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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Indrit ZabzuniUX Designer • Graduate • UX Career Track • OnlineSep 29, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceUX Career Track
The UX Career Track is a great program for anyone interested to start / transition their career into UX.
The platform is really smart and it has some features like "Study Plan" that make sure you go at the pace you are suppose to.
The mentor is a big perk, I like it better than having a professor because they are someone who you wanna be after a couple of years.They give you practical advice and it feels like you have your own personal tutor.
Another big perk is th...The UX Career Track is a great program for anyone interested to start / transition their career into UX.
The platform is really smart and it has some features like "Study Plan" that make sure you go at the pace you are suppose to.
The mentor is a big perk, I like it better than having a professor because they are someone who you wanna be after a couple of years.They give you practical advice and it feels like you have your own personal tutor.
Another big perk is that you get a career coach that will help you prepare well for the job hunt.
As a recent graduate, I feel confident to start my career as a UX Designer.- Guadalupe AguileraUX Career Track • OnlineSep 29, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX Design Career Track
I was switching careers from architecture into UX design and saw that Springboard offered career assistance and decided to enroll after comparing similar courses. I made it a personal goal to finish in 5 months and had to worked many hours to complete the goal. I finished the course in September and I'm in the process of applying to jobs. So far, I think I made a good investment and hope to find a job soon. I found the curriculum good and easy to understand. I was a bit disappointment wi...I was switching careers from architecture into UX design and saw that Springboard offered career assistance and decided to enroll after comparing similar courses. I made it a personal goal to finish in 5 months and had to worked many hours to complete the goal. I finished the course in September and I'm in the process of applying to jobs. So far, I think I made a good investment and hope to find a job soon. I found the curriculum good and easy to understand. I was a bit disappointment with my IDP (industry design project) placement as it was with a startup and everything kept changing, I would rather have interned with an established firm. What I liked most about the course was interacting with the career coaches since they helped me re-brand my LinkedIn profile. On the negative side, many students enrolled after the pandemic so my mentor had many students to look after, and I often felt that I needed more than the 30min per week to talk to them. - Shivangini purohitGraduate • OnlineSep 29, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX/UI
Springboard is doing great work - Dru SerkesGraduate • Software Engineering Career Track • OnlineSep 25, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Springboard gets you ready
Pros:- Well-conceived, robust, project-based curriculum taught by an excellent instructor (Colt Steele)
- 1 on 1 weekly personal mentorship from a legitimate industry expert (mine had been a dev for 20 years and has worked at Amazon for the past 5)
- Career curriculum paced well in tandem with the technical curriculum - they don't just teach you how to code; they teach you how to get a job
- Active Slack community of peers. Many peopl...
Pros:- Well-conceived, robust, project-based curriculum taught by an excellent instructor (Colt Steele)
- 1 on 1 weekly personal mentorship from a legitimate industry expert (mine had been a dev for 20 years and has worked at Amazon for the past 5)
- Career curriculum paced well in tandem with the technical curriculum - they don't just teach you how to code; they teach you how to get a job
- Active Slack community of peers. Many people actually formed study groups and checked in with one another regularly
- TA's available weekdays for whenever you get stuck
- Priced very favorably vs competitors, offered multiple/flexible pricing options to fit your situation (now I just sound like I work for them lol)
Cons:- If you're not a self-starter or struggle with motivation, this may be a tough sell for you. The online community and the mentor support help with not feeling alone, but at the end of the day you still have to make yourself do the work.
- Edgar DamatianGraduate • UX Career Track • OnlineSep 25, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX Design Career Track
Springboard was awesome. I would definitely recommend it. The best part was my mentor who had all the similar interests I did which made the conversations that much more fun and brought opportunity to collaborate. I also loved the industry design project I was paired with at the end of the course which was with an industry that I am extremely passionate about. - Silvia SunStudent • UX Career Track • OnlineSep 24, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX Design Certificate Program
I just completed the UX Career Track program and I love it. I compared many other Bootcamp and finally chose this one. I am able to learn it while I have a full-time job along the whole process. The course has a capstone project that sits as the backbone of the overall curriculum. With each unit you complete, you add to your capstone project. This style gives you an immediate opportunity to apply the skills you learned during the unit and solidify the new knowledge. For me, it's been a ...I just completed the UX Career Track program and I love it. I compared many other Bootcamp and finally chose this one. I am able to learn it while I have a full-time job along the whole process. The course has a capstone project that sits as the backbone of the overall curriculum. With each unit you complete, you add to your capstone project. This style gives you an immediate opportunity to apply the skills you learned during the unit and solidify the new knowledge. For me, it's been a really effective means of growing my skillset.
Pros :
- The course is self-paced which is exactly what I was looking for.
