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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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    5.0
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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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    4.0
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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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    4.0
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    5.0
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    3.0
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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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    4.0
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    4.0
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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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    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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    5.0
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    4.0
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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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    5.0
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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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    5.0
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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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    5.0
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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

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Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated October 23, 2019
When Georgie Gow had a taste of data-driven UX design, she decided to upskill in her marketing career, and get into more digital roles. She enrolled in BrainStation’s part-time Data Analytics course, and found it immensely helpful, then decided to take another BrainStation course, this time in UX Design! Georgina tells us how she balanced her full-time job in Australia with learning online, and...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated December 03, 2024
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Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated September 30, 2024
Ruby vs Python vs JavaScript vs Java vs .NET – how do you choose your first programming language? Some experts will argue that fundamentals are more important than the language itself, and while we agree, you do need to choose a language in order to learn those fundamentals. We’re running through the pros and cons of each language, the average salaries to expect, and the job prospects for each ...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated October 17, 2019
Zack had made a career for himself in front end development, but found the UX design part of his job the most rewarding. He wanted to move from Canada to the US and focus on UX so he enrolled in BrainStation’s User Experience Design diploma program in Toronto! Knowing the importance of a great portfolio for landing a job, Zack worked hard on his BrainStation capstone project, and shared his scr...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated October 03, 2024
As summer meanders into its final weeks, does back-to-school season make you long to be back in the classroom? It’s not just high schools and colleges that are about to reboot their classes in fall – these coding bootcamps all have upcoming courses online and in-person to jumpstart your new career starting in Fall 2024! Apply today and you could be a developer by the time 2025 rolls around! If ...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated October 24, 2025
Data scientists are more in-demand than ever, but how much does it cost to learn data science at a bootcamp? From students looking for free data bootcamps to those wondering if a $17,000 data course is worth it, we understand that cost is important to future bootcampers! Data science bootcamp tuition can range from $7,000 to $18,000, so how do you decide what to budget for? In this guide, we br...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated June 27, 2019
BrainStation Product Management Instructor Khaled Zaky is also a Director of Product Management at the Royal Bank of Canada. He wanted to share his knowledge, so he started teaching aspiring product managers on evenings and weekends, online and in Toronto. Khaled tells us how he uses real examples from his job to help his BrainStation students understand product management concepts, helps stude...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated April 03, 2019
Danielle started out in the creative field of journalism but lost her passion for writing in the process. After being laid off, she explored other career options and discovered BrainStation’s Toronto Web Development Diploma Program – a different creative outlet! She now works as a Full Stack Developer at Knockri, an AI startup dedicated to removing bias in the hiring process. Danielle tells us ...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated February 20, 2019
Brynne’s background in the arts and visual design led her to the fashion industry, but she was ready to shift careers towards a more sustainable future. She decided to merge her creative background with her interest in psychology and pursue a career in UX design. Brynne enrolled in BrainStation’s three-month UX Design course in Toronto where she was able to apply her fashion background to her c...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated December 14, 2018
As he was finishing his degree in Biotechnology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto, Nadim realized he wanted a more technical career. He tried sales, then heard that BrainStation was launching a Data Science Diploma Program in Toronto. As an international student from Lebanon, he was happy to find that BrainStation accepted international students and offered scholarships for re...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated September 10, 2018
As a newly minted PhD in anthropology, Kiersten faced the challenge of planning her next career move. She liked the idea of combining her research skills with designing useful products, so she enrolled in Brainstation’s online, part-time User Experience Design Course. We spoke to Kiersten about balancing a full-time job with the UX bootcamp, the crossovers between anthropology and UX design, an...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated December 03, 2024
We read a lot of news about coding bootcamps in May 2018, so we chose the most interesting pieces, and we’re rounding it all up for you in this blog post and podcast! We look at yet another coding bootcamp acquisition, share many wonderful success stories about coding bootcamp graduates, touch on some partnerships between bootcamps and companies, and discuss the role of coding bootcamps in the ...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated May 23, 2018
BrainStation has an established community of web developers and UX designers across North America – but after hearing mounting requests for data science, they’re launching a Full-Time Data Science Program at their campuses in Toronto, Vancouver, and online. We sat down with BrainStation’s Education Product Manager, Nicola Lochead, and Lead Data Science Educator, Jeremy Gray, to learn about what...
Lauren Stewart
Lauren Stewart
Updated March 19, 2018
After waitressing and earning a degree in graphic design, Maria was on a mission to find job security and utilize her skills. During her graphic design job search, she kept seeing “front end development” as a hot skill wanted by employers, so she decided to enroll in BrainStation’s Remote Web Development Program. Learn why Maria chose to learn online with BrainStation, how she stayed engaged an...
Lauren Stewart
Lauren Stewart
Updated August 06, 2024
When you think of your next tech job, does “Digital Marketer” come to mind? It should; a solid understanding of marketing, combined with analytical and a few tech skills, can lead to a fulfilling, evolving career. By 2024, digital advertising revenue will amount to $460 billion dollars! With the increase in marketing buys over the last few years, experts have forecasted that digital will eventu...
Lauren Stewart
Lauren Stewart
Updated December 14, 2017
New wave technology school, BrainStation launched a new full-time Remote Web Development Course in 2017 as part of a goal to empower one million people with digital skills by 2025. BrainStation Educator and professional software developer Jamie is involved in building the curriculum and figuring out how to make the online experience as successful as the on-campus experience. We asked Jamie how ...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated September 28, 2017
Need a rundown of everything that happened in the coding bootcamp industry this September? You’re in luck! We’ve collected all the most important news in this blog post and podcast. This month, we kept up with the status of the bootcamp industry, learned about how bootcamps are thriving in smaller markets, and explored different ways to pay for bootcamp. Plus, we added 7 new schools from around...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated September 05, 2017
Graeme Davis is the CEO of Brüha, an online ticket provider in Ontario. But when he began working in startups, he found his lack of tech skills impeded. So Graeme started learning web development and iOS at BrainStation, and says he’s now able to contribute to the technical conversation. Next up for Graeme? He’s attending BrainStation’s new online Data Analytics course to learn how to tell a be...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated February 06, 2023
BrainStation’s Software Engineering Bootcamp is routinely iterated upon to ensure students are receiving the skills they need to thrive in today’s tech workplace. The BrainStation team breaks down what students can expect to learn in the Software Engineering Bootcamp and who they’ll be taught by (spoiler alert: seasoned Software Engineering pros!). Plus, learn more about the typical tech roles ...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated January 08, 2018
Welcome to the January 2017 Course Report monthly coding bootcamp news roundup! Each month, we look at all the happenings from the coding bootcamp world from new bootcamps to fundraising announcements, to interesting trends. This month we applaud initiatives that bring technology to underserved communities, we look at employment trends, and new coding schools and campuses. Plus, we hear a funny...
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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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