Online courses

Stanford University (via edX) | For university students | For beginners

CS101 is a self-paced course that teaches the essential ideas of Computer Science for a zero-prior-experience audience. In CS101, participants play and experiment with short bits of "computer code" to bring to life the power and limitations of computers. CS101 also provides a general background on computers today: what is a computer, what is hardware, what is software, what is the internet.

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Udacity | For university students | For beginners

In this course, you'll learn the fundamentals of the Python programming language, along with programming best practices. You’ll learn to represent and store data using Python data types and variables, and use conditionals and loops to control the flow of your programs. You’ll harness the power of complex data structures like lists, sets, dictionaries, and tuples to store collections of related data. You’ll define and document your own custom functions, write scripts, and handle errors. Lastly, you’ll learn to find and use modules in the Python Standard Library and other third-party libraries.

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Harvard (via edX) | For university students | For beginners

CS50 is Harvard University's introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming. Topics include abstraction, algorithms, data structures, encapsulation, resource management, security, software engineering, and web development. Languages include C, Python, SQL, and JavaScript plus CSS and HTML. Problem sets inspired by real-world domains of biology, cryptography, finance, forensics, and gaming.

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Khan Academy | For middle school and up | For beginners and advanced students

Learn programming languages like HTML, JavaScript and SQL. Make drawings, animations and webpages, and learn how to query and manage data.

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The Odin Project | For high school and up | For beginners

The Odin Project provides a free open source coding curriculum that can be taken entirely online. Learn the foundations of web development, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Ruby.

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W3 Schools | For middle school and up | For beginners

Learn almost any programming language with these free, easy tutorials.

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Codecademy | For high school and up | For beginners

Codecademy is an interactive learning platform used by tens of millions of students around the world. Our "Welcome to Codecademy" course is a great way to learn the basics of computer science using JavaScript. Sign up to create a free account and explore our many other free coding courses as well.

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Create & Learn | For Grades 2 through 12 | For beginners

Live online computer science courses. Topics include coding, AI, data science, robotics, smart devices, coding for mobile, and digital design.

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LinkedIn Learning | For high school and up | For beginners

Learn how to code, create, and build web applications, from the foundations of object-oriented programming in C and C++, to how to write Java. Our developer tutorials can help you learn to develop and create mobile apps, work with PHP and MySQL databases, get started with the statistical processing language R, and much more.

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Educative.io | For high school and up | For beginners and advanced students

Hands-on, text-based courses that help you expand your skills in half the time, without the hassle of setup or lengthy videos. Get ready for your career in tech by exploring hundreds of our courses on topics like Coding Interview Preparation, Web Development, and top modern technologies like Cloud Computing, Containerization, and Machine Learning. Get started for FREE with our "From Scratch" Programming Language courses.

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EduCode Academy | For Grades 5-12 | For beginners and advanced students

Coding courses for kids, featuring real code, animated video micro-lessons, and gamified, relatable, real-world projects. Four learning paths are available: JavaScript Programming, Game Development, Web Development, and Data Science.

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Outlier.org | For Grades 9+ | For beginners and advanced students

In this groundbreaking, cinematic course taught by world-class instructors, you’ll learn about essential concepts in the Java programming language, and apply them as you analyze, write, and test real code. You’ll create your own Sudoku puzzle-solver, as well as a riveting survival game. From the basic “Hello, World!” program to recursion, you’ll develop practical skills for in-demand tech careers, such as debugging, error handling, and defensive programming. Plus, you’ll earn transferable college credits from the University of Pittsburgh, a top 50 global school.

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Udemy | For high school and up | For beginners

Whether you've never seen a line of code or you code for a living, Udemy has a course for you, taught by professional instructors.

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