Springboard
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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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Felix OffeiGraduate • Data Science Career Track • OnlineMay 01, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceData Science Career Track
Had an awesome experience, the curriculum was engaging and thought provoking. My mentor was the best, he showed excellent knowledge and experience and helped me brainstorm project ideas for my capstone. The career coaches are always available to help with resume and updating LinkedIn profiles to match the job market.- Jazmin SifuentesGraduate • UX Career Track • OnlineApr 30, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX Design Career Track Program
I had an amazing experience at this bootcamp. Curriculum was easy to follow and instructors are very helpful. Anyone looking for this type of bootcamp, well here it is! - Michael MillerUI/UX Designer • Graduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineApr 27, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UI/UX Design Career Track Bootcamp
My experience with Springboard was extremely educational and balanced. Heading out into the working world, I feel prepared with all of the knowledge and tools that I need to stand out amidst the crowd and am confident I can find the job that I want.
Overall I think Springboard is a wonderful program and well worth the time spent. However, it should be known that I found the estimated time to complete the course to be far from reality. I was told it would take 9 months at 3hrs...My experience with Springboard was extremely educational and balanced. Heading out into the working world, I feel prepared with all of the knowledge and tools that I need to stand out amidst the crowd and am confident I can find the job that I want.
Overall I think Springboard is a wonderful program and well worth the time spent. However, it should be known that I found the estimated time to complete the course to be far from reality. I was told it would take 9 months at 3hrs/day of school work. However it took me close to a year at around 5-8 hours/day to complete all of the assignments. I think the timeline to complete the curriculum is dependent on several factors, including your mentor's dedication to your learning, the complexity of capstone projects you choose and your experience with design when entering into the program.
In retrospect I would suggest anyone considering this course to expect to spend at least twice as much time getting through it. Additionally, it helps to have a base knowledge or working experience with design when starting the curriculum, though it's not necessary, it'll save you a lot of time. Lastly, the mentor you're paired with is crucial to your success. I was lucky that my mentor was willing to go above and beyond our weekly 30min call times. If it wasn't for my mentor taking more of a teaching role I would not have been as successful or feel as prepared as I do now. Though unlimited mentor calls are available, it is difficult to receive consistent and actionable feedback from multiple people who haven't been following your learning process from the beginning. Luckily it seems that Springboard hires mentors that are dedicated to their student's success. - akanksha kikaniGraduate • UX Design • OnlineApr 26, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX design
I sign up for the UX design track in August 2020. This is a 6 monthly course and needs to give 25 hours every week for study and lots of readings. The beginning of this course was overwhelming for me as there were so many theories, articles, and mini assignments. But once you start the capstone projects, it all seems to be very helpful in the project.
1:1 mentor call was the major thing I chose this course in Springboard over other boot camps available for UX design. Also, unlimited ...I sign up for the UX design track in August 2020. This is a 6 monthly course and needs to give 25 hours every week for study and lots of readings. The beginning of this course was overwhelming for me as there were so many theories, articles, and mini assignments. But once you start the capstone projects, it all seems to be very helpful in the project.
1:1 mentor call was the major thing I chose this course in Springboard over other boot camps available for UX design. Also, unlimited mentor call availability was very helpful during capstone projects and presentation preparation.
Follow all the steps and trust the process. Prior to joining Springboard, I didn't know how to approach recruiters and talk to them. Now after finishing this course, I have more than 500 connections in LinkedIn and connected with many UX designers who work in the industries that motivated me to be the best UX designer one day.
Thank you Springboard!
- Michael WeyrichGraduate • Data Analytics Career Track • OnlineApr 25, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Analytics Career Track
I spent about 6 months working through the data analytics career track, where I developed technical skills in advanced Excel, Tableau, Power BI, SQL, and Python techniques. The course also develops skills in problem solving, presenting to different audiences, and networking.
Pros:
- 1 on 1 mentor support
- support team for when you get stuck on assignments
- structured curriculum that shows progress
- work at your own pace
- networking/job search support team upon...I spent about 6 months working through the data analytics career track, where I developed technical skills in advanced Excel, Tableau, Power BI, SQL, and Python techniques. The course also develops skills in problem solving, presenting to different audiences, and networking.
Pros:
- 1 on 1 mentor support
- support team for when you get stuck on assignments
- structured curriculum that shows progress
- work at your own pace
- networking/job search support team upon completion
- job guarantee
Cons:
- significant time commitment
- I found the Python unit to be a difficulty spike in the curriculum (I've received feedback that the Python unit is getting some restructuring, note: this is my personal opinion) - Berkley OlmsteadGraduate • Software Engineering Career Track • OnlineApr 22, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Software engineering track review
Overall, the content of the course was superb! Colt breaks down the concepts into small engaging videos to keep you entertained. This also makes it easier to reference if you need to later. There are provide a lot of exercises to help cement the concepts.
The TAs online chat was very handy when you get stuck on a concept, which I utilized almost too often. Also the mentor is handy and can also serve as a recommendation if you and the mentor click and they like your work.Overall, the content of the course was superb! Colt breaks down the concepts into small engaging videos to keep you entertained. This also makes it easier to reference if you need to later. There are provide a lot of exercises to help cement the concepts.
The TAs online chat was very handy when you get stuck on a concept, which I utilized almost too often. Also the mentor is handy and can also serve as a recommendation if you and the mentor click and they like your work.
The biggest issue with the course I have is that I spent almost twice the amount of hours they estimate it should take to complete the course. Although the capstone projects I selected were pretty intricate and required more time, I feel many other students also spent over the estimated ~800 hours to complete the course. I feel this can be misleading to students who are juggling a full time job and the course.
