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General Assembly

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General Assembly is a technical education provider that teaches students the skills, career advice and networking opportunities needed to make a career change into a tech role, in as little as three months. General Assembly offers part-time and full-time bootcamps and short courses in web and mobile development, product management, data science, and more. The bootcamp experience is led by instructors who are expert practitioners in their field. Students should expect to build a solid portfolio of real-life projects. Since 2011, General Assembly has graduated more than 40,000 students worldwide from the full time and part time bootcamp.

To enroll at General Assembly, applicants should submit an online application to connect with a GA Admissions team member who will work with them to decide if a tech bootcamps is the right fit. The GA Admissions staff are also prepared to speak with applicants about the best tech role for them, learning styles at GA, expected outcomes after the bootcamp, options to finance the bootcamp, career services offered by GA, and more.

To help students land their first job in a tech role, General Assembly students are supported by career coaches from day one. The program is enhanced by a career services team that is constantly in talks with employers about their tech hiring needs. 

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  • Sandra Ariza
    Sandra Ariza
    Graduate • 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) • New York City
    Apr 20, 2023
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    An unforgettable experience!

    Taking a technology bootcamp course was a huge scary decision to make but  I am glad I did.  The instructional and the support staff, such as the student success and outcomes advisors, are all exceptional.  As long as you put in the effort they will go above and beyond to support you in succeeding.  The program is very challenging and demanding but if you are determined and follow their guidance you will succeed. I completed the blended course which was the best fit for me.  
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  • Bella Brache
    Bella Brache
    Associate UX Strategist • Student • 3. User Experience Design Bootcamp (Full Time) • Online
    Feb 27, 2023
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    Important but not the end-all

    Doing the General Assembly UX/UI course will be your starting point into a tech career, but it is not going to make up for any office experience or even real-world experience. I would highly recommend going into a similar field such as marketing or social media, to understand how office jobs work. There are also MANY UX/UI bootcamp students now, so do not believe them when they say you'll be set up to find a job. While I was employed within 2 months of my bootcamp, it was in an industry ...
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  • Ong Song Yi
    Ong Song Yi
    Data Scientist • Graduate • 1. Data Science Bootcamp (Full Time) • Singapore
    Feb 26, 2023
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    It was exhilarating and intense

    The Data Science Immersive boot camp was an eye opener into how Machine Learning operates. As this is a growing field, there were multiple topics covered and even more topics to be self studied.
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  • Lim Rui Bing
    Lim Rui Bing
    Software Developer • Student • 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) • Singapore
    Feb 26, 2023
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    Safe place to learn

    In my bootcamp, everyone was non-judgemental, I just had fun learning with my class. The curriculum was great in preparing me for jobs too since it was directed at web development frameworks that are in demand. It was also very useful because there's sufficient hands on experience instead of just purely theory. Overall, was brilliant!
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  • EILEEN PNG YI LIN
    EILEEN PNG YI LIN
    Graduate • 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) • Singapore
    Feb 25, 2023
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    Amazing Community

    The community in GA is amazing! Coming to class everyday was exciting, the way the instructors teaches shows how much they love their job and how genuinely they wanted to help. They stand in students shoes and give advices outside of classroom as well. I definitely created life long friendships in GA. The 3 months in GA was one of the toughest but best 3 months i had.
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  • Adam Alexander
    Adam Alexander
    Head of Technology • Graduate • Product Management (Short Course) • Sydney
    Feb 25, 2023
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    General Assembly has right mix of theory and practical

    I'm a mature age, working web dev professional who took a General Assembly Product Management course to brush up on my skills and investigate future career paths.

    I'm currently doing a post-graduate certification in web dev now after not being at university for 25 years, and there's an incredible difference of  learner experience quality between contemporary vocational education and institutional education. (Disclaimer: I have a chunk of experience in corporate adult learning and ...
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  • Harel Kelly
    Harel Kelly
    Graduate • Product Management (Short Course) • London
    Feb 20, 2023
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    Not for beginners

    For someone with no background of product management this course promises that it is recommended for beginners or no background, it also promises that a career help will be given.
    After struggling for the first few weeks I found myself in a bit of a struggle to keep up.
    John and Alex where very good but again to much to cover for someone with no background. 
    As soon as the course was finished I heard nothing from anyone even though it says that a career help can be provided.
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  • Stevie
    Stevie
    Graduate • 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) • Online
    Feb 18, 2023
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    Great Experience!

