A Flexible Path To Your Coding Career
With our digital badge program, your path toward a software development career is more accessible than ever before. Designed for those who want to advance but can’t commit to a three-month, nonstop bootcamp, the digital badge program offers the same quality content and rigorous training in a flexible schedule designed to fit your life.
We divide the program into four levels, each building on previous skills until you reach full-stack capability. Choose either our .NET/C# track or Java track and earn your badges at a pace that’s right for you. When you graduate, you’ll have the credentials you need to enter the software development field and take the next step in your professional journey.
How it Works
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Level 1
Learn the basics of your chosen programming language and build a solid foundation for further study.
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Level 2
Expand your knowledge and apply intermediate and advanced concepts with courses dedicated to object-oriented programming.
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Level 3
Discover how to host a web service and use frameworks to create a website and validate form data.
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Level 4
Complete your training in Full-Stack Development and prepare for your job search in a new career.
Why Digital Badges?
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Earn Career-Making Qualifications
Learn the technical skills employers want most.
We help you acquire the training necessary to enter a high-opportunity field and go further as a professional.
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Learn on Your Terms
Set a pace that works for you.
Our digital badges offer the flexibility you need to get immersive training while keeping your job.
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Small Payments, Big Discounts
The more you learn, the more you save.
For each badge you earn, we offer a discount on the next one.
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Recognized Excellence
Train in a program with proven success.
Course Report and SwitchUp, two authorities on coding education, recently named The Software Guild as a Best Bootcamp of the Year.
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Badge Program Tracks
Financing & Scholarships
Our pay-as-you-go model ensures your training is affordable. With each badge you earn, we’ll offer you a helpful discount. Earning all four badges could save you up to $1,000 total on your training. Because you’ll study just one badge at a time, your overall fees are also less. You’ll have the option to pause between badges if your budget requires.
Cost Per Badge
Save up to $1,000 on your training by completing all four levels.
| Level 1Programming Basics | $2,000 |
| Level 2Object-Oriented Programming | $2,750 w/Level 1 completion discount of $250 |
| Level 3Server-Side Web Development | $1,750 w/Level 2 completion discount of $250 |
| Level 4Full-Stack Development | $2,500 w/Level 3 completion discount of $500 |
| $9,000 TOTAL |
Career Support Beyond Training
Outcomes
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A World of Opportunities
When you earn all four digital badges, you’ll graduate with the technical skills you need to enter a new career in software development. Just some of the opportunities open to you include:
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Connect with Our Employer Network
Immediately connect with employers that want your skills. Our employer network offers exciting and exclusive opportunities for you to grow in your career. With more than 450 companies to choose from, you’ll find the exact position that’s right for you.
Success Stories
If you want to be better, build better—then please make sure that you are part of it.
Stephon Brown
STEM Grant Coordinator/Assistant Director
Kent State University, Upward Bound Classic Academy
“I knew the world a little bit, and I wanted to be a part of it.”
Rebecca Broekhuis
Software Developer
Best Buy
“At The Software Guild, they really do care about you.”
Greg Tiu
SQL Developer
Atria Senior Living
“I wanted to make a change and rewrite the future.”
Greg Svoboda
Junior Software Developer
OnShift
Start Coding Today
Get in touch with an enrollment counselor today to get started on your first badge program. They’ll answer your questions, review requirements, and help you get started on a new career.2019 Tuition & Start Dates
| Application Deadline | Start Date | Program | Tuition |
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| November 1, 2019 | November 18, 2019 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| November 1, 2019 | November 18, 2019 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| November 15, 2019 | December 2, 2019 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| November 15, 2019 | December 2, 2019 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| November 29, 2019 | December 16, 2019 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| November 29, 2019 | December 16, 2019 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| December 27, 2019 | January 13, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| January 10, 2020 | January 27, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| January 10, 2020 | January 27, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| January 24, 2020 | February 10, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| January 24, 2020 | February 10, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| February 7, 2020 | February 24, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| February 7, 2020 | February 24, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| February 21, 2020 | March 9, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| February 21, 2020 | March 9, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| March 6, 2020 | March 23, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| March 6, 2020 | March 23, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| March 20, 2020 | April 6, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| March 20, 2020 | April 6, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| April 3, 2020 | April 20, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| April 3, 2020 | April 20, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| April 17, 2020 | May 4, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| April 17, 2020 | May 4, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| May 1, 2020 | May 18, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| May 1, 2020 | May 18, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| May 15, 2020 | June 1, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| May 15, 2020 | June 1, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| May 29, 2020 | June 15, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| May 29, 2020 | June 15, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| June 12, 2020 | June 29, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| June 12, 2020 | June 29, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| June 26, 2020 | July 13, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| June 26, 2020 | July 13, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| July 10, 2020 | July 27, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| July 10, 2020 | July 27, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| July 24, 2020 | August 10, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| July 24, 2020 | August 10, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| August 7, 2020 | August 24, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| August 7, 2020 | August 24, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| August 21, 2020 | September 8, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| August 21, 2020 | September 8, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| September 4, 2020 | September 21, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| September 4, 2020 | September 21, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| September 18, 2020 | October 5, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| September 18, 2020 | October 5, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| October 2, 2020 | October 19, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| October 2, 2020 | October 19, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| October 16, 2020 | November 2, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| October 16, 2020 | November 2, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| October 30, 2020 | November 16, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| October 30, 2020 | November 16, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| November 13, 2020 | November 30, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| November 13, 2020 | November 30, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| November 27, 2020 | December 14, 2020 | Java Bootcamp | $10,000 |
| November 27, 2020 | December 14, 2020 | .NET/C# Bootcamp | $10,000 |