get the career you deserve.
Full-Stack Java Web Coding Bootcamp
16-Week, Hands On, In-Person Course
The Career Of The Future
With software “eating” the world the need for programmers has never been greater. Veterans make extraordinary programmers. The drive, discipline and attention to detail required for success in the military can be handily adapted into coding.
Our coding school is certified to accept the GI Bill. Many of our graduates have gone on to work in cyber-security intelligence roles protecting critical infrastructure, as well as many other firms – startups and big companies alike – where Java expertise means landing a career, not just a job.
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TECHNOLOGIES & TOOLS
Java, Object Oriented Programming, Spring, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, REST, Angular, GitHub, AWS
PROJECTS
Students combine front-end and back-end technologies to build a full-stack custom website.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
A full understanding of how web applications work from the front-end web browser all the way to the back-end server.
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Your Instruction Team
Meet Rob
Rob’s first hacking was on an Apple II in high school, and writing BASIC over a 300-baud modem to the district’s computer. He taught himself Pascal to do his Numerical Analysis homework while getting a degree in Physical Science with Math and Chemistry minors at Colorado State.
Meet Steve
Steve joined Skill Distillery after over fifteen years as a Java developer, working on front and backend systems at startups, corporations, and nonprofits. Before coming to Colorado, he attended the University of Michigan on an academic scholarship, earning a degree in Computer Engineering.
Meet Denise
After Denise received her degree in Mathematics from CU Boulder, she enjoyed a career as a software engineer in a variety of domains including aerospace, data storage, database, telecom and the financial industries.
Meet Paul
Paul first learned programming in high school on an IBM Mainframe using punched cards in the late 70’s (1970’s, not 1870’s). He has a bachelors degree in computer science from UC Irvine and a masters degree in computer science from UNLV.
Meet alex
Alex started out on his path to Skill Distillery on the east coast, taking apart any technology he could get his hands on and mostly putting them back together. This passion for tinkering led to many types of work, from construction to the solar industry, though as his 20’s wore on he found himself looking for a more professionally sustainable future and applied to the Skill Distillery full-stack Java program.
Student Projects
NFL Pick’em
Java, Object Oriented Programming, Spring, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, REST, Angular, GitHub, AWShttps://youtu.be/eMsHOLYpZM8
Mid-term Project
Java, Object Oriented Programming, Spring, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, REST, Angular, GitHub, AWShttps://youtu.be/DLH_K_WFabs
SD Connect
Java, Object Oriented Programming, Spring, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, REST, Angular, GitHub, AWS
Hear What Our Students Have To Say
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Our Grads’ Experiences
I got hired by Google as a software engineer after attending this bootcamp. Sure, I had to do some extra self-study to pass the interviews, but this school is the reason I was familiar enough with Java fundamentals to even get past the phone screen. Even after six months at the big G, my day-to-day work is still chock full of concepts that I learned at this school. Dependency injection, exception handling, data access objects, JUnit testing, CRUD applications… the list goes on. Within a few weeks of being starting work I was adding features to a major data pipeline (written in Java) that processes hundreds of terabytes of billing data for all of Google Cloud Platform’s biggest customers. And the crazy part was that I felt confident at it.
Joshua BSoftware Engineer, Google
I didn’t know this when I was choosing a coding bootcamp, but the two most popular and profitable languages to learn today are 1) Java and 2) Javascript. Skill Distillery is the only coding bootcamp I know of that teaches you both – and they teach them to you well. I’m going into my job confident in the skills that I learned at Skill Distillery, and confident that I now have a solid foundation as a developer and can teach myself myself anything that may be required of me in my new job.
Kaylee MConnect First, Inc.
I made my first git commit just one year ago, marking the start of a dramatic change in my career path. It was really tough and there were many times I didn’t think I would cut it as a developer, but with the help of my great instructors and colleagues, one year later I’m working in a cool industry on a cool project, and I’m stoked about what the future brings!
Robert HInfosys
Financing Options
Need payment assistance? Our financing options allow you to focus on your goals instead of the barriers that keep you from reaching them.
USE YOUR GI BILL® TO LEARN JAVA PROGRAMMING
Skill Distillery is certified to accept the GI Bill® by the Veterans Administration
We are able to accept the following bills:
- Post-9/11 GI Bill (Ch. 33)
- Montgomery GI Bill (Ch. 30)
- Select Reserve GI Bill (Ch. 1606)
- REAP GI Bill (Ch. 1607)
- Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E)
- Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA) (Ch. 35)
Returning service members can make excellent programmers. We specialize in helping former military personnel translate their military learning into civilian roles and develop new computer science skills.
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Apply for 3-year, fixed-rate, merit-based loan¹ for your tuition and cost of living financing. Current income not factored into financing approval for Immersive students.
Let us figure out the best option for you.
¹ Must be a US citizen or permanent resident; approval pending state of residency.
Financing options are only available to students accepted into our courses. Contact a admissions for more info.
Have questions? We’ve got the answers. Get the details on how you can grow in this course.
Why is this course relevant today?
When we built the Skill Distillery bootcamp program we surveyed potential employers to determine what skills they most desire when hiring junior developers. The results pointed to HTML/CSS/JavaScript for the front end and Java for the back end. Since our ultimate responsibility to our students is to make them marketable to employers, we chose not to take the easy path of Ruby on Rails, but rather we spend the extra time to teach our students Java and the Spring Framework.
What practical skill sets can I expect to have upon completion of the course?
There are many technologies that you can learn to work as a computer programmer, but we don’t just teach what is quick and easy to learn. We start with Java because we want students to have a solid foundation as they build their career. We prepare you to get a junior level Java full stack programming job upon completion of the program.
Whom will I be sitting next to in this course?
Students who are accepted into the Skill Distillery program have one thing in common – their passion for code. From chiropractors to bakers – and everything in between – we’ve helped people from all walks of life kick-off the career they deserve. We are also proud to be certified by the Veteran’s Administration to accept GI Bill benefits.
What kind of people are you looking for?
We are looking for a wide range of people. Our bootcamp program benefits anyone from a college graduate with programming experience to someone from a completely different industry with no experience. We teach you everything from the ground up so you don’t need to worry about the details. We are simply looking for driven, determined and passionate people looking to make a change in their life.
What prior experience do I need?
If you have prior experience, then that is a plus. If not and you are willing to work hard and put in the time you can still succeed since we teach you everything from the ground up.
How many people will be in a class?
We have found that smaller class sizes allow for a better learning experience. By limiting our program to 20 students per class we provide you with the individual attention, assistance, and support you need to succeed.
