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General Assembly is a pioneer in education and career transformation, specializing in today’s most in-demand skills. The leading source for training, staffing, and career transitions, we foster a flourishing community of professionals pursuing careers they love.

Focusing on the most relevant and in-demand skills across data, design, business, and technology, GA confronts the global skills gap through award-winning, best-in-class instruction, and innovative opportunities across diverse communities. GA works with students online and in person across 25 campuses in 6 countries and partners with top employers to help companies source, assess, and transform talent. Additionally, GA's focus on affordable and accessible education combined with our education-to-employment approach is helping to create a diverse talent pipeline.

General Assembly in the News

2018

New Partnership Aims at Lifelong Learners

Inside Higher Ed | January 23, 2018

Ad Schools are Scrambling to add AI courses

Digiday | January 23, 2018

Rise of the Machines

Bromford Lab | January 17, 2018

Tech-Know: Digital Careers

Channel News Asia | January 16, 2018

2017

SGInnovate to focus on Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and MedTech and invest in 20 deep tech startups during 2018

OpenGov Asia | December 30, 2017

Coursera Fights To Keep The Promise Of MOOCs Alive With Corporate Customer Push

Forbes | December 20, 2017

The Skills Gap is Widening Whether Your Company is Ready or Not

Sourcing Journal Online | December 15, 2017

General Assembly will launch tech training pilot program in KC

Kansas City Business Journal | December 12, 2017

How Technology Is Going to Change The Workforce In A Way We've Never Seen Before

Forbes | December 6, 2017

The Costly Zero Sum Game That's Fueling The Skills Gap

Forbes | December 4, 2017

How a ‘New’ GI Bill May Shape Tomorrow’s Education-to-Employment Pipeline

EdSurge | December 4, 2017

General Assembly Taps Marketing Leaders For Skills-Based Credentials

Ad Exchanger | December 1, 2017

In Austin, can code schools help ease tech job crunch?

Austin American-Statesman | December 1, 2017

Cultivating Data Scientists: What Is EdTech Doing And What's Left?

Forbes | November 30, 2017

A professional career coach shares 12 affordable online courses that'll help you advance your career

Business Insider | November 29, 2017

New York Creates Guidelines to Help Coding Schools Go Legit

Bloomberg | November 21, 2017

Half of agency dollars will divert to freelancers in 10 years, study says

Marketing Dive | November 17, 2017

Cracking the talent code: KC pushes to land campus for big-time tech training company

Kansas City Business Journals | November 17, 2017

General Assembly CEO: Don’t build your businesses around AI, VR and AR – use them as tools instead

Business Insider | November 16, 2017

How to ace a job interview, for the people asking the questions

Technical.ly | November 12, 2017

Standards Effort Seeks to Redefine ‘Data Scientist’

Datanami | November 8, 2017

50 Startups People Really Want to Work For, According to LinkedIn

Tech.co | November 7, 2017

Leading Employers Join Forces With General Assembly to Define Skills for Data Science Careers

PR Newswire | November 8, 2017

These are the 25 most attractive start-ups to work for, according to LinkedIn

CNBC | November 1, 2017

General Assembly: Optimas Silver Winner for Corporate Citizenship

Workforce | October 30, 2017

Making sense of the future of education and work

Tech at Bloomberg | October 27, 2017

Decoding Demand for Digital Skills

Chief Learning Officer | October 27, 2017

A Year Ago This Guy Was A Janitor. Now He’s Coding For A Hot Startup

Fast Company | October 25, 2017

Behind the General Assembly D.C. Director's Tireless Efforts to Unite D.C. Tech

DCINNO | October 20, 2017

'New Skills Marketplace' - Liz Simon on General Assembly and coding bootcamps

AEI | October 10, 2017

The Data Science Diversity Gap

Forbes | September 28, 2017

5 Ways to Help Employees Keep up with Digital Transformation

Harvard Business Review | September 27, 2017

Some People Learn to Code in Their 60s, 70s, or 80s

New York Times | September 22, 2017

A Bright Spot for Bipartisanship?

