SpringboardReviews of springboard.com

I wanted to take online classes to expand my career and needed to have a flexible schedule so I could do it in the time I had available. I was torn between springboard and other bootcamp style platforms, specifically General Assembly. Ultimately I picked Springboard's UX Career Path because of the cost (less than half of the other options I was considering) but I am so happy I did, it has been everything I expected and more. The part that has made a world of difference is my mentor. Yes, you could find all the course information online if you dug deep, but the mentor advisor is worth every penny on her own. Not only does it help to get feedback each week, but she has given me so many "real world" tips that are not covered in the course work and I feel that she will make the difference in me being prepared to work right away. Springboard as a platform is very easy to use, you can track your progress easily and have everything you need in one place. My student and career advisors have been so helpful as well, every time I talk to one I have no doubt that all they want is for me to succeed. All-in-all, I would not trade my springboard experience for any other way, I cannot imagine it being any better than it has been so far. I'm so excited to finish the program this month and head out in the search of jobs because I truly feel I'm ready.

Springboard has been an excellent experience and changed the way I look at higher education. They have an excellent mix on online resources with videos, articles, Slack community for getting questions answered and engaging with students. The biggest benefit I found was the career coaches and mentor program. I loved getting advice from mentors who are in positions that I am looking for. The mentors help immensely. The career coaches also are great at working with you on resume, cover letters, interview practice and more. Lastly, the job guarantee makes sure that their curriculum and goals for the student aligns with the student ensuring the program is up to date with current job market and that you will get a job or else you will get refunded all your tuition. I have benefited greatly from the program and highly recommend it to anyone looking for career in the area they offer programs.

The building blocks are well designed in this course. Never have I felt that I was over extended in the expectations of learning. The learning path was highly supported with a weekly mentor who was very helpful in 'bridging the gaps'. Overall, I would highly recommend Springboard.

I've had a great experience and definitely set on the path to realizing my longer term goals in the area of Big Data and AI. Thank you springboard.

The curriculum is well defined. Each and every required info is written very specifically. Certificates after completing Data Camp courses keep you motivated. Regular mails for reminding to complete the next task in the course. Regular updates on articles related to data science. Weekly Office hours, where you can ask any question to experts. A valuable student community where you can discuss anything related to curriculum or jobs. Career counsellor is very helpful for professional profile building. Last but very important, your weekly MENTOR call, it is like somebody is listening to you, advising you correctly and stopping you to do that stuff which is not important. Overall, it's worth to join this course. If you have prior knowledge of basic python and statistics, it will enhance your pace of learning and understanding in the course.

I’ve had so much support throughout the program. I never would have been able to piece together my capstone project without the clear direction provided by the curriculum and my mentor, Luca Longo. Not only that, but Springboard is wholly committed to helping me thrive in the industry, encouraging me to reach out to people in roles in companies that I wouldn’t otherwise. I was surprised at the friendly nature of the community. UX is full of all types of creatives, and I count myself blessed to become one.

I honestly think Springboard has been a great experience in terms of content and the added feature of having a mentor and student advisor to guide along the way. It has been extremely helpful going through the modules, the videos, articles, office hours. I would recommend this course to anyone who wants to upgrade their skills.

I really love the self-paced program, interface with the weekly professional mentor, availability of additional 1:1 mentors, and the student slack group. I am 2 months into the 9-month curriculum for UX/UI Design and feel like I've already learned so much. I love that this program devotes time to the UI component, as this focus is where I want to head. My 4 stars come from the pace of the program. Although it's stated, you'll need about 15/20 hours a week (part-time); in reality, this is an in-depth hardcore dive into the training required to become the right candidate in the profession. This requires extraordinary time devotion, taking on learning additional skills outside of the program like Sketch, Typography, Motion Design, etc... which are all new to me. I'm coming from an Interior Design professional background, and although the design thinking process has a lot of similarities, this is an entirely new skill set and track. I end up spending about 25-30 hours per week and still tracking behind schedule for a 9-month program. The good thing -- is there are a lot of options such as schedule freezes, which extend your end date. The student advisors, 1:1 mentors, career coaches, and UI TAs are hands-down amazing! I literally couldn't do this without them being constant cheerleaders for me.