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BrainStation

Average Rating 4.66
2,339 Reviews 20 Courses

BrainStation is a global digital skills provider empowering teams and professionals with industry-recognized certifications and world-class instruction across AI, Product Management, Product Design, Data, and Digital Marketing. We specialize in in-person learning experiences and corporate training programs, trusted by everyone from Fortune 500 companies to high-growth emerging companies. Established in 2012, BrainStation has worked with over 500 instructors from the most innovative brands to develop cutting-edge, real-world digital education. Whether students are looking for career transformation or professional development, BrainStation offers a range of learning options, including full-time and part-time diploma programs, part-time certificate courses, and specialized skills training.

BrainStation’s courses and bootcamps offer a collaborative, project-based learning experience, with a regularly updated curriculum to ensure professionals gain the most relevant skills in their field. The class structure combines engaging, live instruction with interactive sessions and a hands-on, project-based curriculum. BrainStation also provides a variety of flexible learning options, including a proprietary online classroom and learning environment. This environment lets students attend live lectures, collaborate with fellow professionals, and receive immediate, real-time feedback from instructors – from anywhere in the world.

BrainStation has trained more than 30,000 alumni in over 100 countries. BrainStation’s bootcamps offer personalized career services, including career coaching to help learners meet their career goals. Networking and career-oriented events are also available at BrainStation.

Reviews

2,339 alumni reviews of BrainStation

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    Franklyn Williamson
    Adjunct Professor · Cybersecurity Bootcamp Online · April 2024

    Challenging, Empowering, Transformative, Engaging, Informative

    I highly recommend this Cybersecurity Bootcamp Course to anyone looking to gain comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience in Cybersecurity as an Executive, Manager, or employee.  I found this course to be a game-changer, especially for anyone...
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    Marcos Milani
    UXR · Data Analytics Course · March 2024

    Really pleased with my choice in onboarding both Data Science and Data Analytics courses with Braisntation

    As a UXR professional at Meta, I am really happy for having taken both Data Science and Data Analytics courses at Brainstation. These provided me with invaluable skills that are directly applicable to my work. Being able to pull and arrange data...
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    Andrea R.
    Graduate · Product Management Course · March 2024

    Powerful and effective course!

    I took the Product Management course offered by BrainStation. I did it to formalize, strengthen, and develop my skills as I’m currently embarking in a junior product manager journey for my career. This course did not disappoint and it absolutely met...
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    ALEXA BURGESS
    Student · Data Analytics Course · March 2024

    Challenging fast difficult

    I thought the BrainStation Data Analytics 8-week course was well done. Now that it's over I am glad we reviewed everything we did, but I will say that during the course, it felt like we were moving at lightning speed. I included this in my mid-course...
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    Rutvij Kadakia
    Graduate · Data Analytics Course · March 2024

    Data Analytics Course

    The journey at Brainstation was excellent. It must have more sessions included in the course to get more in depth knowledge and learn more practical knowledge from Jonathan and Matt. And the whole journey was incredible. 
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    Carlos Reveron
    Chef · Digital Marketing Course · March 2024

    Enlightning and entretaining

    My instructors aurora and carlos help us throughout the whole process, the course gives you introductory knowledge of marketing and goes in depth into some of the topics. I found it especially helpful in the topics of google ads, analytics and SEO. The...
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    5.0
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    Emilio Rodriguez
    Applicant · User Experience Design Bootcamp · March 2024

    Brainstation.io Biased admission process and waste of time.

    I'm writing to express my disappointment with the recent outcome of my application for the UX Design bootcamp at Brainstorm.
    Despite completing all required tasks and receiving assurances about my submission's quality, I was informed of the...
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    5.0
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    Abilibili
    Student · Full-Time Software Engineering Bootcamp Online · March 2024

    A really good opportunity!

    If you have a little or some foundation in programming before, I highly recommend you to come to this bootcamp, although the course is very intense, but it can really give you a rough knowledge system in this short three months, together with those...
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    Adriana Tracey
    Account Manager · Product Management Course Online · March 2024

    Excellent experience, would recommend!