Real Clear Education | September 20, 2017

General Assembly teams up with nonprofit for workforce diversity push

San Fransisco Business Times | August 25, 2017

As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check

New York Times | August 24, 2017

Coding boot camps are training veterans for jobs in the tech industry

TODAY | August 13, 2017

What The Closure Of 2 Bootcamps Means For The Industry's Future

Forbes | August 3, 2017

5 Lessons I Learned After 10 Years in Prison (and How I Plan to Use Them)

Inc. | August 2, 2017

The 12 best back-to-school classes for adults in NYC

Time Out New York | August 2, 2017

5 Reasons Why Managers Need to Think Hard About the Skills Gap

Fortune | July 24, 2017

Cool talk alert: Women in Tech Breakfast hosts DC's CTO

TechnicalyDC | July 18, 2017

5 lessons to reinvent your career path

Mashable | July 17, 2017

How Entrepreneurs Can Get the Benefits of an MBA Without Huge Costs

Inc. | July 17, 2017

10 Questions: Suzanne Abate

The Clever PM | July 13, 2017

LaGuardia Community College Celebrates First Graduation for TechIMPACT Program

NY1 | July 6, 2017

No Reward Without Sacrifice

Adobe Life | June 21, 2017

L’Oréal, General Assembly Unveil Digital Marketing Skills Test

WWD | June 13, 2017

Online Courses Become Effective for Building Technical Skills, Earning Certifications

CIO From IDG | April 26, 2017

How a Coding Class Opened My Eyes to a New World of Opportunities

Working Nation | April 24, 2017

Mayor de Blasio's City Tech Sector Program Has Already Landed Hundreds Of New Yorkers Well-paying Jobs

NY Daily News | April 21, 2017

5 Tech Companies That Want To Help You Expand Your Skillset

Built In NYC | April 20, 2017

Why I Forfeited My Masters Program for General Assembly

Medium | April 17, 2017

Try The World: How A Gourmet Food And Snack Startup Catering To Millennials Doubled Its Revenue

Forbes | April 11, 2017

Where Non-Techies Can Get With the Programming

The New York Times | April 4, 2017

TechHire Employer Spotlight: GE Digital, Rhode Island

Opportunity@Work | March 27, 2017

The Hidden Power of Stack Overflow: How a Website You’ve Never Heard of Is Holding the Web Together

New York Mag | March 24, 2017

I’m Finally Learning How to Code

IBM Watson | March 24, 2017

Practical Data Science at Gusto and General Assembly

Domino | March 20, 2017

Announcing The Winners Of The 2017 World Changing Ideas Awards

Fast Company | March 20, 2017

Does Nontraditional, Online Education Have a Credibility Problem?

Talent Economy | March 15, 2017

How Automation Will Affect Blue & White Collar Jobs

Cheddar | March 14, 2017

Forget Welding. The Hottest New Vocational Schools Do Digital Design

Wired | March 6, 2017

Tom Ogletree of General Assembly Talks Innovation in the Job Market

Win the Talent War

Fast Forward: General Assembly Co-Founder Matthew Brimer

PC Mag | March 2, 2017

Voices of D.C. Coding Schools: What Students Say They Actually Get From the Programs

DC Inno | February 28, 2017

Learning for the 21st Century

Nieuwsuur | February 21, 2017

NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Shows Off Designs For Planned Tech Hub

