General Assembly
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 part-time and full-time bootcamps and short courses in web and mobile development, product management, data science, and more. The bootcamp experience is led by instructors who are expert practitioners in their field. Students should expect to build a solid portfolio of real-life projects. Since 2011, General Assembly has graduated more than 40,000 students worldwide from the full time and part time bootcamp.
To enroll at General Assembly, applicants should submit an online application to connect with a GA Admissions team member who will work with them to decide if a tech bootcamps is the right fit. The GA Admissions staff are also prepared to speak with applicants about the best tech role for them, learning styles at GA, expected outcomes after the bootcamp, options to finance the bootcamp, career services offered by GA, and more.
To help students land their first job in a tech role, General Assembly students are supported by career coaches from day one. The program is enhanced by a career services team that is constantly in talks with employers about their tech hiring needs.
683 General Assembly Reviews
BrandonGraduate • Web Development Immersive • New York CityVerified by GitHubSep 20, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceExcellent Experience
I felt satisfied every day with the amount of knowledge given to me. This course is excellent for newcomers in Web Dev as well as people with more experience. If you feel like you are drowning in work just keep pushing through and you will succeed, they really do give you everything you need to succeed.
- MarkWeb and Interactive Experience Developer • Graduate • Web Development Immersive • New York CityVerified by LinkedInSep 14, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Web Development Immersive
I went to General Assembly when I realized that I was ready for a big career shift and I was going to need some help. I was beginning the process of switching careers from an actor on Broadway to a role in the tech industry as a web developer. I am incredibly grateful to the entire team at GA for their help and support on my journey. First and foremost, GA's teaching staff are not just great educators...
I went to General Assembly when I realized that I was ready for a big career shift and I was going to need some help. I was beginning the process of switching careers from an actor on Broadway to a role in the tech industry as a web developer. I am incredibly grateful to the entire team at GA for their help and support on my journey. First and foremost, GA's teaching staff are not just great educators, but also professionals currently working in the industry. Their knowledge stems from a deeper understanding of how you will actually use these technologies in an day to day working environment. As a result, I never felt like I was being taught something that wouldn't be relevant. They were all passionate about the material and had clearly taken time to prepare before the class. I am forever grateful for the teachers I had during my time at GA.
The second thing about my experience at GA that I cannot praise enough is their outcomes team. One of the biggest problems I had with my undergraduate experience was that I felt like I was educated on what to do once I had the job I was seeking but there was no help or real hands-on training or support for how to get the job. GENERAL ASSEMBLY DOES THIS SO WELL! Their team worked with us very early on in the course and for months after I had graduated. Having people actively sharing your resume, supporting you, submitting your work, and working on your behalf who know you personally is so valuable. And they aren't just helping you find the job but educating you on how to improve your resume, interview techniques, cover letters and more. This is what puts General Assembly ahead of so many other schools that offer web development courses. - Jonathan S.Graduate • Web Development Immersive • SydneyVerified by LinkedInAug 20, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Change of career
I enrolled in the WDI of GA because I wanted to learn how to create websites. In the 3 months I was with them, the instructor taught us everything we needed to know and more. GA does a spectacular job of providing support to its students and creating a fun and lively ambience for students to learn. I highly recommend the course to anyone who wants to learn web development.
- Alice TangGraduate • Web Development Immersive • SydneyVerified by LinkedInAug 17, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
GA graduate
The course is very well structured and challenging. GA have the best instructors and the best supporting staff, they make the learning experience so much fun. I learned so much in such a short period of time, and I enjoyed every moment of the course.
- Corina SeetoNational eCommunications Manager • Graduate • User Experience Design (Part-time) • SydneyVerified by LinkedInAug 10, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Reignited my passion
I've worked in the digital industry for 15 years but was feeling a bit flat. I finally had the headspace (after having 2 kids) to start thinking about my career again and wanted to fill in the gaps and get up to speed.
That was my intention... but what happened exceeded expectations.
I had used the 'tools of the trade' before, and had even freelanced as a UX designer. But this course gave me a better understanding of the WHY, and HOW to...
I've worked in the digital industry for 15 years but was feeling a bit flat. I finally had the headspace (after having 2 kids) to start thinking about my career again and wanted to fill in the gaps and get up to speed.
That was my intention... but what happened exceeded expectations.
I had used the 'tools of the trade' before, and had even freelanced as a UX designer. But this course gave me a better understanding of the WHY, and HOW to turn all the bits of information into actionable insights and using that to inform the design process.
It was challenging and empowering to break old habits and to focus so much energy on making sure you are solving the 'right' problem before allowing yourself to move into solution mode. Seeing classmates go through their own 'aha' moments was really interesting, as was the breadth of final presentations and hearing all the challenges and pivot moments. We had an extremely supportive group of teachers, teaching aids and classmates.