    The Product Management course led by Guy Walker and George Odiana exceeded my expectations. Coming from a marketing background, I was brand new to this topic and slightly apprehensive about whether I would 'get it' and whether I could really succeed in...
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    5.0
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    Berta B.
    Student · Product Management Course · March 2024

    Product Management Course

    I decided to enroll in the Produc  Management course to help me advance in my career and potentially make a complete career change, and I think It was the best decision I could have made! I have learnt a lot and gained so many insights into this...
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    4.0
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    4.0
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    Nyakuma Wal
    Graduate · Software Engineering Bootcamp · March 2024

    EAT,SLEEP, BREATHE, CODE!! Hard work and dedication does pay off - Thank you Brainstation!

    Coming from an Interior Design background with no experience in Software Engineering, this program was amazing. Although I have to admit this is not for beginners, a person needs to have at least some experience to fully absorb all the content due to the...

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    Tejal Gunjal
    Graduate · Software Engineering Bootcamp · March 2024

    Graduate • Software Engineering • Brainstation Toronto

    As a recent graduate of BrainStation's Software Engineering Bootcamp, I can confidently say that it has been a transformative journey that has exceeded all my expectations.



    From the outset, the curriculum was meticulously...
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    Ayda Ahmadpour
    Software Engineer · Software Engineering Bootcamp · March 2024

    Empowering, Life-changing, transformative.

    Before the boot camp, I wasn't sure if I could achieve much. But thanks to BrainStation, I accomplished a lot and got a clear understanding of what it takes to be a full-stack developer. I'm really thankful for the experience.
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    Bryce Borer
    Graduate · Part-Time Software Engineering Bootcamp Online · February 2024

    Rigorous and rewarding

    I completed the online part-time Software Engineering program over 8 months. The content and pacing were great! They don't call it a "bootcamp" for nothing. In the part-time program, you need to devote 40 hours per week; not easy when you already work...
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    Marc Tessier
    Student · Data Analytics Course · February 2024

    Quick Data Analytics foundation

    I enrolled in this course to enhance my data management skills, which are essential for my Salesforce studies. The course content aligned well with my Salesforce learning path and was paced appropriately for someone working full-time. It boosted my...
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    Sherwin Estrada
    Designer/Storyteller · User Experience Design Course · February 2024

    Concise but effective!

    I am extremely satisfied with my experience at BrainStation. The two instructors at the school are truly exceptional. Their wealth of industry experience not only makes the material easily understandable for all students, including myself at 47 years...
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    Kubra Bilbik
    Graduate · Software Engineering Bootcamp · February 2024

    enthusiasm, support, wisdom

     The curriculum was well-structured and covered all the essential topics in Software Engineering. From the basics to advanced concepts, each module was carefully crafted to build upon the previous ones, ensuring a solid understanding of the subject...
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    Lilian Ponchio
    Graduate · User Experience Design Course · February 2024

    Excellent instructors and learning content

    I have completed the UX Design Course and highly recommend it. Instructors were very knowledgeable and provided valuable market insights. They were also very good at keeping the students engaged throughout the lessons, which is very important for an...
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    Mathew Thomas
    Graduate · Data Science Bootcamp · February 2024

    A Journey

    As someone with no background in Data Science, it was a solid introduction into that world. Instructors were always there to help support and guide you along on your first steps. The institute provides you with a wide variety of skills necessary in...
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    Loki Keeler
    Data Scientist · Full-Time Data Science Bootcamp Online · February 2024

    Rigorous Path to Success

    I came into the online Full-Time Data Science Bootcamp at BrainStation with little to no code experience. From the start, the course was rigorous and thorough. Being stressed was an understatement and right away I was sure there was no way I could do...
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News

