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...
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 practitioners in their field, supported by career coaches from day one, and enhanced by a career services team that is constantly in talks with employers about their tech hiring needs. 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 & part time courses. 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.
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CDLaceyGraduate • Data Science (Part Time) • TorontoDec 15, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistancePart-Time Data Science Course
This course was really great to learn about the different applications of leveraging python for data science. I really enjoyed the two part presentation (apply learning to a dataset of your choice - presenting your analysis at two points during the course.)
Definitely gave me confidence to continuing learning in this field.
Overall, course is great for anyone currently doing some degree of analytical work and who would like to expand their skill set.- LolaStudent • 3. User Experience Design Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) • New York CityAug 24, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
User Experience Design Immersive
This program was both challenging and rewarding as well as a great first push in the right direction for my career switch. Also, I was very fortunate to have an amazing and dedicated coach Anna K. that helped me land my first role post bootcamp. - Mehran Gazeroon ShiriGraduate • 3. User Experience Design Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) • New York CityAug 20, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
User Experience Design Immersive program
I could have not asked for a better program. I have learned so much in the past 12 weeks - Raina YanGraduate • Data Analytics (Part-Time) • SydneyJun 23, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Analytics Course Review
The instructors are professional and supportive, I took 10 weeks data analytics course which is intensive, but is also informative and well organized. The course is suitable for full time workers who have interests in data analysis and want to acquire Excel, SQL, and Tableau skills. - CatherineDesigner UX UI • Graduate • User Experience Design (Accelerated 1 Week) • SydneyJun 22, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Provides a solid foundation to build on
The course at GA was well structured and jam packed with relevant and easy to follow concepts. The support staff were very professional and supportive. The teacher was very generous with her time and extremely knowledgable. The curriculum is a good mix of class time, activities and practice time. The online class experience was very easy and collaborative. I would recommend this course to anybody who wants to get into the UX field. - Andri RaftiGraduate • 2. Software Engineering Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) • OnlineMay 22, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Incredible
I learned so much in such a short period of time, GA has taken me from knowing basic HTML, CSS, JS to being a full stack developer. After graduating I managed to add another 2 full stack applications to my portfolio, which goes to show you don’t even need your teachers afterwards to get stuff done since they teach you everything properly so it sticks! - Vyacheslav StarkovGraduate • 2. Software Engineering Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) • New York CityMay 14, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great opportunity for growth
I took an on-campus Software Engineering Immersive course at General Assembly in Manhattan and I had a great experience. The on campus atmosphere was nice and friendly and conductive to learning. The professors and TA's were available for help and excellent at teaching technical skills as well as explaining what is relevant in the industry. The outcomes team and career coach were super helpful in explaining what the field is like as far as job seeking and getting through interviews in th...I took an on-campus Software Engineering Immersive course at General Assembly in Manhattan and I had a great experience. The on campus atmosphere was nice and friendly and conductive to learning. The professors and TA's were available for help and excellent at teaching technical skills as well as explaining what is relevant in the industry. The outcomes team and career coach were super helpful in explaining what the field is like as far as job seeking and getting through interviews in the software engineering field (this was an area I felt inexperienced with and unsure about). I finished the course feeling much more confident about that. The staff was cool and so were fellow students, who were as driven to grow and succeed as I was. We formed some awesome friendships there. Overall, it's an experience that helped me grow and get the kind of job I was looking for, so I recommend it. - Nicholas PretelTechnical Success Manager • Graduate • 2. Software Engineering Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) • OnlineMay 13, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Software Engineering Immersive
Enrolled in General Assembly's 480+ hour Software Engineering Immersive program, covering HTML, CSS, Javascript, JQuery, ReactJS (router, hook, context, Jest), Node, MongoDB/Mongoose, Express (mocha, chai, supertest), SQL, Python, and Django. Covers a broad range of subjects at a fast pace. - ZainGraduate • 2. Software Engineering Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) • New York CityMay 13, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
