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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.

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2,339 alumni reviews of BrainStation

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    Alec Bana Verified via LinkedIn
    Do it now · Software Engineering Bootcamp · December 2023

    Do it now

    The education experience I had at brainstation was the best learning experience I’ve ever had in my life. The educators/staff were all amazing and I would recommend this course to anyone with a desire to learn to code. It was difficult without a doubt...
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    Rory Doak Verified via LinkedIn
    Software Engineer · Software Engineering Bootcamp · December 2023

    Software Engineering London Sep - Dec 2023

    BrainStation provided a fantastic learning environment from their campus in Shoreditch. I found the lecturers informative, passionate, and highly engaging. The pace of the course is well thought through with consistent support. I left with an in-depth...
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    Jonathan Yeung Verified via LinkedIn
    Student · Product Management Course · November 2023

    Great upskilling for people in tech

    The course is highly recommended for people who are interested in product development in general.

    I have read "The Lean Startup" by Eric Ries before, and was intrigued by those ideas for developing new products, especially in tech industry....
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    Kuzi Mutonga Verified via LinkedIn
    Product Manager · Data Analytics Course · November 2023

    Data Analytics Review

    My experience in the data analytics course has been mostly positive. I would give the course a 3.5/5 in terms of my overall experience. The course content was helpful from an introductory lense, and there was a wide variety of topics covered. To get...
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    4.0
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    4.0
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    3.0
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    Amy Nagelberg Verified via GitHub
    Graduate · User Experience Design Course · November 2023

    Great supplement as a developer

    I took this course through an Ambassador program offered post-web development bootcamp at BrainStation. The course was really helpful for learning about the process of UX design and I felt like every lecture I took away several key points that I will...
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    5.0
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    Gotham Tikyani Verified via LinkedIn
    Senior Research Associate · Data Science Course · November 2023

    A good course if have some industry knowledge

    BrainStation's Data Science course impressed with its comprehensive curriculum, expert instructors, and hands-on approach. The well-structured program seamlessly progressed from fundamentals to advanced concepts, emphasizing practical application...
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    4.0
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    3.0
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    Zeid Bsaibes Verified via LinkedIn
    Founder · Software Engineering Bootcamp · November 2023

    Software Engineering BootCamp London In Person

    This course really over delivers on the prospectus. It is very intensive, but if, like me, you want to get to a point where you can build-out some tech ideas as soon as possible then this is the course for you. The teachers are incredible, the...
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    5.0
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    Liudmila Verified via GitHub
    Graduate · Data Science Bootcamp · November 2023

    Super intensive bootcamp, great support, highly recommended

    I learned SO MUCH in the 2.5 month of the data science bootcamp at BrainStation! The pace is very quick, and it is ESSENTIAL you come prepared - at least able to code in Python, know basic stats and linear algebra.  The educators are amazing, very good...
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    Juan Verified via LinkedIn
    Product Designer · Artificial Intelligence Course Online · November 2023

    Great content, Great instructors, Great insights

    This is my fourth course with Brainstation, and evidently so. They just know how to properly deliver information to help you further your career. The AI course was no different than the others. Brent and Matt were ready to provide valuable insights,...
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    Ismael Santos Verified via LinkedIn
    Software Developer · Software Engineering Bootcamp · November 2023

    Intensive and focused

    I never expected to have the chance to even go to a software engineering bootcamp, let alone study and work all day on projects and code-alongs. BrainStation Miami was a golden opportunity, and one I do not regret in the slightest. From morning...
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    Michael J MacDonald Verified via LinkedIn
    Student · Data Science Course Online · November 2023

    Quick, Informational, Interactive, Rushed, Independent

    Learning is entirely up to me but the instructor(s) make it easy to pull more out of it if I desire to ask questions. Adding a couple weeks to the course wouldn't be a bad thing, same curriculum. Wenjie-Sun is a great instructor
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    Ibezimako Nkwogu Verified via LinkedIn
    Graduate · Web Development Course Online · November 2023

    An Impactful Learning Experience

    I am glad to have participated in the just concluded Web development certificate program. I have been able to improve my frontend web development knowledge; the program has restored my confidence in going into the web development field. It was nice...
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    4.0
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    Ricardo Caballero Verified via LinkedIn
    Graduate · November 2023

    Great Course

    Fantastic instructors, very down to earth and knowledgable, they are in the market and it shows, the information provided is also super insightful with current trends in the field, I would highly recommend this course for beginners and intermediate...
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    Margaret Eum Verified via LinkedIn
    Visual Merchandiser · User Experience Design Course · November 2023

    Exciting!

    I am someone who has worked in retail for over 10+ years. Was motivated for a career change and wanted to gain a new skill and took the opportunity to take a UX course. I came into my first class completely blind, nervous, and 0 knowledge of how to...
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    5.0
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    4.0
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    4.0
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    Isabel Bolger Verified via LinkedIn
    Graduate · Product Management Course · November 2023

    Wonderful Bootcamp for Aspiring PMs

    My experience at BrainStation was wonderful! I went for Product Management, which was an in-person PM course for 8 weeks. The instructors were highly skilled in their area and provided lots of relevant examples happening in the industry right now. The...
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    Maryam Mohsin Verified via LinkedIn
    Student · User Experience Design Course · November 2023

    UX Design Course

    It was a fantastic class. So much was taught through discussion and interaction with the teacher and students. Great instructor who uses real-life examples and websites to make us analyze.  
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    Wendy Han Verified via LinkedIn
    Technical Talent Acquisition · Data Analytics Course · November 2023

    Fast paced, challenging and engaging!

    BrainStation's Data Analytics course offers a challenging and fast-paced learning experience that is well worth the investment. The course content is comprehensive, covering a wide range of topics in data analytics, and it is delivered by knowledgeable...
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    Aaron C Verified via LinkedIn
    Graduate · Data Analytics Course · October 2023

    Really good experience

    I really enjoyed my experience at Brainstation. The Instructors actually work in the fields they are teaching.   The facility is great and convenient class times for people who are working.  
    Thanks to the great staff.  Highly recommend for someone...
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    Ryan Verified via LinkedIn
    Campus Recruiting/Program Management Analyst · Data Analytics Course · October 2023

    Overwhelming, all-inclusive

    Overall I believe the course tried to cover too much in too short a period of time for students to really learn the skills taught in class. I think this is great exposure for someone new to data, but this course is better for someone with previous...
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    4.0
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    Joe Ackerman Verified via LinkedIn
    Insight Analyst · Data Science Course · October 2023

    Great course and experience

    I loved my Data Science course experience at Brainstation. The teacher (Makk) was an industry professional who provided some great advice and explained things well. I felt like I picked up far more than I expected I would in only 8 weeks. The campus is...
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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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