General Assembly
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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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AnonymousStudent • 4. Data Analytics Bootcamp (Full Time) • VancouverOct 31, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceAmazing learning opportunity
Great content that will help me level up in my career. Content was easy to follow and instructions were great and ready to assist whenever I had questions. Highly recommend this course for anyone looking to dive deep into data.- AnonymousJun 11, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Not that great
First off, we had 100% white-passing staff although their marketing projects diversity and inclusion. All of the instructors were younger than me and only had a few years of professional working experience. You are left to fight for your own when the program is done. So far it hasn't paid off and I'm frustrated. Going to a cheaper Bootcamp might be more ideal. I'm still not sure what I paid for. I will revise this if I get work but so far it's been nothing...It's a very costly over-prom...First off, we had 100% white-passing staff although their marketing projects diversity and inclusion. All of the instructors were younger than me and only had a few years of professional working experience. You are left to fight for your own when the program is done. So far it hasn't paid off and I'm frustrated. Going to a cheaper Bootcamp might be more ideal. I'm still not sure what I paid for. I will revise this if I get work but so far it's been nothing...It's a very costly over-promising program - Anonymoussoftware Engineer Intern • Graduate • 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) • San DiegoJun 03, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
General Assembly SEI good experience
The instructors were very helpful and knowledgeble. There multiple ways to receive additonal insruction and assistance, The material is explained thorughly. - AnonymousUser experience designer • StudentApr 07, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX Design Remote Flex
I had a very good experience learning the design process through 6 projects. Some solo, some group, and a group project for a client. I landed a job a few weeks before the bootcamp ended and I had minimal tech experience before GA, just good art skills and speaking skills. I recommend the course for someone who has a lot of grit. It does take a lot of time and outside effort if you want to be job ready in 6 months. - AnonymousGraduate • Data Analytics (Short Course) • LondonMar 12, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Analytics - Part Time
Happy with the course, the instructor and assistants were very available and flexible with us, which was key given that the course was part time so life often got in the way of submitting projects on time. The contents of the course focus on the core skills needed for data analytics in excel, tableau and SQL. It can feel hard to keep up with the course at times but if you make sure you have the time and do your studying everything if fine. The skills learnt are 100% useful the instructor...Happy with the course, the instructor and assistants were very available and flexible with us, which was key given that the course was part time so life often got in the way of submitting projects on time. The contents of the course focus on the core skills needed for data analytics in excel, tableau and SQL. It can feel hard to keep up with the course at times but if you make sure you have the time and do your studying everything if fine. The skills learnt are 100% useful the instructors recommendations about what skills are really useful in the world of work is important since all of them also work in data. If I had to criticize something it would be the fact that python and its applications in data analytics was not covered, some employers ask for this skill. But given the duration of this course I would not say this is a major criticism at all. Overall happy with the course and would recommend. - Anonymous3. User Experience Design Bootcamp (Full Time) • SeattleFeb 14, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UXDI
NOT WORTH THE COST. You learn a lot in a short amount of time and you do get to meet a lot of new people and possibly make new friends. However, you are there to get a job in the field you want to be in. Unless your portfolio is outstanding, it is very difficult to break through. Going through this program is just an exposure to the industry and no guarantee for a job right away. There will be attempts to expose you to industry people, but again no guarantee. When you complete the progra...NOT WORTH THE COST. You learn a lot in a short amount of time and you do get to meet a lot of new people and possibly make new friends. However, you are there to get a job in the field you want to be in. Unless your portfolio is outstanding, it is very difficult to break through. Going through this program is just an exposure to the industry and no guarantee for a job right away. There will be attempts to expose you to industry people, but again no guarantee. When you complete the program you will have a portfolio and they talk to you about strategies to get hired. Bottom line is, companies want someone super outstanding or armed with a 4 year design degree. GA touts 100% job placement rate but that number is misleading because they only count the ones that did get a job. Actual numbers is more like 30 percent hire rate within 9 months. If you are looking to get into this field with no experience, you are better off paying for a online certification at a way lower cost. You will need to learn a lot by doing projects on your own and find an audience to give you feed back on your designs. - AnonymousGraduate • User Experience Design Immersive - Remote • OnlineDec 30, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Unfortunate: UDXI - Remote
I learned quite a lot but not enough to be successful. The people who succeeded in this course had spent a year of their own time learning UX prior to the course. I would HIGHLY suggest taking time to learn outside of the course before signing up. This is not a program if for those who do not know anything about UX.
