Springboard Reviews
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Chiaki Hagiwara
Springboard made it possible to learn UX while working full-time
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I decided to enroll in Springboard's UX Career Track because I wanted a program that I could balance while working full time. Springboard does an excellent job at giving you all the necessary tools to take on any projects as a UX designer. The weekly mentor calls were very helpful for me to get great feedback on my projects and gain valuable perspective from someone with extensive experience in the profession. Although it was personally challenging to work on the final industry design project while working full-time, I felt immensely proud of myself that I was able to complete it and gain the experience working with a real client. I do want to emphasize though, that you will need to put in work after you complete the bootcamp in order to get a job. There are tons of junior designers out there now so be prepared to either take on extra projects and gain additional experience, and constantly put yourself out there in the networking space. Best of luck! -
Deming Wang
Machine Learning Career Track
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I liked springboard overall. The cirriculum is tailored in a nice way that help me walk through the full cycle of machine learning/deep learning. the best parts are hands-on project. It's a little bit challenge to finish all, but eventually everybody is able to finish it. It's hard to remember all details after 6 month, but it's easy to go back and review each project. After this training, I was able to apply it into my personal projects and my work. A+++++ -
Claudia Nunez
Great experience at Springboard!
My Springboard experience with the UX/UI career track curriculum was great and I highly recommend it. With any program, it's what you make of it but Springboard has the added benefit of being self-paced which teaches discipline and time management skills that are also needed professionally. I was able to land a position before finishing my curriculum and I'm excited to start my career. -
Jefferson Louro
Very Good
I Had a good time studying with them, always being supported, easy platform to learn also great mentors to help you during the course.
Really helpful career advise program who helps me achieve my professional goals even before i finished my course. -
Jin
UX Student
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What drives me to Springboard is their Industry Design Project where you get paired up with an actual company to collaborate with other students as UX designers to help with their needs. Overall, this course gives you a good understanding and practice of UI/UX fundamentals for someone who has zero experience in UX design. I finished the course within 7 months. My advice would be to get done as fast as possible because once you actually work as a designer in the real world, it is very different than the course.
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Damilola Efuwape
Data Scientist
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PROS:
Comprehensive curriculum
Exposure to excellent analytical and predictive tools and projects
Great support system from support staff
Helpful office hours
Flexibility in course completion
Awesome mentorship program including getting help from other mentors if needed
Course extension of up to two and a half months or so, if needed
Multiple chances for retaking mock interviews in order to qualify for money-back guarantee
CONS:
Always check to ensure some mentors actively participate in projects supervision
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Mohammadhossein Alipour
Data Science Career Track
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I could not be happier I chose Springboard for expanding my data science skills and kickstarting my career in the data industry. They provide lots of ways to support you including weekly mentor calls with an industry expert, career coach calls, access to student advisors and an online community on Slack, etc. There are also weekly office hours for asking your questions as well as learning about career advancement. You should however note that you will always be the main driving force behind your progress and all of this is not going to be helpful to you if you don't put in the hours to learn the material and make progress. The curriculum is great in my opinion as well and carefully put together. -
Trey Hannam
Developed strong data skills
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Before the course I was self taught with Python. I did a project where I went scraped data but the project stopped since I didn't know how to analyze data. After taking this course I believe I have progressed greatly with my Python skills to the point where analyzing and modeling data is becoming second nature and a strong point of my skill set. Also, having a mentor was great because I was able to learn from well established data scientists. -
Chin-wen Tseng
Springboard genuinely cares about your success
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I'm impressed by how committed Springboard is to student success. My student advisor and mentor are supportive and understanding, and they do their best to help me get through the roadblocks. I was at a point where my health condition did not allow me to continue the coursework, but the Springboard support team offered accommodation by giving me the time I needed to complete the remaining works. Knowing how difficult it was to carry on with my health condition, I had a mentor who offered extra help outside of the weekly 30 mins. call. I have never been to a school that understands my struggle and chose not to give up on me. I have received more than I deserve. Springboard truly cares about your well-being and wants you to succeed. -
David
Avoid if you value quality
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I paid for this course using a loan. After several months I realized I had been completely scammed out of my money, and still owe thousands. I can't speak for other tracks in Springboard but as someone who has experience pretty much solely in online learning, this was a horrible experience in the Cybersecurity track. I'm not one to feel scorned but when it comes to my education, I essentially payed ten thousand dollars to watch YouTube videos in their "carefully considered curriculum." Most of the videos are Professor Messer videos which are FREE. They're bragging that they can find a YouTube series and post it in their curriculum.
There are hands on labs as well, the only good thing about the entire course. But you could probably find, or even buy a contract for these labs for significantly less than what I paid.
