Computer programming courses can help you learn coding languages like Python, Java, and JavaScript, along with concepts such as algorithms, data structures, and software development principles. You can build skills in debugging, version control, and writing efficient code. Many courses introduce tools like Git for version control, integrated development environments (IDEs) like Visual Studio Code, and frameworks such as React or Django, that support developing applications and enhancing your programming capabilities.

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Software Testing, JUnit, Verification And Validation, Unit Testing, Test Case, Test Automation, Development Testing, Test Planning, Code Coverage, Software Quality Assurance, Functional Testing, Testability, Integration Testing, Test Data, Issue Tracking
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, LESS, UI Components, Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Typography, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Interactive Design, Web Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Animations, Information Architecture, Browser Compatibility, Web Analytics and SEO
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Systems Development Life Cycle, Systems Architecture, Systems Thinking, Software Design Patterns, Stakeholder Communications, Systems Analysis, Application Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Development Environment, Hibernate (Java), Systems Architecture, Back-End Web Development, Service Oriented Architecture, Eclipse (Software), Authentications
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: TypeScript, Debugging, Javascript, Unit Testing, Maintainability, Software Design Patterns, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Data Validation, Web Development, Web Design, Computer Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Java, Apache Maven, Hibernate (Java), Unit Testing, Gradle, Microservices, Object-Relational Mapping, Software Testing, Testability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Spring Framework, Microservices, JUnit, Model View Controller, Hibernate (Java), Restful API, Spring Boot, Software Architecture, API Gateway, Web Services, Object-Relational Mapping, Transaction Processing, Service Oriented Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, JSON, YAML, Load Balancing, Unit Testing, Software Configuration Management, Java Programming
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Jenkins, CI/CD, Continuous Integration, Test Automation, Continuous Delivery, Software Development, Application Deployment, DevOps, Unit Testing, Agile Methodology, Software Development Methodologies, Performance Testing, Application Performance Management, Application Programming Interface (API), GitHub
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: User Story, Agile Software Development, Software Design Patterns, Design Thinking, Software Development Methodologies, Software Design, Agile Methodology, Agile Project Management, Process Mapping, Software Engineering, Kanban Principles, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Quality Assurance, Application Security, Scrum (Software Development), Object Oriented Design, Software Architecture, User Experience Design, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Requirements Analysis
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LangChain, Tool Calling, LangGraph, Agentic systems, Multimodal Prompts, Generative AI, LLM Application, Generative AI Agents, Responsible AI, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Application Design, Application Deployment, Application Development, Large Language Modeling, UI Components, Semantic Web, Artificial Intelligence, Software Development
Advanced · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development, Javascript, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Scripting, Browser Compatibility, Application Programming Interface (API), Back-End Web Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Data Import/Export, Scripting, Programming Principles, Spreadsheet Software, UI Components, Automation, Data Structures, Debugging, Data Validation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks