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.
681 General Assembly Reviews
Jennifer O'NeillGraduateVerified by GitHubSep 08, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceSEI Course
Even though a tech bootcamp is very "you get what you put in" when it comes to the work and building connections, for a 13k+ price tag it is absolutely reasonable to have expectations regarding the quality of education and how you are treated by staff. Since day one, getting in touch with the individuals that you literally need to communicate with as part of the process was near impossible. Not long after I got to their outcomes stage I was hit by a car and hospitalized with broken bones...Even though a tech bootcamp is very "you get what you put in" when it comes to the work and building connections, for a 13k+ price tag it is absolutely reasonable to have expectations regarding the quality of education and how you are treated by staff. Since day one, getting in touch with the individuals that you literally need to communicate with as part of the process was near impossible. Not long after I got to their outcomes stage I was hit by a car and hospitalized with broken bones and a long list of other health issues. I was trying to communicate with them as much as possible but it would be weeks before they responded to my questions, if they did at all.
It eventually got to a point where I knew I would need to pause my software engineering journey due to health reasons. Upon communicating this (and NOT asking for a refund btw) they threw money at me for a couple of one-off classes and told me that my outcomes coach and management would be contacting me.
That was over a month ago..
- Kiersten WhiteVerified by LinkedInFeb 14, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
10/10 on all coursework
I have taken multiple courses through GA - both paid and complimentary. All the courses that I have taken have been awesome. The instructors are fantastic, knowledgeable and I always learn something. I would remind their Data Analysis Circuit and Marketing courses, especially. - MahiVerified by LinkedInSep 25, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Review about the school
Wow, it is really the best academy with full of humble staff members and best instructors who teaches in way you can understand ,who encourages you through out the program.Now I am confident thanks to GA I can do anything in SE field.
-you do project almost everyday
- you present it
-you do team projects everyday
-you got help from instructors through out the week
All in all i just want to say thanks to GA and God Bless to all instruct...Wow, it is really the best academy with full of humble staff members and best instructors who teaches in way you can understand ,who encourages you through out the program.Now I am confident thanks to GA I can do anything in SE field.
-you do project almost everyday
- you present it
-you do team projects everyday
-you got help from instructors through out the week
All in all i just want to say thanks to GA and God Bless to all instructors, i will definitely recommend to my community. - KathleenSoftware Engineer Intern • GraduateVerified by GitHubJun 01, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Love this bootcamp
I attended this bootcamp as part of the Adobe Digital Academy program, and this bootcamp proved valuable. I came in with hopes on brushing up my react knowledge, since I was a very beginner. The instructor, Kareem, was superb, and I came out feeling a lot more confident. I am now doing an internship at Adobe using React, and the projects and the lessons I learned were all very applicable. I just wish we could have gone over more React concepts such as Redux or Hooks. I also would have pr...I attended this bootcamp as part of the Adobe Digital Academy program, and this bootcamp proved valuable. I came in with hopes on brushing up my react knowledge, since I was a very beginner. The instructor, Kareem, was superb, and I came out feeling a lot more confident. I am now doing an internship at Adobe using React, and the projects and the lessons I learned were all very applicable. I just wish we could have gone over more React concepts such as Redux or Hooks. I also would have preferred learning Python/Django as the back end over Ruby on rails. - Martin L. Diaz, JrApplicantMay 27, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
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. - William ParkMar 16, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
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...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 she processed the cancellation. I get an email for a voided student agreement. That was over 7 business days and there is no sign of my refund. I call her again and I get this pissy attitude saying she cancelled it already, she sent multiple emails confirming the cancellation (I did not receive anything since then). Making me feel like I'm in the wrong for bothering her. Well, if you could just give me back the $3000, I'll stop. Simple, no? Baffling that an incompetent person with the emotional capacity of a 12 year old child is working in a customer support role. - Molly HaugheyGraduateFeb 16, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great Overall Experience
General Assembly's Software Engineering Intensive program is geared toward getting students jobs, from its carefully-designed curriculum to its rigorous and thorough Outcomes support. I do wish we had learned more OOP languages, or more languages that employers are looking for in the Boston area, like Python and Java. - AnonGraduateMay 18, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Software Engineering to nowhere
GA is pretty much a lie. They will show you statistics saying 95% of graduates get jobs 6 months after graduating, that might be true, but these jobs are not in tech. Only 2 of the 20 people in my course have coding jobs as far as I can tell and I stay in touch with 5 of my classmates.
