Springboard
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.
1,667 Springboard Reviews
Suzanne ToGraduate • UX Design • OnlineOct 30, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceSpringboard's UX Design Career Track
The program is much longer than the 350+ hours advertised. As a full time student, I was hoping to finish in 3-4 months, but ended up finishing around 5 months (not accounting for the pause/break I took in-between). If you're a part time student with a full time job, you most likely will be looking at more than 6 months depending on your pace. You'll also be paired with a mentor and it's a coin toss on whether or not you'll get a good one.
With that being said, the program is fle...
The program is much longer than the 350+ hours advertised. As a full time student, I was hoping to finish in 3-4 months, but ended up finishing around 5 months (not accounting for the pause/break I took in-between). If you're a part time student with a full time job, you most likely will be looking at more than 6 months depending on your pace. You'll also be paired with a mentor and it's a coin toss on whether or not you'll get a good one.
With that being said, the program is flexible and the Springboard staff is dedicated to helping you work through your schedule. If you end up with a mentor who isn't helpful, make the effort to communicate issues and give it a fair chance. If the issues continue, talk to your student advisor and he/she will pair you up with a different mentor. I've personally experienced this and was later paired with an incredible mentor. My student advisor was also incredibly compassionate, kind, and helpful during my Springboard journey. I would say, in general, the whole staff from operations, mentorship, and career services were amazing.
I was debating between this program and others, but I am grateful that I chose Springboard. The way I see it, there will be difficulties and hardships in any program. What's really important are the people behind the program and whether or not they'll support you throughout your journey. I feel like my concerns were always properly addressed and that the Springboard staff were genuinely invested in helping me succeed.
I just finished the program and received my certificate of completion today. Yay! If you're interested in trying out the program, here's a referral link for $500 off your first course. https://www.springboard.com/invite/0RQ65
Good luck with whatever you decide! You got this. :)
- Shubham TiwariGraduate • Data Science Career Track • OnlineOct 24, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great course!
Springboard is a great bootcamp with amazing mentors and ongoing career support. It consistently builds technical and professional competencies to be able to transition smoothly into a data science career. The job guarantee is a great incentive for studying hard and completing the course! Springboard has an active community that encourages students to attend conferences and local meetups. Personally it helped me to effectively transition into a data science role, coming from a chemical eng...
Springboard is a great bootcamp with amazing mentors and ongoing career support. It consistently builds technical and professional competencies to be able to transition smoothly into a data science career. The job guarantee is a great incentive for studying hard and completing the course! Springboard has an active community that encourages students to attend conferences and local meetups. Personally it helped me to effectively transition into a data science role, coming from a chemical engineering background.
- Audrey MengGraduate • Introduction to Data Science • OnlineOct 22, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Overall very positive experience
- Curriculum is very well curated and comprehensive; having the mini projects and Capstone project helps flex the coding muscles and build a solid foundation
- Mentor is extremely supportive and helpful, and provides many useful tips from real world practice
- Staff is understanding and always respond in a timely manner
- Dena KlineCreative Director • Graduate • UX Design • OnlineOct 14, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Useful UX course.
I just completed the Springboard UX Design course and was very satisfied with the curriculum and mentorship. My main goals were to get a comprehensive grounding in UX process and terminology.
- Daniela EsparzaData Scientist • Graduate • Data Science Career Track • OnlineOct 09, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Scientist Career Track
- Independent of your background, you can finish this program, on your way and with all the mentoring support that you need. The program encourages you to be creative to face challenging capstone projects.
- Opportunity to work in topics where you really feel passion, using the newly learned skills.
- Excellent professional coaching and final interviews to prepare yourself for the next steps and to build networking.
- The program might include more content and mini-projects...- Independent of your background, you can finish this program, on your way and with all the mentoring support that you need. The program encourages you to be creative to face challenging capstone projects.
- Opportunity to work in topics where you really feel passion, using the newly learned skills.
- Excellent professional coaching and final interviews to prepare yourself for the next steps and to build networking.
- The program might include more content and mini-projects related to PySpark and a sense of programming at scale.
- Some tutorials on the curriculum are little longs. They could be shorter (including just the essential content). The curriculum has a couple of own videos -introducing the chapters and coaching advice-. Maybe they could work in their own technical videos.
- Some people could need a little more support about datasets and available tools for capstone projects. Maybe in the first chapter, the curriculum could include links to datasets and examples of projects to guide them. - AliStudent • Student • OnlineOct 09, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
A neat intro to the UXUI world
Springboard UX design is a thothought and comprehensive online course for those who are interested in UXUI but had zero experience. It had prepared me from the start by introducing basic concept to hands-on experience by creating a capstone project. A plus of the course would be the once-a-week mentor call that really keeped me on track and answered all the questions.
