Springboard
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Springboard is an online learning platform that prepares students for the tech industry’s most in-demand careers with comprehensive, mentor-led online programs in software engineering, data science, UI/UX design, cybersecurity, tech sales, and more. All Springboard courses are 100% online, remote, and self-paced throughout an average of 6-9 months. Springboard acts as a support system, coach, and cheerleader for working professionals who are ready to level-up or ma...
Springboard is an online learning platform that prepares students for the tech industry’s most in-demand careers with comprehensive, mentor-led online programs in software engineering, data science, UI/UX design, cybersecurity, tech sales, and more. All Springboard courses are 100% online, remote, and self-paced throughout an average of 6-9 months. Springboard acts as a support system, coach, and cheerleader for working professionals who are ready to level-up or make a major career shift. Students have access to a unique community of industry mentors, thought leaders, and alumni, who are on hand to offer insights, networking opportunities, and support throughout the program and well past graduation. Every Springboard student is matched with a personal student advisor and industry mentor who guides them throughout the program through regular video calls.
To apply, applicants fill out an online form, take an aptitude test, then talk with a school representative about their background and motivations. For the data science career track a background in statistics and/or programming is required. For the UX career track, students should have academic or professional background in user design or development-oriented fields.
Before graduation, Springboard’s career services team supports students in their job search, helping prepare them for interviews and networking, and facilitates their transition into the tech industry. Springboard's programs are backed with a job guarantee.
Springboard’s support does not end when students graduate. All graduates benefit from an extensive support network encompassing career services, 1:1 career coaching, networking tips, resume assistance, interview prep, and salary negotiation. Since Springboard was founded in 2013, 94% of eligible graduates secured a job within one year, earning an average salary increase of $26,000.
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AnonymousData Scientist • GraduateOct 15, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceData Science Career Track Review
I am very satisfied with the overall experience. Shortly after finishing I was able to land a job in Data Science (in Germany- I am German). The material provides a great overview on the topic, though some of it could be improved. The mentor calls were extremely helpful and motivating for me. Career support was also great.- AnonymousGraduate • Data Science Career Track • OnlineSep 07, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Science Career Track
Pros:
Datacamp resource - I really liked in-browser coding paired with short lecture videos to be very effective to get practice with the key parts of data science problem solving. There were lots of practice exercises that helped give me a better understanding of the concepts.
Mentorship - I really liked my mentor, he was very experienced and had lots of industry knowledge, and it was obvious he had a strong grasp of the subject matter. As a part of the curr...Pros:
Datacamp resource - I really liked in-browser coding paired with short lecture videos to be very effective to get practice with the key parts of data science problem solving. There were lots of practice exercises that helped give me a better understanding of the concepts.
Mentorship - I really liked my mentor, he was very experienced and had lots of industry knowledge, and it was obvious he had a strong grasp of the subject matter. As a part of the curriculum you work on 2 Capstone projects, and several other ad-hoc projects with the guidance of your mentor. My mentor provided helpful feedback and advice for lot of the machine learning methods I tried and gave me a starting point to work on the project.
Cons: Many parts of Springboard curriculum is just reading articles on data science or youtube recordings which can be find online. The video/audio quality was not the best. I think it would have been much better for Springboard to make some videos covering perhaps similar material but improve audio and video quality and create a more cohesive curriculum instead of many seemingly unrelated videos.
Also, none of the assignments have answer keys provided to students, so there are not many ways to check your work. The machine learning unit's videos and assignments are almost entirely taken from a college class. The ad hoc projects were useful to get practical examples to refer to, but a few lectures from the class did not feel adequately sufficient to develop a good understanding of machine learning concepts and AI techniques. - AnonymousGraduate • Data Analytics Career Track • OnlineAug 24, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Very Thorough!
If you have a baseline knowledge of statistics, business and Excel then this is a very great course! Personally, I did not have any knowledge of Excel prior to this course and very little in business and finances, so it took me a bit longer to finish the course. However, beyond that, the SQL, Python, and Tableau/Power BI skills were amazing and intuitive. Highly recommend! - AnonymousStudent • Data Science Career Track • OnlineAug 23, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Waste of money
I don’t write reviews, but I have to write this particular review and warn others to be careful. Springboard doesn’t teach you anything for their Data Science track program. Don’t waste your good credit score, you will end up being in debt. Their curriculum is poor, and their mentorship program sucks so badly. They basically don’t add any value to you as a student. You will still end up being jobless and in debts due to some hidden clauses in their contracts.
If your g...I don’t write reviews, but I have to write this particular review and warn others to be careful. Springboard doesn’t teach you anything for their Data Science track program. Don’t waste your good credit score, you will end up being in debt. Their curriculum is poor, and their mentorship program sucks so badly. They basically don’t add any value to you as a student. You will still end up being jobless and in debts due to some hidden clauses in their contracts.
If your goal in going to Springboard is to get a job, as was mine, then go to Udemy or Data camp and save money. Springboard charges $7500 for their Data Science Track whilst you can get those same courses on Udemy or data camp for as little as $25.
