Avocademy

Signing up for Avocademy was the best decision I've made in a really long time. You're presented with a self-paced module course, suitable to all different learning styles, and reminded each step of the way where to reach out if you need additional support. I took advantage of the unlimited mentorship, scheduling multiple calls weekly, and each mentor I can came in contact with was extremely kind, talented, and helpful. I feel confident that the Foundations course was the perfect entry in to the UX/UI world, and I'm excited to see where Career Jumpstart will take me next. 

Avocademy is $2k.  Their career program is $5-6k.  Bottomline: Don't be fooled.  Avo is a numbers game.  They have more students than they can accommodate.  They have revolving Mentors, so you never get the same one or personalize time to get clarification on assignments or their kickbacks.  I defended myself as a student, that I wanted to learn & taught; not barked at or just told what to do.  Changing careers, I wanted to make sure I knew my stuff.  But Avo saw that as being a difficult student & not receiving mentor feedback professionally.  So wanting to learn is negative.  Got it.  Also, they change their progress as they go, even after you already paid & signed up for what you thought you did.  The career Jumpstart is not a sure thing students get into SO DON'T BE FOOLED! They surprise you with a design challenge as part of the career application & depending on how you do, they decide whether you're accepted or not.  This is NOT how they promoted their school when I first signed up.  Avocademy is new & they, like I said, change their rules & requirementas they please despite what was said in the beginning.  Lastly, the student success? It depends.  So long as you're not "asking for too much support" then they're there for you.  I'm sorry, so student who want to learn material vs not understanding what they're doing plus asking for guidance & using the school's resources that a student pays for is "needs too much support." This is why Avo denied me for the career program; I wanted to learn "too much" & I one-star reviwed Mentors who refused to explain their reasons for kicking back my work, instead just told me to fix it.  Period.  Nonethless, I passed the design challenge.  I actually paid a tutor to help bc half of the challenge wasn't taught in the program; they stated this but wanted to see how students do & make their decision from there.  How's that fair? And why isn't it transparent from the beginning before someone pays? Avo is a numbers game.  They talk a good talk.  They have more students than they can handle so asking for guidance that's rightfully due to a student is NOT what they like.  What the owner, Maca, said to me was "needs too much support" & "difficult to work with" bc I kept demanding to understand & learn what I was doing wrong & why I was fixing it.  This is a career change for me.  Why wouldn't a school who claims to care about their students, not want to empower their students? So beware.  Avocademy is NOT what they seem to be.  They only are if you make their life easier bc they're trying to climb the ladder as a company.

Honestly, joining Avocademy's UX/UI Design foundation course and subsequently, the Career Jumpstart program was the best decision I made. When I was considering a career change to UX/UI Design I weighed all my options - BootCamp, degree program, or trying to be self-taught. I decided to join a Bootcamp, specifically Avocademy based on its great rate, unlimited mentorship, and length of the program. I wanted to learn the skills quickly and be ready to join the market as soon as possible. Through their Career Jumpstart program, I was able to work on real client projects to gain experience. I received help on my resume, portfolio, interview preps, etc. which made it possible for me to land my dream job! It took me several months to land a job, but UX/UI Design is a highly competitive field. The help from Avocademy helped me to stand out in my applications despite not having a design background. The courses are well-structured and easy to follow. 

This bootcamp has been the most straightforward way for me to understand UX and UI Design by far! I have tried to learn through the Google certification before this, but it lacked the mentorship that I got with Avocademy. Having constant feedback was a game-changer for helping me piece together the information I did not understand before. Plus everyone on the team is very understanding and beyond helpful with the feedback.  They have a great number of valuable resources, such as the Master Classes. I would recommend anyone wanting to break into the UX field take this course immediately! Seriously, you will thank yourself later.

I recently completed Avocademy's UX/UI Foundations boot camp and it was truly an amazing experience! The curriculum was very comprehensive and well-structured, covering everything from the basics of design to more advanced concepts such as user research, user interface, and prototyping. The instructors were incredibly knowledgeable and experienced in the field of UX/UI design, and they provided excellent mentorship throughout the course. They were always available to answer my questions and provide feedback on my work, which helped me to improve my skills and build my confidence as a designer. I was impressed by the online learning platform provided by Avocademy. It was user-friendly and easy to navigate, and the course materials were well-organized and easy to follow. Overall, I highly recommend Avocademy's UX/UI Foundations boot camp to anyone interested in pursuing a career in UX/UI design. The course content, mentorship, and online learning environment are all top-notch, and I feel like I gained a lot of valuable knowledge and skills from the program. Thank you, Avocademy, for providing such an incredible learning experience!"

I recently completed my UX/UI Design Foundation course at Avocademy. I want to share my great experience with anyone interested in furthering their career in this field. First of all, it is affordable. Secondly, I loved the hands-on and self-pacing learning experience. The course material is well-selected, and mentors are always there to give us timely and valuable feedback. While gaining UX design knowledge, I improved my time management and self-discipline skills tremendously. Overall, Avocademy provided me with the best tool to pursue my passion for UX/UI and well-prepared me to take on future UX/UI design challenges.

I recently finished Avocademy's UX/UI Foundations Design bootcamp, and I have to say it was an incredibly rewarding experience. The program was really comprehensive, challenging in a good way, and engaging. 
What I really liked about Avocademy was how easy it was to navigate through the courses and how structured each module was. They had a ton of projects and exercises throughout the course. For some of the modules, there was a lot of reading which made some assigmenets feel super long but if you can get past that, the rest of the program, especially the UI Design modules and assignments were more fun and exciting in my opinion. 
One of the things that helped me the most in this program was being able to have 1 on 1 sessions with the amazing mentors of Avocademy. I got a lot of valuable feedback and advice which helped me optimize my design solutions and refine my aesthetic as a UX Designer.
All in all, I'd definitely recommend Avocademy to anyone looking for a career change into UX/UI Design.