Two months on, and I am loving my job. Applying the 'process' of UX to my current work has been immensely satisfying and achieving much better results. Instead of using the 'tools' in an ad hoc manner, I have the confidence to communicate the entire process as part of risk management and get more engagement from stakeholders. Instead of being reactive when somebody tells me they need a solution that does XYZ, I can use the UX language to find out more about the 'suspected problem' so we can move through the various stages to make sure we are solving the right problem before we even start thinking about the solution.
I could go on and on. Suffice to say I loved the course and completely recommend it.
- Nigel ParkerProduct Manager • Graduate • Product Management Immersive • SydneyVerified by LinkedInJul 22, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Product Manager
A well run course, pitched primarily at the entry level for Digital Product Managers. The presenter did a great job of presenting the key principles in a fresh and lively manner and illustrated many key points with some real world examples. The class members were energetic, fun and made solid contributions to learning for everyone. Final, group project added an extra dimension to learning and it was practical and fun. A great way for me to get a refresh on some key Product Management p...
A well run course, pitched primarily at the entry level for Digital Product Managers. The presenter did a great job of presenting the key principles in a fresh and lively manner and illustrated many key points with some real world examples. The class members were energetic, fun and made solid contributions to learning for everyone. Final, group project added an extra dimension to learning and it was practical and fun. A great way for me to get a refresh on some key Product Management principles and upskill on more digitally focussed areas.
- Anna R.Software Engineer • Graduate • Web Development Immersive • New York CityVerified by GitHubJun 07, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
WDI in NYC
I took WDI from March to June of 2015. I previously had a job in community relations, but felt uninspired by my day-to-day (I just hated it). I tried out some free resources on Codecademy and applied to several bootcamps. After checking a few out, I liked the campus and curriculum at General Assembly the best.
About two years later - no regrets. I love programming, and GA gave me what I needed to do this as a career! My teachers were fantastic, passionate, and gifted with coding ...
I took WDI from March to June of 2015. I previously had a job in community relations, but felt uninspired by my day-to-day (I just hated it). I tried out some free resources on Codecademy and applied to several bootcamps. After checking a few out, I liked the campus and curriculum at General Assembly the best.
About two years later - no regrets. I love programming, and GA gave me what I needed to do this as a career! My teachers were fantastic, passionate, and gifted with coding and educational chops. It was VERY stressful at times, but I loved working together with my classmates to get to "the next level," so to speak.
My only note is that I had a job lined up before graduation, so I don't have experience with the career coaching so much.
- Gan Seeth ShuanGraduate • User Experience Design Immersive • SingaporeVerified by LinkedInMay 12, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UXDI SINGAPORE
Course review - AliceOnline marketing manager • Graduate • Data Analytics (Part-time) • LondonVerified by LinkedInMar 12, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Will give you a good set of skills to start your data analyst career
I took the Data Analytics part-time course in London. The program consists of learning the process of data analysis and practical skills to perform data analysis.
Nowadays for online business, marketing & data analysis tend to become a one-person job as campaigns can be optimised in real time based on their performances. This program gives you a set of skills that aren't taught at the university if you studied broad subjects like marketing or business.
T...
I took the Data Analytics part-time course in London. The program consists of learning the process of data analysis and practical skills to perform data analysis.
Nowadays for online business, marketing & data analysis tend to become a one-person job as campaigns can be optimised in real time based on their performances. This program gives you a set of skills that aren't taught at the university if you studied broad subjects like marketing or business.
The theoretical part was very useful for me to understand what is the best approach before to do a specific analysis. How to prepare the business questions and choose a data set.
Then we did many exercises using Excel, SQL, Tableau to learn how to leverage those tools to make the analysis and provide great data insights.
What makes me satisfied is that I could use at work the next day what I had learned at night.
I also met interesting, passionate and motivated people. In my group there was people from many industries (Finance, online business, offline business ...).
- Jack ChallisDirector, Knowledge Management • Graduate • Product Management Immersive • San FranciscoVerified by LinkedInMar 04, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Product Management in San Francisco
Great Product Management course for a med device product manager. Learned enough to understand how I could improve my job today and where I could keep improving.
- Harry PeppittDigital Marketing Analyst • Graduate • Data Science (Part-time) • SydneyVerified by GitHubJan 06, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Part-time Data Science at GA
The Data Science course at GA was excellent!
As anyone who has any prior knowlege of the field would expect, the curriculium is quite broad, and as a result the part-time course does not go in depth in any areas, but rather takes you through the basics in as many areas as it can in 10 weeks. I imagine the full-time course would provide a more conclusive education, but i can't really comment on that.
Even though I would not recommend the part-time course to people lookin...
The Data Science course at GA was excellent!
As anyone who has any prior knowlege of the field would expect, the curriculium is quite broad, and as a result the part-time course does not go in depth in any areas, but rather takes you through the basics in as many areas as it can in 10 weeks. I imagine the full-time course would provide a more conclusive education, but i can't really comment on that.