GA Immersive Software Engineering Bootcamp
Trying to crack into the tech field without the resources/network/knowledge is a tall order but through the GA SEI Bootcamp, I was able to launch into a career despite having little development/coding experience before joining GA. This doesn't mean that it will be easy, the months spent in the course were some of the longest/hardest times but the instructors/TA's & your fellow classmates truly help propel you to the finish line. While there are definitely some things that could be im...Trying to crack into the tech field without the resources/network/knowledge is a tall order but through the GA SEI Bootcamp, I was able to launch into a career despite having little development/coding experience before joining GA. This doesn't mean that it will be easy, the months spent in the course were some of the longest/hardest times but the instructors/TA's & your fellow classmates truly help propel you to the finish line. While there are definitely some things that could be improved upon (some lectures were not updated/group time truly dependent on if the individuals cared about doing work that day) the overall experience was great. Outcomes were extremely responsive post-course and helped improve my chances of landing a full-time position. At the end of the day, as most others have already said, the amount of effort you put in will show in the end. - NicoleGraduate • User Experience Design Immersive - Remote • OnlineMay 06, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Intense but Valuable
Bootcamps are not for the faint of heart. GA made sure to let me know this, from the interview process to enroll, to the pre-course work, inclusive subscription to a wellness coach via Ginger app, your on-call course Student Success Specialist (mine was Lo - they were super supportive!), scheduled teacher check-ins, the built-in supportive channels on the GA Slack network, and the STRONG suggestion to treat this as a full-time job from day on top of recommendations to schedule in self-ca...Bootcamps are not for the faint of heart. GA made sure to let me know this, from the interview process to enroll, to the pre-course work, inclusive subscription to a wellness coach via Ginger app, your on-call course Student Success Specialist (mine was Lo - they were super supportive!), scheduled teacher check-ins, the built-in supportive channels on the GA Slack network, and the STRONG suggestion to treat this as a full-time job from day on top of recommendations to schedule in self-care time and have support people outside of the course to unwind with.
I say this to show:
A. Yes, it is really is an intensive - and, at times, brutal - amount of work (because the diversity of the topics means there will always be elements you're weaker in)
B. They don't treat student intake casually - it's quality over quantity and
C. They're constantly iterating the course process to better set up for success with each cycle.
During the course, I was in class or working on assignments for most of my waking hours. I definitely investing in an ergonomic chairs, second screen, blue light filter glasses and taking screen breaks. The biggest factor of course satisfaction is going to be my co-students and the instructional team and they were both freaking excellent. Our course started our large enough to get 2 Instructors (Emily Landsman, Jeffrey Preston) and 2 Instructional Assistants (Aly Gombos, Jennifer Houlihan) and all of them had a different skill set, backgrounds, and approach to teaching. We also were the test-run class for a UXDI/SEI crossover project which taught us a lot about interacting cross-departmentally with software developers. I've learned so much from each of them and IAs have both reached out to let me know about jobs postings relevant for me or to advocate for my skills even months after the course ended. My student cohort was amazing and even 6 months later are some of my closest friends. I genuinely miss those long, intense, productive days of class!
Screen fatigue is a thing and remote work can get lonely, I'm so glad the remote option is available since there's no campus anywhere NEAR Pittsburgh, PA. Even then, I can't imagine adding in transport time/money it would've cost for an in-person class. Most of all, being over Zoom means that each lecture is recorded so that I can go back and replay whatever lesson I need whenever I want. :)
Last but not least: Outcomes. The post-course employment assistance GA includes in course enrollment is a serious lifesaver post-course. My Outcomes Coach Julie has kept us all accountable, afloat, and in the right headspace through the epic exhausting adventure that is landing that first job. They've tried new strategies almost monthly to find new ways of giving us an edge in this pandemic landscape where job fairs and mingling events are no longer a thing - seriously it feels like Outcomes is working just as hard as we all are to find how to get us hired. I'm in the middle of the interview process with a company they connected me to with their most recent addition, a GA-based Referral Program system. - Hanna BGraduate • 2. Software Engineering Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) • OnlineMay 06, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Hard Work Pays Off
I attended General Assembly's Software Engineering Immersive remote program in January of 2021. Overall, it was a very positive experience for me!