    I had a great experience attending General Assembly's Software Engineering Immersive. My Instructors were very patient and understanding, even without any previous knowledge. I saw many people make full-stack apps after having little or no experience coding. The course load is very demanding, as you will be on camera 9 - 5 every day and have 4 hours or more of homework. Although it is a lot of work, the instructors were great at guiding us. The course will not teaching you everything, an...
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  • Taher Khatieb
    Taher Khatieb
    Applicant • 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Part Time) • London
    Feb 16, 2023
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    Professional academic training.

    It was an excellent experience for first time online coding bootcamp, instructors were so professionals and helpful. They used their knowledge and experience to lead and guid all students equally.
    For me as non native English speaker (intermediate English level) was a bit hard for me to catch up every thing at the beginning and the course leaders were so patient by repeating and explaining more deeply.
    General Assembly is a professional team academy 100%.
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  • Suzette Gaynor
    Suzette Gaynor
    Graduate • Data Analytics (Short Course) • Singapore
    Feb 15, 2023
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    Data Analytics with Prasanth Thangavel

    Prasanth was the bomb! Super consistent, patient, and supportive.  There was so much information stuffed into 10 weeks, and he helped adjust the pace of the course as time went on. Additionally, I learned a lot being with different classmates who had various strengths. GA curriculum was easy to follow and clear with no surprises - I rated it 4/5 mainly because I wish we spent more time on SQL and less time on the tableau segment. Highly recommend this class.
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  • Ravi Jain
    Ravi Jain
    Student • User Experience Design (Short Course) • Chicago
    Nov 23, 2022
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    Waited over 3 months for my certificate of completion

    After completing and passing the course, I had to wait over 3 months for the company to provide me my certificate of completion. I had to pester and constantly follow up, and never was provided any more information than, 'we're working on it.' Only until i resorted to social media did something actually get done about it. For a company that works with industry leaders I was blindsided by such a poor experience. I will not be taking a course from GA again.
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  • April Lim
    April Lim
    Graduate • Singapore
    Jul 18, 2022
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    Digital Marketing Immersive

      I have just graduated from a 2-month full-time Digital Marketing Immersive course at General Assembly, Singapore.  It was a very engaging, fun, and intensive course that I enjoyed and benefitted from.  Michael Buchholz was our instructor.  He was very generous to share his in-depth marketing experience and provide invaluable insights.  The highlight of the course is the pro-bono client project which is also the capstone project.  With guidance from Michael, we applied what ...
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  • Bridget
    Bridget
    Product Management • Graduate • Product Management (Short Course) • Melbourne
    Jun 15, 2022
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    Engaging remote learning with legendary instructor team

    I recently completed the product management 10-week part time course with GA, remotely in Melbourne. I was worried about remote learning as I can find it difficult to be engaged but I found that the use of group, partner and solo activities around the core learning to help with this immensely. I love that the instructors were available for us to pick their brains around their real-world experience - I gained some invaluable learning this way.
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  • Martin L. Diaz, Jr
    Martin L. Diaz, Jr
    Applicant
    May 27, 2022
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    CATALYST (Income Share Agreement)

    I'm in the process of enrolling in GA's immersive UX and learned from their Admissions officer that their Catalyst (ISA) is NOT available anymore in California. Seems CA and 4 other states, per the Admissions officer, have regulated ISAs in order to protect consumers. I was really counting on this ISA, but now I'll likely have to apply for a loan- very disappointed. Good for consumer protections... but bad for folks in this process like me. Darn.
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  • RD Johnson
    RD Johnson
    UX Researcher • Graduate • Washington
    May 23, 2022
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    GA UX Design Immersive Full Time is Worth It

    For anyone who is on the fence about bootcamps, or comparing the long-term value of bootcamps- General Assembly includes a career coaching component to the lessons and portfolio projects that set it apart from other bootcamps. There's a long-term value proposition that you take with you long after you graduate: how to effectively create a personal brand, network and find mentors -things that you probably won't find at many traditional colleges and universities until the last year in some...
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  • William Park
    William Park
    Mar 16, 2022
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    Trouble getting refunded

