15 Best Programming Fundamentals Courses for Beginners
We compared 15 Programming Fundamentals courses currently listed on Udemy, Coursera and edX, priced from $19.99 to $672.30. 6 come from a named university or institution, including University of Michigan, Goldsmiths, University of London & University of London and Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $19.99 – $672.30
- Providers
- Udemy, Coursera, edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Udemy, Coursera, edX, matched to "programming fundamentals" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $19.99 to $672.30, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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The Programmers Guide : Learn Ruby Programming Fundamentals
Ruby is a fun toy and language and it's also a serious programming language,became a prgrammer is a combination of scientist and artist. In this course you will learn the ultimate and complete guide to build programs tha...
$19.99listed price -
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C# Programming Fundamentals and Development Environment
Offered by Microsoft
This course introduces learners to the fundamentals of programming with C#. You’ll gain hands-on experience writing, compiling, and executing C# code while exploring essential concepts like variables, data types, operato...
$49.00listed price -
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Programming Fundamentals + Python 3 Cram Course in 7 Days™
**** In this course, you'll learn the programming and algorithmic logic for applying it to EVERY PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE. ****Firstly, you will learn about how programming works, the sequential order and...
$189.99listed price -
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Building with Code: Programming Fundamentals and Open Source
Offered by Illinois Tech
This specialization introduces learners to programming fundamentals, web development, and open-source technologies. Through hands-on projects, learners will build web applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python,...
$49.00listed price -
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Python Fundamentals for Designers
Offered by University of Michigan
Python Fundamentals for Designers is an introduction to programming using Python meant for students interested in how programming is applied to visual applications and design. The course introduces the foundations of pro...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming in C++
Offered by Goldsmiths, University of London & University of London
This course is the first of five courses aiming to help you to become confident working in the object-oriented paradigm in the C++ language. This specialisation is for individuals who want to learn about objected oriente...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Programming
Offered by Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
This course aims to prepare you for problem solving through programming. In this course, you’ll be introduced to the C Programming Language. You’ll learn about various constructs supported by C Language and use them to w...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with Java
Offered by The Georgia Institute of Technology
This course provides an introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) using Java, a fundamental programming language widely utilized in various software applications. You'll learn essential OOP concepts, enabling you...
$672.30listed price -
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Introduction to Programming with C Language
Offered by International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
The 'Introduction to Programming with C Language' course is suitable for learners with no prior programming experience. The course covers the fundamentals of the C programming language. At the end of this course, the lea...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Java and Object-Oriented Programming
Offered by University of Pennsylvania
This course provides an introduction to the Java language and object-oriented programming, including an overview of Java syntax and how it differs from a language like Python. Students will learn how to write custom Java...
$99.00listed price -
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SAS Programming BASE Certification Course for SAS Beginners
This course is a comprehensive training program designed to prepare you for the SAS BASE programming certification. Whether you’re a beginner or an aspiring data professional, this course will help you develop essential...
$99.99listed price -
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Python Programming for PCEP Beginner to Certified
Are you a beginner looking to start your Python programming journey and achieve the PCEP (Python Certified Entry-Level Programmer) certification? This course is designed to guide you step-by-step from zero experience to...
$19.99listed price -
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Python Mastery for Beginners
In this course, we'll take a deep dive into Python, a super cool programming language. Whether you're new to coding or have some experience, this course will guide you through Python's basics with simplicity and clarity....
$19.99listed price -
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JavaScript Fundamentals: A Course for Absolute Beginners
JavaScript is an excellent computer programming or script language from Netscape. It has a close resemblance in ways of its capability with Microsoft's Visual Basic, Sun's Tcl, the UNIX-derived Perl, and IBM's REXX. As a...
$19.99listed price -
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Learn C Programming from Scratch
One of the behemoths of the coding world, C has been around for, oh, around 50 years or so. Often perceived as one of the most difficult languages to master, any programmer who can list C on their resume is sure to carve...
$199.99listed price
Best Programming Fundamentals Courses for Beginners compared
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What the prices here tell you
The 15 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $672.30, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $652.31. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Udemy, Coursera and edX. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 6 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Michigan, Goldsmiths, University of London & University of London and Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
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