General Assembly
Average Rating4.31
706 Reviews
17 Courses
General Assembly is a technical education provider that teaches students the skills, career advice and networking opportunities needed to make a career change into a tech role, in as little as three months. General Assembly offers part-time and full-time bootcamps and short courses in web and mobile development, product management, data science, and more. The bootcamp experience is led by instructors who are expert practitioners in their field. Students should expect to build a solid portfolio of real-life projects. Since 2011, General Assembly has graduated more than 40,000 students worldwide from the full time and part time bootcamp.
To enroll at General Assembly, applicants should submit an online application to connect with a GA Admissions team member who will work with them to decide if a tech bootcamps is the right fit. The GA Admissions staff are also prepared to speak with applicants about the best tech role for them, learning styles at GA, expected outcomes after the bootcamp, options to finance the bootcamp, career services offered by GA, and more.
To help students land their first job in a tech role, General Assembly students are supported by career coaches from day one. The program is enhanced by a career services team that is constantly in talks with employers about their tech hiring needs.
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MarshalGraduate • 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) • OnlineOct 29, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceGreat Experience
The staff and quality of instruction was really great. I was really happy with the whole experience. I did kind of wish the course was maybe 2 weeks longer, but that's how it goes. Recommended.- GenevieveGraduate • Product Management (Short Course) • TorontoOct 26, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Well worth it!
I had a great experience at General Assembly. My cohort was full of full time product managers who had just transitioned from the product owner role, international executives, and entrepreneurs. The content was thorough and engaging that helped me push myself and absorb information. I put in a lot of work to get everything done on time because we only had so much time in the day to cover a lot of content. However, it was truly an incredible experience and I am grateful to have learned fr...I had a great experience at General Assembly. My cohort was full of full time product managers who had just transitioned from the product owner role, international executives, and entrepreneurs. The content was thorough and engaging that helped me push myself and absorb information. I put in a lot of work to get everything done on time because we only had so much time in the day to cover a lot of content. However, it was truly an incredible experience and I am grateful to have learned from such wonderful instructors and people. - Joshua Wong Eu BingGraduateOct 14, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Introduction to Python
Attended the 20 lesson bootcamp. Was fantastic. - Denise KetterBusiness Analyst • Graduate • OnlineSep 11, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Data Analytics - PT - Online
SQL, Excel and Tableau skills This is my second course with GA and it did not dissappoint. The instructors are knowledgeable and accessible. Both the instructor and TA were able to make time for you after hours for help. The materials covered, SQL, Excel, and Tableau, were all pertinent to the real world. The online class experience was engaging and the ability to be broken into rooms to work together was great. BOTTOMLINE: The class was worth the money...SQL, Excel and Tableau skills This is my second course with GA and it did not dissappoint. The instructors are knowledgeable and accessible. Both the instructor and TA were able to make time for you after hours for help. The materials covered, SQL, Excel, and Tableau, were all pertinent to the real world. The online class experience was engaging and the ability to be broken into rooms to work together was great. BOTTOMLINE: The class was worth the money, the instructors were approachable and the company is professional and responsive to your needs. Will definitely consider taking another course with them! - Matthew CoalsonGraduate • 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) • DallasAug 20, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Waste of Time
The course seemed great when I was taking it, but it doesn't get you a job. 4 months of networking and job applications, and not a single interview. - MollyGraduate • 3. User Experience Design Bootcamp (Full Time) • AustinJul 10, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
I do not recommend GA
I completed a UX course in 2019, and I wouldn't recommend GA UX immersive to anyone unless you just have free time and extra cash to spend. I'm writing this review for someone like I used to be, so they do not repeat my mistake.I'm not coming from a design background but I do have a college degree, customer experience, sales, and marketing experience for over 5 years.
What I liked: some teachers were interesting and smart, I enjoyed their personalitie...I completed a UX course in 2019, and I wouldn't recommend GA UX immersive to anyone unless you just have free time and extra cash to spend. I'm writing this review for someone like I used to be, so they do not repeat my mistake.I'm not coming from a design background but I do have a college degree, customer experience, sales, and marketing experience for over 5 years.