TechCrunch | February 17, 2017

Tech Confesses Its True Feelings For NYC

Huffington Post | February 14, 2017

Incubating the Next Great Tool for Watson Work

IBM | February 14, 2017

We Unveil The Women Shaking Up The Industry In The Drum's 50 Under 30

The Drum | February 14, 2017

This Is the Easiest Expert-Approved Way to Advance Your Career

Brit + Co | February 12, 2017

L.A. Biz Announces Women of Influence

L.A. Biz | February 7, 2017

General Assembly: Tech Training Company Transforms Thinkers Into Creators

Atlanta INTown | February 2, 2017

Local Company Helps People Switch Careers Fast

WCVB Boston | February 2, 2017

How One CEO Is Trying to Fix the Nation's Skills Gap

ABC News | January 26, 2017

Tips For Growing Your Executive Network

Thrive Global | January 26, 2017

Chalk Art Of Williams Sisters, George Lucas Goes Up In Little Tokyo Space

LAist | January 23, 2017

How To Attract Top Talent To Your Small Business

The Sydney Morning Herlad | January 17, 2017

Lifelong Learning Is Becoming An Economic Imperative

The Economist | January 12, 2017

How Great Leaders Hire The Right People

Fast Company | January 9, 2017

2016

4 Reasons To Make A Career Pivot To Tech In 2017

Forbes | December 20, 2016

GA DC Named Tech Mission Org of the Year

Technically DC | December 15, 2016

With New Digs, General Assembly Plans On Becoming A Neighborhood Tech Hub

Built In Boston | December 15, 2016

New UX Course Wants to Land You Design Jobs

Dice | December 15, 2016

Could Automation Create More Jobs?

CNBC | December 13, 2016

Karl Ulrich Talks with Jake Schwartz WG’08, Founder of General Assembly

Penn Wharton | November 22, 2016

How General Assembly Is Helping Companies Increase Diversity

Fast Company | November 21, 2016

General Assembly's Jake Schwartz On Transparency, Outcomes And Measuring What Matters

Forbes | November 17, 2016

How You Can Transfer To Tech, Explained By 6 Angelenos Who Made The Move

Built In Los Angelese | November 17, 2016

The Coding Skills Parents Need To Keep Up With Tech-Savvy Kids

Fatherly | October 27, 2016

General Assembly Honored at MIT Inclusive Innovation Competition

General Assembly | October 26, 2016

New Frank + Oak 50/50 Founders' Fund Promises Funding Equality to Entrepreneurs

BetaKit | October 25, 2016

Samelia Brooks Uses UX Design to Inspire Best Behavior

Hypepotamus | October 17, 2016

Five Considerations About Accelerated Learning for the Next Administration

TechCrunch | October 14, 2016

Will Jobs Exist in 2050?

The Guardian | October 13, 2016

Can Data Science Predict Who Will Get Michelin Stars?

Washington CityPaper | September 27, 2016

If I Knew Then: Jake Schwartz

Craing's Washington, D.C.

Why Collaboration Is The Best Way To Encourage Women Into Tech

Huffington Post Australia | September 8, 2016

How Employers and Employees are Tackling the Talent Demand of the Modern Marketplace

New York Stock Exchange

General Assembly is out to show you what developers really look like

Technically DC | September 1, 2016

Can You Buy a New Job?

Bloomberg | August 15, 2016

CEO reveals the No. 1 skill that employers want right now

CNBC | August 11, 2016

General Assembly expands into Canada, will nearly double its campuses this year

Fast Company | August 10, 2016

Sometimes the most qualified applicant is not the most obvious

TechCrunch | August 9, 2016

Juggling Jobs: Balancing Work in the Gig Economy

The Seattle Times | August 5, 2016

How Hillary Clinton’s policies become tweets

VentureBeat | July 2, 2016

Find a Skills Boot Camp That Fits Your Job Needs

Time | June 16, 2016

A Beginner’s Guide To Coding

Elle Australia | May 23, 2016

L'Oréal Created This Training Program to Keep Its Marketers on the Cutting Edge

Adweek | May 11, 2016

General Assembly Releases Framework for Reporting Student Outcomes

EdSurge | May 3, 2016

Exclusive: DC is First for General Assembly's Data Science Course

DCInno | April 5, 2016

Invasion of the data scientists: Hot job of 2016 expands beyond tech

Denver Post | January 29, 2016

4 Visions Of Innovation

GE Reports | January 19, 2016

Meet the CEO Providing Education Geared towards the 21st Century

Fox News Radio | January 14, 2016

General Assembly announces major campus for downtown Denver

Built In Colorado | January 11, 2016



2015

Jonathan Harber of EDGE, Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures and Jake Schwartz of General Assembly pregame for National Education Week at NYU