Berkley Olmstead - Delmar McDonaldSupply Chain Analyst • Graduate • Data Analytics Career Track • OnlineApr 22, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Supply Chain Analyst
Great curriculum and mentor support. I learn skills i could use immediately in my current role as a supply chain analyst. I would recommend this course to anyone who is trying to break into the data world. I wish the course had more excel related exercises. Apart from that, great course. - Truc NguyenGraduate • Data Analytics Career Track • OnlineApr 22, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Analytics Career Track
The training is intensive with case studies and 2 capstone projects. I learned analytics and visualization tools in Excel, Tableau (or Power BI), SQL, Python, also I had chance to review finance, economics and statistics. I worked with my mentor weekly, and career coach bi-weekly. Also, I can have chance to use unlimited mentor access to contact mentors anytime during the week. My student advisor was very supportive, and the slack channel was helpful to help me catch up with the training...The training is intensive with case studies and 2 capstone projects. I learned analytics and visualization tools in Excel, Tableau (or Power BI), SQL, Python, also I had chance to review finance, economics and statistics. I worked with my mentor weekly, and career coach bi-weekly. Also, I can have chance to use unlimited mentor access to contact mentors anytime during the week. My student advisor was very supportive, and the slack channel was helpful to help me catch up with the training. In sum, it was a great experience joining in the Data Analytics Career Track program with Springboard. - Grace TangGraduate • Data Science Career Track • OnlineApr 21, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great mentorship program, but curriculum is so-so
Springboard is one of the more affordable data science bootcamps ($7500 upfront cost, compared to $10k or even $18k in some other bootcamps). They're able to do this by not having in-person lecturers. The curriculum is completely online, self-paced. Much of the curriculum is actually videos and articles from other online resources (see "Cons" below). But they make up for this by their mentorship program (see "Pros" below). On the surface, this looks like a really good deal--it's cheaper ...Springboard is one of the more affordable data science bootcamps ($7500 upfront cost, compared to $10k or even $18k in some other bootcamps). They're able to do this by not having in-person lecturers. The curriculum is completely online, self-paced. Much of the curriculum is actually videos and articles from other online resources (see "Cons" below). But they make up for this by their mentorship program (see "Pros" below). On the surface, this looks like a really good deal--it's cheaper than other bootcamps, it's self-paced, and you get a tuition refund guarantee if you don't find a job within 6 months of graduating. However, in practice, when you have a 6-month deadline (instead of in-person classes with an instructor to keep you accountable on a daily basis), it can be really easy to fall behind. Fortunately Springboard has a number of student advisors and other support staff who can help with setting a schedule for you to follow and giving you extensions (both of which I've used). But I think the people who can best thrive in this kind of program are those who can set clear goals for themselves on a weekly basis, in spite of all the other things going on in their lives. I had a lot of trouble balancing my bootcamp assignments with my daytime job and family obligations (your job and familial needs will feel very immediate while the bootcamp feels less urgent because of the 6-month deadline), and I quickly fell behind and needed extensions. This might all sound very obvious, but it's something that I and others I know often overlook. If you're not the kind of person to set hard deadlines for yourself, don't do a self-paced bootcamp. But if you are, and you don't mind not having an in-person instructor, then Springboard is for you.
Pros: The mentorship program is the highlight of this bootcamp. Every student is matched with a mentor who they meet with once per week, 30 minutes at a time. You can also schedule additional unlimited 1:1 mentor calls with any mentor that's available, but I've found my weekly mentor to be the biggest help. I was able to ask my mentor for guidance on capstone projects, discuss questions I had about the mathematics behind certain algorithms, and ask for career advice (they are people in the industry, so they have insight on the field and job searches and whatnot). Springboard also has career coaches to help us with job searches, but it's still helpful to hear directly from the mouth of a person in the industry.
Cons: Much of the curriculum is material that you can find on your own online (like articles on medium.com). Springboard organizes it all into a nice package for you, with many of their own project assignments sprinkled throughout, but this can make some of the material feel disjointed since it's a conglomeration of many different sources put together. Springboard goes through many updates with their curriculum though, so they've been making improvements to their assignments and curricula. To sum it up: you get what you pay for; Springboard is one of the more affordable bootcamps, but they're able to keep the price low by not building their whole curriculum from scratch and instead using other resources already available on the web. - AllenStudent • Data Science Career Track • OnlineApr 13, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Career coaching
Springboard offers so many resources and the availability to mentors and career coaches surprised me. You are basically offered unlimited resources - TiffanyStudent • Machine Learning Engineering Career Track • OnlineApr 12, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Curriculum is not well maintained
As I'm working through the curriculum, there are many broken links, links to the wrong material, resources for the capstone are very disorganized. They also chose paperspace as the platform for students to work on their mini projects on, but unfortunately paperspace is not production ready, and the students have no direct way to report bugs. We have to report the issue on slack or email to springboard, then they'd supposedly contact their paperspace contact to resolve the issue, but the ...As I'm working through the curriculum, there are many broken links, links to the wrong material, resources for the capstone are very disorganized. They also chose paperspace as the platform for students to work on their mini projects on, but unfortunately paperspace is not production ready, and the students have no direct way to report bugs. We have to report the issue on slack or email to springboard, then they'd supposedly contact their paperspace contact to resolve the issue, but the process takes multiple days to just reach the springboard contact. - Erin GjefleStudent • Student • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineApr 12, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UI UX student
This course helped me build a strong foundation for my design career. I would recommed it if you are self disciplined and manage your time well.
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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.