Coding Dojo

What Coding Dojo is

Coding Dojo is an online coding bootcamp for beginners who want to move into software development. Its footer states that "Coding Dojo is part of Colorado Technical University," and its address is in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The FAQ says it hosted its first cohort in 2012 and was founded as a company in 2013, and the site counts over 13K+ global alumni since then.

Its current offer is a single program, Software Development, which the site calls "Our flagship 1-3 stack coding bootcamp, delivered since 2012." The FAQ says the program runs in part-time format, and the program listing shows the next start in October 2026, running 20-32 weeks at 30 to 60 hours a week. Graduate testimonials on the site come from both its online full-time and online part-time programs. One full-time graduate from 2022 writes that by the end of each stack it was amazing to see how far he had come, adding that "'strength through struggle' will really go a long way for your growth as a developer."

How the curriculum is built

The defining idea is learning several full stacks rather than one. The FAQ explains that a full stack is the front-end, back-end and database, and that the Software Development program teaches up to 3 of them. Students start with programming fundamentals in JavaScript, then apply the same fundamentals in a different language, and then in a third. The site's curriculum menu names Python, JavaScript and Java. The reasoning, according to the FAQ, is that a working developer has to pick up a new language quickly, and repeating core concepts such as OOP and MVC across languages builds that skill and avoids getting stuck in one.

Coding Dojo says it revises the curriculum constantly to track the hiring market, drawing on relationships with hiring managers, market research such as the TIOBE Index, and its instructors' own knowledge. Its learning science page puts it simply: "We keep an eye on what's popular in the industry, making sure to teach the most common technology and skills."

The teaching method is learning by doing. The company says its model is rooted in Kolb's cycle of experiential learning, built around a loop it labels build (hands-on learning), learn (conceptualizing) and test (reflecting on what worked). The stated goal is a "self-sufficient developer" who knows what to do when they do not know what to do. In practice that means many code challenges, supported by lectures, peers, videos, readings, TAs and instructors.

Instructors and support

The learning science page says the instructional staff "are developers themselves, and many have gone through the bootcamp in years prior," and that each instructor goes through "a rigorous process of shadowing other instructors before they have students on their own." Students have access to readings, videos, practice assignments, cohort-mates, instructors and Success Coaches throughout.

The FAQ gives specific class sizes. With instructors and TAs, Coding Dojo maintains a 25:1 ratio overall, but ratios vary by activity: a part-time lecture can have as many as 75 students and a full-time lecture up to 45, while weekly office hours put a student with the instructor and 1 or 2 others. Online and after hours, students can get 1:1 support from TAs. Each student has a Success Coach for the hard stretches, and there is a retake policy, the option to pause for extenuating circumstances, and prorated refunds up to halfway through the program.

What graduates receive

Students who complete the program receive a Certificate of Completion for a 1-stack program or a Certificate of Achievement for a 2 or 3 stack program, along with portfolio projects, belt titles and a peer network. Graduates join the alumni network with continued access to career services. Career Services covers resume review, LinkedIn and GitHub profile review, narrative building, behavioral interview preparation and job search strategy, with one-on-one meetings available. Coding Dojo does not offer a job guarantee, and says plainly that it believes such guarantees "are too good to be true," and the footer adds that it cannot guarantee employment, salary or career advancement.

Tuition, scholarships and grants

The site says its bootcamps "cost anywhere from $9,995 to $16,995," depending on what a student wants to learn and how they finance it, and the FAQ points to each program page for exact tuition. Paying directly works by ACH transfer or credit card with no fee, except American Express, which carries a 2% transaction fee. Financing runs through third-party lenders, with no hard credit check to apply but one to secure funding. The FAQ also notes that, although Coding Dojo is part of a Title IV eligible institution, some of its programs are designated as not participating in federal student aid.

Partial scholarships are the main discount. The scholarship page offers a Career Reinvention Scholarship, a Military Heroes Scholarship and a Kickstart Scholarship, each requiring an essay of at least 300 words, and a student can receive only one. Grants include a one-time $100 Open House Attendance Grant and a Coding Dojo Advantage Grant, typically up to $750, for students facing personal or financial hardship, which needs a 500-word essay. The company says it has awarded $19M+ in scholarships and tuition assistance, aimed at underserved communities, diversity in tech and the digital divide.

Admissions and eligibility

No prior programming experience is required. The admissions process has four parts (explore, interview, application, and preparing to start), and the FAQ says decisions for part-time programs come right after the interview. Applicants must be at least 16, hold a high school diploma, GED or equivalent, and show English proficiency, for example through TOEFL results or an EF SET assessment, because the school does not provide ESL services. The FAQ says it accepts students residing in the United States or Canada, and not all programs are available to residents of all states. Applicants outside the US are directed to email admissions for a separate process.

Who it suits

Coding Dojo suits a beginner in the US or Canada who wants a structured, instructor-supported online bootcamp that covers more than one language and stack, and who can commit substantial weekly hours. Partial scholarships and grants lower the cost for some students, and the refund and pause options give room if life intervenes. Learners living outside the United States and Canada, or anyone counting on a job guarantee, will need to look elsewhere.