What Atlas School does

Atlas School is a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based for-profit coding school founded in 2020 that delivers project-based software engineering education to individuals seeking entry-level technology careers, including career changers and aspiring software engineers with no prior coding experience. Its curriculum comprises three core programs—Full-Stack Development, Machine Learning, and Systems Programming—built on computer science fundamentals (data structures and algorithms) rather than tool-specific training, delivered through a peer-learning methodology the school calls 'Learn How to Learn.' The institution is owned by the George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF), which became sole owner in summer 2022 after the school operated as a Holberton School franchise; it rebranded to Atlas School in January 2024 to establish an independent, Tulsa-focused identity after graduating over 100 students.

The school's commercial model centers on an Income Share Agreement (ISA) under which students pay no tuition until they graduate and secure employment, after which they remit a percentage of salary over a three-year period (or 3.5 years at a reduced 10% rate for graduates remaining in Tulsa); need-based assistance up to $1,500 per month is available. Pricing is not publicly disclosed in dollar terms, and revenue figures are not reported. Go-to-market is community-led: Atlas recruits through blog content, broad social media presence across six platforms, on-campus events such as Demo Days and hackathons, and partnerships with workforce development organizations and Tulsa-area employers (Arvest Bank, BOK Financial, ONEOK, Williams, MIRATECH, Hummingbird.Tech, Tulsa Public Schools, Momentum3, Lufthansa Technik, Medefy Health). The school holds licensure from the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools and is FERPA-compliant. In 2025 Atlas launched corporate training courses, received a $200,000 Google grant and a BlackRock Foundation grant, and began signaling intent to add a B2B revenue stream alongside its ISA-funded individual tuition.

Name

Atlas School

Legal name

Atlas School LLC

Website

https://atlasschool.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Atlas School is a Tulsa-based coding school offering project-based Full-Stack Development, Machine Learning, and Systems Programming programs to aspiring and career-changing software engineers, funded via Income Share Agreements and backed by the George Kaiser Family Foundation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coding Bootcamp / Software Engineering Education

NAICS

Computer Training (611420), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Information Technology & Software (EDAAAPAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Technical & Digital Skills Training (BPACANAB)

Keywords

• Coding bootcamp
• Software engineering training
• Full-stack development program
• Machine learning education
• Systems programming course

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Income Share Agreement (ISA): Students are not expected to pay tuition until they have graduated and found a stable job. After landing a job, they pay a percentage of their salary over a specified period (3 years after graduation, or 3.5 years at reduced rate for Tulsa residents).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Atlas School delivers project-based, peer-driven software engineering training programs (Full-Stack Development, Machine Learning, and Systems Programming) at its Tulsa campus, teaching computer science fundamentals alongside practical skills to prepare career changers and aspiring engineers for entry-level tech roles. Tuition is funded via an Income Share Agreement that defers payment until students secure employment, with repayment set as a percentage of post-graduation income over 3 to 3.5 years.

Product overview

Atlas School is a software development education institution offering three distinct training programs: Full-Stack Development, Machine Learning, and Systems Programming. These programs are designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in technology fields with no previous coding experience required. The Full-Stack Development program covers front-end and back-end development with cloud deployment; the Machine Learning program teaches data analysis, predictive modeling, and AI frameworks; and the Systems Programming program focuses on operating systems and low-level software engineering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full-Stack Development Program A software development training program that teaches students to build applications from ideation through deployment, covering user-facing front-end pages, back-end data management, and cloud infrastructure deployment. Designed for aspiring software engineers with no prior coding experience.
• Machine Learning Program A training program focused on data and algorithms to model how humans learn and draw conclusions, covering data preparation, analysis, predictive modeling, and application of AI frameworks to real-world scenarios. Designed for students pursuing roles such as Data Analyst, AI Engineer, or Machine Learning Engineer.
• Systems Programming Course A program focused on building operating systems and integrating software with hardware, working close to the operating system to manage processes, memory, networks, and device communication. Designed for students pursuing roles such as Distributed System Developer, UNIX Developer, SRE, Software Engineer, or Systems Engineer.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 students graduated from January 2024 as Atlas School, after graduating from Holberton School Tulsa program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and former.

• Urban Coders GuildcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban Coders Guild exists to provide computer science education access and opportunities to youth from historically underserved, underrepresented and otherwise under-resourced communities. Partnered with Atlas School for Black Futures Hackathon and youth programming.
• CLLCTVEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted the first annual Tulsa Creator Hackathon in partnership with CLLCTVE, a digital portfolio platform connecting creators to opportunities. The hackathon enabled freelancers to create portfolio projects and connect with local brands.
• Holberton SchoolformerStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginally opened in 2020 as Holberton School Tulsa in partnership with Holberton School. After GKFF became sole owner and the school created its own identity, the relationship transitioned. In January 2024, after graduating over 100 students, the school became Atlas School independent from the Holberton network.
• Tulsa Community FoundationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAtlas School directs job seekers to Tulsa Community Foundation for partner job openings, expanding employment opportunities for graduates.
• Tulsa Innovation LabsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTulsa Innovation Labs was founded to develop a city-wide strategy positioning Tulsa as a tech hub and leader in the future of work, creating economic development programs for inclusive tech community.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Flatiron School: Flatiron School offers full-stack web development and data science bootcamps with career services and employer hiring partnerships, competing for the same career-changer and aspiring-engineer persona as Atlas.
• BloomTech: BloomTech (formerly Lambda School) pioneered the ISA-funded coding bootcamp model that Atlas uses and offers full-stack and data science programs with deferred tuition tied to graduate outcomes — directly comparable business model and target student.
• Nucamp: Nucamp offers affordable, part-time full-stack web development bootcamps with payment-plan financing and emphasizes accessibility for career changers — overlapping with Atlas's target persona and value proposition on lower-cost career entry.
• Holberton School: Holberton School is the original parent network of Atlas School (formerly Holberton School Tulsa) and operates project-based, ISA-funded software engineering programs with similar peer-learning methodology — the closest historical and operational peer.
• Turing College: Turing College is a remote software engineering bootcamp that uses an ISA-style income share model and project-based curriculum — directly comparable in deferred tuition and self-directed cohort structure.
• Code Fellows: Code Fellows is an in-person software development bootcamp operating in the Pacific Northwest with full-stack and ops-focused programs and a similar career-services-led placement model — a regional direct peer in adult tech education.
• App Academy: App Academy runs full-stack software engineering bootcamps with an ISA/deferred-tuition option and emphasizes project-based learning and job placement support, serving the same aspiring-engineer segment as Atlas.

Others

• Tulsa Innovation Labs: Tulsa Innovation Labs is an ecosystem partner developing Tulsa's tech-hub strategy and workforce pipeline; it is not a direct competitor but collaborates with Atlas on talent development and is comparable as an adjacent workforce-development player in the same Tulsa market.

Broad incumbents

• Galvanize: Galvanize (now part of Kenzie Academy) historically ran full-stack and data science bootcamps in multiple U.S. cities with strong employer partnerships — a broader incumbent in the same software-engineering bootcamp category as Atlas.
• General Assembly: General Assembly is an established, multi-discipline provider of bootcamps and short courses in software engineering, data, and design with a national footprint and corporate training arm — a broader incumbent competing for the same employer and career-changer audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/atlasschooltul
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@atlasschooltulsa
• Facebookfacebook.com/atlasschooltulsa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/atlasschool
• Instagraminstagram.com/atlasschooltulsa
• TikToktiktok.com/@atlasschooltulsa

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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