Software Engineering Career Track

Can't recommend this bootcamp enough. The curriculum is fantastic. The topics covered and the technologies learned are all real-world relevant. The lectures are easy to understand.  And the projects are a lot of fun. There is a lot of material to cover, but it all comes together to give you a solid understanding of web development and software engineering. The weekly mentor sessions are helpful if you ever get stuck, and you have access to a good slack server where you can see other student's questions for each unit as well as pose your own etc. There are also a lot career development units and projects which are super helpful, and combined with the excellent career coach sessions, leave you quite confident about what comes next. 

Springboard is amazing at doing what it claims to do. It helps people get jobs in technical fields.The technical skills development is good. Instructional videos with Colt Steel, I mean what else do you need to know. I am sure a lot of others are good as well, so I won’t say they are the best. But Springboard really sets itself apart from the pack in two ways:1) Mentoring/AdvisingThere are on-call assistants who can help you debug assignments. They can be accessed at the drop of a hat during pretty wide ranging available hours.You are also assigned a Mentor who you have a 1-1 30 minute weekly session with. They are working professionals giving you advice as a side gig. So not only can they help you with any technical questions, they can also offer insight into life working in the field you are pursuing.You can also request a handful of additional 30 minute 1-1 sessions throughout the course.2) Career CoachingWhile this is really an extension of mentoring advising, it gets its own separate bullet because it is actually a part of your curriculum. From the earliest part of the course you have scheduled career development assignments. This ensures that your preparedness for seeking a job, getting/doing interviews, and landing a first tech job progresses on a track that coincides with your technical skills development.The only possible con would be if you weren’t looking for a job. If that is the case then the price is a bit steep for the technical skill development alone. But they intentionally market themselves to job seekers. And the straightforward culture of their advisors means they would probably mention this to you if this were your situation.

For me, it was a challenging and rewarding experience. I got a job offer right before graduation. The course allows you to move through the material at your own pace and you can take breaks if needed. Springboard provided career coaches, personal mentors (one-on-one, once per week),  and student advisors. Support from the springboard team was exceptional. My mentor was great and incredibly knowledgeable. But be ready to work hard, and be consistent, if you want to get through this course because the curriculum could be challenging. Overall, I would definitely recommend Springboard.

Prior to enrollment, I favored Springboard because they seemed to offer the best bang for the buck -- their syllabus covered as much or more than other bootcamps and also promised to help with career strategies (interviewing, prepping, algorithms, etc). Having just completed their 9 month Software Engineering track, I am glad I went with them.Be forewarned, this track covers a lot of material! As with anything tech related, you'll likely find the material covered for free elsewhere or cheaper courses. However with Springboard, you are paying for a well structured comprehensive course AND active mentorship by industry professionals and career advisors who are actual hiring managers. You gain insight into what technologies companies are currently using.I had real people reviewing my assignments, giving me feedback on my projects, and showing me how to use the knowledge gained to plan and develop a full stack capstone project. In addition to technical learning, the career advisors helped with creating resume, LinkedIn profiles, networking, and practice interviews.

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.

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!  

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. 

Engaging lectures, good advice, convenient and well rounded course layout, but ultimately I need to do the studying and applying to jobs. But it was the only bootcamp at the time to offer a job guarantee to non US students. I would highly recommend!

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

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.

Here is a short backstory. I was self-studying web development for a few months before joining the program. And although I taught myself JavaScript and knew it pretty well, I didn't have a profound comprehension of how things work behind the scenes. And let's be honest, in this field we are forever, students. Then I found Colt Steele’s youtube channel where he explains lots of important concepts in great detail. In one of his videos, he mentioned the Springboard Bootcamp where he designed the curriculum and was an instructor. Without hesitation, I knew that this was exactly what I needed not only because I loved Colt’s passion for teaching and his teaching style, but also because in this program you're being taught two languages - Python and JavaScript, along with everything you need to know to become a full-stack software engineer. I just finished the course and am about to start my job hunt. In my opinion, this is the best curriculum I've seen. Not only do you learn various languages, technologies, libraries, and frameworks but also you go very deep behind the scenes to understand how things work under the hood and why we use these technologies. And for a very curious person who never stops asking  “why?” this was exactly what I was looking for. 

