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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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    Rachael S
    Student · Digital Marketing Course · December 2023

    Extremely Rewarding

    I cannot say enough good things about the Brainstation Digital Marketing Certificate course. So much knowledge is packed into this bootcamp that I know will be useful in my future career endeavours. I truly feel like I have a high level understanding...
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    Ayat Santrisi
    Workplace Experience Coordinator · User Experience Design Course Online · December 2023

    Successful UX Design Course!

    I am fairly happy with the results and outcome of this course, although my only concern would be being able to download the resources so we can have for future reference. Overall, it was a great experience and time well spent learning. Instructors were...
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    Thais De Macedo
    Graduate · Web Development Bootcamp · December 2023

    Software Engineering Bootcamp at BrainStation

    I enrolled in BrainStation's software engineering BootCamp with high expectations due to its renowned reputation in the industry. The course has been enjoyable overall, but there are notable aspects that could be improved.

    The...
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    Aubynia Levy
    Property Developer · Digital Marketing Course · December 2023

    Great Course

    This class was very informative, for the digital marketing class, all I would say is being more practical, with not just the teaching, but incorporating teaching with the practical. Karen Yu was an incredible lecturer as well at Brainstation.
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    Alex Howley
    Graduate · Full-Time Software Engineering Bootcamp Online · December 2023

    Great Educators, Great Resources

    I just graduated from the September 2023 cohort. There were three excellent primary educators and 3 TAs for around 35-40 students. The curriculum is excellent, but expect a genuinely lightning pace! I had a wonderful experience, but I had a little bit...
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    Mariana Andrea Capo
    Graduate · Full-Time Software Engineering Bootcamp Online · December 2023

    A Code-Intensive Bootcamp Experience

    I had the privilege of participating in an intensive coding bootcamp at BrainStation, where the emphasis on programming was truly exceptional. The instructors were not only highly skilled but also incredibly supportive and eager to help, always ready...
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    5.0
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    Sebastian Kruszewski
    Student · Full-Time Software Engineering Bootcamp Online · December 2023

    Fun Challenging Learning

    Great bootcamp, can't speak for the future career yet but the Education team I worked with was beyond fantastic, they push you to be your best and are there for you when you need it.
    I wish I could put into words how much I appreciate their care and...
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    Christian Martinez
    Graduate · Full-Time Software Engineering Bootcamp Online · December 2023

    Extremely supportive Bootcamp

    I was extremely impressed with the ability to modify the curriculum as best they could based on my personal learning disability. The instructors and Ta's were supportive and available to help as much as I needed. What I would hope is that they can have...
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    Ines Canjura
    Product Designer · Full-Time User Experience Design Bootcamp Online · December 2023

    A Level Educators

    Everything I was taught is updated industry standard at a Sr level, which I verified several times throughout the bootcamp, and was also verified by industry professionals of complementing fields. All the educators have an outstanding career and...
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    5.0
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    James Lindsay
    Student · Full-Time Software Engineering Bootcamp Online · December 2023

    Transformative, intense, excellent

    Had a really good time during this bootcamp, all the educators and TA’s were really helpful throughout the experience helping me out with any questions I had. As for the curriculum, we learned up to date/in demand coding languages such as JS, MySQL,...
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    Marcel Lui
    Engineer · Software Engineering Bootcamp · December 2023

    Fast-paced success

    I started knowing only basic HTML and CSS, and now I know how to build full-stack applications that can be deployed on the internet. I am grateful for the support the BrainStation staff provided, mainly through open studio and various help and review...
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    Kate Flitton
    Graduate · Web Development Bootcamp · December 2023

    Learned a lot fast

    Wow, went from knowing the abcs of HTML to building out my own react application. I learned so much in this course, the instructors were approachable, kind and open to questions. It was hard to keep up at certain points but that's because we covered so...
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    Alexandra Dadona
    Graduate · User Experience Design Bootcamp · December 2023

    Incredible experience

    BrainStation was a great experience and I cannot recommend it enough. Over the 12 week bootcamp, I've learned so much and had the opportunity to dive in deeper to the user experience design process to really understand every aspect, from UX to UI. The...
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    Miriam Alyeshmerni
    Graduate · Software Engineering Bootcamp · December 2023

    Really positive learning environment

    Loved the education team who made themselves really available. The curriculum was intense but really comprehensive and I feel like I gained the confidence and skills necessary to get a job in this field and continue learning on my own! 
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    Dayana Romero Villavicencio
    Graduate · Software Engineering Bootcamp · December 2023

    I so Grateful with BrainStation!

    Before BrainStation (BS), I was attempting to transition into the world of a software engineer, building projects and acquiring all the skills needed for a full-stack developer. I invested a considerable amount of time and money, and honestly, it was a...
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    Olgica Zlatkovska
    Graduate · Software Engineering Bootcamp · December 2023

    A very beneficial experience

    BrainStation’s Software Engineering course has far exceeded my expectations of what a bootcamp can do for its students. Over the course of 12 weeks, I learned more than I possibly could have imagined, with incredible support from my educators, TAs, and...
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    Jay Jones
    UX/UI Designer · User Experience Design Bootcamp · December 2023

    Informative humbling challenging fulfilling exciting

    During my tenure at Brainstation, I found the experience to be deeply fulfilling, providing an invigorating yet challenging environment. The instructors consistently demonstrated exceptional support, always willing to go above and beyond to aid with...
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    4.0
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    Martin Afanador
    Graduate · Software Engineering Bootcamp · December 2023

    Best learning experience by far

    I took a software engineering boot camp that was 3 months long and by far the best learning experience I’ve ever had. I met tremendous and extraordinary individuals from instructors, to classmates. This experience showed me that the choice I made was...
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    Jorge Perez
    Student · Software Engineering Bootcamp · December 2023

    Amazing

    I had an amazing experience this past 3 months. Everything in the program is helpful and relevant with what we need to start our carrier in this technological world. Since the beginning they were always asking me how I feel, if I had any question and...
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    Daniela Rivera
    Graduate · Web Development Bootcamp · December 2023

    Something different

    It was an incredible experience, BrainStation really took me somewhere that I never thought I would be. Everything was great from the TA’s to the educators, career success, Annette and everyone. 
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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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Find answers to the most-asked questions.

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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