General Assembly
Average Rating4.3
634 Reviews
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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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HannahSoftware Developer • Graduate • Software Engineering Immersive - Remote • OnlineFeb 16, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceGreat for beginning coders
I chose General Assembly because they started teaching coding from scratch - that is, without the intimidating lingo or skipping basic steps. The team at GA is not only great at teaching how to code, but also very cognizant of student's work-life balance and mental health. Each student was taken care of and not left behind if they were struggling. The program is fast-paced and challenging, but I felt supported along every step of the way. The best part of General Assembly, for me, was th...I chose General Assembly because they started teaching coding from scratch - that is, without the intimidating lingo or skipping basic steps. The team at GA is not only great at teaching how to code, but also very cognizant of student's work-life balance and mental health. Each student was taken care of and not left behind if they were struggling. The program is fast-paced and challenging, but I felt supported along every step of the way. The best part of General Assembly, for me, was the Outcomes program. I wouldn't have been able to find such a great job so quickly without the help of General Assembly Outcomes. GA really cares about taking care of their students and helping find a new career path post-bootcamp.- Molly HaugheyGraduateFeb 16, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great Overall Experience
General Assembly's Software Engineering Intensive program is geared toward getting students jobs, from its carefully-designed curriculum to its rigorous and thorough Outcomes support. I do wish we had learned more OOP languages, or more languages that employers are looking for in the Boston area, like Python and Java. - Oendrila DasUX Designer • Graduate • 3. User Experience Design Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) • New York CityFeb 15, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX Design Bootcamp
This Bootcamp covers a lot of material within the three months which pushes individuals to rise to the challenges (PS, if you are looking for something light paced, this is not the Bootcamp for you, it requires time, dedication and most of your attention) What I loved about the GA UX Bootcamp was that it's very project-based so you keep learning and directly applying that knowledge to create potential solutions. There are a total of five projects covered and three of them are fully team-...This Bootcamp covers a lot of material within the three months which pushes individuals to rise to the challenges (PS, if you are looking for something light paced, this is not the Bootcamp for you, it requires time, dedication and most of your attention) What I loved about the GA UX Bootcamp was that it's very project-based so you keep learning and directly applying that knowledge to create potential solutions. There are a total of five projects covered and three of them are fully team-based, permitting you to learn to work with others and feed off each other's skills. The projects span from website heuristic evaluation, information architecture redesign, Android & iOS app design, and responsive websites and the tools you learn to design on are mainly industry used (Figma, Sketch and Invision although we mostly worked on Figma and had a class for the other two). The instructors and TAs are really amazing, as they help you every step of the way, especially if you ask a lot of questions (which they love lol) and the job assistance has been quite helpful so far, although I face external challenges being an international student. After the course, you definitely feel like a Junior UX Designer and have the tools to apply and consistently improve on your skills. - Andy ChanData Scientist (analytics) • Student • 1. Data Science Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) • SingaporeFeb 15, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
High Quality Instructor and Solid Methodology
My experience with GA has been nothing but awesome. My instructor has a solid background in Math and Statistics, he is able to explain abstract concepts in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. Importantly, the curriculum is challenging but manageable, even for people who have almost zero experience with Python programming. They have multiple projects to immediately apply what you have learned, which was really helpful in "locking" it inside your memory.
While looking for a job,...My experience with GA has been nothing but awesome. My instructor has a solid background in Math and Statistics, he is able to explain abstract concepts in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. Importantly, the curriculum is challenging but manageable, even for people who have almost zero experience with Python programming. They have multiple projects to immediately apply what you have learned, which was really helpful in "locking" it inside your memory.