    After paying in full for a Web Development course, I had to reschedule to another time.  However, I am still having trouble getting refunded.  I asked to cancel within the allotted time frame (within 14 days).  Contacted customer support and admissions, they tell me to talk to the person who helped me with registration.  I contact her (Tanya Clark) through email, no response for a few days.  I call her and she says she has been out of the office for the past few days.  Great.  She says s...
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  • Sandrine Choiniere
    Sandrine Choiniere
    UX Designer • Graduate • Vancouver
    Feb 07, 2022
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    UX Design

    I took the UX Design course from November 2021 to January 2022 with Matthew Reiswig. This is a fantastic class! I cannot recommend it enough. We were given all the tools and resources to get started as a professional UX Designer. I am definitely leaving this class feeling energized and empowered to tackle this new world of opportunities that lies ahead. 
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  • Antonio Pio Rizziello
    Antonio Pio Rizziello
    Graduate • Data Analytics (Short Course) • Online
    Jan 15, 2022
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    Data Analytics

    I am satisfied with the depth of the content, the quality of the teaching (Chris was fantastic!) and GA overall (platforms and UI). However, in my opinion, this course is overpriced. 
    The course costs £2,800 and I did the 40 hours intensive course completed in 6 days. 
    I paid in three instalments which helped, but I believe this course would be better priced at £2,000. 

    I am happy to have enrolled on this course. However, in my humble opinion, this didn't seem good value for...
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  • Arya
    Arya
    Student • 3. User Experience Design Bootcamp (Full Time) • New York City
    Dec 19, 2021
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    UX design course

    Not worth it, It is super hectic and fast-paced. Classes start with full-day presentations (similar to recorded videos) none stop from 9am to 5pm, then on the third day you have to turn in your project and if your project is not good enough, you are out. (Just like that). 
    If you can learn by yourself from YouTube then you can learn in this course also. 
    There are zero one on one or individual attention,(There is not even any time for it) You will be super exhausted by 5 pm which y...
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  • CDLacey
    CDLacey
    Graduate • Data Science (Short Course) • Toronto
    Dec 15, 2021
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    Part-Time Data Science Course

    This course was really great to learn about the different applications of leveraging python for data science. I really enjoyed the two part presentation (apply learning to a dataset of your choice - presenting your analysis at two points during the course.)

    Definitely gave me confidence to continuing learning in this field.

    Overall, course is great for anyone currently doing some degree of analytical work and who would like to expand their skill set.
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General Assembly Alumni Outcomes

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Of the students who enroll at General Assembly, 82% graduated. 72% of graduates were job-seeking and N/A of job-seeking graduates found in-field employment after 180 days and report a median income of . Below is the 180 Day Employment Breakdown for 3148 graduates included in this report:
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DescriptionPercentage
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Full-time apprenticeship, internship or contract positionN/A
Short-term contract, part-time position, freelanceN/A
Employed out-of-fieldN/A
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Download the GA 2021 Outcomes report here: https://ga.co/outcomes-report
* These outcomes are not audited by Course Report. In some cases, data is audited by a third party.

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General Assembly Alumni Reviews Summary

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4.3
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4.4
Curriculum
4.3
Job Assistance
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FAQs

How much does General Assembly cost?

General Assembly costs around $16,450. On the lower end, some General Assembly courses like Visual Design (Short Course) cost $3,500.

Where does General Assembly have campuses?

General Assembly has in-person campuses in London, New York City, Paris, Singapore, and Sydney. General Assembly also has a remote classroom so students can learn online.

Is General Assembly worth it?

The data says yes! General Assembly reports a 84% graduation rate, and 95% of General Assembly alumni are employed. The data says yes! In 2021, General Assembly reported a 82% graduation rate, a median salary of , and N/A of General Assembly alumni are employed.

Is General Assembly legit?

We let alumni answer that question. 712 General Assembly alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed General Assembly and rate their overall experience a 4.31 out of 5.

Does General Assembly offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?

Yes, General Assembly accepts the GI Bill!

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You can read 712 reviews of General Assembly on Course Report! General Assembly alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed General Assembly and rate their overall experience a 4.31 out of 5.

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