You are essentially paying the down payment on a house to *drumroll*: talk to an 'industry expert' and for the exam vouchers. That's it.
The 'industry experts' are people who have completed the exam and passed. Lol.
You could find a Cybersecurity discord server and do that for free. My first "mentor" aka industry expert was awful, no guidance or structure from them at all. Hardly could answer a single question I had. My second mentor was much better, and I believe actually was an expert. But they weren't able to fix the course curriculum. They even told me all I needed to pass the exam was a study guide off of Amazon and that's how they passed it.
Springboard support was awful. I tried to get a reduction, not even a full refund of the loan. But they said I had surpassed the allowed "active time" on the course which apparently is 7 days. They took over 2 weeks to CAREFULLY review my case, to which I was denied a request of two thousand taken off my remaining balance.
All in all I would never recommend Springboard to anybody, and I personally dont know anyone who could drudge through the course with the complete lack of support and scummy business practices of profiting off an actual saint's videos. (Prof. Messer)
I feel absolutely scammed, I will never take another boot camp style program again because of the horrible experience I've had taking this course, and the complete lack of morals and contradiction to their own mission statement of helping people with busy lives achieve higher education. It's for lack of a better word: bullcrap.
Dave of Springboard
Student Advisor
Nov 10, 2022
Hi David,
Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that your experience in our Cyber Security program was not what you expected.
Our curriculum is designed by experts in the field of cyber security, together with our team of instructional designers to provide students with the best resources available. Throughout their course, students are mentored by professionals in the field to support their technical learning. All of our course mentors go through a rigorous vetting process and hold senior positions in cyber security, such as Jay James (Cyber Security Operations Lead at Auburn University), Alissa Torres (Senior Threat Hunter at Palo Alto Networks), and Mark Adams (Senior Manager, IT Security & Compliance at Superior Energy).
In addition to mentorship, students are also supported by career coaches who help them to prepare a tailored job search strategy, and a number of other subject matter experts who support, such as TA's and mentor-hosted Office Hours sessions. We hold all of these individuals to a very high standard of service in support of students. If that standard was not met for you, we sincerely apologize and value your feedback.
We are always open to reviewing issues like these on a case-by-case basis and will work with students individually to find a fair solution, especially if the issue was due to any shortcoming on Springboard's part. If you felt that there was anything we could have done better to support you towards a successful experience in the course, we value that feedback and would love to hear from you. Please feel free to contact advising@sprinboard.com and schedule a call with us.
Thank you once again for your review and we look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Dave Austin
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Tina Flower
Software Engineering Prep Course
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This course was very beginner-friendly. I came from a background and career in education, and found the course format and instructional materials to be very easy to follow and learn from. The course gave me a taste of what it would be like to commit to a full program, while also preparing me for the technical skills test I needed to pass in order to gain admission to the full program. It is self-paced, so if you work full-time as I do, you can work on the course when your schedule allows. You get a weekly live check-in with a mentor who is a working professional in the industry, which was great. The excellent instructional videos by Colt Steele are the cornerstone of the curriculum for this prep course. There are plenty of opportunities to practice your skills with low-stakes exercises and assignments along the way, all of which help prepare you for that test at the end. For my money, this course was an excellent value. -
Muhammad Sufian Bustamam
Software Engineering Career Track
Springboard provided the technical mentors, career coaching and resources in order to learn the material and secure a career in software engineering. Within 3 months of starting the curriculum, I was given a software engineer job offer. Thank God for Springboard. -
Katie Johnson
Flexible hours & cost, thorough curriculum, job guarantee
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I have learned so much during my Springboard experience. The application process was quick and easy and the more I learned about the program, the more confident I felt about enrolling. The curriculum is thorough with clear guidelines and expectations outlined for students.
There's endless streams of support- career coaches, personal mentors (one-on-one, once per week), unlimited mentors, students on the Slack community or in virtual study groups, and student advisors. This program is also incredibly flexible with pricing- the loan option is outstanding and low risk- as well as timing (you can pause the curriculum at any time (limited on number of pauses) or can even do an extension if needed. This program is self-paced and offers endless opportunity to receive feedback on projects, develop a deeper understanding of the curriculum, and learn how to network effectively and land a job in your field.
