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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...

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  • Anonymous
    Account Coordinator • San Francisco
    Jul 26, 2016
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    Intro to Adobe Photoshop

    This class was a complete waste of time. The teacher sped through all of the crucial aspects of basic Photoshop, but spent an exorbitant amount of time going over the simplest tasks (like opening a new file). I expected to come out of the class having at learned at least the basics of inserting an image onto a different background. The teacher was obviously very skilled with the program, but was not good at slowing down to repeat herself and show how she made her changes. The teacher also ...

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  • Anonymous
    Business Owner • Student • Austin
    Jul 26, 2016
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    Digital Marketing Course @ Austin Campus

    Part-time course taken on campus in Austin, Texas. Designed to give students an all-encompassing and actionable understanding of digital marketing best practices. Upon enrolling in the course I had about 8 months marketing experience/learning and was employed full-time in a marketing position (note: by a company that knew as much about marketing as Jon Snow knows about anything) and pursuing my own venture on the side. This course was great for filling in the knowledge gaps for me and givi...

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  • Anonymous
    Graduate • User Experience Design Immersive • San Francisco
    Jul 25, 2016
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    User Experience Design Immersive

    I took the User Experience Design Immersive course that ended in May 2016.  Overall, I had a great experience.  I feel like I gained a really solid foundation for understanding what UX is, and also some great practical skills for moving forward.  I think the fact that the GA course is structured around 5 projects allowed me to gain invaluable experience in working on teams, and design presentation/storytelling that will be very useful for me as I move forward in my career.  I found my clas...

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  • Anonymous
    Web Development Immersive • Washington
    Jul 17, 2016
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    Poorly managed, unprofessional, sketchy curriculum

    I am deeply disturbed by this program and its lack of professionalism, and it makes me really sad since I had great expectations.

    The curriculum is poorly managed and developed. A lot of it is borrowed from, or exactly the same as, free online resources like code school and codeacademy. Yet for this program, you pay 13,500.

    The grading and supervision is all over the map. I've gotten perfect marks on assignments where multiple other students hit the criteria better than...

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  • Anonymous
    Operations Lead • Graduate • London
    Jul 13, 2016
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    Front-End Web Development

    GA's Front-End Web Development (FEWD) course was a fantastic way to kickstart my career and make a long-awaited transition from journalism into tech. 

    I came across the FEWD course shortly after GA moved to London and after meeting Devin Hunt (the lead instructor) and the GA support team I was excited to enrol in the program.

    I had no prior programming experience going into the course and I must admit I was a little nervous but the instructors adapted...

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  • Anonymous
    Project lead and strategist • Graduate • Web Development Immersive • London
    Jul 12, 2016
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    Web development immersive

    intensive 3 month full stack web development course.

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  • Anonymous
    UX Designer • Graduate • User Experience Design Immersive • London
    Jul 11, 2016
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    UX Design Immersive

    I not only learned alot on the UX design immersive course, I grew and developed into a UX practitioner, honing and developing my craft as I work on more projects.

    Without GA I would not have been able to change my career and make so many wonderful friends along the way. I think the course has changed my life and it has helped me do what I always wanted to do, make a small contribution and impact, improving lives, products and services incrementally a little bit day by day.

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  • Anonymous
    Graduate • London
    Jul 06, 2016
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    The best course I've been on in years

    I studied IT at university and frankly didn't really learn enough to start building a fully responsive website. I recently started my own business offering guided tours around the British Countryside and wanted to create my own website from scratch. 

    I stumbled upon General Assembly's Front End Web Development (FEWD) course in London after a conversation with a friend who had taken one of their workshops. 

    After speaking with one of their friendly Admissions team I was ...

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  • Anonymous
    UX Mobile Designer • Graduate • User Experience Design Immersive • Atlanta
    Jul 04, 2016
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    Do what you love - you will!

    I have to admit I was initially skeptical of leaving my current job and committing to the User Experience Design Immersive, looking back, I am so glad I did. It's a big deal to decide to leave what is familiar, have little to no financial support, and be open to something that you don't know will work out, that's why the staff at GA is wholly committed to help you "do what you love". It's a mantra that we've all heard before, but in my experience at the Atlanta campus, it truly underlies e...

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  • Anonymous
    Presentation Layer Engineer • Graduate • Web Development Immersive • London
    Jul 01, 2016
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    GA helped me change the future of my career!

    I went to GA and took the Web Development Immersive course because I was ready to change my career. I wasn't just signing up for classes online in the evening; I was ready to fully take my future into my own hands and DO something about it. GA did that for me, and so much more.

    WDI is an extremely challenging course and not just mentally and physically but emotionally too. I probably spent nearly 100 hours a week learning and practicing the fundamentals of web development from sc...