I am a recent Springboard grad with 2 years of experience studying Computer Science in college prior. I decided that I'd prefer to learn in a safer and more secure format with Springboard's job guarantee than potentially not get hired post college and be drowning in student loans -- even though tech is definitely a field in which most will do absurdly well financially. When everything is already online, you really don't miss out on much in comparison to university. College really only has one big advantage still and that's the experience of being around other students of different disciplines, belief structures, etc.I'm happy to say that for me, it was an excellent decision. No one thought it was though -- my family, friends, and even some of my CS student peers thought it was a poor decision, some probably still do. That said, I started the program in late Oct. of 2020 and finished in early Oct. 2021, almost a full year, which honestly I did not expect as I have a bit more background in CS and figured that'd make it go quicker. Here's why it took me a bit longer, in April, I got hired as a software engineer! I worked part time to pay for my living expenses throughout the rest of the course and am now transitioning to a fulltime role. My advice, don't listen to others even when they may have your best interest in mind. They hardly know what they're doing with their own lives, forge your own path. If you want it and are ready/willing to put in the work, you will more than likely find success.I recommend this bootcamp heavily. I think it's an excellent choice for those who are confident that they want to be software engineers. The mentors, career advisors, and other resources are definitely excellent, but at the end of the day, all the best programmers are mostly self-taught.It's important to be sure you are ready for this though. While I do believe that anyone can be an excellent software engineer, the profession/industry is not always for everyone. Learn some basic programming first and make sure you really do enjoy the process of debugging, googling, and sitting for hours day after day, that is exactly what you're signing up for. If you're okay with that, then sign up, you won't be disappointed!

I was attracted to Springboard for the tuition since it was much cheaper compared to other bootcamps while not breaking your wallet. I saved up for the tuition and paid in full. The curriculum is very dense and teaches Python and JS so students get a sense of different languages and the more popular frameworks so I really liked that! I also appreciate the mock coding, interview, and project interviews you need to pass in order to complete the program. It really reflected and prepped me for real interviews I got afterwards. Career counselors also help you tailor your resume, Linkedin, and interivews to increase your chances of getting noticed. You get TA support and depending on who you get, some are more direct with their answers while others make suggestions. I know some students have issues with the TAs but it's also reflective of real life work environments so it did not bother me. You get a a weekly 30 min mentor call who provides you with project feed back, advice as a developer or any other job questions you want to ask them about. The one thing I did not like about this program was the lack of peer reviews. I was lucky to be in a group with other students  where we were able to stimulate this but communicating with your cohorts is all up to yourself. I would have loved it if there was some form of collaboration between students and made it up by volunteering externally. Other than that I think Springboard is good for those who are tight on finances and/or able to be self-motivated to learn the content.

The curriculum covered the full stack of web development with all the most marketable skills and technologies. Not to mention Data Structures and Algorithms, Resume writing, command line and more. The weekly mentor calls are the strongest part of the course and gave me more support and accountability than public high school or university ever did. If you decide to go with Springboard make sure to stay on top of your work as it is self paced and you can fall behind. If you're a naturally independent and disciplined learner than Springboard should be a perfect fit for you. 

Pros:Allowed to take breaksSchool-Work--Life Balance for doing onlineVery affordable Cons:Limited Office HoursCurriculum needs be Windows friendly, I got confused with Colts IOS short-keys. 

I really loved the go at your own pace of Springboard. It was one of the main things that drew me towards this bootcamp. They do a wonderful job supporting you all the way through, but not too much if you don't want it. I personally like to figure things out myself more often than not. I felt supported, but not like anyone was over reaching. My only complaint is that I personally feel like some of the job guarantee requirements are a bit too much. But other than that, it was wonderful.  I would absolutely recommend the program to anyone looking to take a bootcamp.

My journey as a springboard student was amazing it is one of the most simple and easy to understand course made for online ready to jump into the tech world and it has TA's and you have 1:1 mentor for your support plus career coaches who are always there to push and to help you land in job which is amazing .thank you Springboard for letting me a part of such a wonderful community and enhance my skill 

It took me almost a year to find the right bootcamp. I landed on Springboard and after some deliberation decided to go ahead with it as it was the only course I found that was online and fully self paced. It allowed me to maintain my current employment while I learned a new skill. 

Enrolling in Springboard's software engineering career track has been one of the best decisions of my life. I started with nothing and ended up doing four capstone projects which were completely designed and developed by me. I would recommend this course to anyone who wants a change in their career path. 

Pros: a lot of resources: your weekly mentor, TA support live chat, TA email, on-demand mentor calls, office hours, and the slack community. All of these can be utilized for help to progress through the course. The course cover topics that other boot camps do not cover, such as data structures and algorithms, testing your code, git control, and more. A well-structured course with an excellent person who does the course videos, I found his voice to be pleasant to listen to and humorous sometimes. Cons: At the end of the course, if you're going for a job guarantee from the program, you're required to pass all 4 mock interviews and you're allowed 3 attempts each. I didn't find their resource to be that helpful in terms of preparing for the coding and whiteboard mock interviews. These are still doable but expect to do most of the heavy lifting yourself when it comes to doing the mock technical interviews.