Best Computer Classes in Berkeley, CA

Students are placed in small cohorts based on experience and age. Students who are new to coding and advanced students attend different lectures. All students analyze big data using pandas, and build machine learning models using sklearn. Students solve coding problems and complete significant portfolio final projects using real data.

For 1-1 classes, each session is designed for the individual student. For the summer intensive, BCA students are grouped in cohorts based on experience and age. Summer time is all about the cohorts. Beginning cohorts focus on reinforcing fundamentals. Advanced cohorts extend concepts. Project development time includes 1-1 meetings with sfaff. We also provide 1-1 support to anyone who needs it throughout the summer. Cohort times gives us the flexibility to fully address student needs.

Although we do not offer any live classes, our online classes combine the best of the physical classroom with the virtual classroom. We take advantage of online tools like chat, screen sharing, and file sharing, while implementing classroom best practices like checking in regularly with students, diversifying the day, and getting to know real human beings. Learning how to program online is ideal since the act of programming takes place on computers.

Our 1-1 classes are open to students of all ages, while our Machine Learning & AI Summer Intensive is open to ages 12-14, 15-18. The BCA curriculum was designed with teenagers in mind, but we have worked with students as young as 7, and adults.

Although we have connections in the Berkeley community, our programs are for students anywhere in the world. One of the most exciting parts of online education is bringing people together from different geographic areas and backgrounds. At BCA, students bond with staff and students from other cities, states, and countries.