Our Program
Prework
4 weeks of at-home exercises
To help you get ramped up for the main course, you’ll be watching our videos that introduce you to fundamentals of computer programming. You’ll also submit exercises to our teaching assistants, who will leave constructive feedback on your work, and answer questions via video conferencing and email.
Live Training
12 weeks of in-class instruction
The Live Training is the main course, led by your Lead Instructor. Every concept is taught and immediately followed by exercises that allow you to truly grasp what you’ve just learned. You'll also work on an individual Capstone Project, which is demonstrated at your cohort's graduate Showcase. Check out some examples of our graduates' Capstone projects!
Career Support
Post-bootcamp structured job support
After graduation, Actualize provides you the opportunity to work on your job hunt in a structured environment with expert career guidance and accountability. You'll engage in our proven Job Hacking system, which includes professional networking and personal branding, and working on real coding interview challenges.
4 Week Prework Schedule
The 4 weeks of prework are done remotely on your own schedule. Exercises are due at the end of each week.
Open Schedule
Up to 20 hours / week
Weekly Due Dates
Exercises due each Saturday

Curriculum
During the Live Training, we teach software engineering using full stack web development. While we teach with specific technologies, what you’ll really learn is how to think like a developer, and be able to pick up anything software-related on your own.
While the particular languages and frameworks we use to teach are those that we feel are best suited towards teaching, they also happen to be very popular in the industry today. They include Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, VueJS, HTML, CSS, SQL, and Git. You’ll learn back end development by utilizing and creating APIs, delving into database design, and working with Ruby on Rails. You’ll learn front-end development using JavaScript and VueJS, a powerful JavaScript framework.
Download our detailed curriclum below.
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Nights-and-Weekends Course
The 12 weeks of live training for the Nights-and-Weekends course takes place on Monday through Thursday evenings and all-day Sunday, which means you'll be able to keep a full time job while attending the program.
Sundays
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Mon - Thu
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Daytime Course
The 12 weeks of live training for the Daytime course takes place on Monday through Friday from 9 to 5.
Mon - Fri
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat - Sun
No class
Career Support Schedule
The Actualize Career Support program meets in the evenings twice a week in-person on Mondays and Thursdays.
Mondays
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Thursdays
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Actualize HQ
We've made our Chicago campus at 215 W. Ohio St. a fun and exciting environment, conducive for learning and creating a family-like atmosphere.
Start Dates and Tuition
Prework Start Date | Live Training Start Date | Location |
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May 2, 2021 | June 7, 2021 | Chicago Day |
July 11, 2021 | August 16, 2021 | Chicago Day |
August 29, 2021 | October 4, 2021 | Chicago Day |
Tuition: $14,900
The tuition covers the complete program, including the Prework, 12 weeks of Live Training, and post-bootcamp Career Support.