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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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    4.0
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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.

    The...
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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

Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated October 23, 2019
When Georgie Gow had a taste of data-driven UX design, she decided to upskill in her marketing career, and get into more digital roles. She enrolled in BrainStation’s part-time Data Analytics course, and found it immensely helpful, then decided to take another BrainStation course, this time in UX Design! Georgina tells us how she balanced her full-time job in Australia with learning online,...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated December 03, 2024
This September, one of the largest online tech bootcamps got acquired, two schools raised capital, and companies like Adobe, Pandora, Airbnb, Capgemini, and JP Morgan Chase talked to journalists about hiring from coding bootcamps! We also chat about two free coding bootcamp options and the difference between CS degrees, coding bootcamps, and self-teaching. Plus find out about 6 new schools a...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated September 30, 2024
  Ruby vs Python vs JavaScript vs Java vs .NET – how do you choose your first programming language? Some experts will argue that fundamentals are more important than the language itself, and while we agree, you do need to choose a language in order to learn those fundamentals. We’re running through the pros and cons of each language, the average salaries to expect, and the job prospects...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated October 17, 2019
  Zack had made a career for himself in front end development, but found the UX design part of his job the most rewarding. He wanted to move from Canada to the US and focus on UX so he enrolled in BrainStation’s User Experience Design diploma program in Toronto! Knowing the importance of a great portfolio for landing a job, Zack worked hard on his BrainStation capstone project, and shar...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated October 03, 2024
As summer meanders into its final weeks, does back-to-school season make you long to be back in the classroom? It’s not just high schools and colleges that are about to reboot their classes in fall – these coding bootcamps all have upcoming courses online and in-person to jumpstart your new career starting in Fall 2024! Apply today and you could be a developer by the time 2025 rolls around! I...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated October 24, 2025
Data scientists are more in-demand than ever, but how much does it cost to learn data science at a bootcamp? From students looking for free data bootcamps to those wondering if a $17,000 data course is worth it, we understand that cost is important to future bootcampers! Data science bootcamp tuition can range from $7,000 to $18,000, so how do you decide what to budget for? In this guide, we ...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated June 27, 2019
BrainStation Product Management Instructor Khaled Zaky is also a Director of Product Management at the Royal Bank of Canada. He wanted to share his knowledge, so he started teaching aspiring product managers on evenings and weekends, online and in Toronto. Khaled tells us how he uses real examples from his job to help his BrainStation students understand product management concepts, helps s...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated April 03, 2019
Danielle started out in the creative field of journalism but lost her passion for writing in the process. After being laid off, she explored other career options and discovered BrainStation’s Toronto Web Development Diploma Program – a different creative outlet! She now works as a Full Stack Developer at Knockri, an AI startup dedicated to removing bias in the hiring process. Danielle ...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated February 20, 2019
Brynne’s background in the arts and visual design led her to the fashion industry, but she was ready to shift careers towards a more sustainable future. She decided to merge her creative background with her interest in psychology and pursue a career in UX design. Brynne enrolled in BrainStation’s three-month UX Design course in Toronto where she was able to apply her fashion background to h...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated December 14, 2018
As he was finishing his degree in Biotechnology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto, Nadim realized he wanted a more technical career. He tried sales, then heard that BrainStation was launching a Data Science Diploma Program in Toronto. As an international student from Lebanon, he was happy to find that BrainStation accepted international students and offered scholarships fo...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated September 10, 2018
As a newly minted PhD in anthropology, Kiersten faced the challenge of planning her next career move. She liked the idea of combining her research skills with designing useful products, so she enrolled in Brainstation’s online, part-time User Experience Design Course. We spoke to Kiersten about balancing a full-time job with the UX bootcamp, the crossovers between anthropology and UX design...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated December 03, 2024
We read a lot of news about coding bootcamps in May 2018, so we chose the most interesting pieces, and we’re rounding it all up for you in this blog post and podcast! We look at yet another coding bootcamp acquisition, share many wonderful success stories about coding bootcamp graduates, touch on some partnerships between bootcamps and companies, and discuss the role of coding bootcamps in t...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated May 23, 2018
BrainStation has an established community of web developers and UX designers across North America – but after hearing mounting requests for data science, they’re launching a Full-Time Data Science Program at their campuses in Toronto, Vancouver, and online. We sat down with BrainStation’s Education Product Manager, Nicola Lochead, and Lead Data Science Educator, Jeremy Gray, to learn about ...
Lauren Stewart
Lauren Stewart
Updated March 19, 2018
After waitressing and earning a degree in graphic design, Maria was on a mission to find job security and utilize her skills. During her graphic design job search, she kept seeing “front end development” as a hot skill wanted by employers, so she decided to enroll in BrainStation’s Remote Web Development Program. Learn why Maria chose to learn online with BrainStation, how she stayed engage...
Lauren Stewart
Lauren Stewart
Updated August 06, 2024
When you think of your next tech job, does “Digital Marketer” come to mind? It should; a solid understanding of marketing, combined with analytical and a few tech skills, can lead to a fulfilling, evolving career. By 2024, digital advertising revenue will amount to $460 billion dollars! With the increase in marketing buys over the last few years, experts have forecasted that digital will eve...
Lauren Stewart
Lauren Stewart
Updated December 14, 2017
New wave technology school, BrainStation launched a new full-time Remote Web Development Course in 2017 as part of a goal to empower one million people with digital skills by 2025. BrainStation Educator and professional software developer Jamie is involved in building the curriculum and figuring out how to make the online experience as successful as the on-campus experience. We asked Jamie ...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated September 28, 2017
Need a rundown of everything that happened in the coding bootcamp industry this September? You’re in luck! We’ve collected all the most important news in this blog post and podcast. This month, we kept up with the status of the bootcamp industry, learned about how bootcamps are thriving in smaller markets, and explored different ways to pay for bootcamp. Plus, we added 7 new schools from arou...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated September 05, 2017
Graeme Davis is the CEO of Brüha, an online ticket provider in Ontario. But when he began working in startups, he found his lack of tech skills impeded. So Graeme started learning web development and iOS at BrainStation, and says he’s now able to contribute to the technical conversation. Next up for Graeme? He’s attending BrainStation’s new online Data Analytics course to learn how to tell ...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated February 06, 2023
BrainStation’s Software Engineering Bootcamp is routinely iterated upon to ensure students are receiving the skills they need to thrive in today’s tech workplace. The BrainStation team breaks down what students can expect to learn in the Software Engineering Bootcamp and who they’ll be taught by (spoiler alert: seasoned Software Engineering pros!). Plus, learn more about the typical tech role...
Imogen Crispe
Imogen Crispe
Updated January 08, 2018
Welcome to the January 2017 Course Report monthly coding bootcamp news roundup! Each month, we look at all the happenings from the coding bootcamp world from new bootcamps to fundraising announcements, to interesting trends. This month we applaud initiatives that bring technology to underserved communities, we look at employment trends, and new coding schools and campuses. Plus, we hear a f...
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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.

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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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