What Skill Distillery does

Skill Distillery is a Denver, Colorado-based coding bootcamp operating as a division of Batky-Howell, LLC, a privately-held technical training company founded in 2003. Skill Distillery itself was launched in 2013 to focus exclusively on full-stack Java and JavaScript web development, a deliberate narrowing of Batky-Howell's broader courseware portfolio. The company teaches immersive 16-week full-time and 18-week part-time curricula covering Java, JavaScript, SQL, HTML/CSS, Spring, and Angular, with preparation for the Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) exam built in. Core technology is a Java-Stack curriculum proprietary to the school, positioned to give graduates access to roughly twice as many job openings versus JavaScript-only bootcamps.

The company serves two distinct customer segments through separate go-to-market motions. On the consumer side, it runs a sales-led admissions funnel aimed at career changers, military veterans (GI Bill approved), and working professionals, with tuition of $24,950 for the full-time program and $9,950 for the part-time program, delivered either in-person at The Guild facility in Englewood, Colorado or live-online nationwide. Multiple financing partners (Climb Credit and Meritas) and a need-based scholarship program covering up to 50% of tuition support affordability. On the enterprise side, the corporate training division — inherited and powered by the parent Batky-Howell — sells custom new-hire bootcamps and IT training solutions (Python, Java, Front End, Database, cloud, big data) drawing on a library of 200+ courseware titles; the parent claims to have trained over 40,000 developers across 3,256 companies including Fortune 500 clients such as Google, Amazon, Wells Fargo, IBM, Comcast, Visa, Sony, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and Sprint.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time tuition payments from individual bootcamp enrollees and professional services fees from corporate training engagements, supplemented by scholarships and a Colorado state grant. The company discloses 69% in-field job placement within 180 days for 2022 graduates, with average reported starting salaries of approximately $70,000 and a high of $131,310. The business is founder-controlled (Bruce Batky, co-founder), has no external venture funding, and operates with a small team of 11–50 employees including instructors and teaching assistants — a structure that supports the boutique, small-class (average 20 students) operating model the company markets.

Name

Skill Distillery

Legal name

Batky-Howell, LLC

Website

https://skilldistillery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Skill Distillery is a Denver-based coding bootcamp and division of Batky-Howell, LLC that teaches full-stack Java and JavaScript development to career changers, veterans, and enterprise clients via 16-to-18-week immersive programs and custom corporate IT training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coding Bootcamp / Technical Training Services

NAICS

Computer Training (61142), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Training Delivery Services (Onsite/Virtual Instruction, Workshops, Coaching) (BPAEANAN)

Keywords

• Coding bootcamp
• Full-stack Java training
• Java programming education
• Software developer training
• Corporate IT training

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenwood Village

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Full-Time Bootcamp Tuition: 16-week immersive full-stack Java bootcamp at $24,950 tuition, providing comprehensive coding education and career preparation services.
2. Part-Time Bootcamp Tuition: 18-week part-time program at $9,950, designed for working professionals with evening and weekend classes.
3. Corporate Training Services: Custom new hire bootcamps and IT training solutions for enterprise clients including Python, Java, Front End, and Database development training.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Skill Distillery is a Denver-based coding bootcamp that teaches full-stack Java and JavaScript web development through a 16-week full-time and an 18-week part-time immersive program. It also offers a Tech Sales Bootcamp for individuals and a Corporate Training division delivering custom IT and developer training to enterprise clients.