What I liked: some teachers were interesting and smart, I enjoyed their personalities. WeWork space and free coffee perks. And this is about it. I would love to say I liked my fellow students, but because we were competition most of them were cold, selfish, and aggressive.
While I'm grateful to my teachers for what they were able to expose me to, I have to be honest by leaving this review. If I had read an honest review I would have never taken the boot camp.- The structure of the learning material is horrible. It is mostly presented in small slides with jokes that are articles you can find yourself online and lots of games, "exercises". Please spare yourself money and time and play with people by attending meetups. They barely teach you any tools you will need to become a UX designer but throw it on you and you have to "figure it out yourself". Practically no help.
- Too many students. I complained about it from the start when I was promised 15-18 people at max and ended up with 25. Imagine how impersonal it was. And while I appreciate the teaching strategy to listen to everyone who has questions, 25 students asking questions (and some of them are "that personality" of asking every dumb question they can think of) took most of the time out of the day.
- Coffee breaks every 1-2 hours that will take sometimes up to 30 mins means your day is basically a 4-5 hour-day. Let me say it this way, I spent money and quit my job to learn, not to enjoy coffee breaks. While I would love it as a kid at elementary school, as an adult that was unacceptable on how much "free time" we were given.
- Out of a 10-week course, the last 3 weeks are team projects, that I consider unfair, again, to pay money so I can have zero teachings but work on my own. That could have been after boot camp is over. Not enough knowledge to swim by only having 7 weeks to learn the profession.
- Career coach. While I enjoyed the personality of my career coach and think she is great, 15 mins each time just wasn't enough. Yes, 15 mins are all you get. The first 5 mins remind her about who you are and what you are trying to achieve and the 10 mins left are just a joke. We only had 2 coaches, not enough.
- No opportunities or assistance provided. Took me 7 months to get my job, and I never had even 1 interview opportunity from GA. All the mixers, career fairs, etc. have barely any employers that are hiring. It's a joke really, so many alumni and no job opportunities whatsoever. Same as their online job hunting channel - there are barely any jobs posted, only spam and sometimes they just copy links from LinkedIn that are visible for anyone.
- They will tell you to "Network" - their favorite word because they know you can't get a job with your skills because you barely have any. Honestly, I was embarrassed after a couple of meetups with real professionals tired of "vulture" boot campers trying to have a coffee date with them to get a job. This is pathetic. No one will "give" you a job unless it's your friend or family.
- Too expensive. For so many students in the same room, you can hire a personal tutor that will give you much more knowledge. Think about it! They don't teach you anything about the latest technologies that you can't find online.
- When I graduated and I continued learning on my own for 7 months and I finally got my first paid project. I realized that I was not taught anything that is very important nowadays like responsive design, ADA compliance, how to work with developers, and technical tools that are vital to successfully performing a job.
- Portfolio. Yes, they promise you will have 3 projects in your portfolio that will help you to find a job. Guess what - 25 students will have almost the same portfolio and will be at the same time on the market along with at least half the students from the previous class hunting with the same techniques. You will look like another newbie for recruiters and now there are too many of them. Also, they don't help you with portfolio, they only show you other people's portfolios and you will only have 1 project when you graduate, so everything else will happen after.
- Brandon MansurGraduate • Product Management (Short Course) • WashingtonJul 01, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Product Management Introduction
I took the 10 week, part-time Product Management course in Washington, DC. I enjoyed the course content and engagement from the instructor on the themes and content provided with the course. I think this course gives students from a variety of professional backgrounds, technical and non-technical, the content necessary to figure out a way forward with a career in product management with topics on how to define a product idea, market research, setting objectives, understanding featur...I took the 10 week, part-time Product Management course in Washington, DC. I enjoyed the course content and engagement from the instructor on the themes and content provided with the course. I think this course gives students from a variety of professional backgrounds, technical and non-technical, the content necessary to figure out a way forward with a career in product management with topics on how to define a product idea, market research, setting objectives, understanding feature development and prioritization, etc.
