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24 alternatives to Lambda School

A full Computer Science education - free until you get a job

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Lambda School launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   42 - Free Coding School▲8

   Private school of computer programming, Tuition is free

   2016 · techcrunch.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Lambda School Part Time▲3

   A FREE, ONLINE MINI PROGRAMMING BOOTCAMP

   2016 · bloomtech.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Cloud Academy▲88

   Learning Cloud Computing online. Now.

   2014 · platform.qa.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Rho School▲7

   Build a career in tech (a free alternative to Lambda School)

   2020 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Google for Education▲7

   Find opportunities to learn computer science

   2015 · grow.google · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Open Source Society University▲5

   Path to a free self-taught education in Computer Science!

   2016 · ossu.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   CodeHS ▲22

   Teaching comp sci to beginners w/ no prior background.

   2014 · codehs.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Boundless▲94

   Cloud Powered Education.

   2014 · boundless.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Class Central▲82

   Discover free online courses from top universities

   2014 · classcentral.com · its alternatives →

10. 10YF
    Your Free CS Education▲15

    Cut to the chase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nyzl3pVXp4 I really am a big supporter of quality education being available for everyone, and because of that I've opted to open source my CS education on YouTube. I'm starting with Rails, and I will eventually work around to more core CS topics like circuits -> logic gates -> binary -> assembly -> c -> Data Structures -> Algorithms etc. If you like it subscribe and I'm looking for all the feedback I can get on how to make it better :)

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Ivy▲129

    Publishing platform for interactive technical training

    2016 · ivyapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    MakeSchool Gap Year▲170

    Learn product dev, CS theory and intern at a tech startup

    2014 · makeschool.org · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Unius Business School▲68

    Online courses that lead to employment

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Google Computer Science Education▲10

    Learn Computer Science with Google

    2016 · edu.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Campus Bubble▲95

    Private online communities for college and universities

    2015 · campusbubble.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Socratic▲83

    Learn and help others learn

    2014 · lens.google · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Job Genie▲94

    A low pressure way to explore potential career paths

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    degreed▲92

    Learn anything using the world's best resources

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Quottly▲84

    Search & enroll in affordable college courses

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Virtually▲103

    Build your own online school

    2020 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    LearningSpaces▲104

    Easiest way to set up a learning community.

    2016 · learningspaces.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Khan Academy▲29

    You can learn anything.

    2014 · khanacademy.org · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs▲85

    Computer science curriculum must-read

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    MissionBit▲18

    Tech gives back: Free coding classes for SF public schools

    2014 · missionbit.org · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →