General Assembly is an American-headquartered private, for-profit education organization founded by CEO Jake Schwartz, Adam Pritzker, Matthew Brimer, and Brad Hargreaves in early 2011 and purchased by

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in 2018. It maintains campuses in various countries throughout the world to teach entrepreneurs and business professionals practical technology skills. It provides courses in mobile and software engineering, data science, product management, and other digital technology–related courses.

History

General Assembly began in early 2011 as a

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space in

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, and evolved into a private school. It built its first campus in the

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with a grant from the

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. In 2015 the company raised $70 million in

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funding. , General Assembly has 15 campus locations on 4 continents In April 2018, human resources services company Adecco Group announced they were acquiring General Assembly for $413 million.

Course offerings

The school offers short courses, online classes (including overnight courses and free short online courses), and immersive 10- and 12- week courses in computer programming, data science, and product management, with an emphasis on

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and

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. Approximately 20% of its courses are offered through companies to their employees.Kathleen Pender
"General Assembly trims staff, plans Silicon Valley campus"
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'', July 25, 2016. In 2016 it worked with accounting firms to develop a framework for assessing student outcomes that it plans to market to other private educational institutions. General Assembly is not accredited but has been approved by the

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. Local General Assembly branches have provided discounted programs sponsored by the charity

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for training the homeless. On

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in 2016 the company launched a

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campaign, #ilooklikeadeveloper, and scheduled events around the world focusing on women in computing.Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
"General Assembly is out to show you what developers really look like"
Technical.ly DC, September 1, 2016.

References

External links

General Assembly official website
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