- Every student gets a mentor and you can book mentor calls as many as you want
- Very supportive student advisors. - Jaspar von BuelowWebsite Manager • Graduate • Software Engineering Career Track • OnlineSep 23, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
The best way to learn during COVID times
The online software engineering course from Springboard proved to be the ideal solution for me. Since I was still working full-time during the week, I needed an online course that would let you advance at your own pace while still being affordable. I think the way the course was laid out made it easy to advance from one topic to another, building upon previous lessons and not leaving gaps. I loved Colt Steele's teaching style! He knows how to break things down and explain them in a logic...The online software engineering course from Springboard proved to be the ideal solution for me. Since I was still working full-time during the week, I needed an online course that would let you advance at your own pace while still being affordable. I think the way the course was laid out made it easy to advance from one topic to another, building upon previous lessons and not leaving gaps. I loved Colt Steele's teaching style! He knows how to break things down and explain them in a logical (and humorous) way. Springboard did a very good job matching me with my mentor. I was really able to connect with him and looked forward to our weekly meetings.
Overall, my experience was an A++ and I would recommend Springboard to anyone! - Megan GawlikGraduate • UX Career Track • OnlineSep 22, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Love how it is project based, difficult with a full time job
Pros
-Thorough curriculum, walks you through the entire UX Design process from research to design to testing to iteration
-Weekly mentor calls to keep you on track and get guidance from a UX expert, you'll likely form a bond with this person
-Project based curriculum. I now have three case studies that I included in my brand new portfolio, all with the help of Springboard
-The industry design project is truly awesome. You get to work with a real company which is invaluable. M...Pros
-Thorough curriculum, walks you through the entire UX Design process from research to design to testing to iteration
-Weekly mentor calls to keep you on track and get guidance from a UX expert, you'll likely form a bond with this person
-Project based curriculum. I now have three case studies that I included in my brand new portfolio, all with the help of Springboard
-The industry design project is truly awesome. You get to work with a real company which is invaluable. Mine offered to have me continue working part-time after I finished the 4-week project, which it seems is pretty common from what I've heard. Some students I have seen get offered full time positions at their industry design project
-I worked full time alongside the course and so I was able to get a 2 month extension for free (so I did the course for 8 months total), I also got a couple of weeks off to catch up after a vacation (at no charge)
Cons
-It was a lot of work to do the course while working full time. It's possible, but it was definitely demanding. The course end date can be extended but you will have to pay extra, so since I didn't want to pay extra, I worked a lot to try to finish before the end of my 8 months, which I ended up doing.
-I was lucky enough to be able to pay upfront in order to save some money in the long run, but this course is definitely expensive. However, I think it is worth it
-I didn't like how a lot of the career coaches booked calls so far out in advance due to limited availability. I think Springboard recently hired more career coaches so that may be fixed, but while I was in the course availability was limited - Goberdhan BarranStudent • Software Engineering Career Track Prep • OnlineSep 20, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX/UI Sudent
Enough practice work in the curriculum with sufficient guidance that enabled me to learn the skill faster. I would recommend Springboard any day because of its timely support, effective and learned mentors. I truly enjoyed being apart of the Springboard student community. - Adrien SaremiPh.D. student • Graduate • Data Science Career Track • OnlineSep 18, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
A good educational program; can easily become great
Context: During my last year as a Ph.D. student, as I planned to pursue a career in data science, I decided to join the Data Science Career Track of the Springboard program. I was recommended by one of my Ph.D. student friends, who eventually successfully landed a good working position. I therefore decided to follow his footsteps.
Overall: I am quite satisfied with Springboard's program. I think it has formed me well to become a data scientist and to...Context: During my last year as a Ph.D. student, as I planned to pursue a career in data science, I decided to join the Data Science Career Track of the Springboard program. I was recommended by one of my Ph.D. student friends, who eventually successfully landed a good working position. I therefore decided to follow his footsteps.
Overall: I am quite satisfied with Springboard's program. I think it has formed me well to become a data scientist and to quickly land a job. However, I believe there are a few things they can still improve on.
Pros:- Overall Quality: the data science track definitely introduces and educates you well to the data science world, used in the industry. It covers most aspects of data science (wrangling, visualization, ML, ... ) and lets you acquire enough experience to land a job in that field. Of course, it won't replace extensive years of professional experience, but it is great way to bootstrap your data science career.
- Preparedness: I would argue that the data science track doesn't require advanced programming skills, but it is best to have some Python experience (the software overwhelmingly used in the course). If you don't (like me), the first few months can be a bit of a learning curve. You eventually pass that stage though.
- The Capstone Projects: the program is focused on two data science projects that you lead from start to finish. A great learning experience where you put your hands in the dirt, which you accomplish under the supervision of your mentor. These are great accomplishments you put in your portfolio and that you showcase to employers.
- Mentorship: Speaking of which, the supervision by your mentor is probably the greatest feature of the course (and why the price is a bit high). For those who need someone to look over their shoulder, it's definitely a great resource that helps you move forward in the course. The mentorship I received was great and from what I heard, bad experience with mentors is quite rare. Plus you can always change, if it gets really bad.
- Career: The career services they offer are equally useful. By helping you build your résumé, your LinkedIn profile, etc... Springboard helps you reach out and makes your profile more attractive to employers. The mock interviews you need to pass in order to complete the course are ideal reflections of real career situations.
