Springboard

Springboard staffs are second to none, any request or concern regarding my schoolwork is always escalated in a way that I will be in a top priory to address any issued I encountered. A follow-up is always sent regarding any issue that wasn't fully address,... Read More its one of the best choices i have ever made in my educational career joining Springboard.

I completed the Springboard UX/UI Career Track program in April of 2024. I recently completed the job guarantee period without landing a job and applied for the refund. Springboard approved my request but retroactively decided they are paying it back... Read More over 12 months rather than refunding the entire amount. They did not specify that I would not be receiving a full refund anywhere in the agreement. This is really not cool, probably not legal, and definitely not ethical. Generally, they tend to change their policies after the agreement to favor their business needs at the student's expense. Shame on you, Springboard.

Springboard provided everything I should know as a software engineer, starting from another career field. It was very important the classes they offered me and the mentor that was provided according to my previous background, to walk me over the course... Read More with enough support.

The course is basically self-taught. Springboard does provide tools and resources to help their students succeed, but at the end of the day it really all comes down to the individual and how motivated they are. For me, working a full-time job and balancing... Read More the workload of design (a whole new world to me) was a bit challenging and I often found myself procrastinating during the beginning of the course. As time went by, and I slowly started understanding the Figma and concepts of UX/UI, I started to enjoy learning the subject matter. Overall, Springboard is a great way to get some experience and learn about the field you want to become knowledgeable in. I would recommend it.

After years of working in a different field, I chose to transition into data analytics and enrolled in Springboard’s Data Analyst Career Track to gain industry-relevant skills and project experience. The program offered a structured learning path in Python,... Read More SQL, statistics, and data visualization with Tableau, while also focusing on real-world capstone projects that helped me apply what I learned.

Pros:

Mentorship: Weekly 1:1 calls with an experienced industry mentor kept me on track and helped me apply concepts to real-life use cases.
Project-Based Learning: Hands-on capstone and mini-projects gave me the confidence to showcase my skills and build a portfolio.
Career Support: Resume reviews, mock interviews, and job search guidance were valuable as I prepared to transition into a new career.
Flexibility: Self-paced learning allowed me to study while managing other responsibilities.

Cons:

Self-Discipline Required: You need strong time management skills to stay on schedule without daily deadlines.
Limited Peer Interaction: Unlike a classroom setting, there's less opportunity to engage in live collaboration with peers.
Job Guarantee Conditions: The job guarantee has strict eligibility requirements and doesn’t apply to every situation.

Overall, Springboard gave me a solid foundation in data analytics and helped me build both technical skills and confidence. While the path hasn’t been easy, I now feel prepared to pursue opportunities and grow in the field.

Springboard was great for helping me build my portfolio. There are a fair number of calls and assignments that are pretty minimally useful and add up to be annoying busywork, but the overall structure of the program is educational and there are useful... Read More job market insights.

Springboard has a very good curriculum that hits the major ideas of programming full stack web applications. The career support and the mentorship program is helpful with getting you through the material. The mentors can be hit or miss, but you can change... Read More mentors if you need to. Overall, I feel like it prepared me to go into the software development field without too many extra requirements. It is a good introduction to web development covering everything from html and css to JavaScript and SQL.

Pros: This course covers a lot of relevant topics to both backend and frontend. There is also a tons of information to learn! There are also a handful of great mentors to choose from and if you can always switch as well should you not mesh well. Great... Read More career coaches that give extremely helpful information when it comes to the job world. This course has an awesome support staff that will check up on you and make sure you are doing okay in the course as well as you can reach out for anything and they will respond quickly.

Cons: Sometimes there is outdated code and dependencies that have not been updated. Pricing can be on the higher side compared to other bootcamps but I feel like it's worth it given all the pros.

I have nothing but praise for just about everything for Springboard's cybersecurity course. From the Linkedin learning videos to the practical labs, from student support to mentor assistance, and from the course material to the resources available, Springboard... Read More has made learning cybersecurity exciting and as close to the real-world experience as possible. The only downside for me was the intensity of the course. Juggling with having a job and taking care of family, six months was just not enough time to finish the course on time. Every lab, video, exercise, and paper has an estimated time that it should take you to complete, but I found myself taking at least two times longer to complete for a better understanding of the content.

Springboard was amazing in helping me learn the foundations of software engineering, and supporting me in producing high-quality projects on subjects I was interested in. The mentor and career support helped me achieve my goals and guided the way. Overall... Read More the program was excellent and I could not be happier, I would recommend it to anyone curious about starting off in the tech industry.