Program page on 2026-10-08 shows the next part-time cohort Nov 2, 2026 to Apr 26, 2027, application deadline Oct 8, 2026, status Open. source
A 23-week, live-online, three-evenings-a-week AI and ML course from Fullstack Academy (a Simplilearn sister company) that takes true beginners and ends with LLM and agent tooling plus a capstone. It fits someone with a day job who wants a scheduled, instructor-led path and does not need placement data to decide. Before paying, note there is no published outcomes report and no job guarantee, and check whether the university-branded version you are being sold is the same course at a different price.
The facts
| Category | AI and machine learning |
|---|---|
| Website | fullstackacademy.com/programs/ai-machine-learning-bootcamp |
| Based | Atlanta, GA (online) · founded 2012 |
| Format | online-live |
| Programs | Part-Time AI & Machine Learning Bootcamp (23 weeks, Mon/Wed/Thu 8:00 to 11:00pm ET), University-branded versions with the same curriculum, e.g. Virginia Tech AI & Machine Learning Bootcamp (23 weeks, same price) and Louisiana State University Tech Bootcamps (26 weeks, $10,995 per Course Report) |
| Length | 23 weeks (Part-time only; 3 evenings per week, 3 hours each. LSU-branded version listed at 26 weeks on Course Report.) verified |
| Tuition | $4,995 to $9,995 Program page 2026-10-08: pay upfront $4,995 (shown as $5,000 off a $9,995 list price), pay in 4 installments $5,995, pay with loan $5,995. Virginia Tech-branded page shows identical numbers. Course Report lists the Fullstack version at $9,995 and the LSU version at $10,995. verified |
| Financing | upfront, installments, loan, gi-bill Upfront $4,995; 4 equal installments totaling $5,995 with 'no credit check required' and 0% interest (Virginia Tech page); external personal loan at $5,995 base with variable monthly amounts. Course Report says Fullstack accepts GI Bill benefits. Fullstack's own site describes 'job search assistance' and career coaching but no job guarantee, even though Course Report's listing says 'offers job guarantees'; the site is authoritative. Refund policy is not on the program page. |
| Admission | open 'No prior tech experience needed' per program page; application plus deadline, no technical assessment described. |
| Stack | Python, NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow, Keras, AWS SageMaker, NLTK, MLflow, LangChain, Agentic AI frameworks / MCP |
| Hiring partners (claimed) | About page: '1,500+ companies across the U.S. hire our graduates including Amazon, Google and Spotify' claimed |
Outcomes
This program does not publish job-placement or salary outcomes. Treat any number you hear from admissions as unverifiable.
Interview-prep depth
1 / 5
Nine-unit module list is public (programming basics through agentic AI and capstone); interview prep appears only as a line under career services.
Job support: light. Program page lists 1:1 personalized career coaching, LinkedIn profile development and interview preparation, portfolio development, and access to a 13,000+ alumni network. No mock interview count, DS&A, system design or negotiation content is described.
Whatever the program covers, the interview itself is free to prepare for here: coding patterns, system design, practice prompts, company guides.
What a careful reader should know
Fullstack Academy's about page says it is a sister company of Simplilearn, 'a Blackstone portfolio company', with headquarters at 1175 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta. The same AI & ML bootcamp is white-labeled through universities (Virginia Tech, LSU, University of Illinois Chicago, University of Michigan Engineering Nexus are named partners; Reddit posters mention a UT Dallas version). The $4,995 upfront price is presented as a $5,000 discount off $9,995, so treat the list price as marketing. No outcomes or placement report is published; the page's '56% wage premium' and '34% job growth' figures are labor-market statistics, not graduate outcomes. Reddit threads from 2025 are mixed: one dropout from a university-branded cohort said day one assumed coding ability despite 'no experience needed' marketing, another enrolled student called it 'going good so far' but 'pricey'.
Third-party signals: Course Report 4.78 (443 reviews). Reddit sentiment mixed. Graduation-time star ratings are collected by the schools; weigh them accordingly.
Sources (7)
- fullstackacademy.com/programs/ai-machine-learning-bootcamp
- fullstackacademy.com/about
- fullstackacademy.com/programs
- bootcamp.cpe.vt.edu/programs/aiml-bootcamp
- coursereport.com/schools/fullstack-academy
- coursereport.com/schools/louisiana-state-university-tech-bootcamps-by-fullstack-academy
- reddit.com/r/DigitalMarketing/comments/1j8srs5/any_thoughts_about_fullstack_academy_aimachine/
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