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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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  • Shirley Gu
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    Data and reporting analyst • Graduate • Data Analytics Career Track • Online
    Feb 27, 2023
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    Springboard bootcamp - pivot your career

    Springboard Data Analytics boot camp successfully helped me to pivot my career when my previous experience seemed to come to the dead end. The practical curriculum and career coach really work hand to hand to prepare me to land my next job. The weekly one on one mentor time, student discussion forum and the portal to share the frustration and post question really help me to overcome lots of hurdles along the way. I'm thankful to know the Springboard.
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  • Muhtasim Ahmed
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    Revenue System Analyst • Graduate • Data Analytics Career Track • Online
    Feb 23, 2023
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    Decent Program

    Overall it's a good program for changing career or starting on a new field. Personalized mentorship, hands-on projects, and career coaching was helpful for transition into data analytics roles. Those projects helped to get technical understanding and also prepared me to enhance my story telling and presentation skills. I also really liked the last part of the program that helped me to build a strong resume , and provided me an opportunity to practice interview questions. That really help...
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  • Michael Adams
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    Full Stack Developer • Graduate • Online
    Feb 23, 2023
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    Data Engineer Springboard Certification

    The Data Engineer Certification program from Springboard was great. The highlight for me was working with my mentor every week. Springboard did a good job matching me with a good mentor as well as plotting out a good course to understand data engineering. The capstone project was a great resource while applying for jobs. 
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  • Kimberly A Schwartz
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    UX UI Designer • Student • UI / UX Design Career Track • Online
    Feb 23, 2023
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    WORTH EVERY PENNY!

    I attended the UXUI Career track program at Springboard. The bootcamp provided me the launching pad I needed to get into the industry and kick start my career. The bootcamp is intense but full of all the skills I needed to change my life. 
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    Student • Cyber Security Career Track • Online
    Feb 04, 2023
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    Waste of money

    Horrible experience. So a better research and go somewhere else. You'd only waste your money here. The curriculum is out of Linkedin learning. The lab classes are outdated. The mentors are not helpful at all. Lastly, the career service has no clue what they are doing.
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    Dave Austin of Springboard

    Springboard Advising Team

    Feb 10, 2023

    Hello,

    Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that your experience in our Cyber Security program was not what you expected.

    Our curriculum is designed by experts in the field of cyber security, together with our team of instructional designers to provide students with the best resources available. Throughout their course, students are mentored by professionals in the field to support their technical learning. All of our course mentors go through a rigorous vetting process and hold senior positions in cyber security, such as Jay James (Cyber Security Operations Lead at Auburn University), Alissa Torres (Senior Threat Hunter at Palo Alto Networks), and Mark Adams (Senior Manager, IT Security & Compliance at Superior Energy).

    In addition to mentorship, students are also supported by career coaches who help them to prepare a tailored job search strategy, and a number of other subject matter experts who support, such as TA's and mentor-hosted Office Hours sessions. We hold all of these individuals to a very high standard of service in support of students. If that standard was not met for you, we sincerely apologize and value your feedback.

    If you felt that there was anything we could have done better to support you towards a successful experience in the course, we value that feedback and would love to hear from you. Please feel free to contact advising@springboard.com and schedule a call with us.

    Thank you once again for your review and we look forward to hearing from you.

    Sincerely,
    Dave Austin
    Springboard Advising Team
  • Rahima Wahizi
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    UX designer • Graduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • Online
    Jan 24, 2023
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    mentor-assisted, helpful, guidance needed

    My mentor was the key to my success at Springboard - we would have weekly meetings where we would go over my work and design and since he was from the same field, he would provide his critique, feedback and any other helpful resources he could in order for me to achieve better work. 
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  • Taioh Kubota
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    Student • Software Engineering Career Track • Online
    Jan 19, 2023
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    Great bootcamp

    Springboard had all the important topics that many jobs are looking for. The lecture videos showed a lot of details and step by step instructions on how to go about it. The only cons were that some lectures were outdated and needed to be updated with current standards.
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  • Jennifer Lam
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    Graduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • Online
    Oct 24, 2022
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    Finished the course feeling prepared for the career switch

    It's scary thinking of switching careers but Springboard made it easy. The curriculum covered everything you need to know to get you started and with all the support you receive from mentors and career coaches, I truly finished feeling prepared to start applying.
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  • Payton Houden
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    Graduate • Online
    Aug 30, 2022
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    UX UI Design Career Track

    I completed the UX UI Career Track program and I loved it! The curriculum was very engaging and allowed me to learn at my own pace, which I loved. You also receive a mentor to work with you through the course and this was incredibly beneficial! I also really loved the IDP program, you get to work with a real company and other designers, it is an awesome real world experience!  I am just entering the job search so will update my thoughts throughout that as well!
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  • Laura
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    Full-Stack Developer • Student • Software Engineering Career Track • Online
    Aug 29, 2022
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    Do not recommend

