UI / UX Design Career Track

I would definitely recommend Springboard for anyone wanting to learn about UX and UI. I didn’t know anything about design and come from a finance background. This course really made me feel that I’m ready to make a career change Into UX. Very well organised and the staff was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Feel great after finishing it. Thanks!

Nothing to say much, but Springboard had prepared a good set of knowledge and they teach step by step with the help of a mentor, the course proceeds very smoothly. The Extra-mentor that you can book once a week is very helpful when you want a different perspective apart from your mentor. 

An in depth 9 month UI/UX boot camp covering 3 projects and an IDP to give real world experience to students. I found the mentor program to be extremely helpful in guiding my learning experience as well as gaining insight into how the industry works. Would definitely recommend Springboard to a friend looking to get into the UI/UX field.

Amazing Journey. Got to learn, explore and experience a lot. Thank You Springboard. Highly recommended. This is a mentor-led curriculum and my mentor has helped me throughout my course

I joined the UI/UX Program at Springboard last summer. I went in with very little knowledge in UI/UX but was very interested in the topic. This course curriculum was very well structured and filled with useful learning materials. The best part about this curriculum is having a mentor to talk to every week. My mentor provided full support for giving me helpful feedbacks on my project and any technical questions I had. I also thought being able to talk to a career coach on different career topics was especially helpful. After completing this program, I feel more confident in my skills and experience in UI/UX Design. Overall, this was a great program and I would definitely recommend it to my friends.

Springboard does an excellent job of walking you through the process of becoming certified in your field of choice (I chose UI/UX design). Each session is a buildup of the knowledge you have accumulated up to that point, then that knowledge is applied to the project/prototype that you develop. But don't worry, you have a mentor (a professional working in the field) to guide you through the process which in my case was flawless with Aleya. Another helpful resource is having your completed work reviewed by actual hiring managers. This perk will give you the feedback needed to make improvements or the confidence needed to know that you have made the right decision in your field of choice moving forward. Last but not least, you have the job guarantee option. If you pass the course and start to search for a job, they guarantee with their assistance that you will find a job or the course is free. I repeat free. You can't beat that. Applying to Springboard is one of the best decisions I could have ever made for my career. I would definitely encourage those interested in advancing their career to give it a shot. You won't be disappointed.

I had an overall very positive experience with Springboard! Here are a few pros/cons:PROS1. I LOVED the mentor I was matched with. He was empathetic, generous, thoughtful, and had expert industry knowledge. His support was unmatched.2. The opportunities to find support are amazing. Advisors are there to help you along your journey and assist in any issues you may be having, career coaching during and after the program, extra mentorship is available, there's a great support network amongst other students, office hours, and opportunities to sign up for workshops.3. The content of what I learned was organized and helped me understand and practice UX concepts efficiently.4. I enjoyed the projects I worked on.CONS1. Some of the information could be repetitive, and it made it hard to time-box and prioritize importance.2. The time-boxing provided by the school does not always meet the need of students who are also working full time, have family commitments, or have other time-intensive situations.3. I would have liked to work on my portfolio earlier on in the program, instead of at the end. I think that would have been valuable. I could have easily added projects as I went along, instead of all at once, and been applying for jobs earlier.Overall, it was a great experience and I'm glad to have learned a new skill.

Springboard was a great starting point for me when I was just starting to learn about the UX industry. I was interning within my company for the product design team, and I wanted the technical skills/other background information to be better prepared for a future position. The online course is self-paced so if you're not motivated to push through the work on your own, this part might be difficult. You get weekly mentor calls which helped keep me accountable.The cost of the course has gone up quite a bit since I enrolled (back in 2020) but I felt a lot more prepared to apply for jobs afterwards, and having a knowledgeable mentor helped me get real world expertise. The course is a well curated compilation of articles/videos, but the UI exercises were a little harder for me to connect with. Capstone 1 dragged on as well (due to needing to learn ALL the skills necessary) so you lose a little motivation, but once you finish that, the rest of the projects go by quick! I really do believe the mentorship was the most valuable part of the course.

When I initially picked Springboard, I chose their UX/UI program because it seemed the most in-depth and provided an internship as part of their curriculum. I also really liked the idea of working with a mentor and having someone with experience be my guide. What I didn't expect is just how supportive the entire Springboard team & community truly are. My student advisor, Marco, was such a blessing as I struggled to keep up with all my competing priorities. He made me feel like no matter what happened, Springboard had my back. The support staff are incredibly responsive, Oscar @ office hours is a gift, as is everyone else I've had to interact with because of Springboard. I've just started working with my career coach and I already feel ten times better about my job search. I'm so grateful I chose Springboard and encourage anyone who is looking for a supportive environment to do so.  

I enrolled in the UI/UX design career track and before I finished the course, I secured a role as a UX designer.  This course helped me to successfully navigate a career transition to UX design.  One of the most valuable things about the course was the mentor pairing and relationship building opportunities.  The curriculum was solid, but I do wish it offered a bit more original content rather than a conglomeration of external online resources.

