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General Assembly

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General Assembly is a technical education provider that teaches students the skills, career advice and networking opportunities needed to make a career change into a tech role, in as little as three months. General Assembly offers bootcamps and courses in web and mobile development, product management, data science and more. 

To help students land their first job in a tech role, the full time bootcamp experience is led by instructors who are expert practiti...

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  • MIRIAM B ESPINOSA
    Web Developer • Graduate • Web Development Immersive • Sydney
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    May 04, 2018
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    Learn in 3 months what you can learn in 1 year...

    I highly recommend GA for Web Development Immersive course for the people that want to do a career change into web development in a short period of time.

    I have to say that the best way to do this course is by totally committing to it, giving up most of your weekends to get most out of it.

    Joel teacher wast the best teacher I ever had. He had extensive knowledge in this field and was very lucky to have him as an instructor, same with the te...

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  • Vasudha Singh
    Web Designer • Graduate • User Experience Design On-Demand • Online
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    May 03, 2018
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    Amazing Course

    I started my career in design being an engineer. I always lack details on UX terms and process. I compared many courses available online and found some great feedback online. The syllabus was exactly what I wanted to learn. I decided to go ahead with this. It was one of the best decision I made to opt for this course. I have learned the whole UX process. This gonna help me in my career for sure. 

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  • Vlad Nikitin
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    May 02, 2018
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    Good Program - Better Community

    That course is like a guide to the new field. If you want to became really Data Scientist, you have to get more knowlodge beyond that course. Anyway they have very good instructors and community. Thanks.

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  • Shelby
    Industrial Designer • Graduate • User Experience Design (Part-Time) • Atlanta
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    May 02, 2018
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    Awesome Part-Time UX Course!!

    General Assembly is a great school for expanding your skillset. I was sponsored by my work to take the part-time UX course. I apply things I learned in my UX course at work and in life daily. Taking this course has truly influenced the way I think about design and approach problems. The classes are always interesting. I was never bored in class and I always felt that the material was relevant.

    There were two main negatives to taking the part-time course. The first is that you don't...

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  • Jacqueline Estrada
    Junior Project Manager • Graduate • Web Development Immersive • Los Angeles
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    May 02, 2018
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    Great BUT...

    The quality of the curriculum, instructors, job support, and facilities we're great. The instructors were great as well. Only issue I would have is that the ciriculum was TOO fast paced for me personally. Would have loved to seen a slower paced ciriculum offered.

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  • Ferenc
    Sr. UX Designer • Graduate • Los Angeles
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    May 02, 2018
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    So you’re thinking about taking the Front-End Web Development at General Assembly?

    This was a blog post I wrote in 2015 about my experience at GA that I still this is relevant. 

    This was a really good experience for me. My situation is not going to be like everyone else’s, so let me give you the low down on why, for me, it was a good fit.

    If you don’t feel like reading this epistle, skip to the bottom and read the section on “What to expect if you are thinking…”

    I’ve been learning HTML and CSS off and on over the past six years. I bought books and...

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  • Alex
    Data Analyst • Graduate • Web Development Immersive • Washington
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    May 02, 2018
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    Changed my life

    I attend the Web Development Immersive program and it completely changed the course of my life and career.  Everyday I am shocked and elated that this program worked so well for me and my peers.  I recommend GA to anyone I know looking to make the switch into tech.  I loved my experience and am grateful everyday for choosing to enroll at GA.

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  • Taj English
    Software Engineer • Graduate • Web Development Immersive • New York City
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    May 02, 2018
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    BEST SCHOOL EVER!!

    I can say without a doubt that going to  General Assembly is the best thing I have done in life thus far. I went to multiple different open houses for coding boot camps and GA was the one that stuck out to me because of how open and friendly the staff was. I felt like home. My 12 week during the WDI course was like nothing I have taken before. It was rigorous but very rewarding. I was skeptical of the idea that I could learn everything to become a proficient web developer in 12 weeks and b...

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  • Dan Staton
    UX Designer • Graduate • User Experience Design Immersive • Boston
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    Apr 04, 2018
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    General Assembly turned me from a Teacher to a Designer

    I joined GA in hopes of changing my career from being an elementary school teacher to being a designer for education technology. I had always been interested in user interfaces but didn't really see any college programs that would give me the value that I needed in such a short amount of time. The UX Design Immersive program at GA peaked my interest because I was told that I would learn about the user experience design process from research to visual design in 10 weeks. After I joine...