    I am reviewing the Software Engineering Career Track. The only thing I would recommend about this program is the job guarantee. Curriculum teaches Python, which is a great language for devOps and data science, but this is a limiting option for software engineers. There are many more jobs for those who know C# and Java. In addition, the experience with my mentor was disappointing and there wasn't enough of a social aspect to the bootcamp. After awhile, I also found myself fatigued by the ...
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  • paul
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    Graduate • Data Science Career Track • Online
    Aug 29, 2022
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    Datascience CT

    Attended data science career track and overall great curriculum and very nice mentor, however it can be all different since there are so many mentors and i did not like my first one
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  • Azra Chen
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    Graduate • Data Analytics Career Track • Online
    Jun 16, 2022
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    Great online course

    I had very positive experience with Springboard. The extremely flexible self-learning pace schedule, the thorough curriculum which makes on understand every concept from the ground up, expertised mentors, supportive course advisers and a great community - everything that one needs to begin a career in Data Anyltics is right there. Highly recommend taking the course.
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  • Ruhsar
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    Student • Graduate • Data Science Career Track • Online
    May 14, 2022
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    My experience in Springboard Data Science track

    My overall experience in the Data Science track was positive and satisfying. The team was so responsive and eager to help. I’ve received instant and constructive feedback on my assignments and enjoyed my time in this course. I highly recommend it.
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  • Rashidat Omotayo Ayantunde
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    Data Analyst • Data Analytics Career Track • Online
    Mar 24, 2022
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    Data Analytics Career Track

    PROS
    1. Study at your pace:
    2. On-demand mentorship
    3. One on one career coach
    4. Flexible payment
    5. Weekly group call
    5. Take a break when you feel overwhelmed. etc..

    CONS
    There is no disadvantage to this course, had a positive experience all through.
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  • Jesse Erandio
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    Biological Scientist • Graduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • Online
    Mar 12, 2022
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    I had a great experience!

    My overall experience with Springboard was great. I am transitioning from the scientific research field into the design industry, and I felt the materials presented in the course was sufficient at providing the necessary tools to gain UI/UX design experience. 

    I feel like a student will get the most of out of this course if they push themselves independently. 
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  • Max W.
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    Graduate • Data Science Career Track • Online
    Mar 11, 2022
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    Great overall

    Pros:
    Mentor support, career services, job guarantee, curriculum content, flexibility.

    Cons:
    Curriculum delivery

    This was my second bootcamp experience, after having a misunderstanding about the job guarantee with the first one. Once I vetted Springboard's job guarantee, it was a no-brainer to sign up. At the time of this writing (March 2022) I had an option to pay only after I received a qualifying position, or else I wouldn't have to pay at all.

    The curriculu...
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  • Randal
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    Graduate • Data Science Career Track • Online
    Feb 27, 2022
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    An overpriced waist of time

    This program is a total waist of money. You can easily learn everything they teach you here and pay 1/6th of the price tag. ALL of the coding lessons come from data camp, so right there you can easily just pay for the data camp data science career track and you just saved yourself a pretty penny. Then they just copy and paste some web articles into the curriculum. Its absolutely ridiculous that you have to pay thousands more for data camp with a bunch of hype. I still haven't found a job...
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  • Conrad Black
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    Student • Data Analytics Career Track • Online
    Feb 10, 2022
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    Springboard

    Springboard does what it says. It gives you a firm foundation in technical skills overseen by industry experts with a world class curriculum. Highly recommended and hope it does for you what it did for me!
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  • Mackenzie Unger
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    Procurement Data Scientist • Graduate • Data Science Career Track • Online
    Feb 08, 2022
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    Hard work, great pay off

    I was in the Data Science Career Track course. This course was a bit expensive, but I was motivated by the job guarantee, and that a data science job would help me to afford the loan payments at the end of the course. I was able to get a job the month before I completed the course! I am making $78,000 at my entry level Data Science position in Texas.

    I was applying for Data Science jobs since before starting the course, and as I progressed I saw improvements in my applications. Ha...
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  • Aimee Wildstone
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    Associate Software Engineer • Graduate • Software Engineering Career Track • Online
    Jan 25, 2022
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    Be prepared to work hard for your success!

    Software Engineering isn't for everyone, so make sure you understand what the day-to-day and challenging parts of an SE career are like by talking to developers in the field. This program is intensive, but even so, expect to dive deeper into books, docs, and other sources outside of the material to learn if you are new to programming. The mentorship program is wonderful and this camp will help you build lots of projects for your portfolio. You have unlimited access to career coaches so m...
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Springboard Alumni Reviews Summary

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4.6
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4.7
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4.5
Job Assistance
4.4
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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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