Product overview

Skill Distillery offers a portfolio of coding bootcamp programs centered around Java and JavaScript full-stack development. The core products are two bootcamp programs: the Full-Stack Java Web Developer (Full-Time), a 16-week intensive in-person/live-online bootcamp, and the Full-Stack Java Application Developer (Part Time), an 18-week flexible evening and weekend program. These are supplemented by a Tech Sales Bootcamp for those interested in tech sales careers. The company also provides Corporate Training services offering custom IT training solutions for enterprise clients. Financial support is available through need-based Scholarship Programs (up to 50% tuition) and multiple Financing Options including deferred payment and income-contingent plans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ITCourseware: Online publishing company for training materials, sister company of Batky-Howell, with materials used worldwide for over 18 years.
• IT Skills Colorado

Products and services

• Full-Stack Java Web Developer (Full-Time) A 16-week full-time immersive coding bootcamp teaching students full-stack Java development (Java, JavaScript, SQL, HTML/CSS, Spring, Angular), preparing them for software engineering careers. Delivered in-person in Colorado and live online.
• Full-Stack Java Application Developer (Part-Time) An 18-week part-time coding bootcamp offering flexible evening and weekend online instruction with the same full-stack Java curriculum as the full-time program, designed for working professionals seeking a career transition.
• Tech Sales Bootcamp A specialized bootcamp program focused on technology sales skills and knowledge, designed to prepare students for careers in tech sales.
• Corporate Training Standard and fully customized IT training solutions offering over 200 course titles, custom new hire bootcamps, and specialized training in cloud computing, big data, Python, Java, and Front End development for enterprise clients.
• Scholarship Program Need-based scholarships awarded to admitted students covering up to 50% of tuition, with Colorado residents potentially eligible for 100% coverage through the Colorado Opportunity Now Grant combined with Skill Distillery scholarships.
• Financing Options Multiple financing plans including Climb loans with interest-only and deferred payment options, and Meritas contingent (income-share) payment plans allowing students to pay $0 until 6 months after graduation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 69% of 2022 graduates placed within 180 days
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ITCoursewarecoreOthersSister publishing company owned by parent Batky-Howell. Courseware published and used worldwide for over 18 years. All training materials have been developed and refined through years of use.
• Guild WorkspaceminorOthersThird-party venue provider for in-person classes at Englewood, Colorado location. Provides physical classroom space for bootcamp programs.
• Colorado Opportunity Now GrantcoreOthersState grant program providing up to 100% tuition coverage for eligible Colorado residents, particularly those from rural areas. Awarded December 2024.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Hack Reactor: Established JavaScript-focused coding bootcamp operating multiple cohorts. Overlaps with Skill Distillery's full-stack curriculum on the JavaScript front but excludes the Java specialization.
• Flatiron School: Larger multi-cohort coding and cyber bootcamp with multiple US campuses and a corporate training division. Broader scope than Skill Distillery but directly competes for the same career-changer consumer.
• General Assembly: Long-established bootcamp and corporate training provider with broad portfolio across software engineering, data, and design. Directly competes for both consumer bootcamp and enterprise training dollars.

Direct peers

• Tech Elevator: Java and .NET focused coding bootcamp with similar duration, tuition, and career-change target audience. Operates in multiple US cities and is the closest direct comparable to Skill Distillery's Java-stack positioning.
• Coding Dojo: Multi-stack full-time and part-time coding bootcamp targeting career changers with similar admissions process, financing partners, and outcome-reporting requirements. Direct competitor in the online career-changer bootcamp market.
• App Academy: Full-stack software engineering bootcamp with deferred tuition / ISA financing model and strong placement focus. Comparable in product structure, career-services emphasis, and tuition-based revenue model.
• Codeup: Full-stack web development and data science bootcamp with similar career-changer positioning, outcomes reporting, and financing partnerships. Closely matches Skill Distillery's program structure and target persona.
• Promineo Tech: Java and Spring focused bootcamp serving career changers and corporate clients. Directly comparable in curriculum specificity (Java/Spring stack) and bootcamp-plus-corporate-training dual revenue model.

Emerging players

• BloomTech: Online-first full-stack and data bootcamp with income-share agreement financing. Competes for the same online career-changer segment with a more flexible, lower-overhead delivery model.
• Nucamp: Affordable online and in-person coding bootcamp with part-time and full-stack programs. Competes on price point and accessibility, pressuring Skill Distillery's premium tuition positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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