General Assembly
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.
712 General Assembly Reviews
AnonymousGraduateMay 02, 2018Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceDSI
Three-hour tele lectures followed by four-hour lab practices. In many ways it was like Groundhog Day. We had one day to learn a lesson or a program, and the very next day *poof* a brand-new lesson to learn. At times it was challenging and you feel like you're falling off the boat, especially if you didn't quite master or understand the previous day's lesson.
However, if you're lucky to have a strong and resourceful support group in the form of a good TA and sharing/caring studen...
Three-hour tele lectures followed by four-hour lab practices. In many ways it was like Groundhog Day. We had one day to learn a lesson or a program, and the very next day *poof* a brand-new lesson to learn. At times it was challenging and you feel like you're falling off the boat, especially if you didn't quite master or understand the previous day's lesson.
However, if you're lucky to have a strong and resourceful support group in the form of a good TA and sharing/caring students, it makes a tremendous difference. I don't think I would have gotten as far as I did w/o these two assets.
Also I'm past the 110 day mark with no job. Plenty of interviews, though. I've had interviews with some top tech firms (Google and Facebook). I doubt I could have gotten my foot in the door w/o doing this bootcamp. Good career counseling too, but at times you feel you're pushed down the line because a brand-new cohort is coming up.
If you do decide to take this bootcamp, gird your loins for at least 3-4 months unemployment afterwards, and be prepared to network like crazy after class and after the program ends.
- AnonymousJunior UX • Graduate • User Experience Design (Part-Time) • LondonMay 02, 2018Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX Course
Attending the part time course for UX Design at General Assembly was an amazing experience. My tutors and classmates were great and despite was tough to work and study at the same time, I had the chance to learn a lot from all of them.
- AnonymousGraduate • Web Development Immersive • BostonApr 26, 2018Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Web development immersive
Took the Web development immersive at GA and it was an amazing course. We would learn new materials almost everyday and the instroctors did an amazing job of explaning all material in a way that was understandable and exciting. All the instroctuors were avaliable for extra help if needed and were always willing to answer questions. I really enjoyed this course and it has really prepared me for a job. The material covered is what employers are looking for.
- AnonymousDigital Marketer • Graduate • Digital Marketing (Part-time) • MelbourneApr 25, 2018Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Excellent content, knowledgeable people - Highly Recommended
I've been in the Digital marketing industry for around 3 years but I'm entirely self-taught, I have a background in sales & IT which has helped immensely but have never had a complete overview of the strategy around campaigns. I decided to undertake the Digital Marketing course at General Assembly in order to bring everything I've learned together and take my career to the next level.
Overall I think the course was highly valuable and would suggest it to anyone who Is intereste...
I've been in the Digital marketing industry for around 3 years but I'm entirely self-taught, I have a background in sales & IT which has helped immensely but have never had a complete overview of the strategy around campaigns. I decided to undertake the Digital Marketing course at General Assembly in order to bring everything I've learned together and take my career to the next level.
Overall I think the course was highly valuable and would suggest it to anyone who Is interested in digital marketing strategy. It assumes no prior knowledge which is good and bad, I found myself bored at some points as it delt with my day to day tasks. The content that I had no prior exposure to was excellent and engaging. The instructors were knowledgable and always happy to lend a hand. It requires quite a bit of time investment but its worth it in the end
- AnonymousStudent • Web Development Immersive • BostonApr 25, 2018Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
I loved my experience with GA!
I can't say enough about the great experience I had at GA in Boston. The instructors are amazing and I learned an incredible amount in the 3 months that I was there. This was by far the best experience I've had in a classroom setting and would recommend it to anyone that I looking to start a career in tech!
- AnonymousExecutive Asocciate • Graduate • User Experience Design (Part-Time) • WashingtonApr 18, 2018Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Executive Associate, Nonprofit
At first I was hesitant to join the remote (online) crash course for User Experience Design. At the start of the class, the instructor even mentioned that we wouldn't get to dive as deep into the material compared to the 3 month Design course. This frustrated me as I was spending a lot of time and money to take the 1 week course.
But as the week progressed, my worries began to disappear. I learned so much in a span of 5 days, and all of the students were able to develop a full ca...
At first I was hesitant to join the remote (online) crash course for User Experience Design. At the start of the class, the instructor even mentioned that we wouldn't get to dive as deep into the material compared to the 3 month Design course. This frustrated me as I was spending a lot of time and money to take the 1 week course.
