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BrainStation offers full-time and part-time courses in data science, design, development, marketing, cyber security and product in New York City, Miami, London, Toronto, Vancouver, and through an Online Live platform. BrainStation’s goal is to empower individuals, businesses, and brands to succeed in the digital age by offering diploma programs, certification courses, and training options across the full digital product lifecycle. BrainStation provides a collaborat...
BrainStation offers full-time and part-time courses in data science, design, development, marketing, cyber security and product in New York City, Miami, London, Toronto, Vancouver, and through an Online Live platform. BrainStation’s goal is to empower individuals, businesses, and brands to succeed in the digital age by offering diploma programs, certification courses, and training options across the full digital product lifecycle. BrainStation provides a collaborative, project-based learning experience, with curriculum updated on a daily basis to ensure professionals gain the skills and experience needed to succeed in their careers.
BrainStation’s class structure combines engaging, in-person instruction with interactive online content and a hands-on, project-based curriculum. To account for different learning styles and schedules, BrainStation offers a variety of flexible learning options, including Online Live. Powered by Synapse, a data-driven learning platform, Online Live learning lets students attend live lectures, collaborate with fellow professionals, and receive immediate, real-time feedback from instructors – from anywhere in the world. Whether students are looking for career transformation or professional development, BrainStation has a learning option, with full-time diploma programs, part-time certificate courses, and specialized skills training.
Established in 2012, BrainStation has worked with over 400+ instructors from the most innovative companies, developing cutting-edge, real-world digital education that has empowered more than 100,000 professionals and some of the largest organizations in the world.
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AnonymousHairstylist Owner • Applicant • Digital Marketing • TorontoApr 28, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/ADigital Marketing
I enjoyed Digital Marketing course. The Instructors Joshua and Narsingh were very good with your exampled experiences in their own work environment. The content provided was full of information to help us better understand the course.
I am very excited to use what I learned.
- AnonymousGraduate • Web Development Bootcamp Online • OnlineApr 27, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Web Development Diploma
I came onto the course with very little prior experience in web dev, I had touched on html and css. The course is well structured but very fast-paced, given it being a bootcamp that was to be expected! The educators and teaching assistants were very knowledgable and provided plenty of relevant resources for us to refer to. We had a lot of support throughout the course and one-on-one time every day if needed.
I wasn't expecting there to be much career support but I was pleasantly ...I came onto the course with very little prior experience in web dev, I had touched on html and css. The course is well structured but very fast-paced, given it being a bootcamp that was to be expected! The educators and teaching assistants were very knowledgable and provided plenty of relevant resources for us to refer to. We had a lot of support throughout the course and one-on-one time every day if needed.
I wasn't expecting there to be much career support but I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of content and support they did provide in helping us to revamp our resumes, LinkedIn profiles, discover our 'stories' and prep for interviews. We had one-on-one feedback on our resumes and excellent tips on how to edit to appeal to the tech field.
There were several guest speakers from various companies and disciplines which were good for motivation and inspiration. My only negative comment is that there was no one who had a similar journey of doing a bootcamp and entering into the tech field. I feel this would have been more relevant for us.
One thing I would recommend if deciding to enrol in the web dev bootcamp is to cover the topics as much as you can beforehand. There is very little time to review and go over the content throughout the course, so this prior knowledge will be very beneficial.
The only thing I felt I missed out on was not getting to interact with my peers and other cohorts as much as the in-person courses. But, I still made some valuable connections through the online bootcamp. - AnonymousGraduate • User Experience Design Bootcamp • TorontoApr 21, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Rich learning experience
I made the transition into UX from engineering and really thankful that I found the team at Brainstation. The curriculum is intense but equips you with all you need to make the switch into UX. There is support from the educators throughout the program and there is plenty of practical learning experience to be harnessed. The career support is available well after the program ends. Be ready to learn on the fly and take in a lot of material. You will save yourself time by c...I made the transition into UX from engineering and really thankful that I found the team at Brainstation. The curriculum is intense but equips you with all you need to make the switch into UX. There is support from the educators throughout the program and there is plenty of practical learning experience to be harnessed. The career support is available well after the program ends. Be ready to learn on the fly and take in a lot of material. You will save yourself time by covering the Figma basics prior to the bootcamp. All in all, you will be well-supported in the program and there are lot of resources available to make use of. Be mentally prepared to dive right in, this program will deliver what you make out of it. Be mindful that class sizes are readily increasing which can limit the amount of time spent per student but I found that educators and TAs were always willing to make time. With the right amount of work and discipline, you will be well-equipped for a career change. - AnonymousGraduate • User Experience Design Bootcamp Online • OnlineApr 20, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
User Experience Design Diploma
Even though the class was online our Educators did a really great job of creating an engaging classroom environment. There was able opportunity to meet fellow students during labs. It would have been nice if there was an opportunity built in to have more social interactions and get to know the other students on a smaller scale. Overall though, with the coffee and conversations, group work, industry projects, labs etc there was time to meet other students.