Recent BrainStation News

Rachel Meltzer
Rachel Meltzer
Updated April 21, 2021
Before you dive into a digital marketing bootcamp, you might be wondering, “Who hires digital marketing bootcamp graduates anyway?” The quick answer is: plenty of companies! Many companies rely on bootcamper talent for their cutting edge marketing know-how and real world experience. We’ve rounded up some of the best companies to work for after your digital marketing program. These companies hir...
Jess Feldman
Jess Feldman
Updated August 22, 2022
Product leadership has quickly become a sought-after skill in today’s tech-savvy workforce. We caught up with Jason Field, BrainStation’s Founder and CEO to hear more about BrainStation’s part-time Product Leadership professional certificate course, what learners can expect from the curriculum, and how it imbues students to stay curious and continue learning. Jason breaks down how to get the mo...
Jess Feldman
Jess Feldman
Updated July 19, 2021
Cybersecurity professionals are in demand, but how can cybersecurity skills be helpful for professionals not in the cybersecurity field? The experts at BrainStation share how cybersecurity skills can be an asset to software engineers, product managers, computer support specialists, IT technicians, and business analysts. Plus, can cybersecurity be learned in a course? We take a peek into BrainSt...
Jess Feldman
Jess Feldman
Updated February 01, 2021
Course Report · January 2021 Coding Bootcamp News 2021 began with $118M in coding bootcamp fundraises, plus some major acquisitions in the bootcamp space. Despite the overall loss in the U.S. job market, December’s job numbers showed tech adding plenty of new positions. In this roundup, we’re also highlighting the new workforce development programs now available to career changers, and the rise...
Jess Feldman
Jess Feldman
Updated January 13, 2021
Ilias, a graduate of BrainStation’s digital marketing bootcamp wrote a Verified review of his bootcamp experience and won our latest sweepstakes competition! Over 1,200 tech bootcamp graduates wrote a Verified review for their school on Course Report and went into the draw to win a $500 Amazon gift card! We caught up with Ilias to hear about their bootcamp experience! Want to win $500 in our ne...
Jess Feldman
Jess Feldman
Updated January 12, 2021
Which tech skills will get you noticed by employers in 2021 and how can you quickly add them to your skills toolbox? We caught up with three experts from BrainStation to hear their predictions of the 4 top tech trends to expect in 2021 and which tech skills to focus on in order to stay relevant next year. Plus, BrainStation shares how anyone can acquire a new skill set in 2021 even while workin...
Jess Feldman
Jess Feldman
Updated November 17, 2020
Working in the fashion industry sparked Deveshree Shinde’s interest in digital marketing. When Deveshree decided to pursue a career-change, she chose BrainStation for their hands-on, comprehensive, and project-based bootcamp model. Her bootcamp experience became the catalyst to career opportunities she hadn’t imagined! Deveshree shares how her BrainStation portfolio helped her land a Digital Ma...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated February 14, 2025
Career centers and workforce development grants are a key resource for unemployed/underemployed workers looking to re-skill. Around 12 million people have contacted their local career centers this year, which is 8.5 million more than in 2019. Federal programs like WIOA (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), the CARES act, and even initiatives run by your city or state can make it possi...
Jess Feldman
Jess Feldman
Updated October 21, 2020
Laura Brennan worked in a variety of administrative jobs (including running her own bar in France!), but she yearned for a career that would fuel her ambitions to be a creative problem-solver. Laura listened to the advice of her supportive family and enrolled in BrainStation’s Web Development Bootcamp. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, learn how Laura quickly landed a job as a Technical Suppor...
Jess Feldman
Jess Feldman
Updated February 08, 2021
Course Report · September 2020 Coding Bootcamp News It’s a new school year, but with COVID-19 ever-present, we read more interesting articles about Gap Year opportunities for college students. There was plenty of buzz around workforce development in September, from who’s leading the charge with new initiatives to how best support the nearly 20 million unemployed workers in the U.S. This Septemb...
Jess Feldman
Jess Feldman
Updated May 30, 2024
This summer, BrainStation hosted their first Stay at Home Hackathon in partnership with Microsoft. We caught up with two members of the winning team, Data Science alum Nick Mahon and UX Design alum Jung Oh, so they could walk us through their app FocusBuddy. Plus, Jung and Nick share what it was like to work remotely with UX designers and data scientists, and how the BrainStation bootcamps prep...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated August 04, 2020
In “normal” times, 79% of bootcampers are employed after graduating from a coding bootcamp. But the question we hear most often in 2022? Will I get a job if I go to a coding bootcamp during the COVID pandemic? Should I “wait and see” or should I take advantage of this time to change careers? Companies like ServiceNow continue to hire bootcampers as developers because demand for their product ha...
