BrainStation
Average Rating4.66
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BrainStation is a global digital skills training and workforce transformation provider that offers bootcamps and courses in data, design, development, digital marketing, product, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and leadership both online and at state-of-the-art campuses in New York, London, Miami, Toronto, and Vancouver. 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 has a learning option, with full-time diploma programs, part-time certificate courses, and specialized skills training.
BrainStation’s courses and bootcamps offer a collaborative, project-based learning experience, with 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 across the world. 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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AnonymousProject Manager • Student • Web Development Bootcamp • VancouverAug 18, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistancescam
My experience with BrainStation’s UX program was deeply disappointing. The program had a clear double standard: students were expected to maintain 90% attendance, but instructors frequently arrived late or extended their lecture times.
I left the program SO unbelievably burnt out - and I'm someone who worked as an EMT and went to FT university for the past 3 years. And for what? The program’s content was outdated, and students were awarded high grades for following...My experience with BrainStation’s UX program was deeply disappointing. The program had a clear double standard: students were expected to maintain 90% attendance, but instructors frequently arrived late or extended their lecture times.
I left the program SO unbelievably burnt out - and I'm someone who worked as an EMT and went to FT university for the past 3 years. And for what? The program’s content was outdated, and students were awarded high grades for following their unimaginative cookie-cutter process. They actively downgrade you for critical thinking or asking questions. Just jump through the hoops and end up with a portfolio that looks exactly like every single other person who has ever gone through Brainstation (just google UX Designer Brainstation or look on LinkedIn).
Much of UX can be done by AI. They did nothing to acknowledge or prepare students to grow in this rapidly changing industry and a position that will likely be obsolete in the next 5 years. They just want to make their money and factory farm as many students through as possible because they inevitably go under.
No one from my cohort has found a job since completing it. Instructors seemed more focused on getting out of class as fast as possible than providing any measure of genuine support or curiosity and investment in student's development or future careers.
Why are they bad teachers? Lectures were often rushed and lacked any meaningful dialogue. Technical issues and missed sessions were common, compounding the frustration. Feedback and support were inconsistent, with unclear grading criteria and frequent denial or poor management of one-on-one session requests. Instructor's were late and unprepared daily, with missed deadlines for capstone feedback and unacknowledged technical problems during presentations. Communication was garbage, and there was a lack of any effective support channels and regular check-ins.
When you ask their bosses to hold them accountable, they don't give a sh** either.
Overall, the program did not live up to its promises. Straight up - THIS IS A SCAM.
The outdated content and lack of job placement success demonstrate Brainstation's failure to deliver on any of its promises. Their utter lack of credibility in the tech sphere reinforces this. Don't muddy your name by getting involved with this joke of a company.- AnonymousGraduate • Full-Time User Experience Design Bootcamp Online • OnlineJul 24, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
It’s a scam
I quit my job to go through the UX design bootcamp as I had a scholarship offer by BrainStation and was optimistic but nearing the end they decided that my projects which I had spent essentially every minute of my time throughout the 3 month program were not good enough (even tho they were) and refused to grade appropriately. My entire class was shocked to hear that they wouldn’t allow me complete the last project and we all noticed how condescending some of the educators were throughout...I quit my job to go through the UX design bootcamp as I had a scholarship offer by BrainStation and was optimistic but nearing the end they decided that my projects which I had spent essentially every minute of my time throughout the 3 month program were not good enough (even tho they were) and refused to grade appropriately. My entire class was shocked to hear that they wouldn’t allow me complete the last project and we all noticed how condescending some of the educators were throughout the program. The person grading my work is a TA with no experience in ux design. The lead educator is honestly a bit of a con artist, don’t submit any idea you value. The academic advisor does not have your interests in favour, they just care about their money. Mind you I studied neuroscience at a reputable university and I’d say I’m quite competent and my ideas were well executed and skills well demonstrated throughout the bootcamp. I noticed some off putting behaviour by the educators towards two mothers attending the bootcamp as they were struggling with balancing their schedules. I would 100% advise against taking the bootcamp, or even having any affiliation with this what should be called ScamStation. They take government funding for this… disappointed that this is where some of my tax money goes to. This was my experience but amongst my entire class, we would all agree that you’re better off pursuing real education at a real university. - AnonymousEnvironmental Specialist • Graduate • Data Analytics Course • MiamiJul 19, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Data Analytics
