Elevate Your Skills with App Academy at Coding Temple

Master Software Engineering at App Academy

Transform your career with our comprehensive software engineering program. Join the only bootcamp with built-in tech residency and graduate job-ready in 6 months or less.

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7 Core Modules + 3 Specializations

Train for Software Engineering on Your Terms

Our Software Engineering Program gives you a job-ready path with flexible options that don’t sacrifice quality. Powered by Coding Temple, this program builds your expertise in Python, JavaScript, React, and back-end frameworks — and guarantees you’ll land a software engineering role after graduation or your tuition is refunded. Whether you choose our live, part-time track or a flexible blended learning path, you’ll graduate with hands-on experience and a portfolio that proves your skills.

Gain Expertise in Full-Stack Development

Stand out with hundreds of hours of practical experience in front-end and back-end technologies, including React, Flask, and SQL, to build real-world applications.

Thrive with Mastery-Based Engineering Learning

Our instructional approach helps you develop critical programming skills in a challenging, supportive environment that builds confidence from day one.

Build a Portfolio That Gets You Hired

Design and launch capstone projects of your own, plus dozens of guided builds, to showcase your skills to future employers.

Launch a Software Engineering Career with Confidence

Get career coaching, interview prep, and lifetime support to help you land your dream engineering role — all backed by our job guarantee.

A FEW OF THE 2,000+ COMPANIES WHERE OUR GRADS WORK

We’ve Got Your Back

Beyond class hours — even on weekends — you’ll get live support and on-demand help from our instructors and teaching assistants. You’ll also have access to student success managers, career coaches, and a dedicated community of fellow learners so you never feel stuck. We’re here to guide you through every challenge, every step of the way.

Your Learning Journey

Part-Time Live Track

Duration: 5 months
Schedule: Mon-Thu, 5:30-9:30 PM CT
Time Commitment: 40 hrs/week
Next Cohort: July 15, 2025

Join our fully live, online bootcamp designed for total immersion. Learn through daily live instruction, interactive sessions, and real-time support — all led by expert instructors. It’s a high-intensity, fast-track experience designed to keep you moving forward.

Blended Learning Track

Duration: Up to 6 months
Schedule: Flexible, self-paced
Time Commitment: 20 hrs/week
Start: Anytime

Get the best of both worlds — the flexibility to learn at your own pace with a clear 6-month timeline and access to live sessions, mentorship, and hands-on help whenever you need it. Ideal for learners balancing other commitments.

What Makes Us Different

We go beyond the basics — giving you real-world experience, industry certification prep, and cutting-edge tools to set you apart. From live team projects in our Tech Residency to a massive network of hiring partners through LaunchPad, you’ll graduate ready to thrive in today’s fast-paced tech landscape.

Tech Residency

Your first real dev team experience working on live security projects

LaunchPad Platform

Access to 40,000+ employers and 5,000+ real-world security challenges

AI-Enhanced Learning

Modern security tools and intelligent automation are integrated throughout

Lifetime Career Support

No expiration on career services

Become a Software Engineer

Get trained for the job you actually want

Change your career with a click

This won't be a solo journey

With Coding Temple’s roster of experts, you’ll be backed by a dedicated team that’s with you every step of the way. From instructors to student success managers and career coaches, you’ll have constant support while collaborating with your classmates on hands-on projects.

Instructors

Industry pros who bring deep expertise and real-world experience to guide you through every module.

Career Coaches

Specialists who work with you one-on-one to build your resume, prep for interviews, and land your dream tech job.

Student Success Managers

Your personal cheerleaders who help you stay on track, manage your schedule, and make the most of your learning journey.

Peer Collaboration

Collaborate with fellow learners who will team up with you to solve challenges, share insights, and grow together.

Master the Complete Software Engineering Stack

Graduate ready for these high-demand roles: Software Engineer, Frontend Developer, Web Developer, Full-stack Developer, Backend Developer, Application Developer, Game Developer, DevOps Engineer.

Learn industry-standard tools and technologies: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, React, TypeScript, Bootstrap, Python, Flask, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Git, GitHub, GitHub Actions, Docker, GraphQL.

Core Curriculum

HTML/CSS

Master the fundamental technologies that power every website and web application. Learn semantic HTML5 elements, accessibility best practices, CSS styling fundamentals, Flexbox and CSS Grid layouts, responsive design principles, form development, and modern AI-enhanced development workflows, including prompt engineering for rapid prototyping.