Jess Feldman
Jess Feldman
Updated September 24, 2020
One trademark of a coding bootcamp is the project-based curriculum, which means students build many smaller projects throughout the bootcamp and one final capstone project, graduating with a full portfolio of web applications and mobile apps. Coding bootcamps prioritize teaching what the tech industry actually uses on the job today, so it’s no surprise that Full Stack JavaScript is the most com...
Jess Feldman
Jess Feldman
Updated May 29, 2020
When John Ray Martinez immigrated to Canada from the Philippines, he was already years into an IT diploma but found that his credits didn’t transfer. While completing a computer science diploma program in Toronto, John Ray came across BrainStation’s full-time Web Development bootcamp and decided to enroll. His cohort was 10 weeks into their program when COVID-19 transitioned the in-person bootc...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated April 08, 2020
BrainStation just launched more than 70 new online courses in design, web development, data science, and marketing. We sat down with Julia Osmar, the VP of Education Experience at BrainStation, to learn tips for how to collaborate online, why it’s important that the courses are instructor-led, and how to set yourself up for success in BrainStation’s online courses. Plus, is this the right time ...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated December 26, 2023
Schools and universities may be scrambling to figure out remote learning, but coding bootcamps have essentially been preparing for this since 2013. Online coding bootcamps already use Zoom video, Slack, GitHub, and VS Code Live Share for pair programming, online lectures, and to connect mentors and instructors with students. Of course, you can learn to code online – but it doesn’t stop there! M...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated March 03, 2020
Josie Altare combined her research skills with on-the-job training to transition into UX design. The UX designers she worked with recommended BrainStation, and Josie enrolled in the part-time UX Design Certificate Course and the part-time UI Design Certificate Course. Throughout those courses, Josie built the UI for a fitness tracker app and shares her Sketch and InDesign project with us! Today...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated September 30, 2024
The spectrum of data science jobs is broad – everyone from governments to businesses to non-profit organizations are collecting data. But it takes Data Scientists, Data Analysts, and Data Engineers to turn that data into smart business decisions. If there’s one thing we’ve learned from interviewing so many data science bootcamp graduates, it’s that no two companies use the exact same job titles...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated January 07, 2020
BrainStation has been teaching digital marketing classes for years and recently launched an intensive, career-changing Digital Marketing Diploma program. Julia Osmar, the VP of Education Experience at BrainStation, tells us all about the new Digital Marketing Diploma – including who should apply (and who the diploma course is not right for), the admissions and interview process, and what the ne...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated January 08, 2021
Dallas Kwok is a full-time Product Designer at Ritual and teaches UX design at BrainStation’s Part-Time UX Design Bootcamp. We caught up with Dallas to find out how he brings that real-world experience to his students at BrainStation, what makes the “ideal” UX designer, and how he’s inspiring the next generation of UX designers. Plus, Dallas answers the question we hear most: “Do I need a visua...
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Is BrainStation worth it?

BrainStation hasn't shared alumni outcomes yet, but one way to determine if a bootcamp is worth it is by reading alumni reviews. 2,339 BrainStation alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed BrainStation on Course Report - you should start there!

How much does BrainStation cost?

BrainStation costs around $3,950. On the lower end, some BrainStation courses like Python Programmer Certification (PPC™) (Online) cost $2,950.

Where does BrainStation have campuses?

BrainStation has in-person campuses in London, New York City, and Toronto. BrainStation also has a remote classroom so students can learn online.

Does BrainStation offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?

Right now, it doesn't look like BrainStation offers scholarships or accepts the GI Bill. We're always adding to the list of schools that do offer Exclusive Course Report Scholarships and a list of the bootcamps that accept the GI Bill.

Is BrainStation legit?

We let alumni answer that question. 2,339 BrainStation alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed BrainStation and rate their overall experience a 4.66 out of 5.

Can I read BrainStation reviews?

You can read 2,339 reviews of BrainStation on Course Report! BrainStation alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed BrainStation and rate their overall experience a 4.66 out of 5.

Is BrainStation accredited?

While bootcamps must be approved to operate, accreditation is relatively rare. BrainStation doesn't yet share information about their accreditation status.

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