Summer 2024 Session

Live OnlineUSACO Classes

Learn USACO through affordable, high-quality classes with vetted, experienced instructors and a curriculum designed and developed by past USACO Finalists.

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Why Us?

Premium Quality, Affordable Cost.

Affordable doesn't mean low-quality.With a team of past USACO Finalists, we've created classes of the highest possible caliber that are just as competitive as more expensive alternatives.

Office Hours:

In order to ensure student success, we host office hours every Tuesday and Thursday at 5:00-6:00pm PT where students can ask for help from instructors.

Vetted Instructors

Our vetted instructors are not only experts in their domains, but are also experienced instructors.

Learning Management System

Our hand-crafted Learning Management System comes with a leaderboard to incentivize friendly competition!

Trusted Curriculum

Our curriculum-writing team is comprised of multiple USACO Finalists with extensive competitive experience.

Financial Aid Available

Our goal is to make competitive programming accessible for everyone. If you can't pay, you can attend classes for free.

Affordable Cost

As a nonprofit organization, we strive to make classes as affordable as possible. Each registration costs $100.

Integrated with the USACO Guide

Each lesson has a corresponding module from the USACO Guide, where you can review a concept or find additional practice.

Course Info

Class Format

A CPI course consists of 10 weekly classes, each of which lasts 2 hours. Classes will go over challenging example problems and contain problemsets for homework.

All classes will be recorded, so don't worry if you are unable to attend every class!

Classes follow a flipped learning model to maximize the amount of time students have to ask instructors questions. Our curriculum is modeled off the USACO Guide. There will be weekly office hours for students to get help from instructors.

Seats are limited. First come first served, so make sure to sign up soon!

Class Schedule

  • Bronze: Sundays during October 6th - December 8 from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
  • Silver: Saturdays during October 5th - December 7th from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT

Pricing

These classes are not for profit — instructors are unpaid and volunteer their time to help USACO contestants. We ask for a $100 fee to help support the creation of these classes and the infrastructure for the resources we provide such as the USACO Guide.

Financial aid is available. If you are unable to pay the full amount, just let us know!

Programming Language

Both C++ and Java are acceptable for the class. While our class will primarily use C++, instructors are fully able to assist Java users as well.

Class Levels

Pick your class.

Our classes come in two levels: One for beginner Bronze contestants and another for USACO Silver contestants.

USACO Bronze

Beginner

Teaches the necessary techniques needed to pass USACO Bronze. For students with basic programming experience.

  • Sundays, 5-7pm PDT during 10/6/24 to 12/8/24.

  • File / Fast I/O

  • Time Complexity

  • Data Structures and Simulation

  • Basic Complete Search

  • Complete Search with Recursion

  • Sorting + Sets & Maps

  • Ad Hoc Problems

  • Introduction to Greedy Algorithms

  • Introduction to Graphs

USACO Silver

Intermediate

Teaches the necessary techniques needed to pass the USACO Silver contest. For students who already know Bronze-level concepts.

  • Saturdays, 4-6pm PDT during 10/5/24 to 12/7/24.

  • Prefix Sums

  • Sorting with Custom Comparators

  • Two Pointers

  • More Operations on Sorted Sets

  • Greedy Algorithms with Sorting

  • Binary Search

  • Depth First Search

  • Flood Fill

  • Introduction to Tree Algorithms

Meet our instructors

With a curriculum designed by past USACO Finalists and thoroughly vetted instructors, students are in good hands.

  • Trisha Sabadra

    Trisha Sabadra

    Project Manager of Classes / Director of Bronze Classes / Silver Instructor

  • Varun Ragunath

    Varun Ragunath

    Project Manager of Classes / Finalist

  • Frank Xiao

    Frank Xiao

    Bronze & Silver Instructor

  • Andrew Xu

    Andrew Xu

    Bronze & Silver Instructor

  • Rohan Garg

    Rohan Garg

    Bronze & Silver Instructor

  • Peng Bai

    Peng Bai

    Silver Instructor

  • Ryan Fu

    Ryan Fu

    Silver Instructor

  • Faris Raza

    Faris Raza

    Bronze & Silver Instructor

  • Niranjana Sankar

    Niranjana Sankar

    Bronze Instructor

  • Rahul Verma

    Rahul Verma

    Bronze Instructor

  • Ryan Chou

    Ryan Chou

    Bronze Instructor

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