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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Gupta KumarGraduate • Data Science Career Track • OnlineApr 16, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceFreeLancer
If you accept starting with Springboard be ready for
-- No job assistance(You will have to find job yourself)
-- 6 months job guarantee is a liar.
-- There are lots of unemployment SP alumni.
-- 30 min mentor time once a week is not sufficient and satisfying.
- Chris JiangData Analytics Career Track • OnlineApr 13, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Springboard - Data Analytics Track
I jumped in looking to start a new career and real world experience in terms of the tasks. I met a great mentor who was there to help me all the way and a very supportive team that is there to make sure you succeed the course. Overall great experience - Sean ForquerStudent • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineApr 10, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great Foundation and Application to UX
From the mentors to the progression of course content, I felt Springboard was the best camp I could've selected to learn the essentials of UX and product design. What made the course so great was its see-then-do approach to learning, where you would learn course material in the units before directly applying them to your capstone project. It is also a case of getting out what you put in where Springboard and the mentors give each student all of the tools necessary to be great and it's up...From the mentors to the progression of course content, I felt Springboard was the best camp I could've selected to learn the essentials of UX and product design. What made the course so great was its see-then-do approach to learning, where you would learn course material in the units before directly applying them to your capstone project. It is also a case of getting out what you put in where Springboard and the mentors give each student all of the tools necessary to be great and it's up to the student's imagination to make something cool. I would definitely recommend this bootcamp to anyone who is interested in the UX domain. - Shaifali TyagiGraduate • Data Analytics Career Track • OnlineApr 07, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Easy to understand curriculum and helpful in upgrading skills
" I would highly recommend springboard best bootcamp for those going for a career change" I had a wonderful experience at springboard as:- It was helpful for me to understand the basics of analytics and upgrading my skills.
- Well matched mentor was one of the best practice that springboard does.
- 1:1 mentor calls helped me throughout my course.
- Real life case studies helped me to understand concepts more clearly and use them in practice.
- J...
" I would highly recommend springboard best bootcamp for those going for a career change" I had a wonderful experience at springboard as:- It was helpful for me to understand the basics of analytics and upgrading my skills.
- Well matched mentor was one of the best practice that springboard does.
- 1:1 mentor calls helped me throughout my course.
- Real life case studies helped me to understand concepts more clearly and use them in practice.
- Job guarantee and career coach calls helping me to get a decent job in my field.
- TomGraduate • Data Science Career Track • OnlineApr 03, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Worth the Pain and Suffering
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Positives: · Mentorship By far the biggest strength of Springboard, so big that others have copied it. My mentor was just the person I had craved for a long time in my educational career: smart, good people skills, and accountable. I learned as much from him as I did in my Master’s program. The 30 minutes a week were invaluable and gave me insights I would not have found on my own.Springboard Review
Positives: · Mentorship By far the biggest strength of Springboard, so big that others have copied it. My mentor was just the person I had craved for a long time in my educational career: smart, good people skills, and accountable. I learned as much from him as I did in my Master’s program. The 30 minutes a week were invaluable and gave me insights I would not have found on my own. · Curriculum For the most part, the curriculum is very good. It’s a combination of online resources Springboard doesn’t create themselves, but if I had to learn data science all over again, I would rather learn from these resources than random Google searches. Save the Google searches for the projects, where most of the learning comes from anyway. The curriculum is also more up-to-date than an in-person program. The projects stretched me to my limits, and I came out a much better data scientist because of it. · Course Support There has been an increase in course support over my time at Springboard. There is an option to have an additional mentorship meeting with a different mentor just to work on non-Capstone projects. Springboard also hosts an annual conference at their headquarters that is worth attending if you are a student. Negatives: · Job Support Springboard is by no means a silver bullet to a dream data science job, but it’s close. You have to put in the work to landing a job to get that job afterwards. I found there were times where the career advisors were booked months in advance, but they seemed to have hired new staff. I have no doubt if you complete the course in six months that you would be ready for a DS role, but it’s an intense six months. · Completion Time I took much longer than expected and was given extensions to finish. This was more a human error than a Springboard error, and if I felt mentally the way I do now compared to when I started Springboard, I could have easily finished in the allotted time. Just be careful with grandiose capstone projects. · Feedback Outside of my mentor, I found feedback tough to get when handing in coursework. Overall: Great experience, would do again. The positives are fixable and far outweigh the negatives and I found it paid for itself in salary raises, even with the extensions. This is the direction education is going, and I look forward to watching what Springboard does next. - Bhargavsinh RavaljiGraduate • Data Science Career Track • OnlineMar 25, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data science career track
I had great experience with mentor and creating two capstone projects to explore Data science skills. - Vivian TungStudent • Data Analytics Career Track • OnlineMar 20, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
I wanted quick and affordable. And I got it
I have almost completed the Data Analysis Career Track, and I am grateful for the experience it has given me. 5 months in, I have landed a job in the field. I did come into the program with some experience in excel, python, and sql, but the course was a good refresher and taught me a lot in terms of real world applications and business sense.
