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Springboard is an online learning platform that prepares students for the tech industry’s most in-demand careers with comprehensive, mentor-led online programs in software engineering, data science, UI/UX design, cybersecurity, tech sales, and more. All Springboard courses are 100% online, remote, and self-paced throughout an average of 6-9 months. Springboard acts as a support system, coach, and cheerleader for working professionals who are ready to level-up or make a major career shift. Students have access to a unique community of industry mentors, thought leaders, and alumni, who are on hand to offer insights, networking opportunities, and support throughout the program and well past graduation. Every Springboard student is matched with a personal student advisor and industry mentor who guides them throughout the program through regular video calls.
To apply, applicants fill out an online form, take an aptitude test, then talk with a school representative about their background and motivations. For the data science career track a background in statistics and/or programming is required. For the UX career track, students should have academic or professional background in user design or development-oriented fields.
Before graduation, Springboard’s career services team supports students in their job search, helping prepare them for interviews and networking, and facilitates their transition into the tech industry. Springboard's programs are backed with a job guarantee.
Springboard’s support does not end when students graduate. All graduates benefit from an extensive support network encompassing career services, 1:1 career coaching, networking tips, resume assistance, interview prep, and salary negotiation. Since Springboard was founded in 2013, 94% of eligible graduates secured a job within one year, earning an average salary increase of $26,000.
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Alexis RojasStudent • Introduction to Design • OnlineAug 01, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/AIntro to Design
This course was a great introduction to UX/UI design! All staff members were very helpful and the course itself was very easy to follow and gave straightforward directions.- Jessica BeckerGraduate • Data Analytics Career Track • OnlineAug 01, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Analyst Track
I am a teacher transitioning to data analytics. I chose Springboard's Data Analyst track because I wanted to pivot quickly.
I chose the program because
1. I knew I wanted something paced with curriculum provided (I didn't want to have to figure what I needed to know and then figure out where to learn it) and
2. I wanted something that was career track focused. I wanted to pivot from teaching to Data Analyst and the job guarantee sold me. They also provide more data if you requ...I am a teacher transitioning to data analytics. I chose Springboard's Data Analyst track because I wanted to pivot quickly.
I chose the program because
1. I knew I wanted something paced with curriculum provided (I didn't want to have to figure what I needed to know and then figure out where to learn it) and
2. I wanted something that was career track focused. I wanted to pivot from teaching to Data Analyst and the job guarantee sold me. They also provide more data if you request like completion rates. Other bootcamps did not provide this.
I'm satisfied with my experience, and I feel prepared to enter the data analytics profession.
Cons:
->HOWEVER, I am not yet employed as a data analyst. So, I can't say yet if my investment paid off! Hopefully I will never have to say if they will make good on their job guarantee. I completed the program about 1 week ago, it's too soon to say on this subject.
->About 1/2 the curriculum is sourced from other websites & Youtube. As a professional educator, this DOES NOT bother me. Like any teacher will tell you, if someone else made a kick ass lesson plan there is no reason to re-create it, just use it! (It is not stolen content, Springboard either pays for you to use it or it is already free, and they give credit to source)
Tips:
Take the free Excel course they offer to see how it feels. That is a good indicator if the pacing and style will work for you.
Go into this knowing that YOU are the deciding factor on success. That means YOU have to want to do this work, YOU have to make the connections with the mentor and fellows, YOU have to practice daily. They give you the tools, but YOU have to use them.
The career coaches are amazing, USE THEIR SERVICES! Take every tip they give you even if they are sometimes harsh or it feels like you don't need help with the soft skills, just do it anyway! Believe me, I am/was a teacher, my communication skills are 10/10 but after a practice interview and feedback my confidence and interview skills are now 12/10 lol
Lastly, don't be discouraged. I don't have a math background, but I learned statistics. Am I the best? NO. Did I get it in 2 weeks? NO. But did I learn it? YES!
My referral is:
https://www.springboard.com/invite/OXVVV - Stephen BoruttaGraduate • Software Engineering Career Track • OnlineJul 31, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Software Engineering Track
Pro - good content, great support, great flow from week to week and good projects. Way to connect with mentor was very good.