Key Elements of the Module Include:

HTML Basics: Learn the structure and components of an HTML document.
CSS Fundamentals: Style web pages and complex elements using CSS.
Forms and Layouts: Build forms and create responsive layouts.
UI/UX Principles: Understand design principles and prototyping for web interfaces.
Prompt Engineering in Web Development: Explore how prompt engineering can be used to generate HTML/CSS code snippets, accelerate layout creation, and assist in UI/UX ideation using AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT.

Frameworks and JavaScript

Build interactive, responsive web applications using Bootstrap and JavaScript. Master Bootstrap’s grid system and components, JavaScript syntax and control structures, DOM manipulation and event handling, form validation and interactive components, and AI-powered development acceleration techniques.

Key Elements of the Module Include:

Bootstrap for Layouts: Use Bootstrap to create responsive web layouts.
JavaScript Syntax & Control Structures: Learn basic JavaScript syntax, arrays, and functions. Learn basic JavaScript syntax, arrays, and functions.
Interactive Web Elements: Implement interactive components using Bootstrap and JavaScript.
Form Handling in Bootstrap: Learn how to create and validate forms.
AI in Rapid Software Development: Discover how AI-powered tools streamline front-end development, from generating code snippets to optimizing layouts and debugging logic, for faster prototyping and iteration.

Advanced JavaScript and React

Advance your JavaScript skills and learn React for building sophisticated web applications. Master asynchronous programming with promises and async/await, ES6+ features and modern JavaScript syntax, React fundamentals including components, state, and props, API interaction and data handling, and GitHub Copilot integration for enhanced development.

Key Elements of the Module Include:

JavaScript Objects & DOM Manipulation: Work with objects and manipulate the Document Object Model (DOM).
Async JavaScript & API Interaction: Learn how to interact with APIs using asynchronous JavaScript.
React Fundamentals: Understand the basics of React, including state and props for managing dynamic data.
Building React Components: Create reusable React components for web applications.
Enhanced Coding with GitHub Copilot: Use smart code suggestions and real-time support to streamline development and reduce boilerplate.

React Mastery

Build complete single-page applications with advanced React concepts. Master React component lifecycles and hooks, React Router for seamless navigation, Bootstrap integration with React, complex form handling and user input management, and streamlined component development workflows.

Key Elements of the Module Include:

React Component Lifecycle: Understand the lifecycle of React components and how to manage state changes.
React Routing: Build single-page applications using React Router for seamless navigation.
Integrating Bootstrap with React: Style React applications using Bootstrap for responsive design.
Form Handling in React: Learn how to manage forms and user inputs in React.
Streamlining Component Creation: Leverage modern development tools to speed up component structure, layout ideas, and form integration with minimal boilerplate.

Git, GitHub & Python Basics

Learn professional version control and programming fundamentals. Master Git workflows and GitHub collaboration, Python syntax and programming concepts, exception handling and debugging techniques, Codewars challenges for skill reinforcement, and smart learning techniques for language acquisition.

Key Elements of the Module Include:

Git & GitHub Basics: Learn version control, repository management, and collaboration with GitHub.
Python Fundamentals: Understand strings, numbers, conditional statements, loops, and functions.
Exception Handling: Learn how to handle errors and exceptions in Python.
Codewars Challenges: Solve programming challenges to reinforce Python concepts.
Smart Learning Techniques: Explore how modern tools can guide syntax, logic, and structure when picking up a new programming language, helping developers learn more efficiently.

Advanced Python

Develop expertise in object-oriented programming and advanced Python concepts. Master advanced data structures including sets, tuples, and dictionaries, file handling and regular expressions, algorithms and data structures, object-oriented programming principles, and AI-assisted code comprehension and implementation.

Key Elements of the Module Include:

Advanced Data Structures: Learn about sets, tuples, dictionaries, and regular expressions.
File Handling: Practice reading and writing files in Python.
Data Structures & Algorithms: An introduction to algorithms and data structures for efficient problem-solving.
OOP Fundamentals: Learn core object-oriented concepts like inheritance, encapsulation, and polymorphism — with the aid of smart code tools that support comprehension and implementation.

Databases & API Development

Complete your full-stack education with database design and API development. Master SQL essentials and database design, Python-SQL integration, RESTful API development with Flask, Object-Relational Mapping with SQLAlchemy, and intelligent database workflow optimization.

Key Elements of the Module Include:

SQL Essentials: Learn how to write SQL queries to interact with relational databases.
Python and SQL Integration: Apply SQL within Python applications.
RESTful API Development: Build and expose APIs using Flask.
Intro to ORMs: Learn Object-Relational Mapping to manage database interactions in Python.
Smarter Database Workflows: Use intelligent tools to better understand database schemas, optimize queries, and streamline backend development.