Most valuable parts:
- 1-1 weekly mentor calls, monthly career coaching calls
- in depth case studies
- building your own unique p...I have almost completed the Data Analysis Career Track, and I am grateful for the experience it has given me. 5 months in, I have landed a job in the field. I did come into the program with some experience in excel, python, and sql, but the course was a good refresher and taught me a lot in terms of real world applications and business sense.
Most valuable parts:
- 1-1 weekly mentor calls, monthly career coaching calls
- in depth case studies
- building your own unique portfolio projects
Not-so-great parts:
-Starting the course in November 2019 (when it was still fresh) felt a little like we were also beta testing it
- if learning communities are important to you, the community being online can be a challenge to adapt to
- some of the course material felt repetitive and some left me feeling like I needed more practice
The designers and educators are responsive to feedback, and the student support (student advisors, community advisors, career services, etc) are very helpful and respond quickly.
- Samantha TarpinianGraduate • UX Career Track • OnlineMar 17, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX Design Career Track
Pivoting careers can be scary, and with so many bootcamp programs out in the market today for UX/UI Design programs, I was considering several UX Design bootcamps. After speaking with past alumni from those several bootcamps, I couldn't discovered that Springboard was the right fit for me. It accommodated those who already had a full time job, while supporting you with mentorship, program community, career coaches, and a hands on student advisor. I personally had a wonderful experience w...Pivoting careers can be scary, and with so many bootcamp programs out in the market today for UX/UI Design programs, I was considering several UX Design bootcamps. After speaking with past alumni from those several bootcamps, I couldn't discovered that Springboard was the right fit for me. It accommodated those who already had a full time job, while supporting you with mentorship, program community, career coaches, and a hands on student advisor. I personally had a wonderful experience with the mentor I was paired up with. He was hands on, supportive, and challenged me throughout the curriculum, based on my goals and expectations I discussed with him in our initial call. I appreciated how thorough Springboard was when it came to preparing students for what they might expect during a portfolio walkthrough or a mock interview. After speaking with others in other bootcamp programs, I was surprised to hear that some don't offer that level of thoroughness.
Springboard is always open to feedback, and aiming to improve their curriculum based on student feedback. I can't recommend Springboard enough based on the experience I had, and from a cost perspective, they are one of the most competitive out there for how much they offer within a 6 month program. - John LizasoGraduate • Digital Marketing Career Track • OnlineMar 05, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Self motivation will make the course wort lhnit
Well designed course made sure it covers all areas of digital marketing. Assignments prepares you for real life situations and projects. Also coaching calls and mentor were extremely helpful. My only con are mentor calls can be too short. - Hang SuStudent • UX Career Track • OnlineMar 02, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Springboard brings you to the field well
I finished a Springboard UX career track course, it was a great experience. I would like to highlight the mentoring experience and Industry Design Project experience. First the mentors you have in the course are helpful, supportive, I feel they offer extra helps on guiding you into the career track that they don't have to. They care about your thoughts and help you move your thoughts into your capstone project.
The Industry Design Project is the very best study that SB offers, that i...I finished a Springboard UX career track course, it was a great experience. I would like to highlight the mentoring experience and Industry Design Project experience. First the mentors you have in the course are helpful, supportive, I feel they offer extra helps on guiding you into the career track that they don't have to. They care about your thoughts and help you move your thoughts into your capstone project.
The Industry Design Project is the very best study that SB offers, that it brings you to a real company to help them solve some problems. It can give you a jump start to the career that helps you test what you have learned and horn your skills. - Cesar L. Jaitman LabatonSolutions Engineer • Student • Data Science Career Track • OnlineFeb 26, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great Experience!
Springboard is well though-out, but there can be some improvements in the overall curriculum (which are being made).
Pros:
- Good support system. Curriculum has a good set of professionals that are able to communicate terms very well.
- Mock interview are a good idea and do give you insight of what to expect. They also booster your confidence with the overall process.
- Capstone projects can be challenging if you decide to put the extra work and do help improve you portfoli...Springboard is well though-out, but there can be some improvements in the overall curriculum (which are being made).
Pros:
- Good support system. Curriculum has a good set of professionals that are able to communicate terms very well.
- Mock interview are a good idea and do give you insight of what to expect. They also booster your confidence with the overall process.
- Capstone projects can be challenging if you decide to put the extra work and do help improve you portfolio to showcase it to potential employees.
Cons:
- Some courses need a revamp, for example the statistics part of it. While I was working through it, this specific course got updated and I really like the new version. I see that they are putting work on it, but I also think that some other aspects need to get updated sooner than later.
- No course regarding big data or cloud computing. The 2nd project we have to use Deep Learning components where we might have to handle 100K+ rows of data. For a normal computer, training a model can take a couple of hours (in my case 37 hours). Leaning how to use AWS or Azure is a requirement now a days.
- Better guidelines for at least the first Capstone project. It is very intimidating to start typing in a blank notebook. Getting a guideline to have an overall idea on how to start will help the student. - Diandra SilvaStudent • UX Career Track • OnlineFeb 17, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Worth it overall
You'll complete this course with solid understanding of how to apply UX by the book and your mentor will hopefully fill in the context of how things work in real companies. In my experience, the 1:1 mentorship was what made the experience worth it.
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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. 1,681 Springboard alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Springboard on Course Report - you should start there!
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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 1,681 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.