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Cloud · 46 weeks · 50 live classes · Cohort: September 2026

Cloud Solutions Architect

Design the systems everyone else builds on. The highest-leverage generalist role in cloud computing.

Open to applicants worldwide (classes on Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6)) · minimum age 16 · all payments in USD

The number that matters first

Tuition is $7,450 USD — about 8% of the entry-level salary this track leads to. Entry roles start at $95,000–$115,000, the median sits at $142,000, and the ceiling runs to $250,000+. On first-year pay alone, the programme returns its cost roughly every three to four weeks of employment — and keeps returning it for the rest of your career.

The year, phase by phase

Phase 1

Foundations (wks 1–10): networking, Linux, AWS and Azure fundamentals, infrastructure-as-code.

Phase 2

Core architecture (wks 11–24): compute, storage and network design, cost optimisation, well-architected reviews.

Phase 3

Advanced practice (wks 25–36): multi-cloud strategy, migrations, resilience engineering, stakeholder communication.

Phase 4

Capstone & placement (wks 37–46): a full enterprise design capstone, certification exams, interview phase.

Certification preparation built in: AWS Solutions Architect Professional · Azure Solutions Architect Expert.

Why graduates of this track get hired

Three reasons, in the order employers cite them. First, depth: 46 weeks and 50 live classes produce a candidate who has done the work, not watched it. Second, proof: a capstone employers can test-drive, industry certifications, and a year of documented projects. Third, access: the final phase runs through our developed hiring funnel of 200+ partner companies, with introductions made for you and support until you sign.

Taught by people who've done it for 20+ years

Every instructor and mentor on this track has had a successful career at top universities and companies, with at least 20 years of experience. Your weekly 1:1 mentor reviews your work, corrects your course, and prepares you for the interviews they themselves used to run.

Technology that adapts to you

Our proprietary, custom-built platform uses machine learning to adapt each module to how you individually learn, and integrates spaced-repetition scheduling — so phase-one fundamentals are still sharp when interviews arrive in the final phase. Built in-house by our own engineers and refined across 4,000+ graduates; because we've taken no venture capital, profits go into improving it rather than into investor returns.

Practical assurances

Every enrolment carries a 7-day money-back guarantee (less the non-refundable deposit) and the 6-month job guarantee: graduate without a job in 6 months and you get free admission to another track of your choice.

Practicalities

Applicants are accepted from anywhere in the world. All live classes and mentor sessions are scheduled on Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) — check the overlap with your local time before applying. Minimum age: 16. All prices in US Dollars (USD); all payments are taken in USD.

"Worth every penny. The payment plan meant I could start immediately, and the salary jump paid the course back within my first year."
Deirdre M.Cloud Engineer · Class of 2024

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