfolio of 12 projects. The projects are based on real data from various industries (e-commerce, taxi services, advertising, and more) and are designed to highlight a range of skills relevant to business analytics, hypothesis testing, and presenting results.

Project topics include:

- User preferences for a music-streaming service. Find out how the popularity of different musical genres varies depending on the time of day and the day of the week.
- Customer churn for a carsharing service. Identify probable causes of customer churn and test your hypotheses.
- Operational efficiency of an online store. Compare monthly online sales in two cities and produce a report with operational metrics.

In addition to educational projects, you will work on case studies for real companies, add professional-level projects to your portfolio, and get a chance to receive recommendations for LinkedIn.

Practicum bootcamp stands on the quality of the programs; if you don't secure a position within six months of graduating, we'll refund your money — guaranteed.

You will get:
- A comprehensive curriculum covering both hard and soft skills.

Theory and practice will take place on our interactive platform. You'll learn to work with data using Python, work with databases using SQL, formulate and test hypotheses, identify patterns, and draw conclusions. You will also learn how to communicate with colleagues and stakeholders effectively.

Each course is capped by an independent project, and at the end of the program, you'll complete a project incorporating everything you've studied.

Project submission deadlines will come every two to three weeks. To keep up, you should be prepared to devote about 20 hours per week to your studies.

- Tutor support and code reviews

Practicum’s tutors work in leading tech companies, so they understand the industry and its best practices like the back of their hands. They make regular group video calls with students. And you can always ask for one-on-one meetings if you need help on a project or are seeking career advice.

A professional data analyst will check each line of your code to make sure it works the way it's supposed to and conforms to industry best practices.

- Career Prep course and Career Acceleration program

Students will have the opportunity to enroll in our free Career Prep course and Career Acceleration program. Participants will learn how to write a standout resume and a cover letter, create LinkedIn and GitHub profiles, make a professional portfolio, and other employment pro tips. There are one-to-one sessions with a career coach to develop a job search strategy, and 4+ free hours of mock interviews to gain the confidence to nail a real one. We stay in touch during the first two months of employment, to make sure you are confident in your new position.

- Community

More than 5,000 students have already chosen Practicum. With your community of peers always accessible via Slack, expert technical assistance, and ongoing emotional support, you'll never feel alone.

Tuition:
Upfront cost: $8,000 upfront
Monthly cost: $1,500

Subjects:
Data Analytics

Data Scientist

Cost: $12,500
Duration: 38 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Over this nine-month course, you will master the skills required to become a data scientist and build a portfolio of 15+ projects based on real data from a range of industries: e-commerce, taxi services, mining, and more.

Project topics include:

- Predicting traffic levels. Train an algorithm that predicts the severity of daily traffic jams.
- Select an ad to display on a community page. If the community has multiple sponsors, you'll want each user to see the ad they're most likely to click on. Your algorithm will predict how likely each click is.
- Predict available time slots for a courier. Train an algorithm for a courier service that predicts which time slots will be used on a particular day.

In addition to educational projects, you will work on case studies for real companies, add professional-level projects to your portfolio, and get a chance to receive recommendations for LinkedIn.

Practicum bootcamp stands on the quality of the programs; if you don't secure a position within six months of graduating, we'll refund your money — guaranteed.

You will get:

- A comprehensive curriculum covering both hard and soft skills.

Theory and practice will take place on our interactive platform. You'll learn to work with data using Python, work with databases using SQL, formulate and test hypotheses, identify patterns, and draw conclusions. You will also learn how to communicate with colleagues and stakeholders effectively.

Each course is capped by an independent project, and at the end of the program, you'll complete a project incorporating everything you've studied. Project submission deadlines will come every two to three weeks. To keep up, you should be prepared to devote about 20 hours per week to your studies.

- Tutor support and code reviews

Practicum’s tutors work in leading tech companies, so they understand the industry and its best practices like the back of their hands. They make regular group video calls with students. And you can always ask for one-on-one meetings if you need help on a project or are seeking career advice.

A professional data scientist will check each line of your code to make sure it works the way it's supposed to and conforms to industry best practices.

- Career Prep course and Career Acceleration program

Students will have the opportunity to enroll in our free Career Prep course and Career Acceleration program. Participants will learn how to write a standout resume and a cover letter, create LinkedIn and GitHub profiles, make a professional portfolio, and other employment pro tips. There are one-to-one sessions with a career coach to develop a job-search strategy, and 4+ free hours of mock interviews to gain the confidence to nail a real one. We stay in touch during the first two months of employment, to make sure you are confident in your new position.

