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BrainStation

Average Rating 4.66
2,338 Reviews • 10 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. BrainStation specializes 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.

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2,338 reviews of BrainStation

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  • Anonymous
    Student · Product Management Course Online · Graduation year 2022

    Product Management bootcamp

    The course over 10 weeks has been really good, informative and hands on. It provides with a great overview of what a Product Managers life looks like and what the day to day of the job is. It involves several experiences to make it more practical than a simple lecture. 
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted December 6, 2022
  • Anonymous
    Student · Product Management Course · Graduation year 2022

    Great experience for those in Technology!

    The experience with BrainStation for the Product Management course was great! I got what I needed from this which was diving deeper into the Product Management space, which I had some prior knowledge in. Both Khaled and Parisa were great instructors - super flexible with their time, feedback and patience in answering our questions. My only development feedback would be how much emphasis this course places on technology vs not. For some folks in the class it was pretty clear that the concepts may be hard to put into reality and that came down to how much of a technology background they had. Spending some time generalizing these concepts may be helpful. Additionally, considering a longer duration for the course may be better as I think more time would have been valuable to go through certain topics e.g., MVP. Overall though I have nothing but gratitude for BrainStation. Thank you! 
    Overall
    4.0
    Curriculum
    4.0
    Job support
    5.0
    Instructors
    4.0
    Flag Submitted November 28, 2022
  • Anonymous
    Student · Product Management Course · Graduation year 2022

    Product Management Certification Course

    The course content was excellent -- it teaches you everything you need to know in order to start your journey as a product manager. You will, however, need to do much more learning to truly become an expert. Parisa and Khalid were incredible instructors who were available outside class hours to support us in whatever we needed. They've both reviewed my resume and given me advice. You should prepare yourself and set the right expectations: this course will not get you a job. As a matter of fact, in every role I've interviewed for, no one has asked me about this course. You may choose to use it to leverage your classmates for connections, however, the best thing you can do is to enjoy the learning opportunity.  
    Overall
    4.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    1.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 28, 2022
  • Anonymous
    Student · Product Management Course · Graduation year 2022

    Good learning experience

    Great opportunity to learn formal product management techniques, analyze real-life product cases, and put what you’ve learned into practice with the presentations. Recommend for anyone looking to learn about Product Management and connect with others.
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    4.0
    Job support
    2.0
    Instructors
    4.0
    Flag Submitted November 28, 2022
  • Anonymous
    Relationship Manager · Product Management Course · Graduation year 2022

    Great Informative Class

    This class walks you through the fundamentals of everything a Product Manager will experience, for anybody interested in pursuing the product path I would highly encourage taking this course
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 28, 2022
  • Anonymous
    Student · Product Management Course · Graduation year 2022

    Good course overall

    The pace was a bit slower than I would have liked - it felt like the curriculum didn't have enough for instructors to fill all the time. Content itself was interesting and it sparked an interest for me to pursue product management as a career. 
    Overall
    4.0
    Curriculum
    3.0
    Job support
    3.0
    Instructors
    4.0
    Flag Submitted November 28, 2022
  • Anonymous
    UI Designer · User Experience Design Course · Graduation year 2022

    Great Experience

    I loved my UX course experience at BrainStation. The instructors are all very experienced and currently working for leading companies. That means they have tons of examples to help you go through your struggles and worries. The course is comprehensive and covers all aspects of UX design, so if you are new to UX, it's absolutely a great course to get started. If you have some experience, you can also bring your questions and ask instructors in person which is super helpful for you to better understand what can be improved. It's always good to go through the fundamentals and consolidate the knowledge. I highly recommend the course and I think it's designed for everyone. 
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    4.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 24, 2022
  • Anonymous
    Database Specialist · Data Analytics Course Online · Graduation year 2022

    Greatly expanded my data knowledge!

    This class was overall very engaging and helpful in introducing new tools for data analytics. I am fairly well-versed in excel, but hadn't used Tableau or SQL before, and I now feel comfortable using all of the tools for analyzing data. My instructor was very helpful and engaged, and truly seemed to care about ensuring we all understood everything. Working with classmates from around the world with different expertises allowed us all to learn from each other. 

    The one thing I would say though is that this class isn't really for beginners. It tends to move fairly quickly. In our introductory excel lesson, one of the students realized they were not going to be able to keep up with the course because they didn't know enough about excel to understand the first lesson. Even having been fairly well-versed on excel prior to the course, the introductory lesson was quite intensive and not particularly intuitive compared to the excel work I am used to. If you do not feel comfortable with some basic equations in excel you might struggle with understanding exactly what each new formula is teaching you. 

    Overall, if I knew someone was interested in learning an introductory data analytics course, and that they were comfortable with excel, I would absolutely recommend they take this course.
    Overall
    4.0
    Curriculum
    4.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 21, 2022
  • Anonymous
    Graduate · Data Analytics Course Online · Graduated 2022

    Highly recommend

    This course was exactly what I was looking for before starting my first job. Claudio, the professor, and all of my classmates were amazing and dedicated people who were very committed to learning. The last 10 weeks were filled with new concepts, and there was never a time that I lost hope. Everyone was always willing to help, and the group activities allowed us to interact and participate remotely. The skills we learned in this course will undoubtedly help me move forward, and I hope that goes for everyone else. 
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 17, 2022
  • Anonymous
    Graduate · Graduated 2022

    fun and extremely interactive

    We had Chris and Alexandria who are extremely qualified for this position. They were both professional, detail-oriented, organized and well-spoken individuals. They taught the course in a fun interactive learning environment.
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 17, 2022
  • Anonymous
    Graduate · User Experience Design Bootcamp · Graduated 2022

    Great UX Design courses and content

    I highly recommend UX Design Brain station. I have gained useful information. The instructors were knowledgeable and  gave detailed information.
    The course is designed with up to date information and software. Through out the courses every content is explained thoroughly with informative feed back and detailed insight. 