Obviously, a very intens...Even though the class was online our Educators did a really great job of creating an engaging classroom environment. There was able opportunity to meet fellow students during labs. It would have been nice if there was an opportunity built in to have more social interactions and get to know the other students on a smaller scale. Overall though, with the coffee and conversations, group work, industry projects, labs etc there was time to meet other students.
Obviously, a very intense program - more thank you think, but that is also dependent on your worth ethic and what you want to put into your projects. Great educators and Teaching Assistance. Course material felt relevant and I appreciated using current industry tools and prinicples. - AnonymousGraduate • Data Science Bootcamp Online • OnlineApr 13, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Graduate
My experience as a graduate from BrainStation's Data Science online bootcamp surpassed my expectations.
First and foremost, I found that the curriculum was well structured and well organized. The educators and teaching assistants always had the time either during class or office hours to address any questions or concerns. With ample amount of time dedicated to applying and practicing the materials in conjunction with project based deliverables; the curriculum provides a robust st...My experience as a graduate from BrainStation's Data Science online bootcamp surpassed my expectations.
First and foremost, I found that the curriculum was well structured and well organized. The educators and teaching assistants always had the time either during class or office hours to address any questions or concerns. With ample amount of time dedicated to applying and practicing the materials in conjunction with project based deliverables; the curriculum provides a robust structure in helping to assimilate the concepts covered in each section.
Outside of the program, BrainStation also provides students with the opportunity of gaining industry exposure through guest speakers and an Industry Project to showcase your learnings since the start of the program.
Overall, I would highly recommend the Data Science online bootcamp to anyone who ultimately wishes to pursue a career in this domain. - AnonymousUX Designer • Student • User Experience Design Bootcamp • TorontoApr 09, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Ux design
A really valuable course! I almost didn’t take it due to the cost but I believe the networking and industry experience makes it worth it. I’ve taken other ux courses and while they gave the fundamentals, the brainstation bootcamp really let’s you apply the fundamentals you learn on the go. Really fast paced but rewarding - AnonymousProject Manager • Graduate • Product Management • TorontoApr 04, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Product Management - Online Course
The instructors were amazing and incredibly helpful. It is a great way to dip a toe in the world of Product Management. - AnonymousGraduate • Product Management Online • OnlineMar 23, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Great high level overview of PM fundamentals
I took Product Management with Brainstation in Winter 2022. The teachers were experienced business professionals working within the field that were able to bring their relevant experiences to the course forum.
This course would be well suited to someone looking for a strong introduction to the frameworks of product management, and would be a great course for someone looking to improve their business sense. This course may be less relevant for students already with a strong busine...I took Product Management with Brainstation in Winter 2022. The teachers were experienced business professionals working within the field that were able to bring their relevant experiences to the course forum.
This course would be well suited to someone looking for a strong introduction to the frameworks of product management, and would be a great course for someone looking to improve their business sense. This course may be less relevant for students already with a strong business background, as some concepts do indeed stay on the higher level.
I was impressed by the students that participated in the course! Overall, there were a wide variety of professionals from different backgrounds, that brought good discussion and questions to the table.
I would recommend BrainStation! - AnonymousGraduate • Web Development Bootcamp Online • OnlineMar 22, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Graduate
BrainStation's online web development bootcamp was a good start to begin and accelerate my developer journey. I learned a lot of the fundamentals needed to enter the job market.
The instructors and TAs made the experience amazing. They were super helpful and would go the extra mile to answer any questions you may have which made it easy to learn a lot in a short period of time.
The syllabus and content was great as well as it covers fr...BrainStation's online web development bootcamp was a good start to begin and accelerate my developer journey. I learned a lot of the fundamentals needed to enter the job market.
The instructors and TAs made the experience amazing. They were super helpful and would go the extra mile to answer any questions you may have which made it easy to learn a lot in a short period of time.
The syllabus and content was great as well as it covers front-end and back-end materials to help you build full stack applications. However, you do have to learn a lot outside of the bootcamp as well to keep your skills sharp and be job ready. It would be great if the program incorporated practicing coding interviews and coding assessments as well as this was used for screening for a lot of jobs out there.
I found the job support a bit lacking. A lot of the jobs advertised to us were above entry level and out of our expertise. Having a strong referral network and a mentorship system in place for Brainstation alumni and new graduates would make this process much easier. The entry level market for junior developers will only get more competitive and more support will be necessary to ensure that graduates are prepared. - AnonymousGraduate • User Experience Design • TorontoMar 17, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
User Experience Design Course
I took the Saturday course and it was an intense 7 hour class every week for 5 weeks. If you have more time during the week I would recommend taking the course in a longer amount of time. The teachers were amazingly helpful and knowledgeable. Any time I felt lost or confused I would not hesitate to ask and would always get a very detailed answer from Jessica!
The only low rating I left was Job Assistance because there were a few slides about how to get a job and what to put and desig...I took the Saturday course and it was an intense 7 hour class every week for 5 weeks. If you have more time during the week I would recommend taking the course in a longer amount of time. The teachers were amazingly helpful and knowledgeable. Any time I felt lost or confused I would not hesitate to ask and would always get a very detailed answer from Jessica!