Instruction was done more through zoom chat than in person (and this was pre-covid). Save your $14K and watch youtube videos, you'll be richer and better off.
The straw that broke the camel...GA is pretty much a lie. They will show you statistics saying 95% of graduates get jobs 6 months after graduating, that might be true, but these jobs are not in tech. Only 2 of the 20 people in my course have coding jobs as far as I can tell and I stay in touch with 5 of my classmates.
Instruction was done more through zoom chat than in person (and this was pre-covid). Save your $14K and watch youtube videos, you'll be richer and better off.
The straw that broke the camel's back was the overall unavailability of my instructor during the last 3 weeks of the course. We were expected to make final projects for a teacher who WAS NOT THERE!! - ErinUX Designer • GraduateJun 05, 2018Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
User Experience Design Immersive
The User Experience Design Immersive Program is a full-time 10 week 40+ hours/week course. We cover a variety of UX topics and skills while completing a total of 5 projects. We take 3 of those projects and build case studies that we then use in our portfolios. Our portfolios are a mandatory part of the course, and are websites that build during the program. Our capstone project is with a real client in the Denver area.
- Spanish GuyDeveloperJul 18, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
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- ex studentJunior web developer • GraduateMar 31, 2017Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Web Development Immersive - London
My experience on the London WDI course at GA was very mixed and hard to say if I would recommend it to anyone or not, and I will try my best to explain why. I shall first start off with the Pro's of doing the course, then get onto the Con's. I finished the course a few months ago so have had time to process my experience and to then see how it prepared me for the outside job hunting world.
So, Pro's:
The overall feel and atmosphere of the campus was really enjoyable. I...
My experience on the London WDI course at GA was very mixed and hard to say if I would recommend it to anyone or not, and I will try my best to explain why. I shall first start off with the Pro's of doing the course, then get onto the Con's. I finished the course a few months ago so have had time to process my experience and to then see how it prepared me for the outside job hunting world.
So, Pro's:
The overall feel and atmosphere of the campus was really enjoyable. It has a nice little homework area where you can hang out and work after lessons and it does not feel sterile. So after a long day of coding you can move to a more relaxing state if you need. All of the staff were approachable and it had a real sense of community. I had never been in a place where I had gotten along with everyone there, and for this reason i loved GA. It thrives a relaxed learning population. Also, the social side of the GA is pretty big and there are lots of drinks involved.
The other main Pro is that the tutors at GA put effort into teaching you. They stay every night to help till around 10pm, then come in on the weekends to help during projects too and it never once felt like they didn't want to be there.
The other students were all lovely, which is great as GA promotes pair coding, which is great.
I also would have to say that I did learn a lot of coding information and terms.. and I say "information and terms" as I picked up a lot of terminology, also basic structuring of websites and a basic knowledge of what certain words mean... although....
.... Con's:
I did NOT learn, in depth javascript, or other languages, which I thought was a very important thing to pick up in a three month coding course. But instead of going in depth in javascript, we skimmed that, then skimmed jQuery, then skimmed AngularJS etc etc till we had covered many different technologies, but never focused a lot on one to pick it up properly. This in tern made me aware of all these things and gave me some small understanding, but left me not understanding fully how to even write Javascript, or anything else, from scratch.
We were told to copy code a lot of the time, and when I would ask what parts of the code did, i just got told to copy it and I did not need to understand what it did.
There was not a lot of code checking and feedback of progress. Was rare that I had the tutor look through my code properly and give me feedback or in depth help. The tutor would sometimes take my laptop and do the coding for me on parts, therefor leaving me without the knowledge but with working code, this happened a lot, and it felt like I was just being given four projets to take to interviews, but was very concerned that if i got asked about the code, I could not answer the questions, as a lot of it was not my work. (also a lot of other students work from group project weeks).
So given the above you would think that I would not recommend, but, i think that GA messed up this one time.
Basically our class was the biggest one, and there were too many students per tutor. Way too many to get proper help, which is proabably why i got told to copy a lot. They do not have classes this big after us i don't think. Also, we had a tutor that was new to teaching and did not do a good job. We would not pick up entire lessons through this reason. That tutor is no longer there. The course was trying a new structure that did not work. Our homework was not a natural flow from the work in the day, and we felt like nothing flowed and a lot of the time was confused about the structure of learning, but they have now realised what they did wrong and the newer classes seem to be working well again.
