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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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  • Jiahong Zheng
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    Student • Data Analytics (Part-time) • San Francisco
    Nov 14, 2016
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    General Assembly Part Time Data Analytics

    Instructors: I am so lucky to have a knowledgable instructor along with two other awesome TAs in my cohort. they are really awesome. They are really passionate about teaching and wanting students to succeed. They do know how to teach. I would suggest you to find out who the instructor is before taking this course because instructor is the key here.

    Recommandation: I wouldn't suggest you just go in there and only spend your time in the classroom. Utilizing your ...

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  • Lisa Olson
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    Student • Web Development Immersive • San Francisco
    Nov 11, 2016
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    Wouldn't recommend

    After completing General Assembly’s full-time, 12-week WDI (Web Development Immersive) Bootcamp in San Francisco, I highly recommend choosing another bootcamp. There are far better bootcamps out there than GA that will get you where you want to be; hired as a Web Developer/Android Developer/UX..

    What General Assembly is really good at is creating a supportive and encouraging community of students and teachers that support each other and don’t pressure you beyond what ...

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  • Veronica Mercado
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    UI Designer • Graduate • Sydney
    Nov 06, 2016
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    A roller coaster 10 weeks

    Like all study's there are ups (fun class great insturctor and assistant) and downs (jam packed with fast moving topics to cover and semi difficult assignments to complete while working) 

    Nick ( the instructor) and Vito (assistant) were well rounded, very pro in all topics , there is never an "I don't know moment".

    Fun classes and assignments, great encouragement and enthusiasm.

    Fast pace for beginners that will come out at the end ...

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  • An
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    Graduate • Data Science Immersive • Washington
    Nov 04, 2016
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    Mixed instruction. Need more interaction with data scientists

    Mixed bag of instructors. Materials had a some errors. Admin staff was unresponsive at times. Not enough data scientists brought in for teaching and career insight. This could change going forward as feedback was given and the instructors for the next cohort sound potentially better. I was still able to learn machine learning, but the process could have been much smoother.

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  • Mahendra
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    Web Development Immersive • Melbourne
    Oct 11, 2016
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    Best Investment

    I attended web development immersive course at GA and it's undoubtedly the best investment of my time and money. I came from a programming background but still I have learnt so many new things and improved my coding skills. It helped me make a career change and landed me in the job I love to do.

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  • Amy Henry
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    Student • Front End Web Development (10 week part-time) • Seattle
    Oct 11, 2016
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    Front End Web Dev

    Build a fully responsive, interactive website that stands apart from the usual templates.

    Understand how a skillful mix of programming and layout powers the web we see – and how teams collaborate to create it.

    Use HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, GitHub, and Sublime in concert.

    I was so excited to be in this course and it was marketed as a Beginner course that anyone could take!

    I felt overwhe...

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  • Josh
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    Data Analysis On-Demand • Online
    Oct 10, 2016
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    Data Analysis (Online)

    I personally thought it was a great program that was really what you made of it. It had a vast array of resources to define one's skills, but at the same time was not too time consuming and demanding. 

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  • Lynchkl
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    Student • Data Science Immersive • Washington
    Oct 04, 2016
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    Problems with the DC data science program

    We're in week 10 of the 12-week data science immersive program, and I really regret choosing GA. Last week, after almost 2 months of ignoring student concerns, the administration parted ways with our lead instructor, gave us a 20% discount, and decided to extend the program by a week. You can imagine what the program has been like for these things to happen.

    There ARE some wonderful people working at GA. However there isn't quality control (on anything), an...

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  • Rachel
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    Graduate • Web Development Immersive • Seattle
    Sep 15, 2016
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    Seattle Job Market is Difficult

    The instructors are hit or miss; we had one amazing instructor, but the other instructor was often unprepared to teach.  The curriculum gives a good introduction to the basics as well as cutting edge technologies for web development and the projects provide good hands on experience.  There is very little job assistance following graduation.  GA advertises a reverse job fair where employers come to see your work, but for ours only 5 recruiters showed up and they were looking for people with...

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  • Bryce
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    Web Developer • Graduate • Web Development Immersive • New York City
    Aug 30, 2016
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    Web Development Immersive NYC

    Overall, an incredible opportunity that you can and will see the rewards from if you are willing to put the time and effort in. Having absolutely no technical background 6 months prior to application/acceptance of the web dev bootcamp, I am now a full time web developer. It is one of the most difficult and time consuming thing I have ever done. It is 12 weeks of non stop work, realistically somewhere between 60-80/hrs of work per week. Very fast paced, and a TON of information, much of whi...

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  • daniel foulds
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    User Experience Design (Part-time) • Melbourne
    Aug 15, 2016
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    UXD-Melbourne

    A terrific course that covered off a lot of ground. The entire UX journey is part of the curriculum and in the most part was very interesting and enjoyable.

    As this course was the part time version of UXD unfortunately there is not much emphasis given to assistance transitioning into a UX career, although in saying that I am now confident to conduct my own case studies and apply UX thinking to them.

    The delivery of the course was by 3 people from the industry who ranged...

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  • Michael
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    Student • San Francisco
    Aug 09, 2016
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    Front End Web Dev -- Part-Time -- SF

    I came to GA with no programming background and I'm 47 y.o.  I started the 10 week course with one instructor.  I lasted two classes (of 20) before dropping.  The instructor was nice, but he had never taught before and it showed.  No preparation -- just winging the lectures.  He knew the concepts but not communicate them.  No go.

    I re-enrolled in the next 10 week course and it was awesome.  Sarah Holden in the star in SF.  In every class she had 30 to 80 slides, a cheat sheet, li...

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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:
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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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General Assembly Alumni Reviews Summary

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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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