The 10-week program

From first prompt to live on the internet.

Each class teaches one new skill. The homework never changes: use it on your own project that week. Stuck midweek? Message us — that's part of the deal.

WEEKS 1–2

How AI actually works

What's really happening inside these models, why they hallucinate, and how professionals prompt them. Students pick the project they'll build all semester.

WEEKS 3–4

Writing real code

Variables, logic, functions — typed, not dragged. Enough to read every line the AI writes and catch it when it's wrong.

WEEKS 5–6

The professional toolkit

Deploy to the web, hook up a real database, handle API keys without leaking them. By week 5, every project is live at its own URL.

WEEKS 7–8

Build sprint

Heads-down build time with an instructor at every student's side. New features ship every single class.

WEEKS 9–10

Launch night

Polish, final deploy, and a live demo in front of everyone at the showcase. Certificates awarded on the spot.

After week 10

Graduates get two weeks of free one-on-one check-ins — a weekly call with an instructor to review their project, debug problems, and plan what to build next.

Compete with Meritt behind you

Students who enter hackathons, science fairs, or pitch competitions can represent Meritt — listing us as their program, with our instructors coaching their prep. Our team competes at TSA Nationals, DECA, and the UDC Capital Cup, where Meritt itself is competing right now.

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