Coding Bootcamp Scholarships for Veterans + GI Bill Approval: The List

We all know that veterans make great coders: discipline, collaboration, and technical skills are all synonymous with the military. Until 2017, the GI Bill, which covers education benefits for veterans, was slow to cover code schools, accelerated learning programs, or online education. However, with the enactment of the Forever GI Bill in August 2017, it's becoming easier for coding bootcamps to be approved for the GI Bill. Below, we break down which coding bootcamps accept the GI Bill, which coding bootcamps are part of VET TEC and VRRAP, and the 11 scholarships for veterans in coding bootcamps. From $500 automatic scholarships to 90% off of the cost of tuition, if it’s a scholarship for veterans, we’ve got it covered on this comprehensive list.

Want to hear from coding schools like Flatiron School, Turing School, and Operation Code about their thoughts on using the GI Bill for coding education? Check out our podcast on The GI Bill and Coding Bootcamps: Why (and How) It Works!

Coding Bootcamps that Accept the GI Bill

As of July 2015, Skill Distillery is VA-Approved and began accepting the GI Bill.
As of June 2016, Galvanize accepts the GI Bill for their 6-month bootcamp in Boulder and Denver, Colorado.
As of July 2016, Nashville Software School accepts the GI Bill at their Nashville campus.
Deep Dive Coding is eligible for GI Bill benefits at their campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
As of January 2017, SecureSet Academy accepts the GI Bill at their Colorado Springs campus.
As of June 2017, PDX Code Guild in Portland is eligible to accept the GI Bill.
As of November 2017, Cincy Code IT accepts the GI Bill at their Cincinnati campus.
As of November 2017, We Can Code IT accepts the GI Bill at their Cleveland campus.
As of January 2018, Code Platoon accepts the GI Bill at their Chicago campus.
As of January 2018, Big Sky Code Academy accepts the GI Bill.
As of January 2018, BoiseCodeWorks accepts the GI Bill.
As of February 2018, V School accepts the GI Bill at their Salt Lake City campus.
As of March 2018, Tech Elevator's Cleveland campus accepts the GI Bill.
As of May 2018, DevLeague accepts the GI Bill for their Honolulu campus.
As of January 2019, We Can Code It accepts the GI Bill for their Java Developer Bootcamp
As of September 2019, Claim Academy has been approved for the GI Bill.
As of May 2019, Evolve Security Academy has been approved to accept the GI Bill for their in-person (Chicago) Bootcamp.
As of March 2022, Divergence Academy accepts the GI Bill for two bootcamps: Cybersecurity Professional Penetration Tester and Data Science Immersive.
As of October 2024, NGT Academy through its partnership with International American University (IAU) accepts the GI Bill.

Coding Bootcamps That Accept VET TEC

VET TEC is a high-tech training pilot program that doesn’t use GI Bill benefits and pays a monthly housing stipend to students in the program. VET TEC stands for Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses. In other words, veterans can attend a coding bootcamp for free without using any GI Bill benefits! You can see which coding bootcamps are preferred and non-preferred partners with VET TEC here.

Coding Bootcamps That Accept VRRAP

VRRAP is the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program. It was passed in March of 2021 as part of the economic stimulus package in response to COVID-19. VRRAP builds off of VET TEC, but there are a few big differences:

There's much more funding available in VRRAP. VRRAP has $386 million in funding over a 2-year period. Compare that to the $45 million/year in funding for VET TEC.
VRRAP is for veterans who no longer have a G.I. Bill benefit and lost their jobs due to coronavirus.
Like VET TEC and the G.I. Bill, VRRAP pays for both tuition and housing.

VRRAP is currently on pause, but you can see which coding bootcamps accepted VRRAP here.

Which Coding Bootcamps Give Automatic Veteran Discounts?

These 14 code schools offer automatic discounts for any veterans or military personnel who are accepted to their programs:

CodeCore offers a $500 (CAD) scholarship for all veterans. Only Canadian citizens are eligible.
Code Platoon is a nonprofit, veteran-only coding bootcamp offering 16 weeks of intense, in-person instruction with scholarships of $10,000 to $13,000 for all veterans and military spouses.
Coder Camps awards 20% of tuition to those in active duty and those who are veterans.
The Dev Masters offers scholarships up to 10% off of tuition to all persons with a military background and veterans.
DigitalCrafts offers $1000 - $1500 scholarships for veterans.
NGT Academy offers discounts for its military veterans.
NPower offers a free full-time, 14-week cyber security course with a 12-week paid internship; and a free full-time, 12-week, full stack web development course for active military personnel and veterans in New York City and Dallas, Texas.
RefactorU offers a 20% tuition discount ($2,700 value) to successful applicants of the Intensive Web Development Bootcamp who are either current or former U.S. military personnel (including their spouses). RefactorU also accepts to GI Bill!

Which Coding Bootcamps offer Scholarship Programs for Veterans?

These 7 coding bootcamps offer limited scholarships for select groups of veterans and military personnel- expect to apply for these unique scholarships!

School	Scholarship	Scholarship Amount	Details
Coding Dojo	Military Retraining Scholarship	$1000 scholarship	The Military Retraining Scholarship is intended to assist military veterans and current servicemen/women to transition their careers to web software development.
Code Platoon	Code Platoon Scholarships	Scholarship awards are typically $12,500	Transitioning service members may be eligible to participate in Code Platoon through the Department of Defense Skillbridge program.
Sales Platoon	Sales Platoon	Up to $12,000	Sales Platoon offers a full scholarship to active duty military and separated veterans. Sales Platoon also partners with Hiring Our Heroes to help students transition into a sales career.
Suncoast Developers Guild	Hero Award Scholarship	$1,900	Available to members (or the spouses, partners, parents, and children) of the veterans or active-duty military, first responders, law enforcement, and teachers.
Flatiron School	Access Scholarship	$2,000–$3,000.	Recipients who are in need of financial assistance (as outlined in the “Other Eligibility” section) may be eligible for an additional $1,000.
Zip Code Wilmington	Interdigital Scholarship	Up to $6,000

FURTHER READING:

Written by

Liz Eggleston, CEO and Editor of Course Report

Liz Eggleston is co-founder of Course Report, the most complete resource for students choosing a coding bootcamp. Liz has dedicated her career to empowering passionate career changers to break into tech, providing valuable insights and guidance in the rapidly evolving field of tech education.

Edited by

Jess Feldman, Content Manager at Course Report

Jess Feldman is an accomplished writer and the Content Manager at Course Report, the leading platform for career changers who are exploring coding bootcamps. With a background in writing, teaching, and social media management, Jess plays a pivotal role in helping Course Report readers make informed decisions about their educational journey.

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Onoriode Unuajohwofia November 12, 2021

Greetings! Thanks for the outreach.

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Course Report June 12, 2019

Hi Jeremy, while I don't know of any courses that meet your specific requirements, I do know that if you go to a regular coding bootcamp and learn the fundamentals of software development in any language, you should be able to easily pick up other skills like Swift once you graduate. Often bootcamp instructors are willing to help out with resources for that sort of thing too. Good luck!

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Matthew May 2, 2019

Great run down of available programs. I was wondering if it would be possible to put how many semester hours of the GI BILL each boot camp takes.

The major issue I found is that many of them take upwards of 7 of the allotted 9 GI BILL semester “credits”, which when factored in is not only 3.5 years worth of tuition and our housing stipend. For instance currently I attend a private school under the blue ribbon program for a comp sci program . Tuition for normal students is 32,000 a year and I receive a housing stipend of 1500 each month school is in session so for fall and spring that’s 8 months in session, 8*1500=12000 a year. So 9 semesters is roughly 4.5 years hence (32000+12000)*4.5 = 198000 “worth” of education that would be used if I do a full 9 semesters at my current college, the fact that many of these coding boot camps use 7 semester hours is a huge disservice to service members, especially as the courses are much cheaper than 1 semester...

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1. Course Report May 3, 2019
  
  Hi Matthew, Each coding bootcamp will have slightly different requirements (depending on how long they are or whether they are part-time or full-time), so I recommend reaching out to the individual bootcamps to find out. All the best!
  
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Rod Levy August 13, 2018

Hey Harry -- "Under Which Coding Bootcamps offer Scholarship Programs for Veterans?" Code Platoon has historically awarded scholarships around $10,000 each to veterans (and now will extend those to military spouses as well), making it the most generous scholarship program for veterans and spouses. Which of course makes sense, since we are non-profit with a mission to serve veterans and military spouses.

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1. Jesse Farnsworth October 30, 2018
  
  what do you mean by scholarships?
  
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Max Wallach June 20, 2018

Is there a list of programs in the DC area?

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1. Course Report June 21, 2018
  
  Hey Max, yes we have a page that lists all the coding bootcamps in Washington DC. Good luck!
  
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2. Max Wallach June 21, 2018
  
  Is there a list of the schools that accept the GI Bill? It just all of the schools in DC?
  
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3. Course Report June 22, 2018
  
  Hey Max, this article you're commenting of has a list of all the schools in the USA which accept the GI Bill that we know of. I know that General Assembly accepts the GI Bill in DC. You can also find information about schools which accept the GI Bill at Operation Code. New schools are getting GI Bill approval all the time, so it's worth reaching out to schools you are interested in to ask if they might start accepting it soon. Good luck!
  
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HarveyD December 8, 2017

Is there any schools in the Los Angeles area? Thank you :)

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1. Course Report December 12, 2017
  
  Hi Harvey, here is a full list of Los Angeles coding bootcamps. Many of these schools have scholarships, and some, like Sabio, accept the GI Bill. Good luck!
  
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Kat Travelrn December 2, 2017

Do you know of any in the San Diego area that accept GI or offer some sort of scholarship to veterans?? Thanks :)

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1. Course Report December 5, 2017
  
  Hi Kat,
  Here is a full list of coding bootcamps in San Diego. I'm not aware of any veteran scholarships in San Diego, but maybe try contacting the UC San Diego Extension Bootcamp to see if they accept the GI Bill since they are affiliated with a university.
  
  If you're willing to travel to Los Angeles, Sabio coding bootcamp accepts the GI Bill and has a big focus on working with veterans. We interviewed a Sabio grad who was a veteran here.
  
  I recommend regularly checking the Operation Code website to find up-to-date information about veteran coding scholarships etc.
  
  Good luck!
  
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William Oliver September 10, 2017

Any updates? I am looking specifically for online coding bootcamps that accept the GI Bill since I work full-time.

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