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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Ksenia DelaurentisGraduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineMar 30, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceUX/UI Design
I have never experienced anything like that. The curriculum is very organized, up to date, and constantly improving. But the student support is what makes this program special. The Student advisors are great and are always looking for ways to help you. The Unlimited mentorship is great, I used it a lot at the beginning until I became confident in my skills. The career coaches are all on your side. I have never experienced such support during my career journey. Especially career switch wh...I have never experienced anything like that. The curriculum is very organized, up to date, and constantly improving. But the student support is what makes this program special. The Student advisors are great and are always looking for ways to help you. The Unlimited mentorship is great, I used it a lot at the beginning until I became confident in my skills. The career coaches are all on your side. I have never experienced such support during my career journey. Especially career switch when you are 30 is a tough and scary process, but Springboard made it easy. I want to thank everyone.- Garrett HoffmannGraduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineMar 27, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
HIGHLY RECOMMEND
I had an amazing experience with Springboard. The 1:1 Mentoring as well as Career Coaching was amazing. Also I have not only a number of projects to put on my resume but a really design project that I completed with a team. I would absolutely recommend to anyone looking to change careers! - Christopher ChungGraduate • Data Science Career Track • OnlineMar 22, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Science Career Track
Just to provide some background, I’m a former teacher of 11 years, hoping to make a career transition in data science/analytics. I just recently completed Springboard’s Data Science Career Track certification program, and here are my pros and cons.
Pros:
- Being paired with an expert mentor for the entire duration of the course is incredibly helpful. My mentor pushed me to go deeper beyond the curriculum and helped my projects really shine.
- This is my preference, but I a...Just to provide some background, I’m a former teacher of 11 years, hoping to make a career transition in data science/analytics. I just recently completed Springboard’s Data Science Career Track certification program, and here are my pros and cons.
Pros:
- Being paired with an expert mentor for the entire duration of the course is incredibly helpful. My mentor pushed me to go deeper beyond the curriculum and helped my projects really shine.
- This is my preference, but I appreciate the self-paced online nature of the program, as opposed to live lectures. There are numerous case studies throughout the program that give you a guided opportunity to practice what you just learned, which is really helpful.
- The two required capstone projects are great for your portfolio, and really help you see the data science life cycle from end to end.
Cons:
- The statistics curriculum is really lacking. Having no background in statistics, I found it hard to keep up with as they covered difficult topics superficially with speed. Part of the statistics curriculum is reading a book called “The Art of Statistics”. Unless you have prior background in statistics, this book is not easy to understand.
- The program does its best to cover many common machine learning algorithms, but they don’t really go into detail on how the algorithms work. You’ll watch some pre-recorded online lectures from Harvard, but it’s hard to learn from a one-off lecture without really building the fundamentals of how basic algorithms work.
I am just beginning my job search, so I cannot speak to the quality of the job support. From what I understand, you meet with a career coach biweekly to help you with your job search. To qualify for the job guarantee, you need to apply to 4 jobs per week and make 7 networking connections per week and do 2 informational interviews per month. They definitely emphasize networking as the main way to get your first job, as opposed to cold applications.
All in all, I definitely learned a lot from this program. If you are an independent learner and are OK with taking additional courses on statistics and ML after completion, I would definitely recommend this program. - Hau NgoSoftware Developer • Graduate • Software Engineering Career Track • OnlineMar 22, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Helps me even after getting the job
I was a little skeptical at first but enrolling was smooth. I also attended the prep course which was free.
- Pros: great support and curriculum/projects. I still look back at the projects after completion every time I need at work.
- Cons: mentor matching (and hiring) need more work. I finally found the one I like after 3 tries.
- Overall, it’s worth it! - Andisheh TavakoliData Scientist • Data Analytics Career Track • OnlineMar 21, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
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I have a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and more than 10 years of experience as a senior engineer. Before choosing Springboard I revied over 10 boot camps. However, I decided to choose them because they offered a job guarantee and have applicable content. Moreover, they did not offer an income share agreement. I could get a job offer one month before finishing the course. The projects were adjusted while I was in it to evolve with a lot of new skills. My mentor was professional in data...I have a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and more than 10 years of experience as a senior engineer. Before choosing Springboard I revied over 10 boot camps. However, I decided to choose them because they offered a job guarantee and have applicable content. Moreover, they did not offer an income share agreement. I could get a job offer one month before finishing the course. The projects were adjusted while I was in it to evolve with a lot of new skills. My mentor was professional in data analysis and every week he spent time to ensure I was understanding the concept and solving the problems. He always encouraged me to keep on the job when I was frustrated.Also, my advisor and career coach team was extremely supported me and fixed any issue I stuck on. I’d highly recommend this course to anyone trying to make the switch into tech. - Shaun WorcesterStudent • Software Engineering Career Track Prep • OnlineMar 19, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Software Engineering Career Track Prep Course
I really enjoyed the self-paced model where I could go through the lessons at my own pace. I had been a web developer about a decade ago, and have enjoyed getting back into coding and learning some new skills. I have a friend that went through the program last year, has a great job today, and I'm excited about how Springboard will help me advance in my career! - Joanna OkohUX designer • Graduate • UX Career Track • OnlineMar 15, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Springboard is detailed and supportive
Overall my experience with Springboard was great.
