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Springboard is an online learning platform that prepares students for the tech industry’s most in-demand careers with comprehensive, mentor-led online programs in software engineering, data science, UI/UX design, cybersecurity, tech sales, and more. All Springboard courses are 100% online, remote, and self-paced throughout an average of 6-9 months. Springboard acts as a support system, coach, and cheerleader for working professionals who are ready to level-up or make a major career shift. Students have access to a unique community of industry mentors, thought leaders, and alumni, who are on hand to offer insights, networking opportunities, and support throughout the program and well past graduation. Every Springboard student is matched with a personal student advisor and industry mentor who guides them throughout the program through regular video calls.

To apply, applicants fill out an online form, take an aptitude test, then talk with a school representative about their background and motivations. For the data science career track a background in statistics and/or programming is required. For the UX career track, students should have academic or professional background in user design or development-oriented fields.

Before graduation, Springboard’s career services team supports students in their job search, helping prepare them for interviews and networking, and facilitates their transition into the tech industry. Springboard's programs are backed with a Money-Back Guarantee.

Springboard’s support does not end when students graduate. All graduates benefit from an extensive support network encompassing career services, 1:1 career coaching, networking tips, resume assistance, interview prep, and salary negotiation. Since Springboard was founded in 2013, 94% of eligible graduates secured a job within one year, earning an average salary increase of $26,000.

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  • Joyce Wong
    Joyce Wong
    Fullstack Developer • Graduate • Software Engineering Career Track • Online
    Oct 15, 2021
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    Affordable tuition and self-learning

    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 f...
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  • Margi
    Margi
    Student • UI / UX Design Career Track • Online
    Oct 15, 2021
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    UI/UX Design Course

    A comprehensive course, but it will likely take longer than the promoted time. IDP experience was a bit challenging but reflected the real work project limitations and hurdles.
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  • Devlin Diener
    Devlin Diener
    UI/UX Designer • Graduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • Online
    Oct 12, 2021
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    Springboard Success

    First of all, I’d like to start this review by saying I was able to land a job in my field of choice before I completed the program.
    *I did not have any experience with career services outside of the career sections in the curriculum* 

    The Pros:When I enrolled at Springboard I didn’t have any prior experience with UX/UI design. Springboard has certainly built a great curriculum that gave me very solid foundational skills and a fundamental unde...
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  • Jack Winford
    Jack Winford
    Graduate • Software Engineering Career Track • Online
    Oct 11, 2021
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    Superb Curriculum, Indispensable Mentor Experience

    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 ...
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  • Valerie Moreno
    Valerie Moreno
    Student • UI / UX Design Career Track • Online
    Oct 08, 2021
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    UX

    Great program. Loved the weekly mentor calls and the Industry Design Project.
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  • Nilesh Kukreja
    Nilesh Kukreja
    Graduate • Business Analytics • Online
    Oct 07, 2021
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    data analytics

    the purpose to learn  relevant skills which are practicle and relevant which eventually be helping me to transition from sales marketing background to Business Analyst was acheived and world class mentors helping in fingind jobs, resume buliding and project were unparalleled 
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  • Katie Ciccaglione
    Katie Ciccaglione
    Student • Data Analytics Career Track • Online
    Oct 07, 2021
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    Great program to prepare you for a new career!

    I am very satisfied with my experience with Springboard's Data Analytics Career Track.   The curriculum was very well organized with a great combination of instructional videos and articles as well as hands on projects and case studies.  I also found it helpful to be paired with a mentor (industry expert).  My mentor was great, and provided me with helpful feedback and support, and kept me accountable to my goals. It was also great to have two capstone projects as part of the curriculum ...
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  • Grahm Schneider
    Grahm Schneider
    Graduate • Data Analytics Career Track • Online
    Oct 05, 2021
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    Data Analytics Career Track

    - Great technical and career support
    - Mentor is very hands on and engaging
    - The curriculum is challenging and applicable to the data analytics career field
    - Great community support. Was crucial to make friends and rely on them for support and encouragement.
    - Because of the time required to take the course, some subjects are forgotten over time.
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  • Joel Antolijao
    Joel Antolijao
    Data Analyst • Graduate • Data Analytics Career Track • Online
    Oct 04, 2021
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    Great overall learnings experience!

    In searching for a bootcamp to jumpstart my career in tech/data, I wanted to find a bootcamp that would make the application process seamless and to provide me with 24/7 support, especially being so new to the field. The fact that the curriculum was very in depth, as well as providing career support and not only providing a curriculum in terms of learning the hard skills, but also adding support with the soft skills. It overall made me a well-rounded student and I feel much more comforta...
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  • Prajakta Kadam
    Prajakta Kadam
    UI/UX designer • Graduate • UX Career Track • Online
    Oct 01, 2021
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    UI/UX designer

    I started my UX Career Track course with springboard in Jan 2021, I chose springboard because it has a project based curriculum which makes learning more easy because you can apply what you learnt in your capstone project and you get real time experience to work on a UX project. I had a great mentor who helped me in every step of my project. At the end of the course you have 3 projects to showcase in your portfolio. Which really helped me getting a job. In my case my Industrial design pr...
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  • Cecilia Vu
    Cecilia Vu
    Student • Data Analytics Career Track • Online
    Oct 01, 2021
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    Great Place to Develop Real-World Skills

    The course material focused exactly what is needed in the professional world and equipped me with real-life skills. The people within the Springboard community were supportive and helpful in my career transition journey - from the students to the mentors and career coaches.
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  • Onkar Singh
    Onkar Singh
    Data Analytics Fellowship Student • Graduate • Data Analytics Career Track • Online
    Sep 30, 2021
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    Very well-structured course with excellent technical and career support.