Even though I would not recommend the part-time course to people looking for a conclusive education, it was invaluable to me and will be to people looking to explore the options available in the Data Science profession. The part-time course does not pretend to give you all the tools you need to succeed in the industry. Instead, GA has clearly realised that would be cramming too much into too little time, and have structured the course to give you a good introduction to each area of Data Science and provide you with enough information to get you started on your own educational journey.
This course will provide you with the basic knowlege of tools, concepts and processes needed to get started with your own exploration and an excellent environment to ask questions and network with like-minded professionals.
I would recommend this course to anyone who is interested in getting started in Data Science, but doesn't know where to start and what's involved.
- James ToppingJunior Web Developer • Graduate • 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) • OnlineApr 24, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
You get out what you put in
This boot camp is definitely a hard experience, there is a lot of material to cover, and you are pedal to the metal all the way through the program.
This being said I was never expecting the experience to be easy. I did not come from a technical background, having spent most of my career in retail and as a gardener.
Our instructor was brilliant and took the time to really break down the concepts that we covered each week. I like that you also get the video materials to help y...This boot camp is definitely a hard experience, there is a lot of material to cover, and you are pedal to the metal all the way through the program.
This being said I was never expecting the experience to be easy. I did not come from a technical background, having spent most of my career in retail and as a gardener.
Our instructor was brilliant and took the time to really break down the concepts that we covered each week. I like that you also get the video materials to help you review and reference as you progress through the course. It would have been nice to have a little more wrap-around support outside of the main class time, but I was lucky that my classmates were really supportive when I hit a wall.
I was initially scared that getting a job at the end of the program would be tough, especially with everything I was reading in the news. However, I was able to get a job about 2 months after I graduated. My secret here was to not look at traditional tech companies but instead look at some of my previous employers in retail. I am happy to say I now have a role at Target working on their web development team.
General Assembly Alumni Outcomes
| Description | Percentage |
| Full Time, In-Field Employee | N/A |
| Full-time apprenticeship, internship or contract position | N/A |
| Short-term contract, part-time position, freelance | N/A |
| Employed out-of-field | N/A |
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
Qualifying Courses
- 1. Data Science Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 3. User Experience Design Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 4. Data Analytics 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
Qualifying Courses
- 1. Data Science Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 3. User Experience Design Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 4. Data Analytics Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
$1000 Merit Tuition Discount
Course Report is excited to offer an exclusive merit discount for $1000 off tuition at General Assembly! To be eligible to receive up to $1,000 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, UX Design Immersive or Data Science Immersive.
- You have completed a course on coding or data analytics or data science or ux design in the recent 12 months. These courses can be GA workshops.
- Your course start date is between August 1, 2023 and November 15, 2023
- Ineligible for NY residents.
- Tuition discount can not be used in conjunction with any other tuition discount.
*$1,000 USD, £1,000 GBP, 1,000€ EUR, $1,000 AUD, $1,000 SGD, or $1,000 CAD
Eligibility
Qualifying Courses
- 4. Data Analytics Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 3. User Experience Design Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 1. Data Science Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
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General Assembly Alumni Reviews Summary
How much does General Assembly cost?
General Assembly costs around $16,450. On the lower end, some General Assembly courses like Visual Design (Short Course) cost $3,500.
What courses does General Assembly teach?
General Assembly offers courses like 1. Data Science Bootcamp (Full Time), 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time), 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Part Time), 3. User Experience Design Bootcamp (Full Time) and 13 more.
Where does General Assembly have campuses?
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.
Is General Assembly worth it?
The data says yes! General Assembly reports a 84% graduation rate, and 95% of General Assembly alumni are employed. The data says yes! In 2021, General Assembly reported a 82% graduation rate, a median salary of , and N/A of General Assembly alumni are employed.
Is General Assembly legit?
We let alumni answer that question. 683 General Assembly alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed General Assembly and rate their overall experience a 4.29 out of 5.
Does General Assembly offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?
Yes, 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 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 Course Report is excited to offer an exclusive merit discount for $1000 off tuition at General Assembly! To be eligible to receive up to $1,000 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, UX Design Immersive or Data Science Immersive. You have completed a course on coding or data analytics or data science or ux design in the recent 12 months. These courses can be GA workshops. Your course start date is between August 1, 2023 and November 15, 2023 Ineligible for NY residents. Tuition discount can not be used in conjunction with any other tuition discount. *$1,000 USD, £1,000 GBP, 1,000€ EUR, $1,000 AUD, $1,000 SGD, or $1,000 CAD General Assembly accepts the GI Bill!
Can I read General Assembly reviews?
You can read 683 reviews of General Assembly on Course Report! General Assembly alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed General Assembly and rate their overall experience a 4.29 out of 5.
Is General Assembly accredited?
All of General Assembly's regulatory information can be found here: https://generalassemb.ly/regulatory-information