Pros: You learn a lottt. They take you through the detailed process of UX. They have a great support system to help you with any challenge you may be facing as a student. One thing I realized with springboard is they are all about your success, they actually want you to succeed. With springboard it's not the money, its the value they get to add. My mentor was so instrumental to my growth as a designer. I learned emotional maturity as ...Overall my experience with Springboard was great.
Pros: You learn a lottt. They take you through the detailed process of UX. They have a great support system to help you with any challenge you may be facing as a student. One thing I realized with springboard is they are all about your success, they actually want you to succeed. With springboard it's not the money, its the value they get to add. My mentor was so instrumental to my growth as a designer. I learned emotional maturity as well during my weekly meetings with my mentor from the great advice she gave me. Trust me, emotional maturity is very important on your design journey.
Con: The program would most likely take more than six months. So Prepare your mind before you start, if you want to finish within 6months. - Kayla DuffyGraduate • Data Analytics Career Track • OnlineMar 11, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great experience with Data Analytics course
My experience with Springboard was very positive. The coursework gives you a solid foundation of what a career in data analytics entails. The mentor and job readiness experiences were the most invaluable aspects of the course. - Mike PerkinsOnlineMar 11, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Worthwhile with some very valuable components
You're really doing it for the four major projects that are used to build up your final portfolio. You go through the full process of researching and planning and creating prototypes for mobile or web apps. The final piece is more of a very short internship with a client and a team of fellow Springboard students. The rest of the course includes a decent amount of publicly available videos and articles and is pretty much entirely self-paced without any real deadlines.
Probably the...You're really doing it for the four major projects that are used to build up your final portfolio. You go through the full process of researching and planning and creating prototypes for mobile or web apps. The final piece is more of a very short internship with a client and a team of fellow Springboard students. The rest of the course includes a decent amount of publicly available videos and articles and is pretty much entirely self-paced without any real deadlines.
Probably the best part of the course is the mentor program. You're matched with a mentor who is currently working as a UX Designer who will help guide you with a 30 minute call each week. I was fortunate enough to get a very enthusiastic mentor who gave a lot of feedback. I can't stress enough how helpful it was to have someone with real-world experiences to discuss things with.
Your milage will vary based on how good you are at setting your own pace and deadlines and getting a good mentor. I will also give Springboard credit for updating the curriculum and their extremely responsive and thorough customer service. The do seem to be actively working to improve the experience (for this course at least). Of my four star rating, one of them is entirely due to that.
A small caveat is that this course might be difficult for people who have never used any design programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.). Any prior exposure to those goes a long way in making things easier. - Sige ZhengStudent • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineMar 10, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
My Springboard UX/UI Experience - Great and clear curriculum, responsive class support, good mentor
I spent a year in the self-paced UX/UI design course. I choose springboard because they have a comprehensive curriculum, flexible payment plan, real-world project and 1-1 mentor. The curriculum provides great practice opportunities and freedom for me to work on projects I'm excited about. the IDP helped me build good teamwork experience and gain more insight into the UX work for start-ups. The Springboard is very responsive in the entire process. They gave me flexible breaks and helped m...I spent a year in the self-paced UX/UI design course. I choose springboard because they have a comprehensive curriculum, flexible payment plan, real-world project and 1-1 mentor. The curriculum provides great practice opportunities and freedom for me to work on projects I'm excited about. the IDP helped me build good teamwork experience and gain more insight into the UX work for start-ups. The Springboard is very responsive in the entire process. They gave me flexible breaks and helped me with mentor switch according to my need.
Pros:
Comprehensive curriculum, enough practice to build a diverse portfolio, a real-world project for real work practice, the springboard team is responsive and are flexible with adjustments according to my personal needs
Cons:
The mentors come from diverse backgrounds with different levels of experience for mentorship. Besides working with the mentor, you have to push/work hard and be self-driven for how much you get from the course/mentor. Also, it's hard to build a solid connection with classmates. - RubyMar 08, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Enjoyed UX/UI Design Track
I had never done a bootcamp course until Springboard and I really enjoyed it all, they gave a lot to read that was always interesting, nothing boring at all. My mentor was amazing and I enjoyed speaking to her about my projects and asking her anything. Only small detail that I didn't enjoy so much was their IDP but that depends on your client and your team members. - Grace BirdStudent • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineMar 08, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Solid and Informative
Despite holding diplomas in social science and graphic design (and not an undergraduate degree) which made me ineligible for the job guarantee, I have a lot of confidence after applying for completion and looking for my first UX job. Other than the first capstone project, projects were assigned and chosen by students, pushing us to think outside of what we're most comfortable with in designing. I work as a content operations administrator at my current company, and have collaborated with...Despite holding diplomas in social science and graphic design (and not an undergraduate degree) which made me ineligible for the job guarantee, I have a lot of confidence after applying for completion and looking for my first UX job. Other than the first capstone project, projects were assigned and chosen by students, pushing us to think outside of what we're most comfortable with in designing. I work as a content operations administrator at my current company, and have collaborated with the UX team many times. I think a portion of the curriculum should have involved some form of shadowing, considering that imposter syndrome is much higher without an undergraduate degree in UX. While almost all that was taught was information readily available on the web, having the support of a mentor, career coaches and a student advisor all while learning on my own time while managing my busy lifestyle was helpful. As a last note, I wish I had paid everything up-front, as working full-time forced me to dedicate over a year to the "9-month" curriculum which definitely ate at my wallet.
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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!
Is Springboard legit?
We let alumni answer that question. 1,674 Springboard alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Springboard and rate their overall experience a 4.62 out of 5.
Does Springboard offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?
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.