This has been an incredible opportunity and I really can't recommend them enough. -
Shikha Bhatia
UI/UX Design Career Track Program
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I can't express enough how much I enjoyed learning with Springboard's UI/UX Design Career Track program! Before I started the program last year, I had taken a lot of time doing research on different bootcamps and reviewing the course outline, prices, time frames, etc. Springboard ended up offering the most benefits. I loved how the program was set up, straightforward with the career units mixed in, and meeting with an industry expert every week really helped with improving my skills. Having the extra support, with the weekly mentor meetings, really sold me on the program! While it is on the pricier side, you do have several options in how you'd like to pay for it. Don't sleep on this bootcamp! Springboard really went above and beyond the expectations I had for them! -
Reid Langona
UX UI Design Career Track Bootcamp
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The Springboard ux/ui design career track program was an excellent way to expand my knowledge. Able to move at my own speed I was given ample resources to turn to if I was ever confused. Between your mentor, advisors, career services and other Springboard students, there's always someone to turn to to learn more. Through Springboard I was able to continue my education from my own house during the Covid-19 pandemic -
Jordan Caroleo
Great Program! Be Prepared To Work!
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Wow, what a great program. Of course, like any bootcamp, you have to be prepared to put the work in. The material is great and well-paced, especially since it's a self-paced course. Outside of the curriculum, SB does a great job of preparing you for the job search. They start early with tips and strategies and arm you with as much knowledge as possible regarding the process. Lastly, the staff is simply amazing. My mentor was great and incredibly knowledgeable.
10/10, would recommend it. Take the plunge and do the work! -
Caroline Kennedy
UX/UI Design Career Track
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Full-time, 700+ hours, 1:1 industry expert mentor oversight, 4 in-depth portfolio projects.
Mastered skills in research and data analysis, information architecture, sketching and wireframing, prototyping and testing, eCommerce and browsing, persuasive and anticipatory design, gamification and behavior change, dashboards and data design, social media and messaging, agile/ processes and design sprints, and product lifestyle. -
Jason Jin
Great learning experience
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I joined SpringBoard with little coding experience. At SpringBoard, I not only learned a lot of coding knowledge, but also got enough support from SpringBoard. It provides student advisor who help you overcome any difficulties while learning, also a great mentor who meet with you every week to help solving problems or answering questions. They also have career coaching to help you with job hunting. Overall, it's a great experience of learning at Springboard and landing a great job offer. -
Kristi
UX UI Design
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I initially chose springboard over other online UX UI courses solely for the mentorship and career coaching services. I can confirm that it was the right decision. The course has excellent material that helps you understand the UX/UI process and develop your projects and case studies. Furthermore, having a mentor that supports you and provides you with feedback each week is extremely beneficial. Now that I have completed the course, I have full support from my career coach that guides me and keeps me accountable in reaching my goals and more each week.
To top it all off, the quick responses and support from the springboard team is exceptional. When I needed a break or some extra time, they were there to help me and provide me with different support options. -
Angela Teng
Data Analytics Career Track
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Great for those looking for full online virtual experience with the added benefit of a mentor to meet with weekly and to hold you accountable for your progress and work each week. The curriculum covers the basics and provides a deep dive into key tools that are used in the industry. I had previous experience in tableau and excel, however SQL and Python were brand new to me. Focusing on those sections with my mentor helped me learn it much faster than I would have on my own. After completing my certification course and posting on LinkedIn, I had a previous manager reach out about an opening that matched what I had just learned with Python and SQL. I now have a new role specializing in Tableau and Python. The certification helped show my dedication to the field and desire to pivot my career. Definitely worth investing the time and effort in this program. -
Jialin Zhu
Great program for self starters
The curriculum is designed well to prepare you for the job market, it equips you with a solid toolkit. The mentors are the most valuable assets of the program for sure. They are industry leaders and are very knowledgeable and supportive. You will need to stay self-motivated though, because this isn't real school. -
Stephanie Travers
UX/UI Design Career Track
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I had a great experience with Springboard. The material that they provide gives you a very good overview of what you need to know to complete the projects. You also get paired with a mentor to meet with regularly and you have plenty of support beyond that with unlimited mentor calls, the community itself, slack and your cohort. The best part is that you have access to all of your curriculum even after you complete the course and I know that I will always refer back to my notes and course work because it is full of information. -
Sajedeh Safari
Great support
It is a great place to get career support. Their career coaches will help you prepare yourself for the job market. -
Bonnie
UX/UI Career track
I recently completed the UX/UI career track with Springboard. The course guided me to create a professional design concept portfolio. The mentor and career support are valuable. Since this is the only Bootcamp I have done I don't know how Springboard compares to other Bootcamp. In my case, Springboard opened up opportunities that I long to have and helped me transition into a new career. -
SJ Dalmar
Great flexible learning!
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I recently completed the UX/UI bootcamp at Springboard and overall, I had a great experience! The course allowed me to learn at my own pace and I had a rockstar mentor who guided me through it and prepped me to enter the industry. There's room for improvement but for the most part, I think Springboard has a competent curriculum.