I feel like Springboard could really benefit from giving its students in the UI/UX Design Career Track a whack at using aspects of Springboard’s online everything as one of their portfolio projects. In other words, there’s room to improve the user experience. I had three different mentors throughout the course, and I’d give two of the three strong positive ratings. I worked with various other mentors and several different career coaches, and found them all to be knowledgeable, helpful, and encouraging. The curriculum is structured around developing four projects for a starter portfolio, with career track units interspersed along the way. It’s largely self-paced, which worked well for me for the most part. The first capstone takes up a hefty portion of the time in the course, then the next three projects are much quicker, relatively speaking. I made it through and am eligible for the job guarantee, so guess I’ll see how that goes. I think Springboard is a fair value with a lot of positives to it, but I would recommend doing thorough research before committing to it. I also took their Intro to Design course first, and that helped me feel confident in my decision to forge ahead with the career track program.

This program was easy to follow and very informative. I have been a visual designer but jumping into user experience design I needed to adjust my approach. They walk you through a big project slowly first then pick up the pace for the second project. This was helpful because it caused you to rely on your new knowledge. I enjoyed all the projects and the mentor program was very helpful, both on the technical side and the career side. I felt very supported throughout the program. There was also a little gamification within the curriculum that kept me motivated. They give you a goal in points for each week and every assignment has a point value. Reach the goal and you're on track! I loved that. 

Springboard has been an amazing life changing experience for me. I have no only embarked upon new skills but also developed my personality on an overall basis. From learning to designing apps and web pages , to learning to how to talk and conduct oneself.  Springboard also provides mentor support and coach supports as well as student advisory support at every step. Ever so grateful and happy with this course and highly recommend this to everyone. 

The curriculum for the UI/UX Design track went very much into depth about the design process which I appreciated. It also helped that there were multiple mini projects that helped me to further understand the concepts that were taught and also review with my design mentor. The addition of having a mentor who I could meet with weekly was incredibly helpful. I appreciated the fact that Springboard provided the opportunity for students to receive feedback on case studies from hiring managers in the field and also gain real world design experience with a company through the Industry Design Project. The most valuable part of my Springboard experience was definitely the community. Whether it was receiving guidance from my design mentor, career mentors, or support from my fellow design cohort it helps to be surrounded by individuals who are rooting for your success and motivate you to do your best. It truly was a rewarding experience studying with Springboard and everything I learned has helped me to secure a wonderful full time opportunity with an incredible organization. 

I'm glad I went with Springboard, I feel my mentor was always supporting me and the curriculum was very engaging. What sets Springboard apart from some other bootcamps is that they have an Industry Design Project at the end of the UX/UI Design Career Track where you're paired with a real world company and get to work on a project for them, and therefore you graduate with some real world experience. I just graduated so I'm entering the job search. It's extremely tough for junior designers as it is, and I'm thankful that I'm in the job guarantee track where I don't have to pay tuition until I find a job. 

I really enjoyed the overall process. The main con for me was the communication between the student and school. I really enjoyed the mentor and IDP project. It give me a real project and honest feedback from someone in the field 

Transitioning to a new field is really difficult for me without guidance and springboard was just what I needed while I was working full time. I wanted to be able to minimize risk while taking advantage of my ability to push myself further by learning something new. At springboard I was given flexible time to work on UX/UI design projects at my own pace. It gave me ample amount of time so that I can juggle multiple priorities within the year and allowed me to also invest in myself at the same time. I would highly recommend this course as it's given me a lot of guidance that I never would had gotten if not for them.

Springboard was an amazing experience especially for someone just getting into the field. The mentors and staff members were informative as well as supportive. Definitely grew a lot throughout my experience and can’t wait to tap in even deeper. Pros: - there is always a staff member and mentor to help you in addition to your student adviser and main mentor. - the feedback you get is genuine and sets you up for success. So far I’ve experienced that with every person I’ve interacted- roulette events to meet students that are on different stages of their journey and you get to hear their experiences - strong sense of community from students and staffCons: don’t really have one for Springboard. 

I had a great experience. The course was relatively easy to follow and both mentors and Springboard team were very professional.  They were very prompt about any questions I had, and always offered support for any issues that came up. A challenging course, but not beyond my initial expectations.

I chose Springboard for the unlimited mentorship and met so many interesting people a long the way. All the UI/UX mentors and career coaches I spoke to were very good, and my own mentor was very knowledgeable and held me to a high standard. The program itself is comprehensive and gives a good foundation for someone transitioning into the field. It took me a bit longer than the expected 9 months to finish, but there's a lot to learn and I don't think I could have covered everything I learnt in the shorter bootcamps out there. The only con for me was the IDP, it was a bit too unstructured and required a lot more work than expected. Overall though, it was great experience and I met a lot of cool people!