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 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.
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AnonymousGraduate • 3. User Experience Design Bootcamp (Full Time) • New York CityMar 01, 2023Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceUX Design Course
I know of a handful of students from my cohort that landed jobs in UX design (about 5 out of nearly 30).
These were people who already had college degrees in related fields like psychology, graphic design, and other design majors. I do not have a completed college degree.
I have not succeeded in this course which I graduated from one year ago. It kills me to have to make the payments for it.. And all of the info I could have learned on youtube.
I don't think UX ...I know of a handful of students from my cohort that landed jobs in UX design (about 5 out of nearly 30).
These were people who already had college degrees in related fields like psychology, graphic design, and other design majors. I do not have a completed college degree.
I have not succeeded in this course which I graduated from one year ago. It kills me to have to make the payments for it.. And all of the info I could have learned on youtube.
I don't think UX design is the way to go in bootcamps. There is a lot more to it then going through a 3 month "intensive" course. You should have some sort of background related to UX and the bootcamp should just be a stepping stone into the field.. Sort of like an extra.. Otherwise they are just making money off you and you feel so stupid when you cannot get a job in UX and are stuck in a low income job, being choked by the income share payments. In my case, it would have been much more practical for me to do software engineering or cyber security. But I was trying to change my career so I did UX..
Just be careful. Don't jump into it. Please make sure you have a good backup plan and it would be much better to pay upfront. The income share accepts almost everyone so it is easy to get sucked into it believing you will land a job making enough to pay it back.
I make less then the $40k threshold for income share, which they say you don't have to make payments unless you make over $40k. However, Stride Funding has been harrassing me with calls and emails for me to make payments even though I make about $37k (which again, is less then the threshold).
Please don't trust them.
If I could go back I think I would. It was definitely a learning experience of what not to do. Please learn from this review and really take everything into consideration before deciding to join the GA UX bootcamp.
It is overpriced for what they offer.
I had to get a job within a month or two after graduating and when I couldn't find one in UX, I had to get whatever I could. Unfortunately, the career coaching stops and the payments start when you get a job, it doesn't have to be UX related. They removed me from all slack channels, and cut me off from resources to help get a job in UX.
I'm not giving up on landing something in this field, I am trying to be optimistic and hoping I can find something in product design. However, It was not what I expected.
Please choose a much cheaper option. That is what I would do if I could start over.
You will probably get more out of it then you would at GA.- AnonymousJob Seeker • Student • 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) • OnlineFeb 15, 2023Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Excellent
Before General Assembly I've started exploring coding on my own research. After doing General Assembly 12 week (480 hr) SEI bootcamp I felt so confident that I've had a great guidance to explore new technology and apply it in to real projects and job search strategies and networking in a very short time. - AnonymousGraduate • User Experience Design (Short Course) • OnlineFeb 09, 2023Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Great, comprehensive intro to UX
I completed the part-time UX Design course and thoroughly enjoyed the content. We successively added on to our projects as we learned new aspects of UX. I was able to build on my project throughout the course and was thrilled with the final product - something I can show off as a portfolio piece and present to current and future employers! - AnonymousPizza cook • Student • 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) • OnlineNov 22, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Judgemental coding bootcamp
I attended GA for a whole month. Had perfect attendance always had labs turned and was failed from project one. I was told to reach out for help but everytime I did I was belittled, ignored, mislead by both TAs and IAs.
I was told by admissions I would get help. I had one instructor yell at me NOT to write or change any code above a specific line. I showed my friend who graduated this school in 2019. He told me we had to make changes where the instructor told me not to.
T...I attended GA for a whole month. Had perfect attendance always had labs turned and was failed from project one. I was told to reach out for help but everytime I did I was belittled, ignored, mislead by both TAs and IAs.
I was told by admissions I would get help. I had one instructor yell at me NOT to write or change any code above a specific line. I showed my friend who graduated this school in 2019. He told me we had to make changes where the instructor told me not to.
There was a instructor in my class that was subtlety flirting with girl in class who lived in same state. Me and her played a game in same genre. I was pulled aside first week when we were all learning about each other and they told me after asking me why I was attending the course.
I didn't tell them my life's story and my interest in technology. I only told them I wanted a better job. I kept it short because I thought it was odd I was pulled aside to be spoken to
This is where one of IAs went on huge rant not letting me defend myself.
He was going on about how he believed I wasn't fit for the course. Another instructor then backed him up when I asked you just want me to quit? He said " we're not trying to pick on you" well, was he? Who meets someone ask them why they are hear then base that on there legitimacy of them attending. I did pre-work, I saved money for two years, built my credit in three years, quit my job of 6 years, and took out a loan. Just to date some girl who lives in another state? Thanks but no thanks. I was there for school not to be judge and treated differently.
