Springboard vs. BloomTech: Finding the Best Course Provider for You

Springboard offers courses in data analytics, data science, UX/UI design, software engineering, cybersecurity, and tech sales. Courses are asynchronous, 100% online, self-paced and can be done in conjunction with having a job.

Bloom Institute of Technology offers courses in web development and data science. Each course is on a semi-flexible schedule that requires the student to commit to live classes each week.

Springboard’s courses range from $349 for prep courses to around $10,000 for full bootcamps. Discounts and scholarships are available if certain criteria are met.

Bloom courses come in around $20,000 paid in equal installments with an option for a slightly higher deferred tuition.

Both Springboard and Bloom offer tuition reimbursement for their flagship courses if you’re unable to land a job within a certain amount of time.

93% of Springboard students receive an offer within 12 months and graduates report an average salary increase of $22,000 in their job offers.

BloomTech reports a graduation rate of more than 60% across all of its courses and a job placement rate of at least 70% for all graduates. For those who were successful in their job placement, the median annualized salary was $62,000 for all programs.