- Community

More than 5,000 students have already chosen Practicum. With your community of peers always accessible via Slack, expert technical assistance, and ongoing emotional support, you'll never feel alone.

Tuition:
Upfront cost: $12,500
Monthly cost: $1,800

Subjects:
Data Science

Quality Assurance Engineer

Cost: $4,200
Duration: 20 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Over this 5-month course, you'll acquire the skills you need to become an excellent QA Engineer. As a QA Engineer student, you'll have the opportunity to work on five real, industry-level projects including a web site, mobile application, database, and API - all specially written for the program to mimic popular apps. These projects will allow you to gain valuable experience working with bugs, preparing you for success in the industry. You will also have the chance to try to crash the applications, write bug reports, and automate testing to ensure that all products meet quality standards.

Project topics include:
- Web Application Testing: Attempt to crash the Urban Routes application, find interface bugs, and write bug reports in Jira.
- API Testing: Work with the Urban Grocers API to ensure proper connection between backend and frontend.
- Databases Testing: Test the API with Postman, understand REST architecture, JSON, and HTTP request and response structure to ensure correct functioning with the database.
- Mobile Testing: Use the Android Studio emulator to try and crash the Urban Grocers application.
- Testing Automation: Automate test writing with Routes and Selenium to ensure continuous improvement in GitHub.

In addition to educational projects, you will work on case studies for real companies, add professional-level projects to your portfolio, and get a chance to receive recommendations for LinkedIn

Practicum bootcamp stands on the quality of the programs; if you don't secure a position within six months of graduating, we'll refund your money — guaranteed.

You will get:
- A comprehensive curriculum covering both hard and soft skills

Theory and practice will take place on our interactive platform. You’ll learn how to test a variety of products, such as web applications, web APIs, and mobile applications. The program will equip you with a variety of technical skills, with introductions to databases, file systems, the console, web protocols, JavaScript, and much more. You'll also learn how to communicate with coworkers and clients effectively.
Each course is capped by an independent project, and at the end of the program, you'll complete a project incorporating everything you've studied.
Project submission deadlines will come every two to three weeks. To keep up, you should be prepared to devote about 20 hours per week to your studies.

- Tutor support and code reviews

Practicum’s tutors work in leading tech companies, so they understand the industry and its best practices like the back of their hands. They make regular group video calls with students. And you can always ask for one-on-one meetings if you need help on a project or are seeking career advice.
A professional QA engineer will check each line of your code to make sure it works the way it's supposed to and conforms to industry best practices.

- Career Prep course and Career Acceleration program

Students will have the opportunity to enroll in our free Career Prep course and Career Acceleration program. Participants will learn how to write a standout resume and a cover letter, create LinkedIn and GitHub profiles, make a professional portfolio, and other employment pro tips. There are one-to-one sessions with a career coach to develop a job search strategy, and 4+ free hours of mock interviews to gain the confidence to nail a real one. We stay in touch during the first two months of employment, to make sure you are confident in your new position.

- Community

More than 5,000 students have already chosen Practicum. With your community of peers always accessible via Slack, expert technical assistance, and ongoing emotional support, you'll never feel alone. We stay in touch during the first two months of employment, to make sure you are confident in your new position.

Tuition:
Upfront cost: $4,200
Monthly cost: $1,100

Software Engineering (Front-End)

Cost: $10,000
Duration: 46 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Over this 10-month course, you'll acquire the skills you need to become an excellent software engineer. You'll work on six real, industry-level projects: a webpage made with HTML & CSS; an adaptive website; an interactive social network; a website built with React, a back-end server using Node.js; and a full-fledged independent web application. From the very beginning, we teach our students not only how to code properly, but also how to work with all the professional tools used in the industry — learn as you work, work as you learn. Using this knowledge, you'll fill your GitHub account with polished projects that meet industry standards and catch the attention of employers.

In addition to educational projects, you will work on case studies for real companies, add professional-level projects to your portfolio, and get a chance to receive recommendations for LinkedIn.

Practicum bootcamp stands on the quality of the programs; if you don't secure a position within six months of graduating, we'll refund your money — guaranteed.

You will get:
- A comprehensive curriculum covering both hard and soft skills

Theory and practice will take place on our interactive platform. You'll learn how to implement page layouts, code in JavaScript, build user interfaces with React, develop website infrastructure, and debug code. You'll also learn how to communicate with coworkers and clients effectively.

Each course is capped by an independent project, and at the end of the program, you'll complete a project incorporating everything you've studied.

Project submission deadlines will come every two to three weeks. To keep up, you should be prepared to devote about 20 hours per week to your studies.

