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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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    Kaitlin Davidson Verified via LinkedIn
    Student · Search Engine Marketing Course · April 2020

    Amazing Learning Experience

    I cannot say enough good things about BrainStation and all of their courses! I have most recently taken the Search Engine Marketing Course through their online platform and finished with 100x more marketing knowledge and resources than before. The...
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    Parul Sahi Verified via LinkedIn
    Senior Product Manager · Data Analytics Course Online · April 2020

    Loved the experience!

    Being committed to continuous learning,  I like to do thorough research on available options to ensure I invest my time and money efficiently and I'm so glad I decided to take the Data Analytics course (online version) at Brainstation. 

    To be...
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    Octavio Avilés-Villaseñor Verified via LinkedIn
    Graduate · Digital Marketing Course · April 2020

    As relevant as you can get

    This course is for very busy professionals looking for what is worth to be learned in a very limited period of time.
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    Maria Patino Verified via LinkedIn
    Graphic Designer · User Interface Design · April 2020

    Great learning experience!

    At the end of last year, I took the decision of improving my digital skills and move forward to a new direction on my career path. While I was researching what would be the course that I wanted to take, where would be the place, and how I could be able...
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    Cassandra Verified via LinkedIn
    Student · Data Science Course · April 2020

    Learned so much in the Data Science Course

    I decided to enrol in the Data Science course because I am with a Digital Health Startup and we are starting to look at data models and interpreting a lot of the data that's available out there. I really enjoyed all the learnings and it was easy enough...
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    Peter Nguyen Verified via LinkedIn
    Graduate · User Experience Design Course Online · April 2020

    UX Design Review

    I had a great time learning UX Design over a 10 week period at BrainStation. 

    As someone working on a startup project, my team and I recognized that our product needed to incorporate UX principles early on in order for us to do well with our...
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    Marko Krsmanovic Verified via LinkedIn
    Product Manager · Data Analytics Course · April 2020

    Data Analytics course review

    I had an amazing experience during a 10 weeks long Data Analytics course at Brainstation. I decided to go with online learning, and it turned out to be a really good choice because their platform is so well organized that it makes learning and...
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    Ashley Dier Verified via LinkedIn
    Content Marketing Specialist · Digital Marketing Course · April 2020

    Digital Marketing

    I entered this course looking to level up my digital marketing skills, deepen my understanding of some key marketing levers and to (hopefully) make the transition from freelance to in-house. 

    I was a bit nervous looking over the course...
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    Darren Palma Verified via LinkedIn
    Recruitment Marketing and Brand Specialist · Digital Marketing Course · April 2020

    Learned a ton and had fun!

    The digital marketing course at Brainstation was great! It was all encompassing and the instructors had great industry examples to complement the course material. It felt like a lot in the beginning but it really came together in the final...
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    Kevin Huang Verified via GitHub
    Student · Data Science Course · April 2020

    course was well laid-out

    Took the data science course. Class was engaging, instructor explained the material well and coding help was always on hand. Great for learning python as well
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    Tara Giacomozzi Verified via LinkedIn
    Graduate · User Experience Design Course · April 2020

    Really Enjoyed this Course!

    The Bootcamp I took was in person and the class size was just right - about 15 students. I loved that it was a diverse group - not only in age and ethnicities - but all different career backgrounds! Some people had never done any type of work like this...
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    Clemence Verified via LinkedIn
    UX Designer · User Interface Design Course Online · March 2020

    My love story with Brainstation

    I have taken 2 courses at Brainstation:
    - the UX Design course (part time) on the Toronto campus
    - the UI Design course (part time) online.
    With only 30 hours of class each, these classes will give you enough knowledge and practice to...
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    Max Verified via LinkedIn
    Regional Community Lead · Digital Marketing Course Online · March 2020

    Digital Marketing Online

    I recently completed BrainStation's online Digital Marketing Course. The instructor was awesome and by the end I was so excited to share my final presentation with the class. The skills we used were very applicable for my current work and helped me...
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    Tony Fedun Verified via LinkedIn
    Senior Director, Business Development, Digital Services · Data Analytics Course Online · March 2020

    Data Analytics - Online

    I love the process of lifetime learning.  Website design, marketing and now data analytics courses over the last few years have made me an alumnus at BrainStation. I never set out to be a specialist in any one of these certificates, however, as a...
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    Iman Bashir Verified via LinkedIn
    Student · Full Stack Web Development - Wyncode · March 2020

    Amazing Experience Doing the Full Stack Course

    I am so happy that I chose to do THIS course in Miami (coming from Canada)... What made my experience so amazing was the nonstop support where the staff didn't LET ME fall off my game. They keep you motivated and provide you so much more than just an...