While looking for a job, graduating from GA definitely gave me an edge over other schools which also provide similar bootcamps. It pushes us to do challenging capstone projects which are relevant to our local context, which impressed the interviewers. - Larry RobertsStudentFeb 14, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
General Assembly review
Salutations everyone! I hope whoever’s reading this doing well. I’m a college student at The University of Louisville, located in Kentucky. I decided to take a class which offered a scholarship for my freshman year of college and this is one that offered one. I truly enjoyed this class, the instructors, my classmates, the Curriculum, all of it was quite an experience. In under 3-4 months, I learned how not only websites work, but how to create my own. Taking this class was indeed a chall...Salutations everyone! I hope whoever’s reading this doing well. I’m a college student at The University of Louisville, located in Kentucky. I decided to take a class which offered a scholarship for my freshman year of college and this is one that offered one. I truly enjoyed this class, the instructors, my classmates, the Curriculum, all of it was quite an experience. In under 3-4 months, I learned how not only websites work, but how to create my own. Taking this class was indeed a challenge knowing I’ve never did anything like this, it took time and dedication but I’ve learned how to make websites, and even my own. I must thank off of my classmates, instructors and all the help that I’ve received sense. I can now say in under 5 months I’m able to create websites from scratch using JavaScript,CSS, and HTML. - Bernardo ViannaPM • Graduate • Product Management Immersive • AustinFeb 14, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great PM course
Overall, I'm very satisfied with the experience I had with GA. Curriculum is covers well most important topics and students are encouraged to go deeper whenever they feel the need to. Instructors and assistants are great also, providing you support and challenging in a way to foster critical thinking. The 1-week intensive course is indeed intensive and requires 100% of full dedication for 6 days in a row - so be aware that if you want to make the most out of it, save the entire week excl...Overall, I'm very satisfied with the experience I had with GA. Curriculum is covers well most important topics and students are encouraged to go deeper whenever they feel the need to. Instructors and assistants are great also, providing you support and challenging in a way to foster critical thinking. The 1-week intensive course is indeed intensive and requires 100% of full dedication for 6 days in a row - so be aware that if you want to make the most out of it, save the entire week exclusively for that. The only downside is in terms of price: the cost benefit (price vs high quality) is unbalanced and I think that taking LinkedIn learning courses and reading books can allow you reaching the same level (in more time and spending way less). So for you to think if doing this course is a short term benefit or it.
Thanks! - Mustafa HepekizSoftware Engineer • Graduate • 2. Software Engineering Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) • OnlineFeb 13, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Software Engineering Immersive
I completed Software Engineering Immersive program in 3 months and after graduation I find a job by myself. Yes outcomes team helped to me about editing my resume and also personal portfolio page. But weird thing started after this. They added me to a outcomes channel after graduation to let me informed about new job opportunities. And also they told me that their outcomes support is lifetime support before start the program. But when I find a job by myself the kicked me out from that cha...
I completed Software Engineering Immersive program in 3 months and after graduation I find a job by myself. Yes outcomes team helped to me about editing my resume and also personal portfolio page. But weird thing started after this. They added me to a outcomes channel after graduation to let me informed about new job opportunities. And also they told me that their outcomes support is lifetime support before start the program. But when I find a job by myself the kicked me out from that channel. I asked about the reason they said me that 'Because you got a job' I tried to explain that I can search for a better position by those job opportunities and also I find my job by myself they didn't find it. But they couldn't explain this to me. My spouse was thinking about to a program at GA, after this experience she decided to look for another bootcamp.
- Christian WaltersGraduate • 2. Software Engineering Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) • San FranciscoFeb 13, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Software Engineering Immersive - Absolutely Worth Your Time and Money
When I first attempted a run at coding and software engineering, I bounced off of it HARD. It was vague, overly complicated, I couldn’t see the real-world applications of what I was learning (despite knowing in the abstract that there were a ton), and was largely left to my own devices to try and figure it all out.
The SEI program at General Assembly was a world apart. Though more narrowly focused than a general coding course or comp-sci degree, we were shown all of the different par...When I first attempted a run at coding and software engineering, I bounced off of it HARD. It was vague, overly complicated, I couldn’t see the real-world applications of what I was learning (despite knowing in the abstract that there were a ton), and was largely left to my own devices to try and figure it all out.
