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General Assembly

Average Rating4.31
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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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  • ryan campbell
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    Graduate • 3. User Experience Design Bootcamp (Full Time) • New York City
    Mar 01, 2023
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    UX 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 ...
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  • Madhavi Meegahapola
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    Job Seeker • Student • 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) • Online
    Feb 15, 2023
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    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. 
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  • Meena Pyatt
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    Graduate • User Experience Design (Short Course) • Online
    Feb 09, 2023
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    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! 
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  • George Brainard
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    Pizza cook • Student • 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) • Online
    Nov 22, 2022
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    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. 

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  • Maybelle
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    Graduate • 1. Data Science Bootcamp (Full Time) • Singapore
    Nov 12, 2022
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    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...
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  • alice wong
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    Student • 4. Data Analytics Bootcamp (Full Time) • Vancouver
    Oct 31, 2022
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    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.
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  • Anonymous
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    Jun 10, 2022
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    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...
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  • Shanna Smith
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    software Engineer Intern • Graduate • 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) • San Diego
    Jun 03, 2022
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    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.
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  • Diana Defelice
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    User experience designer • Student
    Apr 07, 2022
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    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. 
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  • Ben
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    Graduate • Data Analytics (Short Course) • London
    Mar 12, 2022
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    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...
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  • ripped
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    3. User Experience Design Bootcamp (Full Time) • Seattle
    Feb 14, 2022
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    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...
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  • Nikki
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    Graduate • User Experience Design Immersive - Remote • Online
    Dec 30, 2021
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    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 ...
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General Assembly Alumni Outcomes

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Employment Rate
82%
Graduation Rate
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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:
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DescriptionPercentage
Full Time, In-Field EmployeeN/A
Full-time apprenticeship, internship or contract positionN/A
Short-term contract, part-time position, freelanceN/A
Employed out-of-fieldN/A
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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

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4.3
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4.4
Curriculum
4.3
Job Assistance
3.9
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FAQs

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.

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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You can read 711 reviews of General Assembly on Course Report! General Assembly alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed General Assembly and rate their overall experience a 4.31 out of 5.

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