Even though it was remote, my cohort was "New York-based" so we operated on Eastern Time and most of the instructors were from the East coast. I was told that the New York cohorts are unique because they use a different instructor for each of the 4 units. Other cohorts apparently usually have 2 co-instructors that swi...I attended General Assembly's Software Engineering Immersive remote program in January of 2021. Overall, it was a very positive experience for me!
Even though it was remote, my cohort was "New York-based" so we operated on Eastern Time and most of the instructors were from the East coast. I was told that the New York cohorts are unique because they use a different instructor for each of the 4 units. Other cohorts apparently usually have 2 co-instructors that switch off and each teaches 2 units. This was both a pro and a con sometimes for me because the program is 12 weeks long and the units are only 3 weeks each. Just when you get comfortable with the instructor's teaching style, you are whisked away into the next unit with a new instructor. This can be a positive if you don't really like a particular instructor or are struggling with the teaching style, but it can also be negative since it can be jarring to switch up so quickly.
Overall, the program is intense! I'm sure you've read many other reviews that say this because it's true! It can definitely get overwhelming, especially if you have little-to-no experience with coding/programming before entering the program. You can easily bet on having 10+ hour days at least 5 days/week. What's nice is that you usually get a little bit of a break during the weekend because Friday's homework USUALLY isn't due until Sunday of that week, so you can take a weekend day off if you need/want.
Ultimately, you get what you put into the program. I mentioned before that it can be very overwhelming to learn new languages in general, but especially if you don't have any background coding experience/exposure. That being said, there were quite a few of my classmates that had very little prior experience with coding that did extremely well. If you're hungry to learn and truly invest yourself in this bootcamp, I believe you will have a positive experience. This is definitely not an easy program, you will have to put in the work, but if you do, it will be worth it!
About job support: each cohort has a dedicated career coach which you meet with (as a group) multiple times throughout the program. Your career coach creates interactive presentations on various topics regarding the job search such as: building your personal brand, tips for your portfolio website, etc. If you qualify for Outcomes (which is GA's program for job-seekers), you are given additional support such as more meetings/workshops with your career coach and additional slack channels for job seekers where jobs are posted multiple times per day, often from companies who have hired GA grads before.
I had a very positive experience with GA's Software Engineering Immersive program and truly believe that anyone from any background can be successful if you work hard, stay positive, and keep a growth mindset.
- AlekseiGraduate • 2. Software Engineering Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) • OnlineMay 04, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Software Engineer Immersive Remote
I graduated from General Assembly Software Engineer Immersive Program in January 2021. It was a wild ride and I loved every second of it. I didn’t have any prior programming experience, so I got to make an extra effort in order to catch up with the cohort.
I am extremely grateful for our amazing instructional team and all of the collaboration with my fellow classmates. GA provides after-hours support, short one-on-one sessions on Saturday’s and a bunc...I graduated from General Assembly Software Engineer Immersive Program in January 2021. It was a wild ride and I loved every second of it. I didn’t have any prior programming experience, so I got to make an extra effort in order to catch up with the cohort.
I am extremely grateful for our amazing instructional team and all of the collaboration with my fellow classmates. GA provides after-hours support, short one-on-one sessions on Saturday’s and a bunch of different educational materials besides the regular lectures.
Be ready to spend at least 6-8 months before you’ll land your first job. As for me, it's been only 3 months since I've graduated and I’m not even close to it. The payment program is helpful through and it is nice to know that I don't have to pay anything back until I am employed full time.
General Assembly Alumni Outcomes
97%
Employment Rate
82%
Graduation Rate
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Median Salary
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
| Description | Percentage |
| Full Time, In-Field Employee | 92.3% |
| Full-time apprenticeship, internship or contract position | 0.0% |
| Short-term contract, part-time position, freelance | N/A |
| Employed out-of-field | N/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)
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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.
What courses does General Assembly teach?
General Assembly offers courses like 1. Data Science Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time), 2. Software Engineering Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time), 3. User Experience Design Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time), 4. Data Analytics Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) and 15 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.
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