When they fail someone they make them leave slack channels. It makes if look voluntary but it's not. I helped some of my classmates when I saw them asking for help and not receiving it.
I've had classmates message me on LinkedIn asking me why I "quit GA" they thought I was doing well. My cohort started with 67 students and by project 2 they had less than half that failed. Those numbers are not good. Ask yourself if you really want to go to a school that cost 16k where instructor play mind games and try to sabotage you because they don't like you or are intimated - AnonymousGraduate • 1. Data Science Bootcamp (Full Time) • SingaporeNov 12, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Life-changing experience
My instructor was Justin Chan, and he had 2 teaching assistants Stephan Chan and Jeryll Chan. I chose General Assembly because of blog reviews done by previous students who graduated from software engineering courses, industry expert reviews for data science courses in Hardwarezone forum and my husband's encounter with previous staff of GA at his work. Other tech academies did not have the same amount and quality reviews. So it was an easy decision to sign up with GA compared to other ac...My instructor was Justin Chan, and he had 2 teaching assistants Stephan Chan and Jeryll Chan. I chose General Assembly because of blog reviews done by previous students who graduated from software engineering courses, industry expert reviews for data science courses in Hardwarezone forum and my husband's encounter with previous staff of GA at his work. Other tech academies did not have the same amount and quality reviews. So it was an easy decision to sign up with GA compared to other academies.
I took the flex part-time course, which commits 2 weekday evenings 6.30pm to 9pm, and a full day on Saturdays 9am - 6pm. Late starts and early finishes are instructor-dependent. Evenings are conducted remotely (hope it stays that way!) and Saturdays alternate between on-campus and remote. (may change in the future to all Saturdays on-campus, but I personally prefer the alternate remote Saturday lessons).
For someone with zero coding background, it will take your own initiative to deeper explore concepts taught in class . Realistically, you won't be able to explore everything, but choose what piques your interest more and dive deeper. After all, this is the beginning of a lifelong journey as a coder, learning never stops! So you have time to explore other concepts deeper when needs arise.
What I enjoyed the most.. was that I was fortunate to have a fun-loving and authentic instructor , teaching assistants were approachable, and best-of-all, my cohort was an eclectic mix of characters (the louder ones helped with creating laughter moments when we were getting overwhelmed). It was easy to bounce ideas and struggles off, without feeling a sense of judgement from others.
Pros:
* extensive curriculum that covers a broad based of concepts e.g. data cleaning, data analysis, feature engineering, feature selection, train-test-split, model training, model selection, fine-tuning, model evaluation, deployment
* alumni community
* career advice, network opportunities, career opportunities sourced by career coaches with ties to various companies - to get priority consideration
* mock interviews
* uses slack for communication and information dissemination
* Singaporeans (maybe PRs too) eligible for TIPP subsidy
* nice campus, comfy (can be a bit cold in the classrooms, bring a jacket), campus in central location, so easy to get to
Cons:
* career coaching can feel template-like, one size-fits-all. need to implement customised career plans for each candidate for best chance of success
* most project topics and datasets are US-based, difficult to relate to when your campus is not US - AnonymousStudent • 4. Data Analytics Bootcamp (Full Time) • VancouverOct 31, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Amazing learning opportunity
Great content that will help me level up in my career. Content was easy to follow and instructions were great and ready to assist whenever I had questions. Highly recommend this course for anyone looking to dive deep into data. - AnonymousJun 10, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Not that great
First off, we had 100% white-passing staff although their marketing projects diversity and inclusion. All of the instructors were younger than me and only had a few years of professional working experience. You are left to fight for your own when the program is done. So far it hasn't paid off and I'm frustrated. Going to a cheaper Bootcamp might be more ideal. I'm still not sure what I paid for. I will revise this if I get work but so far it's been nothing...It's a very costly over-prom...First off, we had 100% white-passing staff although their marketing projects diversity and inclusion. All of the instructors were younger than me and only had a few years of professional working experience. You are left to fight for your own when the program is done. So far it hasn't paid off and I'm frustrated. Going to a cheaper Bootcamp might be more ideal. I'm still not sure what I paid for. I will revise this if I get work but so far it's been nothing...It's a very costly over-promising program - Anonymoussoftware Engineer Intern • Graduate • 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) • San DiegoJun 03, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
General Assembly SEI good experience
The instructors were very helpful and knowledgeble. There multiple ways to receive additonal insruction and assistance, The material is explained thorughly. - AnonymousUser experience designer • StudentApr 07, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX Design Remote Flex
I had a very good experience learning the design process through 6 projects. Some solo, some group, and a group project for a client. I landed a job a few weeks before the bootcamp ended and I had minimal tech experience before GA, just good art skills and speaking skills. I recommend the course for someone who has a lot of grit. It does take a lot of time and outside effort if you want to be job ready in 6 months. - AnonymousGraduate • Data Analytics (Short Course) • LondonMar 12, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Analytics - Part Time