PROS:
-No mandatory classes/lectures allows you to work at your own speed (up to 9 months to complete the course)
-Majority of curriculum isn't proprietary material (lots of curated articles and videos) meaning it's easy to update with more current info
-Curriculum seems to get updated relatively frequently
-Proprietary curriculum material is excellent
-1-on-1 mentorship lets you explore work in-depth and get thorough feedback
-Unlimited mentor calls on demand if you need extra help
-Thorough career support even if you don't qualify for the job guarantee (I didn't but I was able to find work!)
-Projects prepare you well for real design work
-Opportunity to work with a company for ~4 weeks provides hands-on job experience before you graduate
CONS:
-Currently not much support for building relationships with classmates/fostering community within your cohort
-No lectures/classes requires students to structure their time effectively on their own (they do provide a lot of material to help)
-Mentors can be hit and miss. I had a great experience with mine but I know that hasn't been true of every student
-Industry Design Project needs more structure and support -
Aruna Jayanand
Excellent bootcamp to enter into Data Analytics world
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The highlight of Springboard's data analytics bootcamp was the well organized curriculum with unlimited access to expert mentors from the filed of data analytics and data science. There was a dedicated student advisor who continuously tracked the progress of the course completion and kept motivated to complete the program on time. The program also offered access to career coaches to prepare and be ready for the job search up on the completion of the program. -
Jarred Baird
A most pleasant asynchronous experience. Good support directly from staff.
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I signed up for Springboard because they had Colt Steele. I didn't know him at the time, but he had a cool name and was popular on udemy. Despite being an asynchronous course, I had plenty of human interaction with my mentor and TA's who were available everyday. A couple notes:
1) some (especially mentors) complain about the course website not being very robust and that it was slightly buggy. I did not have an issue with it.
2) yes the course was asynchronous, but I didn't think I would feel so alone in my work. there is no group projects (understandably so) and - besides setting up Slack - Springboard does little to foster community amongst the students. I DO believe its possible they made up for the lack of peer companionship (to an extent) with the high availability of mentors, advisors, and career coaches.
3) The course (Software Engineering Career Track) is/was young (began in 2019?) and I noticed its newness, though I wouldn't say it was a hindrance to my completion -
Ehsan Kourkchi
Machine Learning Career Track
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I recommend Springboard bootcamp if you are not that familiar with Machine Learning techniques and you are open to spend ~20 hours a week working on the course materials and a Capstone project. The ML career program is recommended for those who have strong background in coding. If you are more interested in the scientific aspect of Data Science (DS), or like to work on different DS models, probably DS career track suite your more. In ML career track, you learn all different aspects of the ML, however you learn how to implement different methodologies quickly in the field. In most cases, you can turn your own home brewed projects to a capstone that can be presented to the industries you are applying for. They help you to learn the concepts, and walk you through the job application process and prepare you with all different aspects of it. In principle, it's you who is looking for a job while improving your skills during the program. The career coaches in Springboard are very helpful and they help you prepare for behavioral/technical interviews etc. -
Samuel Nwalozie
My Springboard Learning Experience
My Springboard learning was quite an interesting one. Student friendly course curriculum , access to mentoring from Industry Professionals, Experts and Career Coaches. Unlimited access and support from other Course Outline experts when needed. Access to the course curriculum for life. I had a wonderful Student Advisor who motivated and guided me to the Finish line. -
Stephanie
Data Analytics Career Track
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Life Changing!
No regrets here. Very flexible program, even for people like me who worked full time and also have issues with follow through :/ They give pauses and extensions which helps immensely. They made the online experience doable, holding you accountable with weekly mentor Skype calls. One of the main reasons I enrolled was the mentor 1:1 and the smaller price tag. Curriculum and program overall has changed a lot since I enrolled in 1/2021, but probably for the better, they are expanding and constantly use your input to improve all aspects. I am going to miss my mentor very much :( -
Dana Lin
Supportive and Guided
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The program is a long nine month program which is longer than a lot of other options out there. However, you get a comprehensive experience that is worth every month. Throughout the experience, you can get as much support as you want. If you want to meet with a mentor everyday, you can schedule one everyday. If you want to meet one once a month, you can meet once a month. The course is extremely flexible, which makes it a great option for those who are working full time.
The content itself was mostly very easy to understand when going through the learning material. However, some of the material was outdated or not explained well (e.g. it took a while to understand that negative space and white space were the same thing since it was never explained). I liked how the course took you through practice exercises first before you start on your projects. You get four total projects, a Capstone 1, Design Sprint, Capstone 2, and IDP. In each project, you do both the design and research, so each one is very comprehensive for your future portfolio.