CNBC Squawk Box | December 13, 2015

The School That's Making a Career in Tech Possible for Everyone

NationSwell | November 30, 2015

Schwartz Talks Diversity in Tech & General Assembly’s Growing Clout

Xconomy | November 20, 2015

How General Assembly Is Retraining Corporate America

Bloomberg | November 10, 2015

The Un-College That's Training $100,000 App Developers

NPR | November 3, 2015

Tech-Boom Bet: Coding School General Assembly Raises $70 Million

The Wall Street Journal | September 30, 2015

Mayor Bowser's Newest Tech Initiative, InnoMAYtion, Is Unveiled at 1776

DCInno | May 6, 2015

Full Time Coding Programs Grew Almost 200 Percent In One Year

ChicagoInno | May 1, 2015

Social Media Marketing Lessons from General Assembly

Inc. | May 1, 2015

New Report Highlights Policy Implications for Accelerated Education

MarketWatch | April 30, 2015

Morgans Hotel Group Partners With General Assembly For 'Unconferences'

MediaPost | April 29, 2015

General Assembly arrives in Singapore

Computerworld | April 28, 2015

At General Assembly, classrooms built for change

San Francisco Chronicle | April 27, 2015

Startup founders describe how they got through the hardest part

Business Insider | April 24, 2015

I'm learning how to code and now I feel like I could do anything

Business Insider | April 21, 2015

The new jobs in tech – and how well they pay

TechRadar | April 14, 2015

Emerging Path to Federal Aid

Inside Higher Ed | April 9, 2015

40 Under 40

Crain's New York Business | March 29, 2015

An Opportunity to Gain the Most In-Demand Technical Skills

Thethings.biz | March 27, 2015

General Assembly And 500 Startups Partner For Accelerator Prep Program

TechCrunch | March 25, 2015

9 tips for non-technical entrepreneurs working with developers

Built In Chicago | March 25, 2015

What Do All Female Entrepreneurs Have In Common?

Refinery 29 | March 20, 2015

Jason Banks - Junior Developer

Jr. Dev Jobs | March 12, 2015

A New App Keeps Your Zillions of Subscriptions Under Control

BostInno | March 11, 2015

White House’s $100M TechHire Initiative Echoes with General Assembly

Xconomy | March 10, 2015

5 BIG WAYS EDUCATION WILL CHANGE BY 2020

Fast Company | March 10, 2015

Advice for Women Looking to Break Into the Boston Tech Field

Boston.com | March 9, 2015

What Will It Take to Close the Adult Digital Literacy Gap?

EdSurge | March 9, 2015

Capital One Puts Money Where Its Mouth Is With Tech Scholarships

MediaPost | March 6, 2015

CEO Jake Schwartz on CNBC

CNBC | March 5, 2015

Are more tech professionals skipping grad school for tech vocational programs?

Built in Chicago | February 25, 2015

3 ways entrepreneurs can prioritize learning

Chicago Tribune | February 24, 2015

Meet Mercedes Bent: Global Director of New Ventures

Career Contessa | February 23, 2015

If I Can Learn Digital Attribution, So Can You!

MediaPost | February 20, 2015

Dev Chat: Andrew Madden of General Assembly

Tech Week | February 16, 2015

General Assembly: Expanding a Global Educational Institution

Eventbrite | February 13, 2015

Not just a matter of degrees: Other pathways to STEM careers

Brookings | February 13, 2015

9 coding schools higher ed should keep an eye on

Education Dive | February 10, 2015

World's Most Innovative Companies

Fast Company | February 9, 2015

The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2015 in Education

Fast Company | February 9, 2015

Wharton 40 under 40: Jake Schwartz

Wharton Magazine | February 9, 2015

What I learned at General Assembly’s Coding for Beginners

Washington Technology | February 6, 2015

3 Things You Need to Know to Recruit and Retain Millennials

Entrepreneur | February 5, 2015

Coding schools aren't just for kids

Crain's New York Busienss | February 3, 2015

Meet the Educators: General Assembly

LA Tech Digest | February 2, 2015

Tips For Social Innovators Who Are Ready To Level-Up

Forbes | January 27, 2015

It’s never too late to learn to code

The Kernel | January 25, 2015

Block 71 San Francisco helps US startups meet with Asian entrepreneurs

Channel News Asia | January 22, 2015

Singapore’s IDA opens $200M fund to US startups, brings General Assembly to the island

