Career-skills academy · Austin, TX
Learn the skills that get you hired.
Lyceum Institute runs immersive, part-time cohorts in data, design, product and cloud — taught by working practitioners and backed by an outcomes guarantee. Evenings and weekends, in Austin or online.
94%
placed within 6 months
12k+
graduates since 2011
$78k
median first-year salary
Next cohort
Data Analytics
Starts Sep 8 · 16 weeks · evenings
Next cohort
UX & Product Design
Starts Sep 22 · 18 weeks · weekends
Next cohort
Cloud Engineering
Starts Oct 6 · 20 weeks · online
01 · The catalog
Four career tracks, one honest promise.
Every track is built with hiring managers, taught by practitioners and small enough to know your name. Pick the outcome you want — we will map the path.
Data Analytics
SQL, Python, dashboards and the storytelling that turns numbers into decisions. Build a five-project portfolio employers actually read.
16 weeks
Beginner
Evenings
Payment plans available
UX & Product Design
Research, wireframes, Figma systems and a capstone shipped with real users. Graduate with a portfolio and a design-critique habit.
18 weeks
Beginner
Weekends
Payment plans available
Cloud Engineering
Linux, containers, CI/CD and AWS — with labs on real infrastructure. Sit the Solutions Architect exam with a study cohort behind you.
20 weeks
Intermediate
Online
Payment plans available
Digital Marketing
SEO, paid media, analytics and content strategy, run as live campaigns with a real budget. Leave with a measurable results portfolio.
12 weeks
All levels
Evenings
Payment plans available
02 · How it works
From first question to first offer.
No entrance exam, no gatekeeping. An admissions advisor helps you choose a track, plan tuition and hold your seat — usually in a single call.
“Not sure you’re ready? You are. 62% of our students switch careers with no prior experience in the field.”
- Book a discovery call. Talk through your goals with an advisor and find the track that fits your timeline and budget.
- Reserve your seat. Choose a cohort start date, pick a payment plan and complete a short skills primer before day one.
- Learn by building. Attend live evening or weekend sessions, ship weekly projects and get feedback from a practitioner mentor.
- Launch your career. Polish your portfolio, rehearse interviews with our coaches and tap the employer network until you land the offer.
03 · The receipts
Outcomes we publish, not just promise.
Every figure below is verified against our most recent graduating cohorts and reported in our annual outcomes disclosure.
94%
placed in a related role within six months
$78k
median reported first-year salary
12k+
graduates across 42 cohorts since 2011
4.8
average graduate rating out of 5
Accredited member, Council on Continuing Education · Approved for VA benefits · SOC-audited outcomes
04 · The faculty
Taught by people who still do the work.
Our instructors are practitioners first and teachers second — hired for what they ship, and trained to teach it well.
Dr. Naomi Reyes
Lead Instructor, Data Analytics
Former staff analyst at a fintech unicorn; PhD in statistics. Naomi built the SQL curriculum that half of Austin’s analysts learned on.
PhD Statistics · 11 yrs industry
Marcus Whitfield
Lead Instructor, UX & Product
Principal designer with two acquired startups behind him. Marcus runs the capstone studio and still consults for product teams weekly.
NN/g certified · 14 yrs industry
Priya Anand
Lead Instructor, Cloud Engineering
Site-reliability engineer who has kept nine-figure systems online. Priya teaches the labs the way she runs production: calmly and by the runbook.
AWS SA-Pro · 9 yrs industry
05 · The calendar
Upcoming cohorts
Seats are capped so mentors can know every student. Reserve early — most cohorts fill four to six weeks before the start date.
| Course | Starts | Format | Seats left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Analytics | Sep 8, 2026 | Evenings · Austin | 6 | Enrolling |
| UX & Product Design | Sep 22, 2026 | Weekends · Austin | 4 | Enrolling |
| Cloud Engineering | Oct 6, 2026 | Evenings · Online | 9 | Enrolling |
| Digital Marketing | Oct 20, 2026 | Evenings · Online | 2 | Almost full |
| Data Analytics | Jan 12, 2027 | Weekends · Austin | 16 | Waitlist opens Nov 1 |
06 · Tuition & aid
Pay the way that fits your plan.
Tuition shown is for the Data Analytics track; other tracks vary. Every plan includes lifetime alumni access and career coaching. Scholarships and employer sponsorship available.
Pay in full
$8,900
Save $600 vs. monthly · one payment
- Full 16-week track
- Lifetime alumni network
- Career coaching & mock interviews
Most popular
Monthly plan
$950/mo
10 months · 0% interest · $9,500 total
- Everything in pay-in-full
- Spread cost across the cohort
- No credit check required
Deferred tuition
$0 up front
Pay 10% of salary for 24 months once hired above $50k
- Nothing due until you’re employed
- Capped total, never more than 1.4×
- Eligibility reviewed at enrollment
For teams
Upskill your whole team, on your schedule.
We build private cohorts and workshops for engineering, analytics and product teams — delivered on-site in Austin or live online, mapped to the outcomes your managers care about.
- Private cohorts — a full track delivered for your team, with your data and tools.
- Half-day workshops — focused sessions on SQL, dashboards, discovery or cloud fundamentals.
- Skills assessments — benchmark your team and get a tailored learning plan.
Trusted by Austin employers
We have trained teams at healthcare systems, city agencies and fast-growing startups — 140+ private cohorts delivered to date.
Volume pricing · Invoiced billing · NET-30
07 · In their words
Careers that started in this classroom.
“I came in as a barista who was good with spreadsheets. Sixteen weeks later I had a portfolio, and eight weeks after that I was an analyst at a health-tech company. Lyceum did exactly what it said it would.”
Alina Duran — Data Analyst, Bramble Health · Class of 2025
“The instructors treat you like a future colleague, not a student. Every critique made my work sharper. I doubled my salary and finally like Mondays.”
Devon Clarke — Product Designer, Northgate Labs · Class of 2024
“Deferred tuition meant I could switch careers without savings. I paid nothing until I was hired — and the cloud labs were the real thing, not slideware.”
Samuel Osei — Cloud Engineer, Meridian Freight · Class of 2025
From the study hall
Notes, guides and career advice
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08 · Good questions
Admissions, answered.
Do I need prior experience or a degree?
No. Our beginner tracks assume no prior background — just steady effort. A short skills primer before day one gets everyone to the same starting line.
How much time should I plan each week?
Budget 15–18 hours: two or three live evening or weekend sessions plus project work. Cohorts are designed for people holding down a job.
What does the outcomes guarantee cover?
If you complete the track, meet the career-services milestones and aren’t hired in a related role within nine months, we refund your tuition. Full terms are in our student catalog.
Is financial aid or a scholarship available?
Yes. We offer need-based scholarships, deferred tuition, and discounts for veterans and career-changers from underrepresented backgrounds. Ask an advisor what you qualify for.
Can I attend fully online?
Several cohorts run live online with the same instructors and mentors. In-person seats in Austin include access to our campus study rooms and events.
Still deciding? Talk to an admissions advisor — no pressure, just answers.
Enrollment open
Your next chapter starts with one call.
Talk to an admissions advisor about tracks, tuition and start dates. No entrance exam, no obligation — just a clear plan for the career you want. Seats for fall cohorts are filling now.
Backed by our nine-month outcomes guarantee · Scholarships & VA benefits accepted