Springboard

One thing I liked about the bootcamp program was the weekly mentor meetings. Having someone to help me stay on track and answer any questions I had was incredibly beneficial. I liked how there was a variety of topics surrounding cybersecurity to dive... Read More into such as compliance, cloud security, and network security. The career coaches were thorough and detailed and it helped me in my job search and landing a job. If I had to think of at least one con, then I would say I wish there were more labs to go through. Overall, I enjoyed my experience and would recommend it to a friend because it helped me receive job offers, gain a highly sought after certificate and make more money.

Springboard was a great experience! They had a great curriculum that went over all the important topics I needed to become a Data Analyst. It was well laid out and they had a lot of support in place. You have a mentor that helps you out every week, career... Read More coaches to prep you for a new job, a slack community to help you when you get stuck on parts of the course, and great resources to practice your skills. I would recommend to anyone.

Springboard has a strong support system implemented for the students throughout the duration of the course (and even during the job search afterwards). Between the weekly mentor calls, career coach calls, and on-demand mentor calls, I think it was pretty... Read More easy getting the help I needed. I personally have difficulties with deadlines and holding myself accountable at times, however my mentor was pretty good at trying to help me with that. I also really enjoyed hearing about my mentor's and my career coaches' work experiences over the years. If you are considering studying with Springboard, I would try to really think about the 9-month course duration/deadline (if you have any difficulties similar to me).

Springboard was a great way to learn about UX Design. My mentor provided a lot of great information and the curriculum is helpful and in depth. I feel like I have a great portfolio and appreciate that there is a professional certificate I received at... Read More the end of the program. The Career Track provides job assistance with a career coach who acts as a guide in finding a job. If you have the time and dedication to complete the track on time, I recommend the program and making that career change.

I took Springboard's UX Design Career Track from October 2021 through March 2022. I took it as a way to accelerate my career transition and be prepared to start a career in UX. There are plenty of bootcamps to choose from I'll highlight why I chose this... Read More particular camp over the others. Why I chose Springboard The features that were most attractive to me were the mentorship with someone who has been in industry for a long time, the career coaching, a legitimate job guarantee clause, and the ability to self pace. Another very important feature was the curriculum of course, as it was something that gave me the accurate information in an industry with a lot of misinformation circulating. Mentorship It is important to have mentorship, as a good experienced designer's expertise empowered me to know I was achieving real success in my work throughout the course as all assignments were graded and reviewed. I also loved the weekly meetings with my mentor to discuss my work and any questions. Career Coaching Before the course I never had a good picture of how to network, job search or interview effectively. This was all covered and explained in the course and it was great to give me increased confidence in job search, which I always found intimidating before. Job Guarantee I did not need to use the job guarantee, as I got a job before the time period ended. I did review it and find it acceptable, especially because their requirements were designed to increase your chances of getting a job. You're required to continue building your network and required to apply to jobs. If you are a chrome user there is an extension that makes submitting the connections and job applications easy enough that it doesn't add too much work in addition to the job search its self. Self Paced I did this course while working a full time job, and it was quite a full schedule. The ability to time things on my own within the total course time requirement made me able to get ahead some weeks and have slack weeks when I simply didn't have time or availability. A Couple Challenges It's important to require excellence from yourself in your work. If you really want to do UX Design put your back into your work, as it doesn't do its self. While this may seem like a non-statement, I want to point out that for a junior role there are often HUNDEREDS of applicants. This level of competition requires working hard to get things done. A second challenge is there is little education in the course for quantitative data gathering, which is very important in the actual field. A third challenge is I found out that they expect the course to take 8 months rather than the advertised 6. I don't appreciate the bait and switch feeling this gave me. That being said I put my back into it and almost completed it in 6 months. Springboard is not perfect, but it had what I needed to learn and make my career transition!

Excellent syllabus, very much complete! High quality videos from a high quality instructor, Colt Steele taking you step by step from 0 to 100 in each unit. I would say that Colt and my Mentor were my major motivators during this journey. My mentor was... Read More an industry expert, with very deep knowledge in full stack development and always eager to assist me when needed. I also enjoyed the flexibility I had with this online course to follow my own pace without ever feeling struggling alone out there. Teaching assistants, "on-demand mentors" and peers community on slack were available at any time. However, I have to mention that the material to cover is endless and additionally there are various optional units that I found necessary to study. This means that in order to finish and get the maximum, the student needs to be very well organised and self-motivated. Otherwise it might take much more time than anticipated. But overall a great course! I would definitely recommend it!

I am a teacher transitioning to data analytics. I chose Springboard's Data Analyst track because I wanted to pivot quickly. I chose the program because 1. I knew I wanted something paced with curriculum provided (I didn't want to have to figure what I... Read More needed to know and then figure out where to learn it) and 2. I wanted something that was career track focused. I wanted to pivot from teaching to Data Analyst and the job guarantee sold me. They also provide more data if you request like completion rates. Other bootcamps did not provide this. I'm satisfied with my experience, and I feel prepared to enter the data analytics profession. Cons: ->HOWEVER, I am not yet employed as a data analyst. So, I can't say yet if my investment paid off! Hopefully I will never have to say if they will make good on their job guarantee. I completed the program about 1 week ago, it's too soon to say on this subject. ->About 1/2 the curriculum is sourced from other websites & Youtube. As a professional educator, this DOES NOT bother me. Like any teacher will tell you, if someone else made a kick ass lesson plan there is no reason to re-create it, just use it! (It is not stolen content, Springboard either pays for you to use it or it is already free, and they give credit to source) Tips: Take the free Excel course they offer to see how it feels. That is a good indicator if the pacing and style will work for you. Go into this knowing that YOU are the deciding factor on success. That means YOU have to want to do this work, YOU have to make the connections with the mentor and fellows, YOU have to practice daily. They give you the tools, but YOU have to use them. The career coaches are amazing, USE THEIR SERVICES! Take every tip they give you even if they are sometimes harsh or it feels like you don't need help with the soft skills, just do it anyway! Believe me, I am/was a teacher, my communication skills are 10/10 but after a practice interview and feedback my confidence and interview skills are now 12/10 lol Lastly, don't be discouraged. I don't have a math background, but I learned statistics. Am I the best? NO. Did I get it in 2 weeks? NO. But did I learn it? YES! My referral is: https://www.springboard.com/invite/OXVVV

Pros - great curated flow of material that builds upon each prior lesson. Good opportunities to go above and beyond the "regular" path and really stretch your learning. Great flexibility. Good resources outside of the content (mentors, career, support)... Read More Cons - (more my situation) I was working full time when in the course. So I just wasn't disciplined enough to do all the further studies I wanted to. Still great course for my situation.

I highly appreciate and value my experience with Springboard! I decided to take the Springboard Data Analytics career track certification program to get back to work after a 5 years career break with goals to refresh and upgrade my skills, gain confident... Read More in using UpToDate tools and got a job - all were achieved. The curriculum is comprehensive, well structured, and has a good amount of practice and materials to grasp the concepts. I liked the abundance of learning resources. I felt well supported: weekly mentorship, monthly career coaching, office hours and webinars, peer community - I found it all helpful! The student advisor and tech support were welcoming and quickly helped with all requests. I valued that it is a self-pace and remote program! Also, the program allows some extensions and breaks. I recommend it!

I’m so glad that I was introduced to Springboard to gain new skill and grow in my career. I changed my career from accounting to web designing and this all happened because of Springboard. They helped me in every step. I was able to understand the curriculum... Read More easily. Thank you Springboard Team.