Tech In Asia | January 21, 2015

"Why I Chose a Career in Web Development" and How to Get Into It

Chicago Inno | January 21, 2015

Computer coding boot camps in Los Angeles help reboot careers

Daily Breeze | January 10, 2015

Entrepreneur has code to unlock talent

Crain's New York Business | January 6, 2015



2014

Boot camp-style schools teach code to career switchers

Chicago Red Eye | December 10, 2014

Andela and GA Partner to Train Bright Young Web Developers in Africa

DC Inno | November 16, 2014

A New Credential For The Tech Industry

NPR | October 15, 2014

General Assembly Will Turn You Into a Well-Paid Coder in Three Months

New York Observer | September 26, 2014

Is the Master's Degree an Expensive Anachronism?

Washington Monthly | September/October 2014

Anna Lindow: Developing Alumnae Who Care About the Future

WSJ Accelerators Blog | August 21, 2014

Building Offline Education for an Online World

The Information | August 20, 2014

Alexandra Ackerman: Scholarships for Women in Tech Are an Important Stepping Stone

WSJ Accelerators Blog | August 14, 2014

Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian and PayPal Throw Support Behind General Assembly’s Opportunity Fund

TechCrunch | August 13, 2014

Led by Co-Founder & CEO Jake Schwartz, General Assembly Hits its Stride Teaching 21st Century Skills

Free Enterprise | August 8, 2014

Learn to Code: General Assembly

CNBC Squawk Alley | July 3, 2014

General Assembly teams up with Tumblr to let bloggers design customized themes for free

The Next Web | June 10, 2014

A Look at the Future of the Digital Classroom

Bloomberg West | May 27, 2014

Tech students' new code

Crain’s New York | May 15, 2014

General Assembly Creates Scholarship Fund for Women, Minorities, and Veterans

Fast Company | April 17, 2014

Leaving the Comfort Zone to Learn Computer Code

The New York Times | March 24, 2014

Who Needs to Know How to Code

Wall Street Journal | March 11, 2014

Digital Trade School Raises $35 Million in Financing Round

The New York Times Dealbook | March 7, 2014

General Assembly Raises $35M Led By New Investor IVP To Add More Tech Courses, New Campuses

TechCrunch | March 7, 2014

The Daily Startup: General Assembly Collects $30M for Practical-Skills Classes

Wall Street Journal/Venture Capital Dispatch | March 7, 2014

IVP leads Series C round for General Assembly

Reuters PE Hub | March 7, 2014

Startup school General Assembly raises $35M to power enterprise education

VentureBeat | March 7, 2014

10 Questions: Jake Schwartz, CEO and co-founder, General Assembly

Fortune | February 27, 2014

The Most Creative People in Business

Fast Company | January 29, 2014

Can You Start a Successful Tech Career Later in Life?

The New Yorker | January 10, 2014



2013

Bosses Learn Not to Be So #Clueless

Wall Street Journal | December 18, 2013

Before Tech Ruins Your Job, Try These Strategies

WNYC | December 4, 2013

General Assembly: Inside New York City’s New Tech Economy

Yahoo Finance | November 15, 2013

Learning to talk in techies’ language

San Francisco Chronicle | October 22, 2013

General Assembly further expands it virtual footprint with online tool for learning to code

GigaOM | October 15, 2013

Click Your Way Through to a Career in IT

Daily Mirror | September 19, 2013

General Assembly Goes to DC

Fast Company | September 9, 2013

Starting a Company? Skip B-School

Wall Street Journal | September 5, 2013

General Assembly is a pioneer in education and career transformation, specializing in today’s most in-demand skills. The leading source for training, staffing, and career transitions, we foster a flourishing community of professionals pursuing careers they love.

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