Con - ( my situation ) I was working full time so it was hard to balance a 40-50 hour job plus getting all my weekly goals done. - YuliaData analyst/engineer • Graduate • Data Analytics Career Track • OnlineJul 30, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great experience and results with Springboard!
I highly appreciate and value my experience with Springboard! I decided to take the Springboard Data Analytics career track certification program to get back to work after a 5 years career break with goals to refresh and upgrade my skills, gain confident in using UpToDate tools and got a job - all were achieved. The curriculum is comprehensive, well structured, and has a good amount of practice and materials to grasp the concepts. I liked the abundance of learning resources. ...I highly appreciate and value my experience with Springboard! I decided to take the Springboard Data Analytics career track certification program to get back to work after a 5 years career break with goals to refresh and upgrade my skills, gain confident in using UpToDate tools and got a job - all were achieved. The curriculum is comprehensive, well structured, and has a good amount of practice and materials to grasp the concepts. I liked the abundance of learning resources. I felt well supported: weekly mentorship, monthly career coaching, office hours and webinars, peer community - I found it all helpful! The student advisor and tech support were welcoming and quickly helped with all requests. I valued that it is a self-pace and remote program! Also, the program allows some extensions and breaks.I recommend it! - Gurpreet KaurUI/UX Designer • Student • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineJul 28, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UI/UX Design
I had great experience. I highly recommend students to go through Springboard if they want to ch nage their career. - Pratik YeoleGraduate • Data Analytics Career Track • OnlineJul 28, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
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Joined the Springboard Data Analytics Career track back in Jan 2022. I am not from analytics background and I had a good experience overall. Some of the pros and con are below.
Pros-
1. The skills taught were relevant to the industry and provided me with additional confidence.
2. The curriculum was solid and covered a lot great topics.
3. The mentor and career coach are great and important part of the bootcamp.
Cons
1. Can be more economical and felt it to b...Joined the Springboard Data Analytics Career track back in Jan 2022. I am not from analytics background and I had a good experience overall. Some of the pros and con are below.
Pros-
1. The skills taught were relevant to the industry and provided me with additional confidence.
2. The curriculum was solid and covered a lot great topics.
3. The mentor and career coach are great and important part of the bootcamp.
Cons
1. Can be more economical and felt it to be on expensive side.
2. Can provide more information on how to best use the time with industry mentors and extract maximum value.
Overall I would definitely recommend this bootcamp for someone looking to transition into Data Analytics career. I did my google data analytics certification before starting this bootcamp which helped me as well and would recommend doing any kind of basic certification or courses of the tools which would be used in the bootcamp before hand to help you not get overwhelmed during the whole process and make it smoother.
- Victoria BredyStudent • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineJul 20, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
I recommend Springboard!
I had a pretty fulfilling experience with Springboard. At first, I was assigned an unprofessional mentor who rarely showed up, and when the mentor did, it was 20 mins late and our call would last 5 minutes. This lasted for a month and as a result - i learned incorrectly. This was a HUGE bummer, especially because I was paying $1,300 a month for stellar mentorship. I was paired with a new one who was great, but eventually ended up leaving months later due to a massive pay cut. My third, a...I had a pretty fulfilling experience with Springboard. At first, I was assigned an unprofessional mentor who rarely showed up, and when the mentor did, it was 20 mins late and our call would last 5 minutes. This lasted for a month and as a result - i learned incorrectly. This was a HUGE bummer, especially because I was paying $1,300 a month for stellar mentorship. I was paired with a new one who was great, but eventually ended up leaving months later due to a massive pay cut. My third, and last, mentor was absolutely fantastic. I truly wish i had been assigned her from the start. She was patient with me while also challenging and holding me accountable. I relearned missed concepts from my first mentor. I realized I hadn't come up with the strongest solutions for my 2 capstones so I went back and my mentor was proud and cheered me on the whole way. I wished i would've had my mentor from the beginning, she truly made the experience amazing.
Regarding content, i'd say cirruculum is good, but you can really learn it all on your own. i personally love how its laid out, its a better set up for me personally. just know that most of the material is Medium articles.