The Data Analytics course at Brainstation was a good course but it could be improved. I think Brainstation doesn't set the expectation from the beginning that this is going to be more of a self taught course. I understand that the course is short, and meeting once a week is not enough to learn everything, but with all of the material being taught you will need to put in the time outside of class to learn on your own. However, I felt like the course material wasn't very detailed and didn'...The Data Analytics course at Brainstation was a good course but it could be improved. I think Brainstation doesn't set the expectation from the beginning that this is going to be more of a self taught course. I understand that the course is short, and meeting once a week is not enough to learn everything, but with all of the material being taught you will need to put in the time outside of class to learn on your own. However, I felt like the course material wasn't very detailed and didn't break down the problems enough. This made it really hard to do the labs on our own (i.e. sometimes the material didn't correlate with what the labs were asking us to do). I also feel like there was a disconnect between Brainstation administration and the instructors, making the expectations for graduation not very clear. Brainstation would e-mail us just one time to do something (i.e. like write this review) but then we wouldn't get reminders throughout the course or in-class. The instructors also wouldn't mention these requirements in class and I found that strange. Overall, it was a good experience and I would recommend it to someone trying to learn some basic skills in Excel, MySQL, and Tableau with the disclaimer to be prepared to do a lot of self learning. - Anonymousdata scientist • Student • Web Development Course Online • OnlineJul 19, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
highly recommended for anyone looking to become a software developer
Pros:
- Learning with and collaborating with peers.
- Plenty of support from the education team for when you inevitably get stuck.
- Structured curriculum.
- Project-based learning.
Cons:
- The pace of the first 2 weeks was too slow given that the material was covered in the pre-program prep material.
- Some students without much coding experience struggled to keep up and they had no chance to learn at a slower pace.
- There are 4 projects where you worked in ...Pros:
- Learning with and collaborating with peers.
- Plenty of support from the education team for when you inevitably get stuck.
- Structured curriculum.
- Project-based learning.
Cons:
- The pace of the first 2 weeks was too slow given that the material was covered in the pre-program prep material.
- Some students without much coding experience struggled to keep up and they had no chance to learn at a slower pace.
- There are 4 projects where you worked in groups/pairs so it is possible you have to collaborate with someone whose skill/standards are not compatible with yours.
Overall, I had a great experience because:
- I had previous coding experience from learning data science.
- I sought help from the education team rather than get stuck for too long.
- I love coding.
Tips:
- Get help if you are stuck and can't figure it out alone after 15 minutes.
- Do the "diving deeper" parts of assignments that challenge you to do something new. That way, if you get stuck, you can get help. - AnonymousGraduate • Full-Time User Experience Design Bootcamp Online • OnlineJul 12, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Intense UX bootcamp
A great program with awesome educators. Covered all the bases and provided so many helpful resources in addition to course content.
One of the best virtual experiences I've had in terms of education and work as the scheduled check ins and live classes keeps you on course to succeed.
All this said, the fulltime bootcamp is extremely intense and I wouldn't recommend it if you have any kind of life events happening during the study period. Prepare to not see the outside world ...A great program with awesome educators. Covered all the bases and provided so many helpful resources in addition to course content.
One of the best virtual experiences I've had in terms of education and work as the scheduled check ins and live classes keeps you on course to succeed.
All this said, the fulltime bootcamp is extremely intense and I wouldn't recommend it if you have any kind of life events happening during the study period. Prepare to not see the outside world for a majority of the study period.