Happy with the course, the instructor and assistants were very available and flexible with us, which was key given that the course was part time so life often got in the way of submitting projects on time. The contents of the course focus on the core skills needed for data analytics in excel, tableau and SQL. It can feel hard to keep up with the course at times but if you make sure you have the time and do your studying everything if fine. The skills learnt are 100% useful the instructor...Happy with the course, the instructor and assistants were very available and flexible with us, which was key given that the course was part time so life often got in the way of submitting projects on time. The contents of the course focus on the core skills needed for data analytics in excel, tableau and SQL. It can feel hard to keep up with the course at times but if you make sure you have the time and do your studying everything if fine. The skills learnt are 100% useful the instructors recommendations about what skills are really useful in the world of work is important since all of them also work in data. If I had to criticize something it would be the fact that python and its applications in data analytics was not covered, some employers ask for this skill. But given the duration of this course I would not say this is a major criticism at all. Overall happy with the course and would recommend. - Anonymous3. User Experience Design Bootcamp (Full Time) • SeattleFeb 14, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UXDI
NOT WORTH THE COST. You learn a lot in a short amount of time and you do get to meet a lot of new people and possibly make new friends. However, you are there to get a job in the field you want to be in. Unless your portfolio is outstanding, it is very difficult to break through. Going through this program is just an exposure to the industry and no guarantee for a job right away. There will be attempts to expose you to industry people, but again no guarantee. When you complete the progra...NOT WORTH THE COST. You learn a lot in a short amount of time and you do get to meet a lot of new people and possibly make new friends. However, you are there to get a job in the field you want to be in. Unless your portfolio is outstanding, it is very difficult to break through. Going through this program is just an exposure to the industry and no guarantee for a job right away. There will be attempts to expose you to industry people, but again no guarantee. When you complete the program you will have a portfolio and they talk to you about strategies to get hired. Bottom line is, companies want someone super outstanding or armed with a 4 year design degree. GA touts 100% job placement rate but that number is misleading because they only count the ones that did get a job. Actual numbers is more like 30 percent hire rate within 9 months. If you are looking to get into this field with no experience, you are better off paying for a online certification at a way lower cost. You will need to learn a lot by doing projects on your own and find an audience to give you feed back on your designs. - AnonymousGraduate • User Experience Design Immersive - Remote • OnlineDec 30, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Unfortunate: UDXI - Remote
I learned quite a lot but not enough to be successful. The people who succeeded in this course had spent a year of their own time learning UX prior to the course. I would HIGHLY suggest taking time to learn outside of the course before signing up. This is not a program if for those who do not know anything about UX.
Also, it took the lion's share of my coursemates over 7 months to find any UX work. (Aside from those who had prior experience) I was not able to be unemployed that long ...I learned quite a lot but not enough to be successful. The people who succeeded in this course had spent a year of their own time learning UX prior to the course. I would HIGHLY suggest taking time to learn outside of the course before signing up. This is not a program if for those who do not know anything about UX.
Also, it took the lion's share of my coursemates over 7 months to find any UX work. (Aside from those who had prior experience) I was not able to be unemployed that long so I ended up accepting work outside of design. I love the information I learned but I could not find gainful employment after graduation.
Lastly, DO NOT SIGN UP WITH THE ISA!! It's highly predatory and even if you read all of the information 3xs over - it is not worth it. Take out a loan if you must or save up so you can pay for the program yourself.
TLDR: study for a year prior to the course, be able to be unemployed for months, & do not use the ISA option.
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. 72% of graduates were job-seeking and N/A 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 3148 graduates included in this report:
180 Day Employment Breakdown
| 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 |
Notes and Caveats
Download the GA 2021 Outcomes report here: https://ga.co/outcomes-report
* These outcomes are not audited by Course Report. In some cases, data is audited by a third party.
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General Assembly Alumni Reviews Summary
Overall Experience
4.3
Instructors
4.4
Curriculum
4.3
Job Assistance
3.9
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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 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 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.
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. 711 General Assembly alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed General Assembly and rate their overall experience a 4.31 out of 5.
Does General Assembly offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?
Yes, General Assembly accepts the GI Bill!
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