Lumen Forge Academy
Learn through shipping practice
A six-month cohort with real backlog, code review, and demo days. We bias toward repo discipline over slides.
Weekly cadence
Plan, build, review, and showcase—every sprint shares the same skeleton.
Team room
Dual mentors; weekly 1:1s.
Product discipline
Outcome definitions—not vanity OKRs.
Career bridge
Mock interviews with partner companies.
Career switchers and level-uppers
Successful fellows budget 18–22 hours weekly. Technical English reading is required—sessions are hybrid TR/EN.
86%
graduate hire rate
Needs-based scholarship seats available.
Latest cohort
Transparent outputs—every demo day is recorded.
Graduate notes
““Month one was hard—by month three I merged the feature that hit real users.””
Application deadline approaching
Portfolio link plus a short video—technical interview within a week.
Program FAQ
Is tuition refundable?
Full refund in the first two weeks; credit transfer afterward.
Is there a job guarantee?
Cohort info session
Wednesday 7pm—Zoom, RSVP required.