Also, it took the lion's share of my coursemates over 7 months to find any UX work. (Aside from those who had prior experience) I was not able to be unemployed that long ...I learned quite a lot but not enough to be successful. The people who succeeded in this course had spent a year of their own time learning UX prior to the course. I would HIGHLY suggest taking time to learn outside of the course before signing up. This is not a program if for those who do not know anything about UX.
Also, it took the lion's share of my coursemates over 7 months to find any UX work. (Aside from those who had prior experience) I was not able to be unemployed that long so I ended up accepting work outside of design. I love the information I learned but I could not find gainful employment after graduation.
Lastly, DO NOT SIGN UP WITH THE ISA!! It's highly predatory and even if you read all of the information 3xs over - it is not worth it. Take out a loan if you must or save up so you can pay for the program yourself.
TLDR: study for a year prior to the course, be able to be unemployed for months, & do not use the ISA option. - AnonymousGraduate • 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) • San FranciscoDec 22, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Full Stack Software Engineering Immersive Fellow
My time at General Assembly, while relatively brief, was an intense period packed with learning about the latest and most popular internet software development languages and technologies. The full-stack immersive regimen helped me develop multiple apps as proof of my proficiency and training, and the importance of thinking like an engineer as well as working like one was not lost on us. I'd have liked even more in-depth studies on computer science, but overall this was a worthwhile progr...My time at General Assembly, while relatively brief, was an intense period packed with learning about the latest and most popular internet software development languages and technologies. The full-stack immersive regimen helped me develop multiple apps as proof of my proficiency and training, and the importance of thinking like an engineer as well as working like one was not lost on us. I'd have liked even more in-depth studies on computer science, but overall this was a worthwhile program to become certified as an engineer. - AnonymousPreviously Mechanic • Graduate • 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) • San FranciscoDec 21, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Software Engineering Immersive
After spending time in San Fransisco around several software engineers at varying levels of experience I became interested in changing careers after having been a mechanic for most of my life. I will say it was a challenging experience but also a very rewarding one. The staff and support was above an beyond my expectations.
The point of the course is to teach you how to learn different coding languages and the basics of OOP(if you don't know what this is look it up for tw...After spending time in San Fransisco around several software engineers at varying levels of experience I became interested in changing careers after having been a mechanic for most of my life. I will say it was a challenging experience but also a very rewarding one. The staff and support was above an beyond my expectations.
The point of the course is to teach you how to learn different coding languages and the basics of OOP(if you don't know what this is look it up for two seconds : ). My take away, compared to other peoples experience is you really get out what you put in... the classes are really nicely structured and the instructors I had did a great job of fielding questions and supporting the class but you also have to put in the hours at home and reinforce the content. If you are expecting to just spend the time in class working and then take after class off you will struggle but if you can commit to the three months of in class and at home this is probably the shortest track to a valuable skill set you will find.
- AnonymousGraduate • 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) • AtlantaNov 23, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Good Cohort
Overall, I had an awesome experience with GA. One instructor really went above and beyond to teach us a lot of information, my cohort was incredibly tight and worked with each other super closely. My outcomes was solid (the coach wasn't always the easiest to get a hold of and getting feedback isn't quick). However with that all said, it's hard for me to determine if I can recommend GA. Other cohorts didn't learn things we did, GA seems to have a lot of internal turnover which can impact ...Overall, I had an awesome experience with GA. One instructor really went above and beyond to teach us a lot of information, my cohort was incredibly tight and worked with each other super closely. My outcomes was solid (the coach wasn't always the easiest to get a hold of and getting feedback isn't quick). However with that all said, it's hard for me to determine if I can recommend GA. Other cohorts didn't learn things we did, GA seems to have a lot of internal turnover which can impact instructor quality (GA is guilty of hiring recent graduates as full time instructors), and not all cohorts will be close like mine was (one other person I talked to stated their cohort was awkward). I would do your research before signing up, understand how the statistics they advertise are calculated, and demand you know who's your instructor (which sadly you won't know until a week before class starts). The only area I am going to criticize GA for is admissions. My admissions person constantly cancelled our meetings, was incredibly hard to get a hold of, and seemed incredibly checked out. If Flatirons had worked with my schedule a little better, I would've probably ended up there instead here, but I am so glad I went through GA. - AnonymousGraduate • 1. Data Science Bootcamp (Full Time) • LondonJul 27, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Science Immersive London
Curriculum wise, don't get me wrong, the course and its content are very good, there is the main teacher and then 2 teaching assistants who support you through, although you might need a little warm-up MOOC course before but maybe not essential. You learn how to code, visualize data, multiple algorithms, and techniques, and at the end of the course, you do feel upskilled.
