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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Zachary RatliffData Analyst • Graduate • Data Analytics Career Track • OnlineAug 31, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceGood Transitionary Program
Pros:
Great introduction to data analysis. Felt like a got a good feel for the breadth and process.
My favorite part of the curriculum was the projects and real-life case studies. "Doing" facilitates learning so well.
Great mentorship program. Knowledgeable and helpful professionals.
It was helpful to having career coaches to motivate me to get my foot in the door for interviews.
Cons:
A good portion of the curriculum is directed elsewhere: Youtube videos, Datacamp...Pros:
Great introduction to data analysis. Felt like a got a good feel for the breadth and process.
My favorite part of the curriculum was the projects and real-life case studies. "Doing" facilitates learning so well.
Great mentorship program. Knowledgeable and helpful professionals.
It was helpful to having career coaches to motivate me to get my foot in the door for interviews.
Cons:
A good portion of the curriculum is directed elsewhere: Youtube videos, Datacamp, etc. I wondered at times if the curriculum was worth the thousands of dollars.
I had a couple of encounters with career coaches and student advisors that gave the impression of inflexibility. If I was going to graduate, it had to be their way, including all the busy work that I deemed unnecessary or unhelpful.
Overall, I enjoyed the program and learned a lot from it. And I can't complain: I'm a full-time data analyst!
- David LamGraduate • Data Science Career Track • OnlineAug 31, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data science career track review
The Springboard Data Science career track was a great course that helped me solidify my knowledge of data science and gave me the confidence to apply for data science positions.
The program was flexible which allowed me to complete the course while having to take care of a 4 month old baby. No other program gave. E that flexibility. The program also has great hands on learning material which helped me understand and practice the coding and data science process.
The career r...The Springboard Data Science career track was a great course that helped me solidify my knowledge of data science and gave me the confidence to apply for data science positions.
The program was flexible which allowed me to complete the course while having to take care of a 4 month old baby. No other program gave. E that flexibility. The program also has great hands on learning material which helped me understand and practice the coding and data science process.
The career resources were very helpful. I’m a senior level professional and still found the job search information very helpful.
In my journey to learning data science I have taken a masters degree, online self learning and Springboard. If I could do it all over again, I would have take. Springboard first.
If it’s not obvious, I would highly recommend Springboard’s Data science career track to anyone who would like to transition to this field - Thomas ReevesGraduate • Data Science Career Track • OnlineAug 28, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Terrific Program
I absolutely loved my time in this program for the Data Science Career Track. I feel confident in my ability to use what I have learned in my career and look forward to continuing from where I began at Springboard. - Kathleen JacksonUI/UX Designer • Graduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineAug 27, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UI/UX Design is a great program
Springboard’s mentor and career coach program prepare you for being ready to work in the industry. They provide 1:1, individualized, feedback and support. They are highly knowledgeable which enhances the curriculum and your preparedness for entering the industry.
Some programs have an industry design project where you can get experience in the field before completing.
Although the curriculum is curated. Springboard does a good job of selecting content, and providing addi...Springboard’s mentor and career coach program prepare you for being ready to work in the industry. They provide 1:1, individualized, feedback and support. They are highly knowledgeable which enhances the curriculum and your preparedness for entering the industry.
Some programs have an industry design project where you can get experience in the field before completing.
Although the curriculum is curated. Springboard does a good job of selecting content, and providing additional membership only content including design challenges, instructional videos, and a subscription to Adobe XD or Sketch for the year. - Philip BaileyGraduate • Software Engineering Career Track • OnlineAug 26, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Software Engineering Career Track Bootcamp
Pro's
1. Online courseware available at your own pace.
2. Material is current, up to date, and reflects industry demand.
3. Cost is more affordable than many other boot camps.
4. Staff support is excellent. Teaching assistant availability, response, knowledge is excellent. 1 on 1 mentoring excellent.
Con's
1. Text material and videos not always present material in the same order.
2. Estimates for instructional unit estimated time to complete consistently low.
3. ...Pro's
1. Online courseware available at your own pace.
2. Material is current, up to date, and reflects industry demand.
3. Cost is more affordable than many other boot camps.
4. Staff support is excellent. Teaching assistant availability, response, knowledge is excellent. 1 on 1 mentoring excellent.
Con's
1. Text material and videos not always present material in the same order.
2. Estimates for instructional unit estimated time to complete consistently low.
3. Material is aimed at student with Mac computers. Students with windows computers sometimes have issues setting up/ using / installing software, packages, utilities, data bases, etc. - Jake S.Graduate • UX Career Track • OnlineAug 26, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX Designer
Overall, my experience of Springboard was fantastic. My mentor exceeded expectations, often giving up extra time to help me with specific aspects of the course, which benefited me greatly. As someone who is transitioning careers to UX from an unrelated field, I felt I needed the support, discipline and direction of a bootcamp style course, and Springboard did not disappoint.
There are only a couple of areas where I felt the course could improve. The first is some of the curriculu...Overall, my experience of Springboard was fantastic. My mentor exceeded expectations, often giving up extra time to help me with specific aspects of the course, which benefited me greatly. As someone who is transitioning careers to UX from an unrelated field, I felt I needed the support, discipline and direction of a bootcamp style course, and Springboard did not disappoint.
There are only a couple of areas where I felt the course could improve. The first is some of the curriculum material. A lot of it is just material that already exists online that has been repurposed / reposted for use in the course. Understandably UX is a pretty new field, so this is the way a lot of this information exists -- but with this it's hard not to feel like I could have just found this information myself. I suppose a redeeming factor of this is the information is curated and organized in a way where it removes the need to trawl the web looking for it.