- AnonymousGraduate • Full-Time Data Science Bootcamp Online • OnlineJul 12, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Good curriculum, great educators, well organized and fast paced, with career advice and networking advice throughout
I joined the full time Data Science bootcamp in April 2024. The past 12 weeks have been a whirlwind, but I have learned a lot about Tableau, Pandas, Matplotlib, and Machine Learning. The course is very fast paced so it needs full time commitment from the students, don't think you can work and do this full time course at the same time. The assignments are well structured and give the students a chance to review and implement what was taught during that week. This also means that you will ...I joined the full time Data Science bootcamp in April 2024. The past 12 weeks have been a whirlwind, but I have learned a lot about Tableau, Pandas, Matplotlib, and Machine Learning. The course is very fast paced so it needs full time commitment from the students, don't think you can work and do this full time course at the same time. The assignments are well structured and give the students a chance to review and implement what was taught during that week. This also means that you will be spending your weekends doing the assignments. Now that the bootcamp is over, I am ready to start my job search next week, while also reviewing all the things that we learnt during the bootcamp. Very good experience so far. - AnonymousStudent • Student • Full-Time Data Science Bootcamp Online • OnlineJul 12, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Science Bootcamp
Was a great experience. A challenge but one that I think would set you up for success. The homework was geared towards implementing what you learned through out the week, and there were always instructors available in case you ran into problems or had questions. The professional development side of the bootcamp was helpful in setting up my resume and my LinkedIn and I'm excited to get into this field of study. - AnonymousGraduate • User Experience Design Course Online • OnlineJul 12, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Worklike Bootcamp
Good work like bootcamp- gives a good experience of what it could be like working in the industry with lots of tight deadlines. Good cohort and educators. Timeframe was tight- lots of push. - AnonymousGraduate • Full-Time Software Engineering Bootcamp Online • OnlineJul 12, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Intense but Great!
Great educators that have real world experience. The curriculum is all well done and allowed me to just show up and make sure I was active and a sponge. Plenty of project that give you great experience as well. I would recommend this camp to anyone who really has done their research on the field and truly wants it. - AnonymousGraduate • Full-Time User Experience Design Bootcamp Online • OnlineJul 12, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
The bootcamp was challenging but absolutely worth the journey.
My experience at Brainstation was an incredible journey. I was fortunate to have exceptional instructors who provided invaluable guidance and support, helping me develop my skills and expand my knowledge significantly. - AnonymousGraduate • Cybersecurity Bootcamp Online • OnlineJul 12, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
provides real world experience
The bootcamp does a decent job preparing you for the CompTIA Security+ exam but more importantly it gives you work you will be doing day to day. You will be writing an average of 3 reports a week for a variety of assessments. From risk, threat modelling, data and network security, business continuity planning and 3rd party risk. You will also learn a handful of important tools like basic usage of a Linux operating system, metaspoitable, Nessus, Wireshark and a ton of command line tools.<...The bootcamp does a decent job preparing you for the CompTIA Security+ exam but more importantly it gives you work you will be doing day to day. You will be writing an average of 3 reports a week for a variety of assessments. From risk, threat modelling, data and network security, business continuity planning and 3rd party risk. You will also learn a handful of important tools like basic usage of a Linux operating system, metaspoitable, Nessus, Wireshark and a ton of command line tools. - AnonymousGraduate • Full-Time Software Engineering Bootcamp Online • OnlineJul 12, 2024Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
It was an awesome experience!
It was a great experience. I started out with ZERO coding experience and have been able to create a capstone project using CSS, HTML, JavaScript, React, Node.js, Express, connecting REST APIs. And they have given me the knowledge to continue learning and growing. 10 out of 10 would recommend.
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BrainStation Alumni Reviews Summary
Based on 2,000+ BrainStation alumni reviews on Course Report, students often highlight the quality of the curriculum, experienced instructors, and effective career support services. Particularly, the Full-Time Software Engineering and Data Science Bootcamps are frequently commended. One reviewer says, "The program was challenging but extremely rewarding, offering real-world projects that truly enhanced my skills." However, some students noted the high cost of courses as a consideration.
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FAQs
How much does BrainStation cost?
BrainStation costs around $16,500. On the lower end, some BrainStation courses like Social Media Marketing Course cost $2,450.
What courses does BrainStation teach?
BrainStation offers courses like Artificial Intelligence Course Online, Cybersecurity Bootcamp Online, Cybersecurity Course Online, Data Analytics Course and 29 more.
Where does BrainStation have campuses?
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.
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. 2,295 BrainStation alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed BrainStation on Course Report - you should start there!
Is BrainStation legit?
We let alumni answer that question. 2,295 BrainStation alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed BrainStation and rate their overall experience a 4.66 out of 5.
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.
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You can read 2,295 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?
PBSS - New York, United States, CIE - Florida, United States, PCC - Ontario, Canada, PTIB - British Columbia, Canada