So, if we were just an unlucky class, and now they have less students, more time to help one on one and the structure is sorted, I would strongly recommend GA. But, this may be an up and down process, so cannot say for sure.
I'll leave by saying, outcomes really do try hard to find you a job after and if you do the work they will do everything they can to help you. There is a lot of support after leaving and I was one of the lucky ones that landed a job very quickly after leaving.
So GA does get you work after!! As always, if you put the hard work in, no matter what, you will get there. :)
- WolfSoftware Developer Intern • GraduateDec 01, 2016Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Dream
The Web Development Immersive at General Assembly SF was a life-changing experience for me, and really what I needed to make my dream become a reality. To begin with, the space is beautiful and conducive to creativity. The instructors and other staff were always extremely kind and helpful. The curriculum was in-depth, expansive, and pragmatic. We covered core material through the full-stack and also gained valuable knowledge in the interview process, data-structures/algorithms, teamwo...
The Web Development Immersive at General Assembly SF was a life-changing experience for me, and really what I needed to make my dream become a reality. To begin with, the space is beautiful and conducive to creativity. The instructors and other staff were always extremely kind and helpful. The curriculum was in-depth, expansive, and pragmatic. We covered core material through the full-stack and also gained valuable knowledge in the interview process, data-structures/algorithms, teamwork, documentation, etc. GA's positive atmosphere attracts great students that I am most glad I had the chance to work with.
I think the WDI at GA was such a good fit for me because of the preparation I had done before looking into it. I had already been teaching myself the fundamentals of programming and front-end web development beforehand. The course moves fast; the prior knowledge made it manageable for me to pick up new things quickly, debug on my own, and taught me where to look when I got stuck. Also before GA, I was meeting with people in the field to build a strong network I could reach out to when I finally did have the necessary skills. Through this, I was able to get interviews right after graduation from GA and was hired in a software developer position within a few weeks. However, without our WDI lessons on interviewing, using new libraries, and take-home coding challenges ---- I doubt I would have performed well!
If you are looking into bootcamps, I would highly suggest GA. But, I think (pretty much for all bootcamps) you should definitely take a lot of time teaching yourself first; there's lots of free online resources (I'd recommend Udacity courses). For a beginner, I'd say before applying to GA ---- a consistent 20hrs a week of learning on your own for 3-4 months can do wonders for your experience. During that time you can also read up on the field, go to lots of meetups, and grab coffee with people in jobs you're interested in. Regardless though, GA has strong curriculum, amazing instructors, and a dedicated outcomes (jobs) team. If you are just beginning to code, you will still have lots of assistance with the lessons and career development throughout the course. However, the more prepared you are coming in ---- the more exponentially your skills can grow, and the faster you can achieve your dream.
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 |
General Assembly Scholarships
$1500 Diversity Tuition Discount
Course Report is excited to offer an exclusive diversity discount for $1500 off tuition at General Assembly! To be eligible to receive $1,500 USD* toward your tuition for a full-time immersive course by General Assembly, you must meet the following criteria:
- You’re 18 or older.
- You self-identify as a woman, transgender person, genderqueer, gender non-conforming, or nonbinary person.
- Your current income is less than $40,000 USD (£28,000 GBP, 30,000€ EUR, $40,000 AUD, $40,000 SGD, or $40,000 CAD) per year.
- You’ve been admitted to one of the following courses: Software Engineering Immersive, Data Analytics Immersive, Data Science Immersive or UX Design Immersive.
- Ineligible for NY residents.
- Tuition discount can not be used in conjunction with any other General Assembly tuition discount or offer.
*$1,500 USD, £1,500 GBP, 1,500€ EUR, $1,500 AUD, $1,500 SGD, or $1,500 CAD
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Qualifying Courses
- 1. Data Science Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 3. User Experience Design Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 4. Data Analytics Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
$1595 Military Tuition Discount
Course Report is excited to offer an exclusive military discount for $1595 off tuition at General Assembly! To be eligible to receive $1,595 USD* toward your tuition of a full-time immersive course by General Assembly, you must meet the following criteria:
- You’re 18 or older.