- Flexibility: While it is not something obvious when you start, you can actually ask for pauses, freezes and extensions if you need more time to complete the curriculum, or if you dealing with too much stuff a time in your professional / personal life (I assume they don't openly advertise that because they prefer you to finish the certification in a reasonable amount of time). I personally extensively used those (mostly because of how busy I was with my Ph.D. work, specially when it came down to my thesis defense). I eventually completed the program in 12 months. However, I DO NOT recommend to do so within such a big time frame. 6-8 months is definitely reasonable if you allocate the proper time each week. If you trail like I did, Springboard eventually starts charging you for additional extensions.
Cons:- Rates: their rates are a bit high in my opinion and I believe it's mostly because of the number of resources they offer (mentors, career advisors, extensive curriculum, access to external resources like DataCamp). It's good to have that many resources, but in my opinion, some parts of the curriculum (maybe less than 10%) are useless or redundant. Therefore, I think the rates (assuming you avoid enrolling in paid extensions) could be 10% cheaper than what they currently are.
- Customer Service: this definitely has been the worst part of the whole program. I assume it's because Springboard has considerably increased its volume of students (across all tracks) but their personnel's size hasn't been able to keep up. While I always eventually obtained the information I requested, it takes a while to find and reach out to the proper person. First of, they only allow email communications. Then, their services are split between advisors, support team, finance team, etc... So if you ask for something to someone, they will most likely re-direct you to someone else. And the response time can be a few days. I don't expect every customer rep. to know everything and I assume it takes a while to train them, but it is quite frustrating when you can't get a straight answer immediately, specially for finance-related questions or for deadlines (when you need an answer fast).
- Ehsaas SachdevaApplicant • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineSep 17, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UI/UX Design
Springboard made the transition from one occupation to the other very smooth. All the information provided by them was very easy to understand and follow. Having weekly mentor call for project related queries and having career coach calls for career related advice made it so helpful. Having one on one additional mentor call and community help made the journey quite interesting. Job guarantee process is definitely very helpful. - Allison RaffelStudent • UX Career Track • OnlineSep 11, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Overall Great Experience
I really enjoyed my time being enrolled with Springboard.
Strong points:
- One-on-one time with your mentor (this is the strongest point of the course imo. My mentor was wonderful about getting back to me outside of the time he was required to by Springboard. I could not have learned what I did in this course without his help)
- Additional mentor calls if necessary (these aren't with your mentor, but with a different mentor assigned by Springboard. I still found them helpf...I really enjoyed my time being enrolled with Springboard.
Strong points:
- One-on-one time with your mentor (this is the strongest point of the course imo. My mentor was wonderful about getting back to me outside of the time he was required to by Springboard. I could not have learned what I did in this course without his help)
- Additional mentor calls if necessary (these aren't with your mentor, but with a different mentor assigned by Springboard. I still found them helpful)
- The structure of the course helps you really understand the basics and have a good foundation for the fundamentals of UX design
- The Industry Design Project! Huge strong point. This will give you real-world experience which you can put on your resume and highlight on your portfolio
- If you take the job guarantee, you're required to pass mock interviews at the end of the course: whiteboarding, portfolio walkthrough, and a behavioral interview. You get two chances to pass, but I passed them all on my first try and so did the other students I spoke with. As long as you prepare and practice you should be able to pass, but this is a strong point because it prepares you for the real-world interview process. I was really nervous for these but I'm very glad they're embedded into the structure of the course
- I have just applied to complete with Springboard, so I haven't begun my job search yet, but if you take the job guarantee you will also have access to career coaches 6 months post-graduation, which will be incredibly valuable
- My student advisor (Molly) was incredible - quick response from her when I reached out, and she went above and beyond to address my concerns and make sure I was taken care of
Sticking points (for me personally):
- The course ran a lot longer than I expected it to. The projected time to complete is within 6 months if you spend 20-25 hours a week on the course. It took me about 11 months to complete, and I think this is more due to the course structure than anything else. Projects build on other projects, so sometimes I had to revise certain projects before moving onto the next stage. For the lengthier projects, I had to revise multiple times and it took a few weeks to get the go ahead from my mentor to continue. Like I said, he was incredibly helpful to me outside of the normal hours we met and I don't blame him for this at all - I think it made me a much better designer and helped me to go into the material in more depth. My sticking point here is just wishing that Springboard projected closer to a year rather than 6 months (for part-time students like me), but this could be something that's unique to my experience
- I understand why the career coaching sections are built into the structure of the course, but I have to admit I really did just want to focus on the hard skills of the course and found it a little jarring that there were career coaching sections in the beginning/middle of the course rather than just the end. The reason for this is networking and building up your LinkedIn profile/connections during the course, so the reasoning is good. I just struggled with feeling like I really wanted to focus on the skills themselves before doing the networking
Overall, I had a really positive experience with Springboard and found that they were really helpful and responsive when I needed them to be. I haven't started my job search, but if I'm able to update this review later, I will when I have a better understanding of how that will look.
If you're looking for a boot camp program for UX design, I think Springboard is an excellent option.
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How much does Springboard cost?
Springboard costs around $10,900. 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 6 more.
Where does Springboard have campuses?
Springboard teaches students Online in a remote classroom.
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