Start Your Career with LaunchCode

Whether you’re ready to write your first lines of code or ready to find a great job in tech, we’re here to help you be successful.

The Journey

Everyone's journey looks a little different, but these are the basic steps along the way from here to career.

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Our Recommendation

Thanks for taking our quick assessment! We strongly recommend first obtaining your high school diploma or GED before beginning a LaunchCode program. Landing a job in tech is extremely difficult without one.

You're Ready for Foundational Concepts

For interested folks with no prior knowledge or experience of coding at all, our Discovery learning program is designed to introduce you to basic coding concepts, learning and study tips, and how to think like a programmer. This intro to the basics will help you decide if a career in coding is right for you.

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You're Ready for Code Skill Building

Looks like you're ready to get started on your learning journey! We have several options available depending on your location, schedule and preferences, all for free. Each of our course offerings is challenging and requires hard work. After you've gained the technical and soft skills needed to succeed on the job, you'll move into our apprenticeship program to get matched with employers and launch your career!

Take a look at our Core Education Programs below to see what we offer and where applications are open now.

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You're Ready for LiftOff

You've already got code knowledge and experience, now it's time to gain the extra skills needed to land and rock your tech job! In our free LiftOff program, our experienced mentors, teaching fellows and local company partners will teach you material focused on what hiring managers are asking for, customized for your needs. Sessions include workshops, group projects, facilitated soft skills prep and one-on-one coaching weekly over three months.

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Tips And Tricks

Check out all the how-to goodness on our blog for information and tips on taking charge of your learning journey, acing tech interviews and what it's like to get into a tech job.

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You May be Ready for a Job

It sounds like you may already have the skills needed to begin working with our team to find a good fit for you and begin your paid apprenticeship! Apply and interview with LaunchCode, get feedback on anything that needs polishing, and start getting matched with companies hiring in your area for your skillset. Our facilitated apprenticeship program allows you to gain on-the-job experience while learning and growing your skills. More than four out of five LaunchCode Apprentices are hired on at the end of their apprenticeship.

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Thanks for taking our quick assessment! Your zip code indicates you're outside our main areas of service for apprenticeship and job placement. Occasionally employers ask us to fill open positions in other locations across the U.S., though we recommend you pursue other employment options to find full-time tech employment.

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Tips And Tricks

Check out all the how-to goodness on our blog for information and tips on taking charge of your learning journey, acing tech interviews and what it's like to get into a tech job.

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Learn Tech Skills

Our courses offer a range of technology, team, and job skills to take you from newbie to ready for your first job in a tech career — FOR FREE.

The courses that make up our core programming can take you from no previous coding experience to rocking the skills needed to land your first tech job in tech. You’ll focus on specific languages and concepts in high-demand and build your first portfolio project. We offer programs in part-time and full-time formats to fit around your life.

Interview readiness and on-the-job skills are just as important as technical capabilities. Companies hiring tech talent need to know that you will be able to jump right in, mesh well with their team and work within their established processes. Our learning programs incorporate a series of workshops, group projects and individualized coaching to teach you crucial skills needed to land the job and succeed in your tech career.

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individuals have received free tech education from LaunchCode

2x Salary

LaunchCode hires make double their previous salary on average

Land a Job

We use wage-paying apprenticeships as a way to open the door for skilled entry-level talent without requiring the traditional background — FOR FREE.

Whether you’re self-taught, formally trained, switching careers, or a recent grad, we’re ready to help you launch your tech career through a full-time paid apprenticeship at one of our hiring partner organizations. During your apprenticeship, you’ll learn on-the-job skills while receiving benefits, like health insurance and PTO. Apprentices gain soft skills by working with experienced team members and being paired with mentors. More than four out of five apprentices get hired as full-fledged employees at the end of their apprenticeship.

Apprentice pay starts at $20/hr + benefits

While learning on the job, apprentices get health insurance and earn PTO

More than 4 in 5 Apprentices get hired

At the end of their apprentice program

Just a Few Top Employers Hiring LaunchCoders

Real LaunchCoder Stories

“We had too much debt and too much obligation to afford anything more than free.”

— Katie Straubinger
Web Developer

“I’ve done about five or six different career paths and never found my niche, then I ran into LaunchCode.”

— Shawn Jones
Web Developer

“To watch people use and touch the things I’ve created … it’s really something special.”

— Al Lopez
UX Designer

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