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  • Gerard Ho
    Software Dev • Graduate • Web Development Immersive • Melbourne
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    Mar 22, 2018
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    GA Melbourne, Australia. My experience of a great journey through a career change

    Firstly to give a true and fair review of the General Assembly bootcamp I have to say I'm not paid by them or have any affiliations to market their business. I can choose not to say anything but I feel that I have to because I believe there are many people considering a career change into the tech industry (like myself) but do not know who to trust to help them get a job at the end of it. My review will be for GA in Melbourne, Australia, as I'm not sure if the outcomes are the same in othe...

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  • Mohamed Farih
    Front-End Web Development (Part-time) • New York City
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    Mar 08, 2018
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    Front End Web Development

    Great course and instructor.  Just would like to get in to Javascript much sooner and stick with it longer

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  • Dennis L
    Product Manager • Graduate • Web Development Immersive • New York City
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    Jan 10, 2018
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    Web Development Immersive / Product Manager

    I can't thank General Assembly enough for the great experience that I had. Prior to GA, I was working a retail job where I wasn't feeling fullfiled with the work I was doing. At the time, I was also self-learning how to code through Codeacademy, free tutorials from Apple's iBooks, and attending meet-up events after work. One morning while riding the subway to work, I came upon an advertisement that would encourage me to take the leap into changing my career. 

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General Assembly Alumni Outcomes

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Employment Rate
82%
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Of the students who enroll at General Assembly, 82% graduated. 64% of graduates were job-seeking and 97% of job-seeking graduates found in-field employment after 180 days and report a median income of . Below is the 180 Day Employment Breakdown for 2767 graduates included in this report:
180 Day Employment Breakdown
DescriptionPercentage
Full Time, In-Field Employee92.3%
Full-time apprenticeship, internship or contract position0.0%
Short-term contract, part-time position, freelanceN/A
Employed out-of-fieldN/A
Notes and Caveats
Download the General Assembly 2021 Outcomes report reviewed by KPMG here: https://ga-public-downloads.s3.amazonaws.com/General-Assembly-Outcomes-Report-Latest.pdf
* These outcomes are not audited by Course Report. In some cases, data is audited by a third party.

General Assembly Scholarships

$1500 Diversity Tuition Discount

Course Report is excited to offer an exclusive diversity discount for $1500 off tuition at General Assembly! To be eligible to receive $1,500 USD* toward your tuition for a full-time immersive course by General Assembly, you must meet the following criteria:

  • You’re 18 or older.
  • You self-identify as a woman, transgender person, genderqueer, gender non-conforming, or nonbinary person.
  • Your current income is less than $40,000 USD (£28,000 GBP,  30,000€ EUR, $40,000 AUD, $40,000 SGD, or $40,000 CAD) per year.
  • You’ve been admitted to one of the following courses: Software Engineering Immersive, Data Analytics Immersive, Data Science Immersive or UX Design Immersive.
  • Ineligible for NY residents.
  • Tuition discount can not be used in conjunction with any other General Assembly tuition discount or offer.

*$1,500 USD, £1,500 GBP, 1,500€ EUR, $1,500 AUD, $1,500 SGD, or $1,500 CAD

Eligibility

This scholarship cannot be combined with other offers.

Qualifying Courses

  • 1. Data Science Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
  • 2. Software Engineering Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
  • 3. User Experience Design Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
  • 4. Data Analytics Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)

$1595 Military Tuition Discount

Course Report is excited to offer an exclusive military discount for $1595 off tuition at General Assembly! To be eligible to receive $1,595 USD* toward your tuition of a full-time immersive course by General Assembly, you must meet the following criteria:

  • You’re 18 or older.
  • You’ve been admitted to one of the following courses: Software Engineering Immersive, Data Analytics Immersive, Data Science Immersive or UX Design Immersive
  • You are an active military member or veteran, or partner of a military member or partner of a veteran.
  • Ineligible for NY residents.
  • Tuition discount can not be used in conjunction with any other tuition discount.

*$1,595 USD, £1,500 GBP, 1,500€ EUR, $1,500 AUD or $1,500 CAD

Eligibility

This scholarship cannot be combined with other offers.