The only low rating I left was Job Assistance because there were a few slides about how to get a job and what to put and design a portfolio. Unfortunately from what I could tell there was no special database of jobs available for graduates as with many Colleges and Universities. - AnonymousGraduate • User Experience Design Bootcamp • VancouverMar 17, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Mixed Feelings
An ok course overall! I'm half and half on my experience. And if you were like me, incessantly wondering and contemplating on your career path, hopefully my anecdotes help!
TLDR; As with anything, there are pros and cons to any experience, a lot of it I was honestly disappointed, but I put in a lot of the work and effort during and after the course which led me to a great job I have now and am very satisfied with. Bits of what I learned in the course, I use today at my job. You g...An ok course overall! I'm half and half on my experience. And if you were like me, incessantly wondering and contemplating on your career path, hopefully my anecdotes help!
TLDR; As with anything, there are pros and cons to any experience, a lot of it I was honestly disappointed, but I put in a lot of the work and effort during and after the course which led me to a great job I have now and am very satisfied with. Bits of what I learned in the course, I use today at my job. You get what you put in!
Personally, I already have design experience (both from university and work), so a lot of lectures felt repetitive for me. I can see the course being very helpful for those without such experience yet. But for myself, it was a bit frustrating.
Pros
It's been a few months now since I've finished the course, and I did luckily get it from the grant so I may have certain biases overall.- One important thing I got out of the program is boosting my confidence especially when it came to presenting and group work. They did a good job in exposing everyone with that, which again, is a big part of being a UX/Product Designer. It was tricky to manage virtual group work, but it definitely helped me with being 'comfortable with being uncomfortable'. A big part also helped train me to be left to my own resources and figure things out as I go, which honestly is a big part of real world work.
- The people! The people I met were amazing. Obviously a select few I really worked well with, but you do sometimes end up struggling with varying levels of expertise which was honestly a bit frustrating. Half of me wished we were grouped specifically in certain pods with equal levels of expertise to push each other. I was there to learn and push myself. Not necessarily have to feel like I'd do a lot of the leg work. But overall, I made great connections from the course, who I occasionally still reach out to.
- I networked like crazy and was able to reach out someone in the industry who was very helpful in my job hunt phase. For the Hackathon, we presented our work to their company and I was able to connect with someone there and even remain friends with them to this day! Guess a good thing is that Brainstation seems to have such a niche group of people with a shared experience so it's quite easy to reach out to others who went through the same thing.
Cons- Most course work and grading of projects I felt skewed more on 'Product Design' and the visual side. A lot of the feedback I got was also more on visual improvement (I really didn't care much about it visuals...). I personally wanted to learn more about user research, strategy and working with devs. All of those, you get exposed to probably just 10% of each.
- The grading system was questionable. I was surprised previous TA's, who were probably almost the same level of knowledge as us in the cohort, were the ones grading the course. Again, as an already working professional, I cared very little about my numerical grades. I needed output to add into my portfolio, but didn't feel like I really produced the right type of work to present. If you're straight out of university from a more rigorous grading system, don't sweat Brainstation's system of grading.
- Hackathon was laughable.. I was honestly excited to be part of a hackathon, sadly just felt like a a bunch of wild dogs placed in a room left to chew on the same bone. Little to no guidance there despite having some help from TA's. There were also SO many groups presenting, that it felt useless to present to industry professionals. Again, it may vary on the type of groups and cohort, but mine was definitely very frustrating, dealing with so many groups and varying levels and experience.
- The career side of it all was also questionable. I personally put in more effort networking online (ADP List, cold emails and reach outs, etc.) I did not find any of the career success efforts useful. If anything, a confidence booster "You're doing all the right things! Keep going!" Having gone through so much job hunting, do NOT follow their resume template. Just submit it as a requirement, sure, but to stand out, focus on your own branding and how you want to present yourself as a designer. Tips in terms of resume content was somewhat useful, but still felt very rushed to balance this with course requirements. Kind of wish the resume/career success side more came after all course work.
- The resume and final requirements you submit, I found were only to market THEM as a bootcamp for potential new students. I didn't create the video at all, and put in minimum effort to my final requirements for the 'Demo Day' page. Honestly, what kind of recruiter would even look at EACH student profile? And watch a 10 min video for EACH student? It made zero sense to make a video at all.
All in all, Brainstation did help me get to where I am now, which I'm grateful for. But I (clearly) still have certain feelings about it. I would be quite frustrated if I had to pay the full tuition fee... - AnonymousStudent • Product Management • VancouverFeb 09, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
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the course was precise, equipped me with relevant tools that have broadened my knowledge and I'm looking forward to sending out resumes for my future path.
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BrainStation costs around $16,500. On the lower end, some BrainStation courses like Social Media Marketing Online cost $2,450.
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BrainStation offers courses like Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Online, Data Analytics, Data Analytics Online and 34 more.
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BrainStation has in-person campuses in London, Miami, New York City, Toronto, and Vancouver. BrainStation also has a remote classroom so students can learn online.
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