- JackGraduate • Digital Marketing Career Track • OnlineOct 07, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Springboard was great
The material is mostly content from other blogs / learning services that is packaged together in such a way as to make it easy for you to develop a wide ranging skill set in digital marketing. I finished pretty much right on time even though I took the time to create my own content and do my own projects rather than just following the recommended ones.
The career coaching and mental calls alone are worth the expense. It helped me get a digital marketing job I loved!<...
The material is mostly content from other blogs / learning services that is packaged together in such a way as to make it easy for you to develop a wide ranging skill set in digital marketing. I finished pretty much right on time even though I took the time to create my own content and do my own projects rather than just following the recommended ones.
The career coaching and mental calls alone are worth the expense. It helped me get a digital marketing job I loved!
- Lena UgrenMarketing assistant and graphic designer • Graduate • Digital Marketing Career Track • OnlineOct 03, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Springboard’s Digital Marketing Career Track Course
Amazing course for those looking to start a career in digital marketing! You get so much value for the price! One of the best things was the opportunity to work with a non-profit through Google Ads Online Marketing Challenge. This gave me confidence on how to work on real projects, leveled up my communication skills with clients and gave my resume a boost. Student advisors and support are super flexible and available. My mentor has 20+ years of experience in marketing and I was able to lea...
Amazing course for those looking to start a career in digital marketing! You get so much value for the price! One of the best things was the opportunity to work with a non-profit through Google Ads Online Marketing Challenge. This gave me confidence on how to work on real projects, leveled up my communication skills with clients and gave my resume a boost. Student advisors and support are super flexible and available. My mentor has 20+ years of experience in marketing and I was able to learn a lot from her. Hands on projects with awesome technical support if you get stuck on anything. Highly recommend Springboard!
- Pardeep KumarGraduate • Data Science Career Track • OnlineOct 02, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Science Career Track
I have just finished the Data Science Career track program at Springboard. I picked Springboard over the other data science course because of two main reasons:
1. I was able to work my current job and complete the coursework in the evenings and the weekends
2. My mentor was extremely helpful and guided to build a good foundation in machine learning and neural networks
3. The staff is great, understanding and respectful and my student advisor was really prompt...
I have just finished the Data Science Career track program at Springboard. I picked Springboard over the other data science course because of two main reasons:
1. I was able to work my current job and complete the coursework in the evenings and the weekends
2. My mentor was extremely helpful and guided to build a good foundation in machine learning and neural networks
3. The staff is great, understanding and respectful and my student advisor was really prompt in replying to any queries
4. The career courches are very passionate and experienced which matters especially when you are on verge of making a career change and you need someone to keep you motivated
- Connor CGraduate • Business Analytics • OnlineSep 29, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Business Analytics
Great course - learned a lot and am much confident in my excel skills, as well as the ability to build on my relatively basic SQL and Tableau skills. Relevant to my work and definitely expands my opportunities.
- Jonathan KusagayaGraphic Designer • Graduate • UX Design • OnlineSep 26, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Springboard UX Design course
Springboard was a great course that provided many resources that I found helpful, from articles from credible sources as well as videos. They packaged the course sections very clear and concise for me which made it easy to follow along. The mentor calls were also helpful in getting good feedback for my capstone project.
- Bryson SicotteStudent • Data Science Career Track • OnlineSep 23, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
A solid Foundation for Budding Data Scientists
Completing a couple well thought-out projects is really valuable, especially for someone who doesn't have any work experience in data science. Doing these types of projects would have been very difficult on my own. Additionally, having a mentor to consult with every step of the way provided reassurance more than once. You always knew you had help if you got stuck. Lastly, I really enjoyed the community aspect of the course. It provided a forum for Q/A, and often my question had already bee...
Completing a couple well thought-out projects is really valuable, especially for someone who doesn't have any work experience in data science. Doing these types of projects would have been very difficult on my own. Additionally, having a mentor to consult with every step of the way provided reassurance more than once. You always knew you had help if you got stuck. Lastly, I really enjoyed the community aspect of the course. It provided a forum for Q/A, and often my question had already been asked by another student, so I was able to get an answer immediately. This was great for those moments when you're stuck on an assignment and don't want to wait for your mentor's email or call.
Advice for those considering the course:
1. Keep a steady pace. Plan out in advance how much you will work on the course each day.
2. Work hard on all the assignments, but especially the projects. What you put in is what you get out.
Springboard Alumni Outcomes
Springboard Scholarships
$1500 Springboard Promo Code
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.
Eligibility
Qualifying Courses
- Tech Sales Career Track (Online)
- Cyber Security Career Track (Online)
- Data Science Career Track (Online)
- Data Analytics Career Track (Online)
- UI / UX Design Career Track (Online)
- UX Career Track (Online)
Recent Springboard News
Course Report readers can receive an Exclusive Scholarship to Springboard!
Springboard Alumni Reviews Summary
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. 1,667 Springboard alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Springboard on Course Report - you should start there!
Is Springboard legit?
We let alumni answer that question. 1,667 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 1,667 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.