Every program is free to veterans and military spouses, remote-first, and built around shipping real work. Pick the one that fits where you are.
| Program | Who It's For | Length | Cost | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerator | Veterans and spouses changing careers into software engineering | 17 weeks | $0 | Software engineer with a verified body of work |
| Mentorship | Veterans inside a cohort, and graduates working through the job search | 17 weeks + 6 mo | $0 | Work that survives code review, and support through the offer |
| Software Factory | Organizations that need software built, and troops who want paid reps | Per engagement | $10–50k | Deployed software, documentation, 30-day warranty |
Seventeen weeks of remote-first engineering training, free to veterans and military spouses. The platform teaches what does not change so human time goes to pairing, code review, and shipping real work.
Two tracks, running the length of your cohort and six months past it. Technical mentors read your work before each gate and say whether it would survive code review at a real company. Translation mentors turn mission experience into offers. Scoped above syntax — the harness covers that.
Not training. A working engineering shop that takes paid client work, led by VWC engineers with cohort engineers contributing. You get production software; the veterans who build it get paid and get the reps.
Graduates working in software engineering roles.
Collective earnings unlocked for graduates and their families.
Veterans, service members, and military spouses through the program.
EIN 86-2122804. No income share, no loan, no catch.
Vets Who Code modernized our web infrastructure when we needed it most. They implemented safe CI/CD pipelines, migrated our hosting, and mentored our team on sustainable engineering practices. They didn't just fix critical technical debt—they gave our leadership concrete systems and set our internal developers up for long-term self-sufficiency.
Without a doubt, I would hire from Vets Who Code again. The experience has been overwhelmingly positive, and I believe in veterans' immense value to our team and our healthcare mission.
Applications for the accelerator open by cohort. Mentorship is open year-round.
Apply now →Hire from the graduate pool, or contract the Software Factory to build and hand back.
Talk to us →Working engineers pair with troops, review code, and lead sessions. Two hours a month is enough to matter.
Volunteer →Tuition is free because donors and partners cover it. 501(c)(3), EIN 86-2122804. What we teach is public and auditable.
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