    A few key pros:
    - 1-1 Industry mentor with weekly calls
    - Cohort, Slack, and additional mentor support
    - High tier career coach with years of experience dedicated to equipping us with the best resources

    Student advisors are always willing to help as well, weekly office hours are useful to gauge the progress and hurdles of other students.
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  • Jenny Jung
    Jenny Jung
    Graduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • Online
    Sep 28, 2021
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    Great experience!

    Overall, the whole experience was amazing. What I loved about this UX/UI bootcamp was the thorough and organized curriculum. It made me follow and finish every chapter very easily. If there's one thing I can say about drawback, it's about limited call availability for career coach/mentor calls. 
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  • Zeynep T.
    Zeynep T.
    Graduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • Online
    Sep 28, 2021
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    UX/UI Design Career Track

    I just finished the UX/UI Career Track by Springboard and I am finally starting the most exciting part: job hunt! So far, I have felt great support from Springboard. I had my personal mentor, student advisor and career coach throughout the process. We had a Slack channel for the students in our cohort and it was very good to have an easy access to a UX community that is ready to help whenever needed! Apart from having finished a very dense, flexible and dynamic curriculum which presents ...
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  • David Marshall
    David Marshall
    Graduate • Software Engineering Career Track Prep • Online
    Sep 28, 2021
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    Well worth the time

    I discovered Springboard's Software Engineering Career Track thanks to Google's disturbingly accurate sponsored ads, as I had purchased Colt Steele's web development class on Udemy. After deciding I needed more than what Udemy could offer, I started to make steps to apply...only to realize I needed to know JavaScript to go into the actual bootcamp. As such, I signed up for the prep class, and thankfully, it is well-designed and instructive in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript basics. Both my men...
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  • Weijung Tseng
    Weijung Tseng
    Student • Data Science Career Track • Online
    Sep 27, 2021
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    I recommend this course

    Tutor was helpful and the curriculum is great!
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  • Emma Eshler
    Emma Eshler
    UX/UI Designer • Graduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • Online
    Sep 27, 2021
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    I got a job before I graduated!

    Overall, I really love Springboard and it was personally a really great fit for me. 

    Overall:
    This program was a lot of work. I thought I would finish well before the nine months...I did not. Realistically, I had a full time job and was taking this course and I would say that their suggestion of nine months is very accurate. It also allows you time to circle back to old projects and improve them and really let your brain be the awesome sponge it is and absorb all it can. I got ...
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  • Javier Merizalde
    Javier Merizalde
    Graduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • Online
    Sep 26, 2021
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    UX/UI Designer

    Springboard's course materials (which were always engaging and diverse) along the mentor and career assets prepared me for the expectations of the UX/UI market and has made me of great value as designer in my first few contract jobs. Highly recommend this course for its hands-on and practical approach, and for the excellent support team! 
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  • Alana Burns
    Alana Burns
    Graduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • Online
    Sep 25, 2021
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    UI/UX Design Career Track

    I appreciated that Springboard was so considerate of their students—offering pauses to accommodate varying work/life situations and always being willing to help out. The curriculum was engaging and Springboard does a great job overall of making students feel like they've grasped the material and have people to reach out to for support if needed. They also make sure you have the appropriate job materials in place (LinkedIn, resume, elevator pitch, web portfolio...) and have had a chance t...
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  • Desmond McLemore
    Desmond McLemore
    Software Engineer • Graduate • Software Engineering Career Track • Online
    Sep 25, 2021
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    Great bootcamp!

    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.  ...
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Springboard Alumni Reviews Summary

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4.5
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FAQs

How much does Springboard cost?

Springboard costs around $10,900. On the lower end, some Springboard courses like Introduction to Design cost $349.

What courses does Springboard teach?

Springboard offers courses like Cyber Security Career Track, Data Analytics Career Track, Data Science Career Track, Data Science Career Track Prep and 5 more.

Where does Springboard have campuses?

Springboard teaches students Online in a remote classroom.

Is Springboard worth it?

Springboard hasn't shared alumni outcomes yet, but one way to determine if a bootcamp is worth it is by reading alumni reviews. 1,763 Springboard alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Springboard on Course Report - you should start there!

Is Springboard legit?

We let alumni answer that question. 1,763 Springboard alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Springboard and rate their overall experience a 4.6 out of 5.

Does Springboard offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?

Yes, 💰Course Report readers can take $2,000 off Springboard tuition for Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Data Science Career Tracks. Just use promo code CR2000SB to automatically take $2,000 off tuition. 

Can I read Springboard reviews?

You can read 1,763 reviews of Springboard on Course Report! Springboard alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Springboard and rate their overall experience a 4.6 out of 5.

Is Springboard accredited?

While bootcamps must be approved to operate, accreditation is relatively rare. Springboard doesn't yet share information about their accreditation status.

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