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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Chad KlemGraduate • Data Science Career Track • OnlineApr 29, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceData Science Career Track
I had been a software engineer for over 20 years, mostly backend and database. I have always had an affinity towards data driven software. I came across some reviews on various data science programs and machine learning programs but the course with Springboard had such strong reviews and awards for several years (I watched the school for about a year and a half before signing up). The curriculum, project based structure and access to the schools staff and professional mentors is top n...I had been a software engineer for over 20 years, mostly backend and database. I have always had an affinity towards data driven software. I came across some reviews on various data science programs and machine learning programs but the course with Springboard had such strong reviews and awards for several years (I watched the school for about a year and a half before signing up). The curriculum, project based structure and access to the schools staff and professional mentors is top notch. I really enjoyed going through the course work and was able to bring my own projects in as my capstone projects which makes the learning more personal and beneficial as you also get the final solution to your projects as output. Learning everything from classical machine learning (linear regression, ridge, random forest) to deep learning with neural networks (computer vision, nlp) as well as quality visualizations with python.- Tiffany JoungGraduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineApr 24, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Are you looking for transitioning your career?
I was a visual designer for 10years and was looking for transitioning my career to UX.
I googled and I found Springboard has a job guarantee. The course seemed very expensive but after I learned about job guarantees I thought It was worth trying it. I planned to finish the course in 6month. But the course was pretty intense, so it took about 1.5year to finish it. Whenever you need your help with finance or any obstacle the student advisor helps as much they can on your side. Also, th...I was a visual designer for 10years and was looking for transitioning my career to UX.
I googled and I found Springboard has a job guarantee. The course seemed very expensive but after I learned about job guarantees I thought It was worth trying it. I planned to finish the course in 6month. But the course was pretty intense, so it took about 1.5year to finish it. Whenever you need your help with finance or any obstacle the student advisor helps as much they can on your side. Also, they give you experience working with real industry professionals at the end of the course which is really beneficial for transitioning your career. When you finish the program you work with a career coach. They really care for you and help you land a job. I recommend Springboard if you really want to have the best full package of the UX BootCamp experience. - Bernardo NarvaezGraduate • Software Engineering Career Track • OnlineApr 17, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Awesome program
I really enjoyed the curriculum and teach along with the one on one mentoring. I felt the student to student engagement could definitely use improvement and would have gone a long way to improve the program - Shivam TiwariGraduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineApr 12, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Difficult, But Worth It
It was a difficult journey to manage my time on an online, 'open-ended' course (although there still are deadlines), but I learned a lot about how UX and UI Design is applied. Through the projects and group Industry Design Project, I was really able to apply all of the learnings in the course. I will say it would be nice for Springboard to add more emphasis on how to set metrics to measure in our projects early on, and possibly a unit on how to develop products that are not just user-foc...It was a difficult journey to manage my time on an online, 'open-ended' course (although there still are deadlines), but I learned a lot about how UX and UI Design is applied. Through the projects and group Industry Design Project, I was really able to apply all of the learnings in the course. I will say it would be nice for Springboard to add more emphasis on how to set metrics to measure in our projects early on, and possibly a unit on how to develop products that are not just user-focused, but also take into account how to incorporate business goals while creating a user-centric product.
Overall, I am happy I took this course and learned lots through the process - especially because of my mentor. I learned so much because of being connected with someone in the industry who could provide direct feedback on all my works.
Springboard's career coaches are quite helpful too, I learned so much about job hunting that I wasn't taught in university. I am eager to apply those techniques in my job search and am optimistic in landing a job in this field now.
The Springboard support staff are quite understanding and supporting as well with any issues I ran into. They were quick to respond and help me out. - BarbaraUX Designer • Graduate • UX Career Track • OnlineApr 08, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX Design Career Course
I was so thankful to have chosen Springboard: Grad school is far more expensive and it is nearly impossible to work full time while keeping up with the pace of in-person learning. Springboard offered me the opportunity to learn at my own pace, be paired with a wonderful mentor, and have resources such as career coaches, webinars, and an externship. The cons are that it's nearly impossible to finish the curriculum within their estimate to meet the job guarantee unless you are not currentl...I was so thankful to have chosen Springboard: Grad school is far more expensive and it is nearly impossible to work full time while keeping up with the pace of in-person learning. Springboard offered me the opportunity to learn at my own pace, be paired with a wonderful mentor, and have resources such as career coaches, webinars, and an externship. The cons are that it's nearly impossible to finish the curriculum within their estimate to meet the job guarantee unless you are not currently working full time. - Ian HudsonData Analyst • Graduate • Data Analytics Career Track • OnlineApr 05, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Analytics Career Track
The Data Analytics career track course is very intense and helps you along every step of the way. They even help you six months after you graduate to find a position. So it's not just teaching you how to do the job of a data analyst but also how to go about networking, find your best fit for a job and how to negotiate the best benefits as well. Well rounded course. - Caroline KeaneGraduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineApr 05, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX/UI Design Track
Be prepared to work, especially if you don't come from a design background like me! The best part of the course was the admin, support teams, as well as the mentors. You get paired up with a student advisor, a mentor, and have 7 career coaches during the course. You also get unlimited mentor calls with other mentors. Furthermore, you get career coach support after completing the course.
Pros:
-Student advisor, and the support team were understanding of life's ups and down and ...Be prepared to work, especially if you don't come from a design background like me! The best part of the course was the admin, support teams, as well as the mentors. You get paired up with a student advisor, a mentor, and have 7 career coaches during the course. You also get unlimited mentor calls with other mentors. Furthermore, you get career coach support after completing the course.
Pros:
-Student advisor, and the support team were understanding of life's ups and down and were willing to help me out when they could
- The mentors who shared invaluable support and advice
- The career coaches shared some good insights
- Getting feedback from hiring managers
-Doing mock interviews
Cons:
- Mentors are not always available in a timely manner
- Career strategies mentioned too early in the course when maybe there should be more focus on just getting UX and UI skills up to par - Ksenia DelaurentisGraduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineMar 30, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX/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
Data Analysis
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.
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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!
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.
Can I read Springboard reviews?
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.