SpringboardReviews of springboard.com

Springboard has been an amazing experience! My mentor, career coaches and the student support team have all been extremely helpful in guiding me during my career change. I hesitated at first on doing an online course and was also comparing with General Assembly. I'm so glad I chose Springboard, because an acquaintance of mine took a course from GA and they weren't helpful during the post course completion. SB has ongoing post course completion.

Program is challenging and teaches a lot of key skills. Mentors working with you 1:1 weekly allows you to learn and improve based on your individual skill and need. Projects provide you with practical experience and a portfolio. Career skills are integrated to help you along the way. Career Coaches are helpful to target your search.

I wanted to change career and industry for several years and I chose Springboard's Data Science Career Track to do so while I had just been laid off “thanks to” the Covid-19 and oil crises. Great timing for a career change, I know... I studied the Data Science curriculum, the Career curriculum, followed the great advice given by my Springboard Career Coach and my Springboard Mentor. I did everything Springboard told me to do to become a successfull, skilled Data Scientist with a great professional network and high visibility. The results of all of that is I was hired as a Data Scientist on week 13 of the program in a certified "Great Place To Work!" international company, which leads its industry in the US. Pros: - 100% online curriculum with great resources and lectures from Harvard, Stanford...etc... All interactions with advisors, mentors, coaches are online and on a flexible schedule. - You'll get enrolled in DataCamp and have access to extra practice/project work to master your skills (Python, SQL, Pyspark, Github...). I love DataCamp and will remain a member. - You'll have access to LinkedIn learning, Medium, Towards Data Science. - Weekly presentations (career sessions, business hour Q&A, guest presentation) - Weekly meetings with your assigned mentor. You can schedule additional sessions if needed. - You can select your own career coach from a long list of Springboard career coaches (their background and skills are diverse which makes the coaching experience invaluable). I personally chose one career coach and followed up with him throughout the program. - You'll get to work on a lot of projects (40ish), 3 capstone projects to apply what you've learned and your work will be reviewed by TAs who have a great sense of humor. - Springboard conference (Rise!) and seminars (wellness, career...) during which you can interact with fellow students, alumni, employers... - Because the program is online and always accessible you can do it in 6 months as planned or in 4 to 5 months. I am now on week 16 with 84% completed. It is really up to you. Cons: There are no cons as far as I am concerned however you need to know that the program requires drive and self-discipline because there is a lot to do and so little time... You'll get help and tips from your student advisor, the career services, your career coach, your mentor, the TAs, and even from other students. The bottom line is that you need to stay on task and have the time to work on your projects. The program is worth more than you pay for. There is a steep learning curve but it remains fun all the way and it works! If you are afraid of not 'being good enough', start with the Data Science Career Preparation which will give you a taste of the level of statistics and Python coding you need. It is only 4 week-long, about $500 which will be credited towards your Data Science Career Track tuition upon successfull completion.

Best online course for Data Science! Especially welcome anyone who wants to learn Python Data Science from scratch.

Springboard the transition of occupations so much easy. Resources were very simple to understand. Activities with one task at a time made the program easy to understand. Having one on one mentor and unlimited mentor calls were very helpful. Having an option of practice interviews made interview procedure very comfortable. I knew what to expect beforehand. Career coach calls solved career related queries.

I'm a mature student enrolling into Springboard's data science career track. Prior to enrolling into the 500+ hours program, I've done Springboard's prep course and similar courses from other providers such as Flatiron, General Assembly. Must say having a mentor early on is one of the key reasons I end up enrolling into the program. The Springboard team is also very professional and been helpful all along.

The curriculum at Springboard is well structured, and balanced with career coaching units throughout the course (I.e. not simply at the end). That said, an area on which they could improve would be doing a review of the sources/articles they use for some of the units. Some are outdated, others poorly written and some no longer even relevant to an updated curriculum. Still, I give it five stars because of the amazing support Springboard provides: weekly meetings with a dedicated mentor (with the ability to schedule unlimited meetings with other mentors), periodic meetings with a career coach (switching to bi-weekly when the curriculum is finished), and outstanding support from student advisors, career services and other staff at Springboard.

I owe so much to Springboard. This program gave me such an incredible skillset that has landed me so many interviews and opportunities. Interviewers are so impressed with the data analysis and presentation combination. I couldn't say enough good things about this program. The great mentors, 24/7 assistance, flexible schedule, networking, and all online. It was perfect. You won't regret signing up. It will change your life.