    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    5.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 16, 2022
  • Anonymous
    Student · Digital Marketing Bootcamp Online · Graduation year 2022

    Instructors are very well qualified and a great resource

    Although the curriculum is probably very common to what you'll find in other programs, I was impressed that the instructors seem to be very established in their field. One worked in digital marketing for Adidas and having that resource definitely made the class feel more like a guided class than just a series of powerpoint slides. Highly recommend!
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 16, 2022
  • Anonymous
    Student · Digital Marketing Bootcamp Online · Graduation year 2022

    Very organized, great course

    Great course, Davide was amazing! The online platform was very easy to use. Will take courses with BrainStation again. Thank you. 
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    Overall
    4.0
    Curriculum
    4.0
    Job support
    5.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 16, 2022
  • Anonymous
    Student · Web Development Course Online · Graduation year 2022

    Web Development Course Review

    It was a great course. I learned a lot and i really took a liking to coding. Mark and Yathan are great teachers. I would like to continue to learn more and see where this new skill takes me. 
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 15, 2022
  • Anonymous
    Head of Marketing · Search Engine Marketing Course · Graduation year 2022

    Very thorough

    The course was very thorough and the instructors were knowledgeable and approachable. I think it's hard to get the content right for such a diverse level of experiences in the room, so didn't find that all the lessons were all that relevant or helpful for me, but managed to always come away with at least one good learning.
    Overall
    4.0
    Curriculum
    4.0
    Job support
    4.0
    Instructors
    4.0
    Flag Submitted November 15, 2022
  • Anonymous
    Student · Web Development Course Online · Graduation year 2022

    Truly great learning experience

    After taking Brainstations ten week part-time web development online course I can most certainly say that it has been a great decision. The lessons were easily digestible, the instructors always within reach, the support team has been outstanding and the entire experience was very educational. Would definitely recommend.     ***** After some recent instances, I would like to update my review. While the course instructors are great, the curriculum is very light for the price it has attached to it. The majority of the first lesson is dedicated to introductions and course run-downs. The last lesson is just presentations for the most part.    Also, one fact that bothered me was that a company employee in charge of their marketing team I guess, hopped on the video call of our last class, and asked us to leave a nice review online, and said that she would give us a few moments to do that. Then she proceeded to wait while the class left those positive reviews.    The biggest thing that has bothered me was the sort of way they draw students in only to change their behavior once they are in. My learning advisor was pestering me with calls almost every week, till I signed up for the course, and then he just stopped answering my calls and emails. They also recently stopped doing in-person bootcamps unless you have a college degree which is weird because most of the people attending a bootcamp are probably not going to have one.    Another murky thing is that they don’t really provide scholarships like they say for the bootcamps, because if you attend their course then you only get the price of the course discounted even though you paid for that while a scholarship would be a reward.   It is a good school, but beware of small things like this, because they are going to come up, and this review just gives a better picture of the place.
    Overall
    2.0
    Curriculum
    2.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 15, 2022
  • Anonymous
    Graduate · Web Development Bootcamp · Graduated 2022

    Stressful yet rewarding

    I took the web development bootcamp at BrainStation a very intensive twelve week experience. The program is very intensive and fast paced if you aren't fully dedicated you can quickly fall behind and either quit or continue the course but not get as much as you would have hoped out of it. If you are planning on being dedicated for twelve weeks and attempt to get everything you can out of the course then you will end up having the experience and knowledge to achieve what you want.
    Overall
    4.0
    Curriculum
    4.0
    Job support
    3.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 14, 2022
  • Anonymous
    Student · Product Management Course Online · Graduation year 2022

    Great intro course

    I really enjoyed the course, especially the interactive portion of each lesson. Irfan and Nick were very helpful in explaining the topics well and staying engaged. I do wish there was a grades component to the course because anyone and everyone can pass the course with minimal effort. 
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    4.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 14, 2022
  • Anonymous
    Student · User Experience Design Bootcamp · Graduation year 2022

    Amazing Experience

    Being a student at BrainStation was a great experience. Over the course of three months, I learned so much and got to demonstrate these skills through all of my projects. The educators and staff at BrainStation was very helpful and supportive. The cohort as well was so great - every student was friendly and a pleasure to collaborate with :)
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    5.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 11, 2022
  • Anonymous
    Graduate · Data Science Bootcamp · Graduated 2022

    Incredible educators

    The educators were great, had a very deep knowledge in their area of expertise. They also had a great teaching style and were able to explain and pass on complex topics. The course content and support from Brain Station was great. I learnt a lot in this course. 
    Overall
    4.0
    Curriculum
    3.0
    Job support
    3.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 11, 2022
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How much does BrainStation cost?

BrainStation courses cost up to $3,750 for AI Data Analytics Certification (DAC™) (In-Person).

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?

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We let alumni answer that question. 2,338 BrainStation alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed BrainStation and shared their experiences. Their overall rating is 4.66 out of 5.

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