School of software engineering

Define
your future

Coding opens new horizons. At Holberton School, you’ll learn the technical skills and the soft skills that will help you jumpstart your career in software engineering. Begin your journey now.

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Specialize in what drives you

Our intensive curriculum is designed so students develop fundamental software engineering skills in two years. Students learn coding fundamentals and can specialize in exciting emerging technologies. Our collaborative, project-based environment prepares every student for real-world success.

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Pathways

One of our students is whiteboarding her solution to one of the software engineering problems given on a project

The Holberton Way

Holberton is a software engineering school founded in Silicon Valley to address a gap in the education system for aspiring software engineers. After Holberton opened its doors in 2016, the world’s most innovative companies have noticed. Graduates have found jobs at LinkedIn, Google, Tesla, Docker, Apple, Dropbox, Facebook, Pinterest, Genentech, Cisco, IBM, and more.

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Learn the soft skills that matter

Our in-person, project-based learning environment leads students to work effectively in groups, articulate ideas, speak in front of audiences, and think outside of the box — all skills that employers value and reward in software engineering careers.

Discover the Holberton difference

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Jeff Weiner is the CEO of LinkedIn and one of Holberton's Board of Trustees Members

Jeff Weiner is the CEO of LinkedIn and one of Holberton's Investors

"Holberton is producing remarkable, Ivy League-caliber graduates without the costs, the time, or the prerequisites."

— Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn

100%

of our graduates have found an employment opportunity within 3 months of graduation (SF Campus - April 2019)

$108,000 / yr

Average full-time salary of Year 2 graduates working in the US (SF Campus - April 2019)

4.7/5

star rating on coursereport.com (April 2019)

See how Holberton compares to other institutions

Pictured here is Julien, the CEO and co-founder of Holberton, as well as students from cohort 2 in San Francisco

Investing in your education

We don’t think financial ability should be a barrier. That's why you don't pay until after you land a job. When Holberton students succeed, everyone succeeds. Learn more about the application process and how tuition works.

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It's not just about software

Discovering new worlds. Giving a voice to the disenfranchised. Saving the environment. Connecting people across the globe. Being a software engineer isn’t just about coding — it's about making our communities better for everyone. Our graduates have gone on to create and iterate on amazing products for innovative companies like Google, Tesla, LinkedIn, Facebook, Apple, Change.org, and more.

A community of innovators, doers, and dreamers

Our students collaborate on projects and learn from each other. Our campuses, located in the world's most innovative cities, harness exciting energy and foster inclusivity and creativity.

Life at Holberton

Events

Join us for meetups, chats, and open houses to meet professional advisors, participate in live coding sessions, network with peers, chat with other software engineers, and much more. Above all else, our visitors and students are asked to always keep an open mind and never stop learning.

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