The career support is awesome and i'm really excited to utilize it more. i do wish it was more of a requirement to meet with career coaches throughout the program. - Derek PowellSupervisor Business and Data Consultant • Graduate • Data Science Career Track • OnlineJul 20, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great data science program at an affordable cost
If you are looking for a self-paced online study program for data science at an affordable cost, Springboard is the right pick for you! Springboard's 500+ hour online self-paced technical curriculum leans heavily on a combination of DataCamp coursework, online articles, and self-created exercises and materials to teach students the necessary skills to be a data science professional. Their technical coursework is supplemented by additional career and technical resources, including regular...If you are looking for a self-paced online study program for data science at an affordable cost, Springboard is the right pick for you! Springboard's 500+ hour online self-paced technical curriculum leans heavily on a combination of DataCamp coursework, online articles, and self-created exercises and materials to teach students the necessary skills to be a data science professional. Their technical coursework is supplemented by additional career and technical resources, including regular call opportunities with an industry expert to assist you in your projects and a career coaching team ready to help you dress up your resume and experience and tackle your job hunt.
However, because there are no deadlines in this course (except for the 6-mo Course-End date) you really have to stay on top of yourself. There are no mechanisms built into the coursework for advisors or mentors to track your progress and help push you along, if needed, so you, like I, may find yourself getting behind on the material and ending up at risk of not completing by Course-End and losing access to the course without certification. But, if you are good at pacing yourself and staying committed over a long timeline, you will find Springboard is quite accommodating and flexible.
They boast a 'mentorship' program, with weekly 1:1 calls with an industry expert that I found to more closely resembles a one-way 'human Google' relationship than a proper mentor relationship. The burden of creating value from the calls falls entirely on the student and the 'mentor' does not bring anything to the table. While they do a very good job of providing feedback and advise on specific questions and topics, when prompted, I feel like their mentor program could be so much better if the 'mentors' actually mentored the students actively.
That said, they cultivate a nice community amongst the students via their Slack channels and weekly 'fireside discussions' where are optional live 'lectures' around some relevant topic. I found the Slack community to be quite helpful in guiding me through many obstacles I encountered, particularly a small group of student alums which frequent the channels and are eager to help. I also found the Career services and learning units to be very helpful and it changed my perspective on how to market myself and my skills to be more successful in my career. I anticipate using these resources and knowledge I gained there to help me in my career well beyond my 'first data science job'.
I found Springboard's cost to be cheaper than most competitors and their job guarantee was a nice hook, and you get what you pay for. There's no live lectures or other resource that simulates a 'classroom' environment, and some of the materials are a bit outdated, but considering everything above, I think the value is very good overall.
- Shaowen YaoSR UI Designer • OnlineJul 20, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX Designer
I'll try to not repeat what everyone else has said but here is my take INDUSTRY PROVEN my 2 previous coworkers at Meta took this course and recommended it to me, so it is not a scam. PRO - good curriculum (public sources) covering all the important details of UX - good program QA, a lot of the assignments are reviewed and checked so it is not a pay to pass course - good community and stude...I'll try to not repeat what everyone else has said but here is my take INDUSTRY PROVEN my 2 previous coworkers at Meta took this course and recommended it to me, so it is not a scam. PRO - good curriculum (public sources) covering all the important details of UX - good program QA, a lot of the assignments are reviewed and checked so it is not a pay to pass course - good community and students, very positive experience working mentors and students - real Industry project - you will learn how to work with fellow students and an actual live client. I would temper your experiences and expect an up and down experience just like freelance. The point is to gain knowledge and you may not come out with the perfect project you wanted - professional resources, they will shape your LinkedIn and resumes to be top notch, confirmed - 6 months post graduate job support, you are on a strict schedule but it is to ensure you are being serious about applying and finding a UX job - great mentors from actual US companies, you will find actual professionals who will tell you what it is really like and what to do. This is the best part of the program - great customer service , they do get back to you and try to address your concerns. I had to re-match mentors and Industry projects and Springboard did a great job crediting me and ensuring a smooth transition CONS - cost, it is high so if you are self driven conceivably you could do maybe 50%+ yourself and freelance to cover the rest. Your milage may vary - matchups be a mix and match, you may not get the right mentor or industry project, so be prepared for some frustration or ask to re-match and this time will be compensated from your billing. It doesn't mean your mentor or industry cleint is "bad" - it just might not be your fit. Everyone here is professional and very qualified from my experience interacting with them. - imperfections, this course isn't perfect and this is student work so I wouldn't expect these to be amazing unique portfolio pieces unless you spend time to elevate the UI production or nail a perfect interview script - how much you put into it matches how much you get out of it. Springboard is merely the mechanism to help you get there Is it for you? I can't answer that but you do get what you pay for, mostly. The rest you'll have to learn on your own or nudge Springboard a bit if you feel you're not getting what you promised in terms of support. I think it was worth the experience regardless of imperfections I encountered along the way.