The SEI program at General Assembly was a world apart. Though more narrowly focused than a general coding course or comp-sci degree, we were shown all of the different parts we would be working with, how they fit together, and used what we learned to make smaller-scale versions of real-world applications.
I had the unenviable position of being right in the middle of my course when COVID hit and we had to transition on the spot from an in-person course to an online-only. Though less than ideal for my particular learning style, the classes were still handled admirably and taught as well as they could be for such a drastic shift for everyone involved. Since online-only versions of the courses already existed, the transition smoothed out in short order, and I am certain that the current online-only options are just as effective as any of the in-person courses.
The course is expensive, so finding a sponsor of some sort is ideal, but the loan program they partner with has incredible terms, the two standout features being a cap on the money you’ll owe (so no worries about paying it off for decades because of interest compounding on interest), and that you don’t start paying anything until you are employed AND earning more than a minimum annual threshold (about $40k when I signed up).
The only negative I really have to say is that while I understand that there’s some swapping out of instructors during the course for different specialists to instruct on their specialty, it can be a little jarring. Also, for full-stack development, authorization/authentication was something that I felt didn’t get quite the attention it needed, so that may be something to set aside for some independent study. - sheetalStudent • 2. Software Engineering Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) • San FranciscoDec 28, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
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This is absolutely a wastage of time. This review is from my personal experience. They say that its for absolute beginners but at the same time , in the first week of the class, the instructor teaches you for 15 minutes and expects you to write a code in 30 seconds literally on slack. And if you are not actively writing or f=giving any answers , dont think that they are ok with that. They expect you to know everything , thinking that their way of teaching is world class however they teac...This is absolutely a wastage of time. This review is from my personal experience. They say that its for absolute beginners but at the same time , in the first week of the class, the instructor teaches you for 15 minutes and expects you to write a code in 30 seconds literally on slack. And if you are not actively writing or f=giving any answers , dont think that they are ok with that. They expect you to know everything , thinking that their way of teaching is world class however they teach so bad that you wont understand a thing. If you decide to pay upfront and didnt do one projcet on time , they will not tell you the consequences of not delivering on time the second time around infact they will keep you going and once you are half way through, they will have a meeting with you and will kick you out and will return you less than half of the amount that you paid. This school is absolutely a SCAM and I DO NOT recommend anyone wasting their time and money on this . They will not make things clear with you at all. They just find ways to kick you out. My review is 100% coming from my personal experience . - Helen CoxStudent • Software Engineering Immersive - Remote • OnlineDec 23, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Software Engineering Immersive
A super cool program with real-life experiences and top-notch technology skills taught. It is a good fit for me. - MarshalGraduate • 2. Software Engineering Immersive Bootcamp (Full Time) • OnlineOct 29, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great Experience
The staff and quality of instruction was really great. I was really happy with the whole experience. I did kind of wish the course was maybe 2 weeks longer, but that's how it goes. Recommended. - GenevieveGraduate • Product Management (Part-time) • TorontoOct 26, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Well worth it!
I had a great experience at General Assembly. My cohort was full of full time product managers who had just transitioned from the product owner role, international executives, and entrepreneurs. The content was thorough and engaging that helped me push myself and absorb information. I put in a lot of work to get everything done on time because we only had so much time in the day to cover a lot of content. However, it was truly an incredible experience and I am grateful to have learned fr...I had a great experience at General Assembly. My cohort was full of full time product managers who had just transitioned from the product owner role, international executives, and entrepreneurs. The content was thorough and engaging that helped me push myself and absorb information. I put in a lot of work to get everything done on time because we only had so much time in the day to cover a lot of content. However, it was truly an incredible experience and I am grateful to have learned from such wonderful instructors and people.
General Assembly Alumni Outcomes
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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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How much does General Assembly cost?
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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