I truly recommend this General Assembly course offering, but I also encourage anyone taking the course to put in the effort to network with classmates, attend office hours with the instructor, and continue to read about the product management domain outside of the course in order to bolster the experience. - AnonGraduateMay 18, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Software Engineering to nowhere
GA is pretty much a lie. They will show you statistics saying 95% of graduates get jobs 6 months after graduating, that might be true, but these jobs are not in tech. Only 2 of the 20 people in my course have coding jobs as far as I can tell and I stay in touch with 5 of my classmates.
Instruction was done more through zoom chat than in person (and this was pre-covid). Save your $14K and watch youtube videos, you'll be richer and better off.
The straw that broke the camel...GA is pretty much a lie. They will show you statistics saying 95% of graduates get jobs 6 months after graduating, that might be true, but these jobs are not in tech. Only 2 of the 20 people in my course have coding jobs as far as I can tell and I stay in touch with 5 of my classmates.
Instruction was done more through zoom chat than in person (and this was pre-covid). Save your $14K and watch youtube videos, you'll be richer and better off.
The straw that broke the camel's back was the overall unavailability of my instructor during the last 3 weeks of the course. We were expected to make final projects for a teacher who WAS NOT THERE!! - Ravina JangraGraduate • Data Analytics (Short Course) • BostonMay 05, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Analytics Course Review at General Assembly (Boston) #LifeAtGA
The part-time Data Analytics program at General Assembly gives students a deeper dive into data analytics using tools such as Excel, SQL, and Tableau.
I enrolled in the Data Analytics part-time course at General Assembly's Boston location. The instructor and TA were incredibly approachable, and the enrollment process was seamless. One qualm I had was the instructor could have had better public speaking skills; the instructor spoke very softly and did not seem confident at times i...The part-time Data Analytics program at General Assembly gives students a deeper dive into data analytics using tools such as Excel, SQL, and Tableau.
I enrolled in the Data Analytics part-time course at General Assembly's Boston location. The instructor and TA were incredibly approachable, and the enrollment process was seamless. One qualm I had was the instructor could have had better public speaking skills; the instructor spoke very softly and did not seem confident at times in the subject matter. The TA did a better job, in my opinion, of presenting the information. The GA platform was also very easy to use, and I was able to access my coursework/projects with no issues. I also enjoyed having a Slack group to communicate with the instructor/TA and peers. This came in very handy when we were working on group projects. - ClaireUX Designer • Graduate • User Experience Design Immersive (Full-Time) • SeattleMay 01, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
User Experience Design Immersive
General Assembly was a great way to get your foot in the door in the UX world. I felt as though my class was extremely close and supportive. The environment itself was awesome, fast-paced, and innovative. However, be prepared to be job searching for a long time afterward. It is rare that my classmates have landed a job--even 4 months after the program. This is partly due to COVID-19, as well as some employers not understanding the value of GA education. I felt as though there could have ...General Assembly was a great way to get your foot in the door in the UX world. I felt as though my class was extremely close and supportive. The environment itself was awesome, fast-paced, and innovative. However, be prepared to be job searching for a long time afterward. It is rare that my classmates have landed a job--even 4 months after the program. This is partly due to COVID-19, as well as some employers not understanding the value of GA education. I felt as though there could have been more emphasis on UI, networking, and creating case studies. The career coaching is awesome as well but you really have to be a self-starter and cannot rely on anyone to do the hard work for you. Most of my classmates have landed either internships or short term contract work--but every start is a good start! Overall, it was a really good experience and a really great way to meet other people wanting to get into UX. - AileenGraduate • Product Management (Short Course) • San FranciscoMay 01, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Product Management bootcamp
I took the Product Management class in spring of 2019 at General Assembly's San Francisco campus. The course was comprehensive and the instructor was knowledgeable. I enjoyed being able to learn what I applied in class to a project that I completed and presented at the end of the course. Additionally, the GA SF campus facilities were incredible and the staff was very friendly. - Sophonie BlancGraduate • Digital Marketing (Short Course) • BostonMay 01, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Digital Marketing
Great school, great environment to learn, great instructors and the process to apply was as easy as 123. The G.A staff are very supportive and informative. They make sure that you understand every step of the enrollment process and continue that support after completion.