- AraGraduate • UX Career Track • OnlineJul 18, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX career
The Springboard UX career Bootcamp was a memorable experience for me. I enrolled in the career track in November and got certification about 2 weeks ago.
I had a blast on this journey. My mentor was super supportive and always there when I needed her when I needed help. I found that the 1:1 session with Weekly was so helpful and even though she was off her schedule, she was answering my questions via email and Slack.
Like an internship, Springboard provides industry projects aft...The Springboard UX career Bootcamp was a memorable experience for me. I enrolled in the career track in November and got certification about 2 weeks ago.
I had a blast on this journey. My mentor was super supportive and always there when I needed her when I needed help. I found that the 1:1 session with Weekly was so helpful and even though she was off her schedule, she was answering my questions via email and Slack.
Like an internship, Springboard provides industry projects after I finish my capstone project. It was such an amazing experience and one that I will never forget.
This experience gave me a sense of what I will be doing when I become a real UX designer in the near future. I am so pleased with my springboard experience. I would say that my investment was so successful and I can't wait until I am matched with my perfect job. - Martin MorenoResearch Associate • Student • Data Science Career Track • OnlineJul 18, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Ultimately effective
I started out studying python on my own for 3-4 months before joining springboard. I was looking for structure and focused/relevant curriculum and I found those things in the program. Getting the best out of the mentor meetings were a bit difficult because I would have to have questions ready, and it is hard to have good questions when you dont know what you dont know. The projects and the skills learned were very relevant for my eventual interview process and offer. I wasn't able to use...I started out studying python on my own for 3-4 months before joining springboard. I was looking for structure and focused/relevant curriculum and I found those things in the program. Getting the best out of the mentor meetings were a bit difficult because I would have to have questions ready, and it is hard to have good questions when you dont know what you dont know. The projects and the skills learned were very relevant for my eventual interview process and offer. I wasn't able to use much of the career services and career coach meetings, but the little that I got was a bit useful here and there. Overall, the program was effective in getting me a really good offer for a job in the relevant field. - Alex ShimGraduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineJul 17, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Worth it.
The Springboard boot camp was quite the experience, but well worth the effort. The staff was very knowledgable about the field of study (in my case UI / UX Design.) I was quite satisfied with the school and learned much. My mentor was also incredibly helpful as well as my coaches. I highly reccomend this boot camp.
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How much does Springboard cost?
Springboard costs around $11,900. On the lower end, some Springboard courses like Introduction to Design cost $349.
What courses does Springboard teach?
Springboard offers courses like Cyber Security Career Track, Data Analytics Career Track, Data Science Career Track, Data Science Career Track Prep and 7 more.
Where does Springboard have campuses?
Springboard teaches students Online in a remote classroom.
Is Springboard worth it?
Springboard hasn't shared alumni outcomes yet, but one way to determine if a bootcamp is worth it is by reading alumni reviews. 1,674 Springboard alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Springboard on Course Report - you should start there!
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Yes, Course Report readers can take $1500 off Springboard tuition with an exclusive scholarship! Be sure to enter CR1500SB in the Promo Code field of your application so Springboard can extend the discount to you upon acceptance.
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You can read 1,674 reviews of Springboard on Course Report! Springboard alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Springboard and rate their overall experience a 4.62 out of 5.
Is Springboard accredited?
While bootcamps must be approved to operate, accreditation is relatively rare. Springboard doesn't yet share information about their accreditation status.