Qualifying Courses

  • 1. Data Science Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
  • 2. Software Engineering Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
  • 3. User Experience Design Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
  • 4. Data Analytics Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)

Recent General Assembly News

Jess Feldman
Updated March 30, 2023
Course Report March 2023 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup Happy Women s History Month! This March on International Women s Day, we hosted a live Q&A with four bootcamp alumnae to hear about their career changes into tech and their tips for other women considering pivoting into tech. Layoffs at big tech companies continued through March, but despite this turbulence, IT hiring predictions for Q2 2023 are looking strong. The popular veterans benefit, VET TEC will wrap up at the ...
Liz Eggleston
Updated March 27, 2023
In honor of International Women's Day this year, we hosted a Live Alumni Q&A featuring four women who broke into tech by attending bootcamps! The panel answered real questions from the audience like What inspired these women to make a career change into tech and why they chose bootcamps like General Assembly , Sabio , LearningFuze , and Skillcrush ? What does mentorship look like for women making career changes into tech? Are you ever too old to make a career change into tech? ...
Jess Feldman
Updated March 22, 2023
Welcome to Ask a Career Coach , an advice-column where real bootcamp career coaches answer a question from a Course Report reader. Today, Bradford Smith from General Assembly is answering a question about whether bootcamp graduates are still landing high-paying tech roles in spite of the turbulent job market of 2023. Bradford has a background in technical recruitment and is the Outcomes Manager & Senior Career Coach at General Assembly. Have a question for the Career ...
Jess Feldman
Updated March 29, 2023
Course Report February 2023 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup We re bringing you news of 70M in fundraises and acquisitions this February, and how a few coding bootcamps are making the shift to include apprenticeships. Layoffs at big tech companies continued to loom in the headlines — but are those layoffs actually affecting bootcamp graduates? We dive in! Plus, there was more movement around OPM regulation and a new Pell Grant bill for short-term programs, and 7 bootcamps new to ...
Jess Feldman
Updated January 03, 2023
Course Report 2022 The Year in Review for Coding Bootcamp News As we wrap up 2022, we re reporting on the biggest coding bootcamp news about fundraises and new campuses that we saw in December. A new study released this month detailed how to increase bootcamp graduate outcomes in today s job market. A tech-recruiter-turned-software-engineer weighs in on why employers need to update their hiring processes to include skills-based hires. Plus, find out which 15 bootcamps we added ...
Jess Feldman
Updated November 30, 2022
Course Report November 2022 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup This November, two bootcamps announced acquisitions and 70 million was invested in alternative education. We re covering how November s midterm elections here in the U.S. could impact support for education and workforce development in the upcoming years. Tech apprenticeship programs continue to grow and gain bipartisan support, and we were excited to learn of a tech training progra aimed at supporting women. Plus, ...
Liz Eggleston
Updated January 04, 2023
What is on the horizon for tech bootcamps in 2023? In this Live Q&A, we covered the major trends that our experts from General Assembly , Springboard , Coding Temple, and Code Fellows are expecting in 2023. Table of Contents Jump to the questions that you're most interested in! What were the most popular courses/subjects in 2022? Will Web3 grow in the future? Which past careers translate best into specific tech paths? What are technical hiring managers looking for in 2023? ...
Jess Feldman
Updated November 17, 2022
When COVID hit, Justin leapt at the opportunity to pursue a career in software engineering. He chose the online Software Engineering Immersive bootcamp at General Assembly (which he could attend from his home in Seattle). And after graduating, Justin got an internship with the U.S. Census Bureau to build a cross-functional app for The Opportunity Project, a platform to turn federal open data into new technologies that solve real-world problems. Today, Justin attributes ...
Jess Feldman
Updated November 02, 2022
Course Report October 2022 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup Happy October, Course Report readers! This month, interest in blockchain continued to gain traction as we saw a new fundraise in the blockchain bootcamp space. We ve got an update on ISA regulation, and we re rounding up several public/private partnerships with bootcamps. In this news roundup, we ll touch on the importance of skills-based hiring in light of a new Deloitte report, and a tech school in Brooklyn that could ...
Liz Eggleston
Updated October 06, 2022
In this Live Q&A, admissions representatives from 5 coding bootcamps General Assembly , Tech Elevator , Springboard , Devmountain , and Flatiron School offer their expert insight on the bootcamp admissions process. They re answering popular questions like What is the bootcamp application process like? Do I need previous coding experience to apply for a bootcamp? Is there an ideal bootcamp applicant? When s the best time to apply to a bootcamp? Is there pre-work before ...

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General Assembly costs around $16,450. On the lower end, some General Assembly courses like Digital Marketing On-Demand cost $950.

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General Assembly has in-person campuses in London, New York City, Paris, Singapore and Sydney. General Assembly also has a remote classroom so students can learn online.

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