Vector School
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Free university-level CS education

Project-based, personalized, designed for the AI era, and as rigorous as a university (minus the unnecessary theory).

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Program Structure
Phase 1
Long-term Projects
OOP
Data Structures
Algorithms
Networking
Security
Databases
8-16+ months total
Phase 2 (optional)
Group project
Career Coaching & Job Search
up to 6 months

Phase 1: Project-Based Learning

Students learn by building long-term projects. Along the way, your mastery of the concepts will be assessed through practice problems and quizzes.

Program Highlights

  • Learn at your own pace
  • Personalized support from the founders and an AI chatbot
  • University-level curriculum, minus the irrelevant theory
  • Build skills that matter in the AI era
  • 100% free
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Phase 2: Capstone & Career Services

An optional program designed for aspiring software engineers who want the strongest possible job outcomes.

Program Highlights

  • Capstone project: Work in small teams to design, build, and deploy a production-grade distributed system with guidance from an industry expert.
  • Career services: interview prep, resume workshops, and introductions to employers through our industry connections.

More details to come.

Team

Founded by industry experts

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Sam Goldman

Co-Founder & CEO

Previously the first engineer at a five-person startup.

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Taira Fujioka

Co-Founder & CTO

Previously the youngest SDE II at AWS SageMaker.

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