But as the week progressed, my worries began to disappear. I learned so much in a span of 5 days, and all of the students were able to develop a full case study presentation of the projects that they were working on over the course of that week. The Zoom video conferencing helped keep the students accountable for staying engaged an actively participating through the course of the week. Zoom also allowed us to go into break out rooms were students could work on project discussions in small groups.
In some ways, I found this online 1 week class to be even more engaging that a regular sized classroom, because our class size was so small. I am very satisfied w/ this program and how the instructor facilitated learning over just one week!
- AnonymousStudent • Product Management Immersive • SeattleMar 08, 2018Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Product Management Immersive
Aditi Joshi was beyond impressive! I was pleasently suprised that General Assembly offered this class and it is so worth it. Whether you are a project, product, or program manager the knowledge you gain from taking this class is invaluable.
- AnonymousStudent • User Experience Design (Part-Time) • LondonMar 07, 2018Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
UX 34
Good course that covered most of the flow of a normal UX process from creation to prototype. It would have been nice to also look at UX from a BAU or day-to-day perspective rather than always from a brand new project
- AnonymousGraduateFeb 14, 2018Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Science Immersive Full Time
Its a course that covers every topic in data science, the course goes for 12 weeks, 5 days a week, 8 hours a day, there are 2 lectures and 2 labs to cover in a day, + 4 projects to do and a capstone project. Very intensive, but people there make it enjoyable to come to class, and with a happy hour, it makes it even better.
- AnonymousSales Mgr. • Graduate • Digital Marketing On-Demand • OnlineFeb 09, 2018Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Awesome experience
Very interactive for online learning. Feel 10x more knowledgable after 6 weeks. Loved how it was project-based learning
- AnonymousAR • Graduate • User Experience Design (Part-Time) • WashingtonFeb 09, 2018Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX Design Review
The course was awesome. A lot of resources and materials were provided. The instructors were willing to help find job placement which is a huge plus. I am not familiar with basic coding so I wish there were a couple of classes that focused on that like html and css. That would be a huge plus. I woiuld definitely recommend that people take the course at General Assembly.
- AnonymousDesigner • Graduate • User Experience Design (Part-time) • San FranciscoFeb 07, 2018Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
User Experience Design
This program lets students learn everything from how to approach a problem, come up with a hypothesis and a potential solution, and how to test it to see it is feasible. (Highly focused in digital platform) Very informative results. I have taken part time night courses and it was very good but time consuming and tiring. Don't do it if you are not ready for the commitment of work load other wise you'd be influencing the whole class badly. I wish there was more time to work on projects and a...
This program lets students learn everything from how to approach a problem, come up with a hypothesis and a potential solution, and how to test it to see it is feasible. (Highly focused in digital platform) Very informative results. I have taken part time night courses and it was very good but time consuming and tiring. Don't do it if you are not ready for the commitment of work load other wise you'd be influencing the whole class badly. I wish there was more time to work on projects and at the same time I am glad it was just that time as we all had day job.
- AnonymousSingaporeNov 15, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
User Experience Design Immersion Course (Singapore)
The good
When you decide to pursue a UXDI course, you need to manage your expectation that courses like this are a silver bullet for getting UX know-how. These 10 weeks are a start to the UX journey and as that start, the General Assembly UXDI course is great. The format is a 9-5 full time course for 10 weeks. You complete 5 projects, with a final project doing work with real client. It's a safe space to fail and learn. But you need to have the initiative and thirst for knowledge...
The good
When you decide to pursue a UXDI course, you need to manage your expectation that courses like this are a silver bullet for getting UX know-how. These 10 weeks are a start to the UX journey and as that start, the General Assembly UXDI course is great. The format is a 9-5 full time course for 10 weeks. You complete 5 projects, with a final project doing work with real client. It's a safe space to fail and learn. But you need to have the initiative and thirst for knowledge to go beyond the course syllabus.
After graduation, you get a meet & greet session with potential employers and there you get a glimpse of the type of market demand. I didn't have a strong background in design but i do have a background in client servicing so it came to no surprise that agencies largely approached my booth.
Stuff to improve
I didn't think the job outcomes sessions were particularly helpful for myself and mature students in the class who have hired people or gone through the hiring process in some shape or form. That is the one thing i would improve on.