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  • Anonymous
    Graduate • Web Development Immersive • Atlanta
    Jul 01, 2016
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    General disappointment

    If you have a background or degree in tech, great if not good luck. I compare this course to learning Chinese, inside of a Chinese classroom, with a Chinese instructor, who only speaks Chinese and you've never heard a word of Chinese in your life. Some people were able to catch on but the majority of them had degrees or a background in Tech. If you're just a regular person such as myself, I definitely would not recommend General Assembly to you. This course is not designed for every day peopl...
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  • Anonymous
    Graduate • Web Development Immersive • New York City
    Jun 29, 2016
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    Web Development Immersive

    At General Assembly we learned full-stack web development. The teachers were very nurturing and cared a great deal about student learning and engagement. Although the curriculum was jam packed, my peers and I left with a great set of skills that go beyond the classroom.

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General Assembly Alumni Outcomes

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Employment Rate
82%
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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
DescriptionPercentage
Full Time, In-Field Employee92.3%
Full-time apprenticeship, internship or contract position0.0%
Short-term contract, part-time position, freelanceN/A
Employed out-of-fieldN/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)

Recent General Assembly News

Jess Feldman
Updated May 30, 2023
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Jess Feldman
Updated March 30, 2023
Course Report March 2023 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup Happy Women s History Month! This March on International Women s Day, we hosted a live Q&A with four bootcamp alumnae to hear about their career changes into tech and their tips for other women considering pivoting into tech. Layoffs at big tech companies continued through March, but despite this turbulence, IT hiring predictions for Q2 2023 are looking strong. The popular veterans benefit, VET TEC will wrap up at the ...
Jess Feldman
Updated April 14, 2023
As a response to the COVID pandemic in 2020, most in-person bootcamps quickly transitioned to online or remote classrooms. In 2023, hybrid classrooms and immersive online learning continue to be popular, but in-person bootcamp options are available again. If you ve been waiting for an in-person classroom to start your career change, then here are the 33 in-person coding bootcamps with campuses in the U.S. 3 Reasons to Go to In-Person Coding Bootcamp In-person learning may ...
Liz Eggleston
Updated March 27, 2023
In honor of International Women's Day this year, we hosted a Live Alumni Q&A featuring four women who broke into tech by attending bootcamps! The panel answered real questions from the audience like What inspired these women to make a career change into tech and why they chose bootcamps like General Assembly , Sabio , LearningFuze , and Skillcrush ? What does mentorship look like for women making career changes into tech? Are you ever too old to make a career change into tech? ...
Jess Feldman
Updated March 22, 2023
Welcome to Ask a Career Coach , an advice-column where real bootcamp career coaches answer a question from a Course Report reader. Today, Bradford Smith from General Assembly is answering a question about whether bootcamp graduates are still landing high-paying tech roles in spite of the turbulent job market of 2023. Bradford has a background in technical recruitment and is the Outcomes Manager & Senior Career Coach at General Assembly. Have a question for the Career ...
Jess Feldman
Updated March 29, 2023
Course Report February 2023 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup We re bringing you news of 70M in fundraises and acquisitions this February, and how a few coding bootcamps are making the shift to include apprenticeships. Layoffs at big tech companies continued to loom in the headlines — but are those layoffs actually affecting bootcamp graduates? We dive in! Plus, there was more movement around OPM regulation and a new Pell Grant bill for short-term programs, and 7 bootcamps new to ...
Jess Feldman
Updated January 03, 2023
Course Report 2022 The Year in Review for Coding Bootcamp News As we wrap up 2022, we re reporting on the biggest coding bootcamp news about fundraises and new campuses that we saw in December. A new study released this month detailed how to increase bootcamp graduate outcomes in today s job market. A tech-recruiter-turned-software-engineer weighs in on why employers need to update their hiring processes to include skills-based hires. Plus, find out which 15 bootcamps we added ...
Jess Feldman
Updated November 30, 2022
Course Report November 2022 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup This November, two bootcamps announced acquisitions and 70 million was invested in alternative education. We re covering how November s midterm elections here in the U.S. could impact support for education and workforce development in the upcoming years. Tech apprenticeship programs continue to grow and gain bipartisan support, and we were excited to learn of a tech training progra aimed at supporting women. Plus, ...
Liz Eggleston
Updated January 04, 2023
What is on the horizon for tech bootcamps in 2023? In this Live Q&A, we covered the major trends that our experts from General Assembly , Springboard , Coding Temple, and Code Fellows are expecting in 2023. Table of Contents Jump to the questions that you're most interested in! What were the most popular courses/subjects in 2022? Will Web3 grow in the future? Which past careers translate best into specific tech paths? What are technical hiring managers looking for in 2023? ...

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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.

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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