Student advisors: Your advisor is with you throughout the program, and is available to discuss your objectives, answer any questions, and provide guidance on any part of the bootcamp. 

Your mentor: A professional, industry expert will provide weekly 1:1 support and accountability in a 30-minute video call at your convenience.

Career coaches: Your career coach will assist you with interview practice, resume refinement, developing job hunting techniques, and more. 

Community TAs: Teaching assistants provide comprehensive feedback on projects and are available if you ever get stuck on an assignment. 

Lastly, your classmates: Collaborate on projects, form study groups, and get feedback from your peers along the way! 

Upon graduating from any University of Maryland Global Campus bootcamp, you will earn a certificate of completion.

Bootcamps with UMGC are delivered 100% online. Only an internet connection is required to access curriculum.

Bootcamps with UMGC are completed asynchronously and are designed to be completed on your own time.

• Students in our Cyber Security Bootcamp typically spend 15-20 hours per week on the program, and finish in about six months. 

• Students in our UI/UX Design Bootcamp typically spend 10 hours per week on the program, and finish in about nine months.

• Students in our Software Engineering Bootcamp spend about 15-20 hours per week on the program, and finish in about nine months. 

You have the option to study more per week in order to finish the bootcamp sooner, if you'd like!

Tuition covers any tools required to complete our bootcamps successfully. 

We have a team of admissions managers who are here to assist you with questions like these. Once you complete an application for any bootcamp, our team will schedule a call with you to learn more about your career goals, and ensure you enroll into a bootcamp that aligns. 

Yes, this program is offered by University of Maryland Global Campus in partnership with Springboard, a global, online-first education provider. This partnership allows students like you to build technical skills while earning a certificate of completion from UMGC. 

These bootcamps are not credit bearing, but students who complete the bootcamps may be eligible to earn transfer credit from UMGC. Speak with an admissions director to learn about applicable credit articulations.

Our admissions managers can help you decide if one of our bootcamps is the right course for you.

Reach out at umgc@career-bootcamp.com.

It takes time to build the technical expertise required to be a software engineer. We've developed a curriculum that will teach you what you need to know in order to get hired. The length of each student's course will differ, as it is entirely self-paced. We anticipate that the vast majority of students will be finished in 9 months working approximately 15-20 hours per week.

We accept applicants on a rolling basis, but spots are limited. Our application process has multiple steps, and new cohorts of students start the bootcamp monthly.  

1. An admissions director will call you for an interview 

We’ll reach out for a fit interview if your application and profile meet admission standards. You’ll receive a phone call from either a local area code or a 415 area code. You must complete the fit interview to receive provisional acceptance. 

2. Take the technical skills survey

We'll send you a pre-program survey through email to determine any knowledge gaps before the program begins in parallel with your fit interview. It takes about 1.5 hours to complete this survey, and you should plan to complete it within 24 hours. 

3. Secure your seat

We are a selective program. If you're selected, we'll send you an e-mail registration link to complete within 24 hours. At this point, you’ll decide on your start date and payment method, you’ll complete your student profile, and you will then be officially enrolled and eligible to be matched with your industry mentor!  

We offer three payment options for our bootcamps: 

Monthly Plan: You pay $1,278 per month, only for the months you're enrolled (most students complete within 9 months).

Upfront payment: You pay $9,900 upfront for 6 months. This is a 14% discount on the monthly plan.

Climb Credit loan*: Available by application to qualifying US citizens and permanent residents. If you are not a US citizen or permanent resident, you can still apply for financing with a fully qualifying co-borrower who is a citizen or permanent resident—as long as you both have a US address.

If approved, you pay a $500 deposit to confirm your seat and can finance the remainder through a loan. You’ll make small interest-only payments, $58 - $154, for the first 9 months. After that, you will pay 33 monthly payments ranging from $380 - $435.

Note: All charges will be in USD (based on the above prices).

If you live outside of the United States, this may incur an extra charge, depending on which bank you use. To give you an estimate of how much you may pay, we display prices in your local currency based on prevailing exchange rates, excluding transaction fees.

*Please note: Lending might not be available in all 50 states - view Climb's full state eligibility list.

You can finance your tuition with a loan from our partner Climb Credit. If you’re accepted to the bootcamp and approved by Climb Credit, you can start by paying as little as $58 - $154 per month.

The Software Engineering Bootcamp includes nine optional career units, covering everything from identifying appropriate job titles and companies, to conducting mock interviews. The final component of the course is 60 hours of technical interview preparation, which includes in-depth whiteboarding and coding preparation.

It typically takes students a few months after completing the bootcamp to land interviews and ultimately switch jobs.  

To be accepted into the bootcamp, you must have strong English proficiency and be 18 years of age or older.

• Applicants with existing skills in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript can test into an accelerated Core version of the curriculum.

• If you are new to coding, you can enroll into our Foundations+Core version of the program, where you’ll learn the basics needed to succeed.