- AnonymousNone • StudentOct 27, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Student
12 week immersive program, made projects using Ruby on Rails and JavaScript
- AnonymousGraduate • Android Development Immersive • New York CityOct 25, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Android Program
Overall a good experience. - Anonymousdata/qa analyst • Graduate • Data Analytics (Part-time) • SydneyOct 03, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
very good curriculum on data analysis
the instructors are very experienced and impart their knowledge from their day to day job work - AnonymousGraduate • Data Analytics (Part-time) • New York CityAug 08, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Learned far more than I had expected!
When I signed up for this class, I thought I'd learn a few useful tidbits about how to analyze data, but I learned SO MUCH MORE. Plus, now I feel equipped to continue learning Tableau, SQL, and Excel on my own. I'm especially interested in learning SQL outside of class; I've read multiple articles on how it's one of the most pervasive programming languages today.
Some tips for future students: 1-Do the homework and put in extra time outside th...When I signed up for this class, I thought I'd learn a few useful tidbits about how to analyze data, but I learned SO MUCH MORE. Plus, now I feel equipped to continue learning Tableau, SQL, and Excel on my own. I'm especially interested in learning SQL outside of class; I've read multiple articles on how it's one of the most pervasive programming languages today.
Some tips for future students: 1-Do the homework and put in extra time outside the class to really understand the material. 2-Get to know your instructors. I cannot stress enough how helpful my teaching assistant (Daniel) was. He was always eager to help before class and via email. The instructors here really want you to excel and understand the course material. - AnonymousUX Architect • Graduate • User Experience Design Immersive • WashingtonJul 05, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX Design Immersive
I attended the UX Design Immersive program in March of 2015. Overall it was an incredibly efficient, informative, and effective introduction to User Experience. Critical thinkers with some background or knowledge in web related fields excelled in this class. Steeper learning curve for those who were less familiar or struggled with putting themselves in other people's shoes. Lots of resume and portfolio help, with relationships with area companies hiring for UX was also a plus. Launched a s...
I attended the UX Design Immersive program in March of 2015. Overall it was an incredibly efficient, informative, and effective introduction to User Experience. Critical thinkers with some background or knowledge in web related fields excelled in this class. Steeper learning curve for those who were less familiar or struggled with putting themselves in other people's shoes. Lots of resume and portfolio help, with relationships with area companies hiring for UX was also a plus. Launched a successful UX career for me, have been employed for over 2 years and have gotten many inquiries from recruiters and companies looking to interview me.
- AnonymousGraduate • Digital Marketing (Part-time) • New York CityJun 29, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Review of Digital Marketing Course
I was thrilled with the class. I am a career changer and felt like the course laid out the basics of Digital Marketing from start to finish. I feel confident and fully equipped to transition my career. The course also included core business fundamentals and I really appreciated that. Thank you!
- AnonymousJavaScript Development (10 week part-time) • SeattleJun 28, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Online JavaScript Circuit
This was a class I took to learn the fundamentals of JavaScript so that I could apply it towards my work covering APIs. The course we set up for students to succeed with a lot of hand holding through each lesson. This is not a bad thing especially given that we were doing the course from home. By far the most valuable part was the 1:1 sessions with my mentor Sonyl. He was patient and prepared and almost always able to help me figure out the answers to my questions. Whenever we couldn't co...
This was a class I took to learn the fundamentals of JavaScript so that I could apply it towards my work covering APIs. The course we set up for students to succeed with a lot of hand holding through each lesson. This is not a bad thing especially given that we were doing the course from home. By far the most valuable part was the 1:1 sessions with my mentor Sonyl. He was patient and prepared and almost always able to help me figure out the answers to my questions. Whenever we couldn't come to an answer in the time allowed, he always made himself available by email and I sent him tons of questions that way. One of the few downsides to the course was that the in browser coding platform was very much tied to a particular answer. Often there would be multiple ways of correctly solving a problem but if you didn't do it the way the platform was expecting, you'd get error messages. That led to some frustration at times until I figured out that the error messages often pointed you in the expected direction.
General Assembly Alumni Outcomes
| Description | Percentage |
| Full Time, In-Field Employee | N/A |
| Full-time apprenticeship, internship or contract position | N/A |
| Short-term contract, part-time position, freelance | N/A |
| Employed out-of-field | N/A |
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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.
What courses does General Assembly teach?
General Assembly offers courses like 1. Data Science Bootcamp (Full Time), 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time), 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Part Time), 3. User Experience Design Bootcamp (Full Time) and 15 more.
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!
Can I read General Assembly reviews?
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Is General Assembly accredited?
All of General Assembly's regulatory information can be found here: https://generalassemb.ly/regulatory-information