The other part I felt was slightly lacking is the career support part of the course. There are career modules that help you improve resume / cover letter's / interview skills, etc. These are optional for those who are just looking to learn more about UX / strengthen their skills, and mandatory for people looking to obtain a career in UX and enroll in the job guarantee (for me, as someone changing careers, this was a huge drawcard of the course). While a lot of the written information in the career modules was super useful, I felt like the structure of meeting with career advisors could benefit from a change. I think that student's should be assigned a career mentor from the beginning of the course for the sake of cohesion. I met with a few different career counsellors during the course, and like anything, I felt some were better (or at least better suited to my needs) than others. Certain career mentors might not be available when you are, which leads to meeting with an array of individuals throughout the duration of the course, which I personally didn't find particularly useful.
I think that streamlining the career mentorship in a similar style to the overall UX mentorship would only strengthen the course structure. Again, as someone making the transition to UX, I don't think I really could have done it without Springboard. - YayneabebaPatient Access • Data Analytics Career Track • OnlineAug 23, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Amazing Learning Experience
Springboard is by so far the best online bootcamp I have ever seen with real life projects that helped me explore more and expand my knowledge. The way the curriculum is designed is well outlined with adequate learning materials. The one to one mentor that we are assigned and the unlimited mentor calls that are accessible 24/7 made my learning process so much interesting and easy. Last but not least the students advisors and Career Coaches are as amazing as the rest of SpringBoard teams....Springboard is by so far the best online bootcamp I have ever seen with real life projects that helped me explore more and expand my knowledge. The way the curriculum is designed is well outlined with adequate learning materials. The one to one mentor that we are assigned and the unlimited mentor calls that are accessible 24/7 made my learning process so much interesting and easy. Last but not least the students advisors and Career Coaches are as amazing as the rest of SpringBoard teams.
The mentors are highly qualified and were able to guide me in the right direction. I had no experience with data analytics but SpringBoard is an eye opener for me. The Slack community channel is another engaging platform for experience sharing and meeting students. I have just finished my course with fully equipped knowledge and more confidence than ever to apply for jobs. I highly recommend SpringBoard for anyone that wants to make a career change. - Amy DongDigital Marketing Analyst • Student • Data Analytics Career Track • OnlineAug 19, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Analytics
Overall, I highly recommend the course, especially for those who has gap for some reason.
It is well structured for emphasizing on the skills (Excel, SQl and even Python). It gives you hand-on projects to practice and to talk about for future interviews.
I am glad that I am a part of the nice Springboard community. Everyone from mentor, additional coach calls, alumni is super helpful. I would strongly recommend my coach ( Paras Doshi) for his years of expertise in the industry an...Overall, I highly recommend the course, especially for those who has gap for some reason.
It is well structured for emphasizing on the skills (Excel, SQl and even Python). It gives you hand-on projects to practice and to talk about for future interviews.
I am glad that I am a part of the nice Springboard community. Everyone from mentor, additional coach calls, alumni is super helpful. I would strongly recommend my coach ( Paras Doshi) for his years of expertise in the industry and willingness to help.
I had few failures before I joined the course. I used to self learn and use free materials which is pretty normal. Then I realized it was pretty slow to make progress and kind of waste my time. So I decided to join Springboard and invest on myself. I am so glad I did it and everything ended up well. - Reyna MartinezGraduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineAug 18, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Life-Changing Experience! 1000/10 recommend
If you’re looking for a change of career or to excel your skills to the next level, stop looking right now and sign up for Springboard. The experience will absolutely guarantee you will feel competent and ready to be successful. The 1x1 mentor ship is next level, full of professionals who are powerhouses in their industry. Springboard student advising is very friendly and extremely accommodating to any and all questions. - SamData Scientist • Student • Data Science Career Track • OnlineAug 17, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Science Career Track
Overall experience was really good - John StrenkGraduate • Data Science Career Track • OnlineAug 16, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Grueling but worth it if you persist
Pros: Expansive curriculum that presents substantive exercises on the most important/common aspects of Data Science; mentor is a tremendous fount of insight; capstone projects are completely open for you to choose subject matter, data science problem, models, etc. The benefit of this freedom is that you really have to take take the proverbial 'reins' and carefully think about how you want to frame a problem, and how you want to approach with solutions. But your mentor is always there to ...Pros: Expansive curriculum that presents substantive exercises on the most important/common aspects of Data Science; mentor is a tremendous fount of insight; capstone projects are completely open for you to choose subject matter, data science problem, models, etc. The benefit of this freedom is that you really have to take take the proverbial 'reins' and carefully think about how you want to frame a problem, and how you want to approach with solutions. But your mentor is always there to bounce ideas off of. ; very supportive and accommodating staff.
Cons: This may not be an issue for all students but my pace suffered a bit because I didn't have sufficient computing power necessary to executing the more intensive code that is iterating over very large datasets. - Anne FAug 14, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX/UI career track
Springboard really helped accelerate my career change. I already had some of the hard and soft skills but lacked a portfolio and end to end experience. Springboard gave me real world experience which was a huge selling point as I spoke with hiring managers.
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Qualifying Courses
- Tech Sales Career Track (Online)
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- Data Science Career Track (Online)
- Data Analytics Career Track (Online)
- UI / UX Design Career Track (Online)
- UX Career Track (Online)
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FAQs
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!
Is Springboard legit?
We let alumni answer that question. 1,681 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 1,681 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.