However, I strongly advise you to check the Junior Data Scientist Jobs out there before enrolling and checkin...Curriculum wise, don't get me wrong, the course and its content are very good, there is the main teacher and then 2 teaching assistants who support you through, although you might need a little warm-up MOOC course before but maybe not essential. You learn how to code, visualize data, multiple algorithms, and techniques, and at the end of the course, you do feel upskilled.
However, I strongly advise you to check the Junior Data Scientist Jobs out there before enrolling and checking how much professional experience they want. Many (good) jobs out there with this job title require 2 years of professional experience at least. It might be more strategic to enrol in a company 'apprenticeship' in data science that gives you a good job in the end, or even enrol in the way less costly and lengthy Data Analysis course, start out as a data analyst for 2 years and then apply to good Junior Data Scientist Jobs. For example, many hard skilled courses at university, like Engineering and Computer Science, require you to do a 1-year internship during your 3d year to already have experience when graduating and entering the labour market. Here, you don't. So please understand the industry before enrolling.
In addition, there is a team designed to help you find a job named the Outcomes Team, but honestly, in my opinion, it's a waste of time. Before graduating they do classes in which 95% of what they and their slides say is pretty obvious, give you homework during your course which is useless, which you don't want to focus on, and adds pressure. After graduating they give you deadlines for 1 month to have all these deliverables ready. This means that you only start your job search after 1 month, which is quite a decent time to get out of the beast mode groove that you had during the course and forget your skills. Most of the advice they give you is grammar advice. They order you to do so many things like have an amazing Linkedin and create all these connections, message people, subscribe to newsletters and podcasts and the list goes on, as if they think that every human is the same and every person is comfortable exposing him or herself on social media or listening to random ML podcasts for fun (??).
The only debatably good thing they ask you to do is create a Github to expose your work, but once again, they ask you to do that for 2 weeks which is a huge amount of time, and in the end, they won't even understand what it actually means because they don't have the technical skills you have, so it will just be grammar advice but no actual structure and presentation advice for the readMe page. Honestly, life is short, you shouldn't spend 2 weeks on your Github, which most employers won't even check anyway. The same goes for the CV, which takes like 1 week to do from scratch, while you can just do it on your own in 2 days. If you have a minimum of confidence in yourself, you will know how to make a CV on your own, or you can ask some of your friends or family, or even Youtube, any of these methods will make it less time consuming than the Outcomes team. For Github ---> Youtube. You should start applying for jobs directly after the course in my humble opinion, just after you do your CV, and when you are tired of applying then you gradually build your Github during the first month. - AnonymousGraduate • 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) • SydneyJul 27, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Not for everyone
I joined the 12 weeks of coding Bootcamp in 2020 at GA.
Overall, it was good and made a good connection with the people that I studied with. However looking back on it, I don't think I would go back again and pay over 12,000 for the course. The reason being a lot of content can be covered with online materials and I still don't think it was worth it. This is just my personal thought. My class was full time so everyone had left their job to enroll in the course, with that being said a...I joined the 12 weeks of coding Bootcamp in 2020 at GA.
Overall, it was good and made a good connection with the people that I studied with. However looking back on it, I don't think I would go back again and pay over 12,000 for the course. The reason being a lot of content can be covered with online materials and I still don't think it was worth it. This is just my personal thought. My class was full time so everyone had left their job to enroll in the course, with that being said after the class, not everyone could find the junior dev job moreover, most of them didn't and couldn't. One piece of advice to myself in the past would be "do not join unless you were super sure about web development and understand how hard it would be to find your first job" because it is very very very hard and I'll tell you that you are going to have to earn internships or trainee experience at a low wage at first. Do you think you are going to be okay not being able to find jobs and write tons of resumes for months and polishing your portfolio? I was going crazy... On the bright side, People are very nice at GA and I liked their management team. However please take a few web development courses to be sure if it is really right for you and you have the guts to start your dev role no matter how hard it is .. because it is not for everyone.
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
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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.
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