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    Kiara P Verified via GitHub
    Student · Full Stack Web Development - Wyncode · March 2020

    Full Stack Web Development Course

    Proud to have had the opportunity to be part of the Wynfam and develop the skills needed to be a Full Stack Developer. One of the core values they taught was to Never Stop Learning, which I will forever keep with me throughout my career in the tech...
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    Bonita Verified via LinkedIn
    Graduate · UX/UI Immersive - Wyncode · March 2020

    Worth it!

    Definitely recommend. I was very thorough in my research when I was looking into bootcamps although I was on the fence between which program I wanted to do I knew it was either web dev or UX/UI, I knew I wanted to attend one. I am so happy with the...
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    Sonia St. Remy Verified via GitHub
    Graduate · Full Stack Web Development - Wyncode · March 2020

    Full Stack Web Development

    Coming into this course with little to no experience the staff helped in any way they could to make sure that I succeeded. Recommendations for the upcoming student don't stop at the pre - work learn as mush as you can to give yourself a leg up in the...
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    Kasey Bayne Verified via LinkedIn
    Head of Marketing · Product Management Course Online · March 2020

    Product Management Online Live

    I am currently enrolled in the Product Management Online Live part-time course. With a background in startup marketing, I was excited to learn more about Product Management. Having worked remote before, making the move to a fully online course was...
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    Melissa Motyka Verified via LinkedIn
    Graduate · User Experience Design Course · February 2020

    Best decision I've made for my UX education and career!

    I just completed the User Experience Design program at BrainStation TO, and I could not be happier with my experience with both the school and my instructor, Jonathan.

    I decided to do the online live course. Before my first class, I was a little...
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News

Recent BrainStation News

Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated November 06, 2024
Since the first bootcamp acquisition in June 2014, we’ve seen several coding bootcamps get acquired by a range of companies from for-profit education companies (Capella Education), to co-working companies (WeWork), and other coding bootcamps (Thinkful + Bloc)! With rapid market growth in the bootcamp industry, for-profit education companies are taking note. These acquisitions and consolidatio...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated November 06, 2024
Since the first bootcamp acquisition in June 2014, we’ve seen several coding bootcamps get acquired by a range of companies from for-profit education companies (Capella Education), to co-working companies (WeWork), and other coding bootcamps (Thinkful + Bloc)! With rapid market growth in the bootcamp industry, for-profit education companies are taking note. These acquisitions and consolidatio...
Lauren Stewart
Lauren Stewart
Updated October 03, 2024
Do you want to be a front end developer or a back end developer? Understanding your career goals at the end of a coding bootcamp can make it easier to narrow down which school is best for you. This can be a tricky task if you aren’t familiar with these terms – but no need to worry now that you have this guide. Let’s dig into the difference between front end web development and back end devel...
Nick Toscano
Nick Toscano
Updated January 08, 2025
Canadian bootcamps are working hard to develop the talent needed to keep up with Canada’s growing tech hubs. StartUp Genome ranks Toronto and Vancouver amongst the top 20 startup ecosystems in the world. The Canadian tech economy as a whole is being fueled by thriving companies such as Shopify, HootSuite, Kik, Wattpad, and Erkem. Their success has generated a lot of interest among invest...
Harry Hantel
Harry Hantel
Updated May 12, 2023
Coding bootcamps offer a chance to learning the finer points of building digital products, but what about when the product is finished? Digital marketing has risen to become a fundamental part of most businesses as they try to reach more people, more effectively. These part-time digital marketing bootcamps teach the fundamentals of creating and managing campaigns, as well as the necessary too...
Harry Hantel
Harry Hantel
Updated July 22, 2021
While coding bootcamps can produce stellar developers, Product Management is another integral part of a company's technical team. It’s an organizational function that entails a combination of marketing, development, and analysis. The ability to get into the nitty-gritty of coding is obviously a powerful skill, but product management ensures that the code is maximizing the effectiveness of th...
Liz Eggleston
Liz Eggleston
Updated May 07, 2015
Jason Cassidy is the digital marketing manager at Cara Operations, Canada’s largest full-service restaurant company. He was recently named to Marketing Mag’s "30 under 30," but Jason realized the importance of technical skills in marketing and saw the potential to unlock new opportunities at his company. After attending a marketing seminar at Brainstation, Jason decided to take their 10 ...
Harry Hantel
Harry Hantel
Updated July 22, 2021
Apple’s newest, beginner-oriented programming language Swift has made developing for the iPhone a possibility for new and experienced developers alike. iOS developers earn over $100,000 on average, so it's a perfect time to learn to program for the iPhone. With the help of one of these iOS bootcamps, you could find yourself developing mobile apps utilizing Objective-C, Cocoa Touch, ...
Jess Feldman
Jess Feldman
Updated December 01, 2025
We’ve all seen the statistics, and the verdict is clear: women are vastly underrepresented in technical fields. While women are the leading adopters of technology, the software development industry is only made up of 20% women. Course Report wants to see more women in technical roles, and coding bootcamps have a unique opportunity to boost these numbers. One way to attract women to apply...
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BrainStation FAQs

Find answers to the most-asked questions.

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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