Coding Bootcamp at UDEL | Java | .NET/C#

This is the Flexible, Affordable Way to Learn Programming

Learn One Badge at a Time
Gain skills in four short stages that you can complete in 10 months.
Enhance Your Résumé
Add all four badges to your résumé to show employers that you are project-ready.
Pay as You Go
Enjoy lower tuition at each badge level as you gain marketable job skills.
Earn Discounts Worth up to $1,000
Each time you earn a badge, you qualify for a discount off the next level.

About UD PCS

UD PCS provides educational opportunities for anyone seeking to begin or complete their college career, enhance their professional skills or enrich their personal life. UD PCS also provides customized training and educational services to area businesses, organizations and professional associations.

Through UD PCS, the University of Delaware extends its vast resources, research, technology and knowledge to you, the community, the region and the world.

Accolades

The Software Guild is proud to be recognized as a Best Bootcamp by Course Report and SwitchUp, two leading authorities on coding education. Our proven curriculum, demonstrated student outcomes, and satisfied alumni network all contribute to help us earn these distinctions.

Get the Coding Skills You Need, Fast

Level 1: Programming Basics

Two months
$2,000
Skills: Simple programming, building basic developer environments, object-oriented programming, inheritance and polymorphism, test code

Level 2: Object-Oriented Programming

Three months
$3,000 ($2,750 with Level 1 badge completion discount)
Skills: Templates and libraries, reading/writing to file systems, query-in-memory, date format, apps and error handling, dependency injection, unit testing, full app development

Level 3: Server-Side Development

Two months
$2,000 ($1,750 with Level 2 badge completion discount)
Skills: Hosting a RESTful web service, consuming web services from a browser using Ajax functionality, creating functional websites and validating form data

Level 4: Full-Stack Development

Three months
$3,000 ($2,500 with Level 3 badge completion discount)
Skills: Creating and querying SQL databases, model database structures, moving info from database to application, examining essential frameworks, applying skills to create full-stack app, job search prep, resume help and career counseling

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Technologies Covered Include:

.NET/C#

Microsoft Visual Studio
C# Syntax
NUnit framework
.Net Collections
LINQ
System.IO
Tiered Application Design
ASP .NET Web API
Razor HTML Helpers
ASP.Net MVC
Model Binding
Stored Procedures
ADO.NET
Entity Framework
Dapper
ASP.NET Identity

Java

NetBeans
Java Syntax
JUnit framework
Java Collections
Lambda Expressions
Spring Framework
Tiered Application Design
Spring Web MVC
Servlets
JavaServer Pages
JSTL
Spring JdbcTemplate
Java Persistence API (JPA)
Spring MVC Security

Why Online?

Online coding bootcamp badges are perfect for those who need more flexibility or who aren’t able to relocate to attend on-ground classes. You don’t need to commit to a full-time curriculum to learn code; you can do it from wherever you are, on your own schedule. If you have 20 hours per week to devote to learning code, and an internet connection, you can gain the skills you need for a bright new career on your own schedule, at a pace that’s right for you.

Most of The Software Guild apprentices land full-time developer jobs within three months of graduation and earn a median annual salary of $58,000. Nationally, demand for software developers is expected to grow at an incredible 24 percent, much faster than average growth for all U.S. jobs.

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