My girlfriend warned me not to registered for springboard, but I didn’t listen to her and went ahead to register for springboard tuition deferred payment. Four months down in the program, I traveled internationally with the approval from my springboard mentor, only to return two months’ afterwards and springboard had canceled my class. No word from my mentor or any of the springboard administrators, only for me to get a bill (six months after they canceled me from the course) asking me to pay $7500. What the fuck? Why didn’t you send me a bill immediately you canceled me from the program if I owed you? Why wait 6 months afterwards and now telling me to pay you $7500? I am still talking to my lawyers to fight this reap off and unprofessional conduct of Springboard as the debt is now referred to collection agencies. One of their representatives contacted me by email apologizing for their unprofessional conduct but the apology hasn’t wiped off the bill. I still have to pay them $7500 through the collection agency.
Please don’t let springboard mess you up and mess your credit score too like they have done to me. Find a better and cheaper learning platforms like Udemy and Data camp. Also, learn to listen to your girlfriend or wife.
Dave of Springboard
Student Advisor
Nov 10, 2022
Hello,
Thank you for your review and bringing our attention to this issue. Here at Springboard we set a really high standard to support our students towards a positive learning experience and securing a job in the field upon graduating, and are truly sorry that that standard was not met while you were in the course.
Our Data Science Career Track is one of our longest running and most established programs that we offer, with a proven history of over 92% of grads landing a job in the field within one year of graduating, and an average increase of over $23,000 between their pre- and post-course salaries. The curated curriculum consists of the most cutting edge resources available to learn from, as selected by our team of industry experts and instructional designers. Additionally, we also have an extensive career curriculum integrated directly into the data science curriculum so that students can prepare to land their dream job simultaneously as they develop their technical skills.
Furthermore, we offer an extensive support system to all of our students. This includes weekly 1:1 mentorship calls with a data science professional throughout the duration of the course, 1:1 meetings with career coaches, and assigned student advisors to provide assistance with online learning, time management, and ensuring that students are set up for success.
We recognize that life happens and sometimes students need to step away from the course for a time, and we have a formalized process for students to take breaks in these instances by working together with their student advisor. This process is covered in detail during orientation and there is ample information available on the student 'Help' page in the course dashboard as well. It sounds like this process may have been misunderstood in your case, and if that was due to a miscommunication on our part, then we sincerely apologize.
We are always open to reviewing issues like this 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
Springboard Advising Team - AnonymousGraduate • UX Career Track • OnlineAug 20, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX Designer
An amazing experience, adequately resourced with theory, practical training, industry experience, student support, and a rich and firm curriculum, with job guarantee. I recommend to anyone, especially those transiting to tech. - AnonymousData Analytics Career Track • OnlineJul 08, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Analytics Career Track
Springboard offers 1 on 1 mentorship which guide me through the technical material in the weekly calls and help me develop my technical skills for the industry. On top of a fixed weekly mentor call, there are unlimited on-demand mentor calls that helps me resolve the technical issues when I went through the curriculum. Springboard have curated the best resources which provided me with the best selection of content and the 2 capstone projects got me into the real world experience. The c...Springboard offers 1 on 1 mentorship which guide me through the technical material in the weekly calls and help me develop my technical skills for the industry. On top of a fixed weekly mentor call, there are unlimited on-demand mentor calls that helps me resolve the technical issues when I went through the curriculum. Springboard have curated the best resources which provided me with the best selection of content and the 2 capstone projects got me into the real world experience. The career service is strong, the career coach and placement service really help the student keep positive and work toward my goal. - AnonymousDigital Marketing Career Track • OnlineJun 03, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Horrible experience
Complete waste of time and money. Info was all culled from free internet sources that were well known. Only useful for brand new grads with zero knowledge of anything.Dave of Springboard
Student Advisor
Nov 10, 2022
Hello,
Thank you for your review, we are sorry to hear if you did not feel you got the most value out of your course.
Although we no longer offer our Digital Marketing course, this was tailored for learners with a wide range of backgrounds and experience. The curated curriculum consisted of some of the best resources available on the subject as selected by our team of industry experts and instructional designers. If you felt like there could have been more included that would have been useful to you, we value this feedback and would love to hear more. Please feel free to contact advising@springboard.com to schedule a call with us.
We hope all is well and look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Dave Austin
Springboard Advising Team - AnonymousGraduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineMay 26, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
A good platform to learn UI/ UX Design.
Springboard is a good platform to learn UI/UX Design. It is a well-designed course. Though it is an online course, one always gets support from the community. The community mentor, Student advisor, Career coach everyone is very approachable and always there to help.
Highlights of the course.- Expert 1:1 mentors for all students
- Job offers guaranteed to graduates
- Well-built and easy to follow syllabi
- Excellent f...
Springboard is a good platform to learn UI/UX Design. It is a well-designed course. Though it is an online course, one always gets support from the community. The community mentor, Student advisor, Career coach everyone is very approachable and always there to help.
