Software Engineering Career Track

Pro's1. Online courseware available at your own pace.2. Material is current, up to date, and reflects industry demand.3. Cost is more affordable than many other boot camps.4. Staff support is excellent. Teaching assistant availability, response, knowledge is excellent.  1 on 1 mentoring excellent.Con's1. Text material and videos not always present material in the same order.2. Estimates for instructional unit estimated time to complete consistently low.3. Material is aimed at student with Mac computers. Students with windows computers sometimes have issues setting up/ using / installing software, packages, utilities, data bases, etc.

I was enrolled for one of their software engineering program online. If you are thinking to join springboard for this course I want you to think again. I did not like at all the way course is designed. There only selling point for this course is that Colt Steele has designed this course. I recommend to buy course from Udemy for $9.99, you will save so much money and less headache

 I had a great experience in the Software Engineering Track. I feel like the curriculum prepared me to be comfortable in any part of the stack and covered a great deal of content throughout my time with SpringboardPros: Thorough Curriculum on all things related to software engineering and web developmentTaught by Colt Steele Access to knowledgeable mentors and career coaches Cons: TAs and support can be difficult to access when you need them due to volume of students. Lack of community if you don't seek out people to group up with. There are no opportunities to pair program unless you seek someone out. 

I had a great experience in the Software Engineering Track. I feel as though I have learned the skills needed for an entry-level developer role in a matter of 9 months, which is a great bargain considering the traditional 4 years needed to obtain a traditional university degree in CS.Pros: Create your own schedule,  thorough video tutorials for all subject matters in full-stack web development,  knowledgeable mentors and TAs, low tuition price compared to other bootcamp programs, guidance on how to build professional network Cons: TAs and support can at times be hard to access, self-accountability is important since course is self-paced

From the Software Engineering Career Track Prep course to the full-on Software Engineering Career Track, I was met with genuinely kind and overall cool people. As a DJ looking to switch careers, the Prep course was very helpful in providing me a very basic understanding of web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). In addition to a very user-friendly course, Springboard gave me a mentor (Adam G.) to help me if I ever got stuck on anything. We met weekly until I finished the course and passed the exam at the end, and Adam was so cool that I was sad that he wasn't going to be my mentor for the next 9 months of the Career Track course. Although I was a bit sad, my next mentor (Paul S.) turned out to be the perfect mentor for the next 9 months. He dedicated a significant amount of time to help me with any and all problems I had with assessments, projects, capstone projects, etc. He even let me shadow him for a work-day. Springboard has a user-friendly platform and I had no trouble navigating my way throughout their site. Not only did they provide the curriculum and tools to teach me about Software Engineering, but they also provided Career Coaches that guided me in making my resume and LinkedIn profile stand out. I could go on about how grateful I am for Springboard and for giving me the opportunity to meet some amazing people through them. I would highly recommend Springboard to anyone looking to make a career change in the tech industry.

I recently completed the curriculum of the Software Engineering Career Track at Springboard. I quit my previous career to pursue engineering, and tackled this course as my full time job. I finished the 9 month curriculum in about 6 months, and loved the flexibility the course gave me to go at the pace of my choosing. Many frontend, backend, and database technologies were covered including JavaScript, Node, Express, React, Redux, Python, Flask, SQL, and SQLAlchemy. The instructor, Colt Steele, does a good job explaining the concepts in the recorded video curriculum. At the end of each unit is a short (maybe a couple hours) exercise. At the end of each larger section is usually a bigger project (15 hours or so). All in all, there are maybe 10-15 projects in the course that will take you between 15-40 hours to complete. These bigger projects were fun, and gave me the most understanding of the concepts.One of the last units covered data structures and algorithms, followed by taking 4 mock interviews. These mock interviews were challenging, and gave me a good idea of what I can expect at an actual tech interview. Overall I feel Springboard gave me a good understanding of the concepts taught, and I feel ready to pursue my new career. Springboard is great option for people seeking flexibility and a lower price point, with a solid curriculum. 

Despite the poor time estimation for this course given by Springboard (it takes much longer than anticipated), Springboard made me a software engineer through all the valuable skills I learned at a much lower price than other bootcamps. Springboard's job gaurantee is a must have!!! Please join Springboard, and let it change your life forever!!!!

This program was a great fit for me. Coming from a career background of education and music, breaking into the developer world was daunting. Through the mentorship, curriculum and job support components of Springboard I was able to learn the skills and experience to forge a path towards a career in web development while maintaining a full time job. Now, this was not easy and presented some challenges when it comes to balancing a demanding full time job with Springboard's innovative and rigorous curriculum. However, my mentor was awesome in helping me through the highs and lows while giving first hand professional expertise. If you are serious about a career change into the coding/ tech world and are looking for a program that will match and support your desire to learn and progress to a career in software engineering then this is the program for you! 

I completed the course in 7 months. It was such a satisfying experience with Springboard! The curriculum is well organized and they provide lots of hands on projects. I enjoyed learning from the instructor Colt so much! Also I feel blessed to have a good mentor.  He is nice and helpful, always gives me positive feedback and keeps me motivated all the time.  Springboard also provides professional career coaching support. I am confident to start applying for job now!

