Springboard

I signed up for the UI/UX Design Career Track and received more than what I hoped for. The course provides a lot of knowledge in a way that is really easy to understand and that motivates you to actually do your work. I could also work at my own pace... Read More and if I needed a week or two to relax, Springboard allows for pause weeks which helped me not feel so stressed. My favorite part of Springboard was having my own personal mentor though. She worked in the design field and provided me with a lot of great knowledge and directions to help me improve my skills. I 100% recommend Springboard!

My mentor took the time to get to know me better, professionally assessed my skills and abilities, and ADJUSTED to my learning pace — THE BEST EXPERIENCE EVER! When in doubt or experiencing a block on the road, there’s a Slack Community channel where... Read More you can ask questions and get a direct response from the experts.

My journey started a year back when I first joined springboard. Because of my background (I have MBA, PhD and 4+ years of research experience) advisor suggested me to enroll in data scientist program even though I applied for data analyst track. So, you... Read More will find a great support team here who will always have best interest of yours in mind. The program is not cheap but you get the full team working for you. Help is just an email away. So, after I got admitted to the program, I had to cancel my admission and it was very easy and hassle free. Later I decided to join the cohort again and was admitted without any trouble. Even though I had to change my cohort a couple of time, springboard team is very supportive and they will always respect your decision. So, I know it's expensive but program is not for money. You get support from experts in the industry. Before my interview, I needed an urgent guidance for my interview and was able to get timely help from a mentor. I am extremely satisfied that I joined the group. Only thing different I would suggest you to do is enroll early and start working on exercises. There are jobs out there and with the training and support from springboard, you won't be disappointed and get the job in no time.

So far, I’m satisfied with my overall experience in this course. I’ve received proper and constructive feedback on my assignments and found the whole tea ready to help and support. The team members were so responsive and understanding. I enjoyed my time... Read More in this course.

Going through the cybersecurity career track program at Springboard helped open me up to diverse information in the cybersecurity space. The program, especially the mentor - student relationship helped instill more knowledge of the industry into me and... Read More the program flexibility made it more fantastic.

Springboard’s program is a comprehensive program for software engineers. The bulk of the course is video based instruction taught by Colt Steele. Colt’s instructions are easily digestible, although he does fail to provide adequate mistakes in his instruction... Read More to provide practice on how to find and fix bugs. The TA team does a great job of filling this gap. There is a weekly meeting with a mentor, but 30 minutes sometimes is not adequate to explain, debug, conceptualize and plan for the next week. The largest downfall is in the community. Although it is improving, YMMV when it comes to your particular cohort. Because the course is self paced, your cohort will be progress through the course at varying speeds. This makes it difficult to schedule study groups or coordinate on specific topics. The career services team is good, but there is no defined consensus as to what Springboard defines as to the correct way to create a resume, cover letter or LinkedIn. If you stick with one career counselor throughout the entire course, you will have a better experience than bouncing around. I recommend Springboard to aspiring developers as long as they get the correct mentor and career counselor early on in the course. Make good progress at the start of the course, because as the material gets dense, the estimated completion time for project become flawed.

In terms of Business Intelligence (BI) and outcomes, the course is helpful with analyzing data and decision-make and offering consulting advice to help others. The course equips students with foundational skills on how-to to create models & analyze data.... Read More

The cybersecurity program at Springboard is great on so many levels. As a recent high school graduate who was looking to enter the cybersecurity workforce without taking four years to do so, this bootcamp enabled me to do just that. I was uncertain how... Read More much practical knowledge I would have after spending only 6 months in the course, but I applied myself to learning and experienced great support from my mentor in the program, which enabled me to pass the CompTIA Security+ exam on my first try. I also had no work experience besides being a barista, but the tasks that the career services team encouraged me to complete gave me confidence in my skills, and I am currently interviewing for my first tech job.

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... Read More 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.

I wanted to make the switch to software engineering while also taking time off to travel. Springboard was the bootcamp that fit my needs, it gave me the flexibility to learn while on the road, is a great value, and really prepared me for the next step... Read More in my career. The curriculum is very comprehensive, but also well paced. The student community, mentor support, and student advisors make it a really great experience. Instead of feeling like you're just watching "how to code videos", you get real weekly feedback from your mentor, and you give and get feedback from other students on bigger projects as well, so there is a great feeling of community. The career coaching is also a crucially overlooked component to most bootcamps, and it really sets Springboard apart. I went from having no LinkedIn and a poor resume, to 250 connections in my network, and knowledge on networking, interview skills, and salary negotiation. My technical skills have also come a long way, you'll be amazed at how much you can learn, and I feel very well prepared for my next job. I would always recommend Springboard to anyone interested in making a switch to software development.