Highlights of the course.- Expert 1:1 mentors for all students
- Job offers guaranteed to graduates
- Well-built and easy to follow syllabi
- Excellent for career-building
- Lots of hands-on student projects
- Financing options available
- Lifetime access to materials
- AnonymousData Analyst • Student • Data Analytics Career Track • OnlineMay 22, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Top Notch Experience
I really liked the syllabus that covered topics that are essential for a data analyst role. The weekly mentor calls helped me to be on track with the course and the on-demand mentor calls were always a savior whenever I faced a roadblock. The mentors are all highly knowledgeable industry experts. And lastly, the carrier coaching also helped me to prepare confidently for upcoming job interviews. I would highly recommend any aspiring data analyst to take this course. - AnonymousData Science Career Track • OnlineMay 13, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data science career track
Waste of time and money. They are attracting people with job guarantee tag. But, it has lot of conditions. There is no proper curriculum. Course material is not own. It has just links from various websites. Not much use of mentor and career coach. I learnt lot from free courses than from Springboard. BIG NO NO.Dave of Springboard
Student Advisor
Nov 10, 2022
Hello,
Thank you for your feedback, we are sorry to hear if you do not feel you got the most value out of your course.
We do proudly back our programs up with a Job Guarantee, meaning that we are so confident in our program's ability to prepare you for a career in the field, that we guarantee you'll land a job in the field within 6 months of graduating or your tuition money back. To best set students up for a successful career search, we do expect that they will meet certain requirements, which include completing all of the career-readiness units in the curriculum, covering topics such as updating your LinkedIn and resume, networking strategies, writing cover letters, salary negotiation, and a vigorous mock interview process. Students meet with career coaches regularly along the way, both during and after the course, to support them with their job search.
Our curriculum also consists of the best resources available for both technical subject matter as well as career readiness, as curated by our team of industry experts, career coaches, and instructional designers. Throughout the course, students have access to a number of resources and subject matter experts who can provide support and feedback on exercises: weekly calls with your assigned mentor throughout the entire course, Teaching Assistants, weekly office hours, as well as an online Slack community where students can ask and answer questions with their peers, alumni, and professionals in the field. If you were not aware of any of these resources and how to take advantage of them, that's a miss on our part, and we sincerely apologize.
We'd love to connect with you to hear more about your experience and learn how we could have done better. If you are open to discussing this with us, please reach out to advising@springboard.com and we'd be happy to schedule a call.
Sincerely,
Dave Austin
Springboard Advising Team - AnonymousApr 23, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Science
Waste of time and money.Dave of Springboard
Student Advisor
Nov 10, 2022
Hello,
Thank you for your review. We're sorry to hear that you did not feel you got the most value out of your course. We take feedback like this very seriously and would love to hear more about how your expectations may not have been met and how we could have done better. If you are open to discussing this further, we invite you to contact advising@springboard.com to schedule a call with us.
We hope all is well and look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Dave Austin
Springboard Advising Team - AnonymousGraduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineApr 20, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Affordable and job forward
The ability to work at your own pace was amazing.
They give you a ton of help and resources to get you a job. It wasnt just about UX design it was how to get a job in UX. Their career coaches and mock interviews, and resume help was a huge game changer.
Be aware that the timeline to finish earlier than 9months may be a little off. Some of the projects at the end of the course take longer than I anticipated and pushed my graduation/completion back 1month. So plan extra time at ...The ability to work at your own pace was amazing.
They give you a ton of help and resources to get you a job. It wasnt just about UX design it was how to get a job in UX. Their career coaches and mock interviews, and resume help was a huge game changer.
Be aware that the timeline to finish earlier than 9months may be a little off. Some of the projects at the end of the course take longer than I anticipated and pushed my graduation/completion back 1month. So plan extra time at the end for that.
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How much does Springboard cost?
Springboard costs around $11,900. On the lower end, some Springboard courses like Introduction to Data Analytics cost $349.
What courses does Springboard teach?
Springboard offers courses like Cyber Security Career Track, Data Analytics Career Track, Data Science Career Track, Data Science Career Track Prep and 7 more.
Where does Springboard have campuses?
Springboard teaches students Online in a remote classroom.
Is Springboard worth it?
Springboard hasn't shared alumni outcomes yet, but one way to determine if a bootcamp is worth it is by reading alumni reviews. 1,504 Springboard alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Springboard on Course Report - you should start there!
Is Springboard legit?
We let alumni answer that question. 1,504 Springboard alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Springboard and rate their overall experience a 4.63 out of 5.
Does Springboard offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?
Yes, Course Report is excited to offer an exclusive Springboard scholarship for $1000 off tuition! Be sure to enter CR1000SPRINGBOARD in the Promo Code field of your application so Springboard can extend the discount to you upon acceptance.
Can I read Springboard reviews?
You can read 1,504 reviews of Springboard on Course Report! Springboard alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Springboard and rate their overall experience a 4.63 out of 5.
Is Springboard accredited?
While bootcamps must be approved to operate, accreditation is relatively rare. Springboard doesn't yet share information about their accreditation status.