The curriculum and the mentorship are amazing. I got an offer less than 1 week after I graduated. I learned both FrontEnd and BackEnd skills that I will use every day on my new job and I feel confident that I can do a good job even though it will be my first job in the field.

Overall, the content of the course was superb! Colt breaks down the concepts into small engaging videos to keep you entertained. This also makes it easier to reference if you need to later. There are  provide a lot of exercises to help cement the concepts. The TAs online chat was very handy when you get stuck on a concept, which I utilized almost too often. Also the mentor is handy and can also serve as a recommendation if you and the mentor click and they like your work. The biggest issue with the course I have is that I spent almost twice the amount of hours they estimate it should take to complete the course. Although the capstone projects I selected were pretty intricate and required more time, I feel many other students also spent over the estimated ~800 hours to complete the course. I feel this can be misleading to students who are juggling a full time job and the course. Berkley Olmstead 

The biggest pro for me was the self-paced, very independent curriculum. I was working full time when I started the program, so it was nice to be able to work through the curriculum at my own pace rather than having a set schedule.Weekly calls with a mentor are very helpful in checking up on progress and making sure any questions you have along the way get addressed. My mentor was very knowledgeable and thorough in his explanations of any questions I had.I found the projects and assignments more helpful than the videos. I typically learn things best by doing them rather than hearing about them, so often I would still be lost at the end of the videos and then figure things out while doing the assignments.

Pros: Superbly crafted course materials, amazing mentor program, constant support, great flexibility with the completion timeline, extremely relevant projects that translate into a portfolio wellCons: Very focused on web development, no deep foray into lower level programming

I was genuinely pleased with my online experience in Springboard's Software Engineering Career Track. Even though people are potentially working in different time zones, the support is quick and reliable. The curriculum is of high quality and taught by an inspiring instructor who makes difficult concepts easy to understand. The only issue I ran into was communication within project guidelines and "commonly asked questions." By the time I emailed my student advisor to verify my understanding, a month and a half had passed. In other words, if you have questions, ask immediately. I would highly recommend this curriculum to anybody looking for a high quality software engineering bootcamp.

The Springboard experience was great. I appreciated the guided nature of things, as well as the optional extended projects. I feel confident coming out of the course, and would definitely recommend it.

This course was by far worth every penny I spent. The ability to have a mentor to support you, colleagues to help you when you're stuck, and the best explaining videos ever. I love the simplicity of the videos you watched along with exercises for each sub section. If you are trying to learn the different front end and backend languages, I highly recommend Springboard. 

Pros:- virtual - it's flexible and won't cost an arm and a leg to complete. The virtual platform also allows you to connect with people all over the country and all over the world and allows you to choose your hours, so you don't have to quit your day job (but you always can if you want to!)- career services available throughout the course, not just at the end when you've finished everything. There are actionable career- related projects to work on alongside coding projects and homework- TAs are available online via chat and email, it helps with going through a virtual course so you don't get stuck forever- I personally really enjoyed the curriculum. The videos explained concepts well and the assignments, while challenging, would implement recently learned concepts. Video lectures are also pretty short and it's nice to be able to watch a concept get broken down into 10 5-minute videos vs. 1-2 20-30-minute videos. I appreciated that a lot of the homework built off of existing infrastructure (e.g. if you're doing a back-end assignment, front-end files would be ready to import). There were plenty of handouts summarizing concepts as well.- mock interviews are conducted throughout and at the end of the course with other mentors/industry professionals. It's great to get critical feedback from others in the industry.- job support post-course-completion includes career coach calls to keep you on task and improving.Cons:-  virtual. No classroom so you better be motivated or find ways to keep going. - there could be more curriculum coverage on Data Structures & Algorithms, but the curriculum does have a good basic introduction to those. It's something I'll continue to study 

I went through the Software Engineering course in about 6 months studying full time with no previous experience in coding or IT. There was a prep course through Springboard that I used to skill-up before starting the full course as well, that cost was rolled into the full course cost after I continued. Full stack with Python and JavaScript with several assessments, code reviews, and plenty of projects to build you up for the two capstone projects that you will choose to build your portfolio. My mentor is a legit pro with a human first approach that guided me once I started to get a feel for where I saw myself in my career. 

This is an awesome course! Colt, the instructor explained things so clearly and make the concepts easy to understand. He was a big part of my decision to choose this bootcamp. All of the support is great too! The weekly calls with my mentor were so helpful and he always did a great job at answering my questions and offering help along the way. The Career Coaches are also super knowledgeable and very helpful with the job search preparation and the actual job search. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone thinking about doing a Software Engineering bootcamp.

Starting the Springboard Software Engineering Career Track was one of the best decisions I have made for my career. I started programming on my own a year before starting and had hit a wall with how to progress. The course is structured in a great way to teach you a lot of the current industry tech and techniques. This course helped me solidify the knowledge I had gained on my own and made me extremely confident in my coding abilities. Hands down one of the best features of Springboard is the mentorship part. My mentor was able to give be solid advice and resources to improve myself even past Springboard. I couldn't recommend them enough.