avocademy
About
About
Avocademy’s core program is an 8-week UX/UI Foundations course. Each expert-curated lesson in the curriculum builds on the previous content, helping students gain the knowledge and skill required to land a Junior UX/UI Designer job in a relatively short time frame. The UX/UI Foundations lessons consist of video and reading material. After learning key concepts and best practices, students test their knowledge by completing activities rooted in real-world UX/UI deliverables. Throughout the 8-week course, students complete an entire UX/UI project from research to high-fidelity prototyping and testing.
Students receive unlimited one-on-one mentorship each week to gather feedback on their project work and to ensure they have a strong understanding of the course material.
Recent Avocademy Reviews: Rating 4.89
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Courses
Courses
Career Jumpstart
ApplyStart Date Rolling Start Date Cost $5,500 Class size N/A Location Online Through the career jumpstart program students complete real world client projects while collaborating with other designers. The team of mentors and career coaches help students finish their portfolios, refine their resumes, and go through the job application process. While also connecting students directly with hiring manager and recruitment partners to speed up the job search process. This program Includes unlimited mentor support (1-1 zoom calls and slack access) as well as weekly guest speaker sessions from designers from top companies. The program runs until you get a job or up to 12 months.Financing
Deposit N/A Financing Multiple Payment Options (up-front and at-graduation + financing through Affirm)
$5000 up-front
$5500 at-graduation
7% of first years salaryRefund / Guarantee If you complete all program requirements and don't get an offer, you don't pay! Getting in
Minimum Skill Level N/A Prep Work UX/UI Foundations Course Placement Test No Interview Yes
UX/UI Design Foundations
ApplyStart Date Rolling Start Date Cost $1,997 Class size N/A Location Online The curriculum covers design thinking, how to conduct research, information architecture, design, and ideation. Students will also learn wireframing, design systems, style guides, high fidelity mockups, prototyping, and testing. Avocademy students will build one end-to-end case study for their portfolio. There are a total of 90 hours of content, and students are expected to commit approximately 15 hours per week to the course.Financing
Deposit N/A Financing Lending partners available, including Affirm.Tuition Plans Installment plans of three, six, twelve, and eighteen payments are also available. Getting in
Minimum Skill Level N/A Placement Test No Interview No
Reviews
Avocademy Reviews
- Foundations Course is well made- 4/18/2022Anonymous • Student • Course: UX/UI Design Foundations • Campus: OnlineWhat drew me to this program is the real life client experience and the job search that comes after foundations.
Foundations was a great way to learn about UX design and work on my first project. I really appreciated the advice and guidance from one of my mentors.
- Great Program for Value- 4/6/2022Anonymous • Graduate • Course: UX/UI Design Foundations • Campus: OnlineThe Avocademy Foundations program is great for anyone wanting to learn the fundamentals of UX/UI designs. The course takes about 6-8 weeks to finish (don't worry they give you extra time if you need it) and every module is very informative. There are mentors throughout the course to guide you and you can also have 1 on 1 mentor sessions. I tried self learning prior to signing up for the course, but had difficultly figuring out what to learn first and how I should be setting up my portfolio. I decided to look for a bootcamp to help me get started and all the other bootcamps that I found were a bit out of my budget. I found Avocademy and was a bit hesitant since they were still new compared to the other bootcamps, but I'm glad I went with them. By the end of the course you'll have one project and your portfolio set up. If you're a new grad or someone looking to transition into UX/UI from another field this is a great course.
- UX/UI Foundations- 1/31/2022Anonymous • Graduate • Course: UX/UI Design Foundations • Campus: OnlineAvocademy Foundations course was a great experience! The mentors were helpful throughout the program and you could schedule an appointment to have one on ones if you needed too. I thought the feedback I received during my module activities were fair and helpful. Sometimes getting activities passed through was a little slower than I hoped. However, I think with how they are growing it was to be expected, so it wasn't too big of a deal. I did the program while working full time during the day and I felt it was manageable to dedicate time to it. I'm now doing the Career Jumpstart Program offered through Avocademy as well. I felt like the information was valuable especially at the price it's offered. I would recommend the course to any newbie or even if you have a little bit of experience.
- UX/UI Design Foundations- 11/18/2021Anonymous • Student • Course: UX/UI Design Foundations • Campus: OnlineComing from the creative side and looking to make a transition, this course was essential for me to immerse myself in to get a better understanding. This is such a great skillset to have and I'm excited to apply it going forward.
- UX / UI Graduate- 11/17/2021Anonymous • Student • Course: UX/UI Design Foundations • Campus: OnlineThe course is a decent value priced at $1500 and you can learn a lot, but not enough to score a good job unless you have previous design experience.
Most of the "mentors" are people without experience who just graduated from Avocademy and are on a job hunt.
The curriculum is 98% links from other FREE resources online + random Youtube videos.
It is a better value than some other $10000+ bootcamps but if you google "ux/ui" you will find the same links that are in the Avocademy curriculum for FREE!
There are plenty of free and paid mentorship platforms where at least you can learn from experienced UX designers and will cost you half the Avocademy price.
From my experience, getting a job without the Career Jumpstart (7% of 1yr salary) is hard and if you calculate 7% of the average UX pay in the US and add the $1500, it cost the same as bootcamp with legit mentors and curriculum.
Average Junior UX salary - $80928
7% of $80928 = 5664.96
UX Course $1500 + Careeer Jumpstart $5664.96 = $7164
$7505 CareerFoundry with job guarantee
$6749 Design Lab with job guarantee
Do your research before enrolling in any of the bootcamps.
- UX/UI Foundations- 6/28/2021Anonymous • Graduate • Campus: OnlineAs someone who comes from a science background, this course was very helpful and it allowed me to learn so many UX/UI techniques in just a few weeks. As first I was very hesitant to start this course due to my lack of knowledge surrounding design but I was very satisfied with my experience. I recommend this course to anyone who is thinking of making a career change into design!