Frontend Development with React

Master TypeScript integration for type safety, Redux for state management, Firebase for real-time data, Auth0 authentication implementation, React testing, and CI/CD pipelines, and AI-enhanced debugging and testing.

Key Elements of the Module Include:

TypeScript with React: Learn TypeScript fundamentals, interfaces, typed props, and advanced typing patterns to create more robust, maintainable React applications.
State Management: Master Redux Toolkit and React Query to manage client-side and server-side state seamlessly, ensuring efficient data flow and a better user experience.
Authentication & Security: Implement secure authentication using Auth0 and Firebase, learning how to handle login, permissions, and protect user data in modern front-end apps.
Testing & Deployment: Explore React testing strategies and get introduced to CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and cloud platforms, so you can confidently deploy reliable applications.
AI-Powered Development: Leverage AI tools to boost productivity through code assistance, autocompletion, debugging, and automated testing for faster, higher-quality front-end delivery.

Backend Development with Python

Build scalable backend systems using advanced Flask application patterns, complex database relationships and query optimization, token-based authentication and authorization, API pagination and rate limiting, test-driven development, and CI/CD with GitHub Actions.

Key Elements of the Module Include:

Database Design & Modeling: Plan and structure your databases with ERDs, build powerful relationships using SQLAlchemy, and handle complex data using junction tables and advanced queries.
RESTful API Development: Develop RESTful APIs with Flask, implementing schemas, routing, and key patterns like rate limiting, caching, and token-based authentication for secure data transfer.
Test-Driven Development: Write effective unit tests and advanced testing suites to catch bugs early and build confidence in your backend code.
API Documentation & CI/CD: Document your APIs clearly and learn continuous integration/continuous deployment techniques using GitHub Actions and cloud platforms to ship updates fast and reliably.
AI-Assisted Backend: Leverage AI tools for code completion, error detection, and test automation to enhance your development speed and accuracy.

Specialize in Java SE 8 Development

Backend Development with Java 8

Prepare for Java SE 8 certification with core Java concepts and object-oriented programming, multithreading and Stream API, JDBC and database connectivity, design patterns and best practices, file handling and I/O operations, and enterprise development understanding.

Tech Residency Experience

Work on live projects for actual companies in an Agile team setting. Participate in sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives. Receive code reviews from professional developers. Use the same tools and workflows as professional development teams. Build a portfolio of real, production applications.

LaunchPad Integration

Access 5,000+ active real-world projects and direct connections to 40,000+ employers. Gain industry networking opportunities and professional experience documentation that sets you apart in the job market.

Invest in Your Future

Financing Options

We believe finances shouldn’t hold you back from launching your software engineering career. That’s why we offer flexible payment plans, including zero-deposit options, deferred tuition, and upfront discounts to fit your budget and goals.

Most Savings

Pay In Full

Total tuition before discount

$16,000

Discount

-$7,000

Paid at enrollment

$1,000

Pay up front and save 28% on tuition

$16,500

$9,500

Most Flexible

Installment Plan

Total tuition before discount

$500/mo

Discount

-$100/mo

Deposit

$250

0% interest and no credit check

$500/mo

$400/mo

Deferred Payments

Total tuition before interest

$16,500

Discount

-$2,000

Enroll now, pay later. No deposit required.

$16,500

$14,500

Our Application Process

We’ve designed a process that helps us understand you, your motivations, and your goals. Our process encourages diversity by providing a fair playing field regardless of your background. We look forward to meeting you!

Submit Application

Quick 5-minute online application

Admissions Interview

Speak with our admissions team

Choose Your Path

Select Part-Time Live or Blended Learning

Secure Your Spot

Enroll and begin your transformation

FAQs

Questions, Concerns or something else?

What makes App Academy's Software Engineering program different?

We’re the only bootcamp with a built-in tech residency, giving you real development team experience before graduation. Combined with our comprehensive curriculum powered by CodingTemple’s proven methodology, LaunchPad platform access to 40,000+ employers, AI-enhanced learning workflows, and lifetime career support, you’ll graduate with both theoretical knowledge and practical experience that sets you apart.

Do I need prior programming experience?

No prior experience is required. Our curriculum starts with fundamentals and progressively builds to advanced concepts. William M., one of our featured graduates, had “no previous coding experience” but now works as a successful software engineer. What matters most is motivation, commitment, and willingness to learn.

What's included in the Tech Residency?

You’ll work on real projects for actual companies, participate in Agile development processes, receive professional code reviews, and build a portfolio of live applications – all while still in the program. This gives you actual professional development experience that you can honestly discuss with employers.

Ready to change your life?

Become a Software Engineer. Build skills that get you hired.