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BrainStation

Average Rating 4.66
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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.

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2,339 alumni reviews of BrainStation

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    Matthew Magtajas Verified via LinkedIn
    Student · Data Analytics Course · April 2023

    Amazing and Fun Experience

    The entire experience was just a blast for me. Learning more about how data works and how to analyze said data alongside my classmates really helped instill a lasting impression and is helping me towards sticking to a data heavy career path. The only...
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    Roisin Martindale Verified via LinkedIn
    Performance Designer · User Experience Design Course · April 2023

    Accessible, challenging, inspiring!

    I was initially intimidated to undertake this course because of my lack of experience in this immediate field of design. I was relieved upon arriving to find a real mix of people with a range of experience, so I didn't feel so out of place.

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    Wendel de Freitas Verified via LinkedIn
    Senior Graphic Designer · User Experience Design Bootcamp · April 2023

    A career pivot bootcamp

    The Brainstation UX Design Bootcamp was an intensive training program focused on hands-on, project-based learning. 
    The skills and knowledge needed for me to become a UX designer (such as user research, and information architecture) also taught...
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    Arjun Lokur Verified via LinkedIn
    Graduate · Data Science Bootcamp · April 2023

    Great experience, definitely worth it

    It's an intense 12 weeks you're in for but an amazing experience. You're learning a curriculum that might otherwise take a year or 2 at university. Great instructors and campus environment. Lots of hands-on experience with the assignments and your...
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    Hayder Suwaed Verified via LinkedIn
    Graduate · Data Science Course · April 2023

    Smart Bootcamp

    I needed this bootcamp to build a road map for future development and get familiar with Python language. The curriculum has been built smartly to help students learn, dive deep, and get the deliverable ready to submit. 
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    Steven Kies Verified via LinkedIn
    Graduate · Data Science Bootcamp · April 2023

    INtenst and fantastic

    The camp was great. It's very intense, so I recommend reading ahead first, and doing some prep work on Python and SQL programming, but they cover everything you need if you're dilligent. The instructors look after you. They kept me on track when IO ...
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    Hannah McHale Verified via LinkedIn
    Digital Projects Lead · User Experience Design Course · April 2023

    Lots of time but lots of value

    I signed up to this course because UX Design is something i've been doing for some years in my day-job as a product manager but it's happened organically and i had no formal qualifications in the area. The course felt quite intense, there is a lot of...
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    Carol Calderon Verified via LinkedIn
    Data Scientist · Data Science Course · April 2023

    Amazing experience

    It was hard to decide whether do the bootcamp or not, there are a huge quantity of information on internet about different paths to become a data scientist. I definitely learnt a lot and now I know how keep learning this field, I am very happy about my...
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    Olga Iaroslavtceva Verified via LinkedIn
    Graduate · User Experience Design Bootcamp · April 2023

    UX Design Bootcamp | In-Person | Toronto | Full-Time

    Overall, I am extremely satisfied with the FULL-TIME UX Bootcamp program. To further expand on my experience, there were several things that I particularly enjoyed, as well as a few opportunities for...
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    Hamza Dincer Verified via LinkedIn
    Student · Software Engineering Bootcamp · April 2023

    Professional and Lovely Environment

    I loved every minute I spent there. It was a great learning experience. I only regret that I could have spent more time there. The instructors are professional and supportive all the way. It reignited my love for learning which I lost in academia.  
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    Rory Freeman Verified via LinkedIn
    Graduate · Data Science Course · April 2023

    Great high-intensity DS bootcamp

    Does a great job at teaching a lot in a relatively short timeframe. Do not underestimate the intensity of this bootcamp, it is very intense, particularly in the middle 8 weeks. The instructors are great and bring a lot of real-world experience to the...
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    Henry Paremain Verified via LinkedIn
    Graduate · Data Science Bootcamp · April 2023

    Challenging but incredibly rewarding

    I left a career in structural engineering to make the switch to data science. I was slightly skeptical of the BootCamp formula before I started. However, I was incredibly impressed with the content, in terms of the breadth of topics covered, and the...
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    Jw Clark Verified via LinkedIn
    Product Designer · Product Management Course · April 2023

    A Great Product Management Course!

    I'm finishing up my 8-week Product Management course at BrainStation. It has indeed been an excellent experience. My instructors (Brent & Akila) were knowledgeable, experienced, and fun! I'm thankful for their guidance and critiques while...
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    Natalie K Verified via LinkedIn
    UX/UI Designer · Web Development Course Online · April 2023

    BrainStation Web Development Certificate Course

    I just completed the BrainStation Web Development Course online which was led by Jim Rectenwald and Yathan, SE's at instagram and slack. I took the course to get familiar with HTML and CSS as a UX Designer. My overall experience was positive. The...
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    Felipe Gonzalez Verified via LinkedIn
    Web Developer · Web Development Bootcamp · April 2023

    Incredible experience. I would do it again if I could

    I would highly recommend BrainStation to anyone looking to kickstart a career in web development. The program is rigorous, challenging, and demanding  but it is also incredibly rewarding, both personally and professionally. Whether you're a complete...
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    T Zani Verified via LinkedIn
    Software engineer @privus · Software Engineering Bootcamp · April 2023

    Great Teachers!

    Shout out for the amazing staff of teachers, Daniil, Zed, Andrew and for the TA Kent and James for always going above and beyond!
    The course is pure pressure! believe when it says it is FULL TIME ! although it is great, since you will learn so much...
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    Sarah Nohe Verified via LinkedIn
    Product · March 2023

    Data Analytics with Practical Application

    As someone who's been working in product for several years, I was looking to expand my skill set and gain a better understanding of data analytics. That's why I decided to take the course at BrainStation, and I'm glad I did.

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    Mahyar Sabouniaghdam Verified via GitHub
    Data Scientist · Full-Time Data Science Bootcamp Online · March 2023

    Transformative Data Science Bootcamp

    I recently completed BrainStation's Data Science Online Bootcamp and I must say that it was an incredible experience. The instructors were fantastic and truly went above and beyond to ensure that all students were able to grasp the concepts and...
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    Eric Marroquin Verified via LinkedIn
    Associate, Digital Marketing & Communications · March 2023

    Immediately Actionable Insights

    I found myself taking what I learned in class and immediately looking for implementation opportunities at work. After every class, I would message my teammates on insights we could leverage. Digital marketing is a very wide field but the small class...
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    Ariel Carmona Verified via LinkedIn
    Designer · March 2023

    The right place

    I recently completed the Product Management Program and it was an incredible experience! The course provided a comprehensive overview of the product management lifecycle from ideation to launch and beyond. Both instructors were extremely knowledgeable...
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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 h...
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 ...
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 Brai...
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...
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 ...
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 work...
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 ...
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 pos...
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...
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. ...
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 p...
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 ...
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...
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 b...
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 t...
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!...
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! T...
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 tit...
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 th...
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 ne...
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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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