General Assembly Alumni Outcomes
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Employment Rate
82%
Graduation Rate
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Median Salary
Of the students who enroll at General Assembly, 82% graduated. 72% of graduates were job-seeking and N/A of job-seeking graduates found in-field employment after 180 days and report a median income of . Below is the 180 Day Employment Breakdown for 3148 graduates included in this report:
180 Day Employment Breakdown
| Description | Percentage |
| Full Time, In-Field Employee | N/A |
| Full-time apprenticeship, internship or contract position | N/A |
| Short-term contract, part-time position, freelance | N/A |
| Employed out-of-field | N/A |
Notes and Caveats
Download the GA 2021 Outcomes report here: https://ga.co/outcomes-report
* These outcomes are not audited by Course Report. In some cases, data is audited by a third party.
General Assembly Scholarships
Exclusive $1500 General Assembly Discount
For a limited time, take $1,500 off a General Assembly bootcamp or short-course with code CR1500GA
Eligible for students in the US, Canada and United Kingdom, excluding students in New York State. To claim the discount, enroll before January 31, 2025 and choose a start date before March 31, 2025. Please be sure to mention the Course Report CR1500GA promo code to the GA Admissions team so General Assembly can extend the discount to you upon acceptance.
Eligibility
This scholarship cannot be combined with other offers.
Qualifying Courses
- 1. Data Science Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 3. User Experience Design Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 4. Data Analytics Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- Data Analytics (Short Course) (Online)
- Data Science (Short Course) (Online)
- Digital Marketing (Short Course) (Online)
- Front-End Web Development (Short Course) (Online)
- JavaScript Development (Short Course) (Online)
- Product Management (Short Course) (Online)
- Python Programming (Short Course) (Online)
- React Development (Short Course) (Online)
- User Experience Design (Short Course) (Online)
- Visual Design (Short Course) (Online)
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General Assembly Alumni Reviews Summary
Overall Experience
4.3
Instructors
4.4
Curriculum
4.3
Job Assistance
3.9
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FAQs
How much does General Assembly cost?
General Assembly costs around $16,450. On the lower end, some General Assembly courses like Visual Design (Short Course) cost $3,500.
What courses does General Assembly teach?
General Assembly offers courses like 1. Data Science Bootcamp (Full Time), 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time), 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Part Time), 3. User Experience Design Bootcamp (Full Time) and 13 more.
Where does General Assembly have campuses?
General Assembly has in-person campuses in London, New York City, Paris, Singapore, and Sydney. General Assembly also has a remote classroom so students can learn online.
Is General Assembly worth it?
The data says yes! General Assembly reports a 84% graduation rate, and 95% of General Assembly alumni are employed. The data says yes! In 2021, General Assembly reported a 82% graduation rate, a median salary of , and N/A of General Assembly alumni are employed.
Is General Assembly legit?
We let alumni answer that question. 706 General Assembly alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed General Assembly and rate their overall experience a 4.31 out of 5.
Does General Assembly offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?
Yes, For a limited time, take $1,500 off a General Assembly bootcamp or short-course with code CR1500GA Eligible for students in the US, Canada and United Kingdom, excluding students in New York State. To claim the discount, enroll before January 31, 2025 and choose a start date before March 31, 2025. Please be sure to mention the Course Report CR1500GA promo code to the GA Admissions team so General Assembly can extend the discount to you upon acceptance. General Assembly accepts the GI Bill!
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You can read 706 reviews of General Assembly on Course Report! General Assembly alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed General Assembly and rate their overall experience a 4.31 out of 5.
Is General Assembly accredited?
All of General Assembly's regulatory information can be found here: https://generalassemb.ly/regulatory-information