- You’ve been admitted to one of the following courses: Software Engineering Immersive, Data Analytics Immersive, Data Science Immersive or UX Design Immersive
- You are an active military member or veteran, or partner of a military member or partner of a veteran.
- Ineligible for NY residents.
- Tuition discount can not be used in conjunction with any other tuition discount.
*$1,595 USD, £1,500 GBP, 1,500€ EUR, $1,500 AUD or $1,500 CAD
Eligibility
Qualifying Courses
- 1. Data Science Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 3. User Experience Design Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 4. Data Analytics Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
$1000 Merit Tuition Discount
Course Report is excited to offer an exclusive merit discount for $1000 off tuition at General Assembly! To be eligible to receive up to $1,000 USD toward your tuition of a full-time immersive course by General Assembly, you must meet the following criteria:
- You’re 18 or older.
- You’ve been admitted to one of the following courses: Software Engineering Immersive, Data Analytics Immersive, UX Design Immersive or Data Science Immersive.
- You have completed a course on coding or data analytics or data science or ux design in the recent 12 months. These courses can be GA workshops.
- Your course start date is between August 1, 2023 and November 15, 2023
- Ineligible for NY residents.
- Tuition discount can not be used in conjunction with any other tuition discount.
*$1,000 USD, £1,000 GBP, 1,000€ EUR, $1,000 AUD, $1,000 SGD, or $1,000 CAD
Eligibility
Qualifying Courses
- 4. Data Analytics Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 3. User Experience Design Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 2. Software Engineering Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
- 1. Data Science Bootcamp (Full Time) (Online)
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General Assembly Alumni Reviews Summary
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 13 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. 681 General Assembly alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed General Assembly and rate their overall experience a 4.29 out of 5.
Does General Assembly offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?
Yes, Course Report is excited to offer an exclusive diversity discount for $1500 off tuition at General Assembly! To be eligible to receive $1,500 USD* toward your tuition for a full-time immersive course by General Assembly, you must meet the following criteria: You’re 18 or older. You self-identify as a woman, transgender person, genderqueer, gender non-conforming, or nonbinary person. Your current income is less than $40,000 USD (£28,000 GBP, 30,000€ EUR, $40,000 AUD, $40,000 SGD, or $40,000 CAD) per year. You’ve been admitted to one of the following courses: Software Engineering Immersive, Data Analytics Immersive, Data Science Immersive or UX Design Immersive. Ineligible for NY residents. Tuition discount can not be used in conjunction with any other General Assembly tuition discount or offer. *$1,500 USD, £1,500 GBP, 1,500€ EUR, $1,500 AUD, $1,500 SGD, or $1,500 CAD Course Report is excited to offer an exclusive military discount for $1595 off tuition at General Assembly! To be eligible to receive $1,595 USD* toward your tuition of a full-time immersive course by General Assembly, you must meet the following criteria: You’re 18 or older. You’ve been admitted to one of the following courses: Software Engineering Immersive, Data Analytics Immersive, Data Science Immersive or UX Design Immersive You are an active military member or veteran, or partner of a military member or partner of a veteran. Ineligible for NY residents. Tuition discount can not be used in conjunction with any other tuition discount. *$1,595 USD, £1,500 GBP, 1,500€ EUR, $1,500 AUD or $1,500 CAD Course Report is excited to offer an exclusive merit discount for $1000 off tuition at General Assembly! To be eligible to receive up to $1,000 USD toward your tuition of a full-time immersive course by General Assembly, you must meet the following criteria: You’re 18 or older. You’ve been admitted to one of the following courses: Software Engineering Immersive, Data Analytics Immersive, UX Design Immersive or Data Science Immersive. You have completed a course on coding or data analytics or data science or ux design in the recent 12 months. These courses can be GA workshops. Your course start date is between August 1, 2023 and November 15, 2023 Ineligible for NY residents. Tuition discount can not be used in conjunction with any other tuition discount. *$1,000 USD, £1,000 GBP, 1,000€ EUR, $1,000 AUD, $1,000 SGD, or $1,000 CAD General Assembly accepts the GI Bill!
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You can read 681 reviews of General Assembly on Course Report! General Assembly alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed General Assembly and rate their overall experience a 4.29 out of 5.
Is General Assembly accredited?
All of General Assembly's regulatory information can be found here: https://generalassemb.ly/regulatory-information