- Tutor support and code reviews

Practicum’s tutors work in leading tech companies, so they understand the industry and its best practices like the back of their hands. They make regular group video calls with students. And you can always ask for one-on-one meetings if you need help on a project or are seeking career advice.

A professional software engineer will check each line of your code to make sure it works the way it's supposed to and conforms to industry best practices.

- Career Prep course and Career Acceleration program

Students will have the opportunity to enroll in our free Career Prep course and Career Acceleration program. Participants will learn how to write a standout resume and a cover letter, create LinkedIn and GitHub profiles, make a professional portfolio, and other employment pro tips. There are one-to-one sessions with a career coach to develop a job search strategy, and 4+ free hours of mock interviews to gain the confidence to nail a real one. We stay in touch during the first two months of employment, to make sure you are confident in your new position.

- Community

More than 5,000 students have already chosen Practicum. With your community of peers always accessible via Slack, expert technical assistance, and ongoing emotional support, you'll never feel alone. We stay in touch during the first two months of employment, to make sure you are confident in your new position.

Tuition:
Upfront cost: $10,000
Monthly cost: $1,300

Subjects:
CSS, HTML, JavaScript, Front-End Web Development

Practicum: Coding bootcamps Reviews

Average Ratings (All Programs)

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4.89/5 (169 reviews)

Justin Shim
Social Media Coordinator | Graduated: 2022

11/21/2022

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Software Engineer

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"Perfect for me and those similar!"

I found Practicum at the perfect time in my life. Standing at a crossroads of choices I was searching for an opportunity to enter the coding field without vacating my current position, and it was difficult to track down a solid bootcamp that could be... Read More

Christopher Smith
Data Science | Graduated: 2022

11/21/2022

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Data Scientist

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"Great Curriculum with tough but interesting material. New material still working out some kinks."

Pros: - Great Curriculum that will make you think like a data scientist - All projects can be put on a resume - Support can help through Slack - Also give you Software Development Experience to make you comfortable with Git and Github - Overall, I've... Read More

Joannah Hagen
Research Technician | Graduated: 2022

11/20/2022

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Data Scientist

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"Practicum DataScience Track: 6 months in!"

Pros: The platform where you learn the theory and practice coding is very learner friendly and there is support within the platform if you get stuck. Lots of office hours and seminars to keep you on track and learning from actual people in this career.... Read More

Artur Krasnyanskiy
Merchandising planning | Graduated: 2022

11/19/2022

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Data Scientist

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"Very satisfied."

As as analyst, who needs to make good projections for proper planning, I realised that I needed to up-level my skills to push my carrier. There is a lot of data, and I lacked tools to analyse it to make proper decisions. My friend, who is an IT guy, suggested... Read More

William Newsom
Graduated: 2022

11/19/2022

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Data Scientist

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Job Support

"Take Practicum"

My name is Will Newsom. I currently work in sales and have for the past few years. I wanted to try something different. Something that could put to work my statistical mind to work. I was scouring the internet for masters’ programs in statistics, data... Read More

Nans Rajan Philip
Data Anlayst | Graduated: 2022

11/19/2022

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Data Analyst

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"Practicum helped me to clear the dilemma!"

I never had any experience in coding or even in any other IT tools that professionals use in the IT industry except Excel. Coding was a nightmare for me. I decided to pursue my Masters in Germany, where candidates should need a minimum level of German... Read More

Giovanni Ariciaga
Operations Lead | Graduated: 2022

11/18/2022

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Data Scientist

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"Comprehensive, detailed, always improving, and a great community!"

I'm towards the end of my journey with the Practicum Bootcamp and it's been great! The courses definitely do a good job of teaching you the subject and I appreciate that they're continuously adding features to make learning easier. The thing that makes... Read More

Michael Jaurigue
Software Engineer | Graduated: 2022

11/18/2022

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Software Engineer

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"Detailed and Helpful"

It's been a great platform with a helpful community! I've been wanting to learn how to build websites and applications as a full-stack developer for a while now. I was searching for an ideal Bootcamp and reached out to a lot of different ones. After carefully... Read More

Dimitrios Alevizos
Student | Graduated: 2022

11/17/2022

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Data Analyst

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"BEST Data Bootcamp"

In August 2022 I would start my Master's studies in Business Analytics but because I was worried that it would be too hard of a degree to handle I decided to start a Bootcamp prior to beginning my master's studies and so my research began. I was looking... Read More

Anonymous
Graduated: 2022

11/16/2022

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Data Scientist

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"Fast-paced but thorough curriculum"

I am two months into Practicum's Data Science bootcamp, and so far it's been a challenging experience. I work a full time job so most of my spare time is spent studying the course material. The material goes quite in depth and really pushes you to understand... Read More

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