The Job guarantee requirements are a bit intense, they make you do a lot of work in one week, but it makes sense if they give you an option for a refund. In terms of portfolio building, I was a bit worried about building it at first, but the examples and guide provided gave me a good idea on how to create a portfolio. Overall, the course guides you step by step and provides you the end-to-end experience of UX design including research. I recommend anyone who is thinking of changing careers to consider this program! -
Alyssa Menes
Software Engineering Track
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I came from a musical background and decided it was time to build skills in order to seek out a more financially stable career. Through Springboard's course, I was able to go from having next to no knowledge about coding to learning a great deal of in-demand tools, and frameworks. I was able to become proficient in JS and Python. It was great getting to create real projects as well. Best of all, the mentor support was second to none, alongside the career coaching. I feel confident in my skills and my ability to enter the tech world as a web developer. I would highly recommend Springboard to anyone who wants to prepare themselves for a career as a software engineer. -
Christine
UI/ UX Design Career Track
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This was approximately a 9-month course that covered all the aspects from research, design, usability testing, and visual design. I would definitely recommend Springboard's program to anyone. I've learned so much, gained confidence walking into the career field even as a new UI/UX Designer, and had so much support from both my mentor and the career coaches. There are mock interviews and hiring managers who review your portfolio, case studies, resume, LinkedIn, and give you feedback on your mock interviews (that you will be doing in the career field while searching for a job), and the feedback given is so helpful and will improve you exponentially. -
Allison E. Kennedy
Finding joy while tripling my income
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After a year of hard work and moving twice I finally finished the springboard UX/UI bootcamp and found that I not only love the role but also could find a job that paid three times as much as I made in my previous career. I was even able to be hired before I even finished the course which I thought was impossible but with the guidance from my amazing mentor and the curriculum and career coaches I was able to stand out and get recruited without even applying for any jobs. I am very grateful for the opportunity to make such an incredible change through Springboard and would highly recommend them to anyone. -
Nathan Katica
Data Analytics Bootcamp
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The course starts out nontechnical as it covers economics, finance, and strategic thinking (MECE Issue Trees), etc. It really helps with your LinkedIn profile (I have already had recruiters reaching out to me). The data visualization unit began a series of more technical units. The pacing really helped me to gauge how much I needed to work on each week. One thing I wish was different is how much time elapses in between units, sometimes I forgot the content that I learned. I really enjoyed the LinkedIn Learning and DataCamp lecture videos. -
Mitva Tiwari
It was a great experience
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I joined Springboard to do UX/UI career track course. It was a great experience. Springboard is perfect for someone looking to do the coursework at their pace and learn in-depth about UX and UI. You are also assigned a mentor who will help you with the projects and give great feedback. I was grateful to work with some amazing mentors who helped me build knowledge that will solve real-life problems. -
Austyn Slavych
UX/UI design Career track
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I've heard a lot of mixed reviews, but I had a great experience. One thing I heard that was a "bad" reason to choose Springboard was that all the information could be found for free on the internet. That may be true, but Springboard packages the information into a great package. I know I'm not disciplined enough to find the information for myself, nor would I even know where to begin. Anyways, my experience was overall positive.
Pros:
The information displayed I a wonderfully guided experience
The mentor program was incredible and my mentor was awesome
The projects are laid out in a way that is digestible
The IDP is an invaluable experience
The job placement guarantee is a wonderful fallback
The network and career coaching is awesome
Cons:
Some of the information is free
You may get a mentor that doesn't care
You might get an IDP that
Some of the grammar is bad and some of the words are misspelled in a few of the articles (Springboard higher me as your proof-editor!) -
Luke Iskandar
Data Analytics Career Track
The course was very informative and I would definitely recommend to anyone seriously wanting to switch careers wether going into software engineering, data science, data analytics, UX/UI design, or cyber security. -
Philip Teri
Data Science Career Track
Great experience. My mentor and career coach were extremely helpful and knowledgeable. -
Patric Oh
Data Analytics Career Track
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When I decided to pivot my career, I looked into several boot camps for data analytics. I decided to go with Springboard mainly because of its job guarantee. They not only prepare you for the technical aspects, but they also have you learn other skills such as structured thinking, financial analysis, economics, etc. They also have several sections dedicated for your career such as interview preparation, resume formatting, LinkedIn profile updates, etc. I think that this program is ideal for someone who is not only trying to learn something new but also trying to receive career coaching as well. They also provide mentor support where an industry professional keeps you accountable every week. Overall, it was a great course!