Learn Tech Skills Online
Beginner‑friendly, self‑paced courses. Most are free; some offer financial aid or scholarships.
Back to Resources →Foundations (Free)
- freeCodeCamp – Full free curriculum: HTML/CSS, JS, Front End, Back End, Python, and more.
- Harvard CS50 – Computer science fundamentals, web, Python, AI; free to audit.
- The Odin Project – Free, project‑based Web Dev path.
- Khan Academy – Programming basics and algorithms.
Career Certificates
- Google Career Certificates – IT Support, UX, Data Analytics, more. Financial aid via Coursera.
- Coursera – Many courses have Financial Aid (apply per course).
- edX – University courses with free audit options.
Practice Platforms
- Frontend Mentor – Build UI projects from real briefs (free tier).
- Exercism – Practice tracks in many languages with mentoring.
- Codewars – Coding challenges to build fluency.
Sources
- freeCodeCamp: https://www.freecodecamp.org/
- Harvard CS50: https://cs50.harvard.edu/
- The Odin Project: https://www.theodinproject.com/
- Khan Academy – Computing: https://www.khanacademy.org/computing
- Google Career Certificates: https://grow.google/certificates/
- Coursera Financial Aid: https://www.coursera.org/financial-aid
- edX: https://www.edx.org/
- Frontend Mentor: https://www.frontendmentor.io/
- Exercism: https://exercism.org/
- Codewars: https://www.codewars.com/