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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AnonymousVP, Content and Operations • Graduate • Data Analytics Course • TorontoNov 24, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/ADisappointing Experience
On the whole, I was pretty disappointed with this course for how much I paid for it. I just finished it yesterday.- Class size was huge, which meant not a lot of time for questions
- The instructor is probably amazing at doing data analytics himself but found he could not clearly explain concepts
- Multiple times per class I was told "you probably don't need to know this" or "you can just Google this"...so why am I paying over $2k for information I don't need...
On the whole, I was pretty disappointed with this course for how much I paid for it. I just finished it yesterday.- Class size was huge, which meant not a lot of time for questions
- The instructor is probably amazing at doing data analytics himself but found he could not clearly explain concepts
- Multiple times per class I was told "you probably don't need to know this" or "you can just Google this"...so why am I paying over $2k for information I don't need or could figure out myself?
- Class felt a bit disorganized. While I realize a lot of schools are getting used to the digital thing, Brainstation has offered online courses for awhile, so I would expect it to be more ironed out. We spent about 15 minutes in last night's class watching the instructors discussing between each other how long people should have for presentations...the day we were supposed to do the presentations...when we had already been told we had 10 minutes to present. It just felt very disorganized and unprofessional.
- Campus support was very unhelpful-- I had to miss a class due to a religious holiday and they offered no help in figuring out alternatives and simply told me I could miss up to 3 classes and still get the certificate.
- When I spoke to a learning advisor and explained what I wanted to get out of the class, he assured me it would be a good fit for my role and function. However, I found the curriculum much more technical than expected. 3 classes on SQL, including advanced queries. To me, it feels like they need 2 streams of data analytics, one for those wanting to learn these technical skills, and one for professionals who want to understand the fundamentals, how to interact with data teams, and how to tell stories with data, but don't necessarily need advance technical skills.
I think if I had a different instructor, I would have had a better experience, as I have heard others say they enjoyed their Brainstation experience in the past. But based on the experience I just had, I would not take another course there.- AnonymousProject Management • Graduate • Product Management Course • TorontoNov 18, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Excellent and engaging experience in the BrainStaiton Product Management Course!
The online (virtual) Product Management 5-week course at BrainStation was a fantastic program that introduced you to the foundational knowledge of Product Management and it's real world application. Led by industry experts, the class focused on applying knowledge to real-world use and skills transference, having students share examples from their own school or work experience to understand concepts of Product Management methodology and process.
Despite being virtual, I found t...The online (virtual) Product Management 5-week course at BrainStation was a fantastic program that introduced you to the foundational knowledge of Product Management and it's real world application. Led by industry experts, the class focused on applying knowledge to real-world use and skills transference, having students share examples from their own school or work experience to understand concepts of Product Management methodology and process.
Despite being virtual, I found the class engaging and informative and was able to connect with my peers through regular break-out rooms for group activities. The instructors were lively and made an effort to get to know all the participants through break-out rooms and interactions.
This class was a great way to develop skills and knowledge in the industry! I highly recommend it for anyone who is looking to learn more about Product Management and start a new career in the field.
- AnonymousGraduate • Digital Marketing Bootcamp • TorontoSep 28, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
A good experience - but not at all worth the hefty price tag!
BrainStation has a lot of work to do to make this program live up to all they sell it to be. It’s brand new, so I have hope they will get it right, but at this point, it’s not worth the money. Great instructors and good experience overall, but the pace was often frenetic, we glazed over topics, leaving very little time to develop technical skills (which is why most of us took it). Doesn’t touch on e-commerce or Amazon - weird, given today’s world. Also provided almost no actual support i...BrainStation has a lot of work to do to make this program live up to all they sell it to be. It’s brand new, so I have hope they will get it right, but at this point, it’s not worth the money. Great instructors and good experience overall, but the pace was often frenetic, we glazed over topics, leaving very little time to develop technical skills (which is why most of us took it). Doesn’t touch on e-commerce or Amazon - weird, given today’s world. Also provided almost no actual support in making a career transition. You’re really left to figure it out on your own. - AnonymousGraduate • Machine Learning • VancouverSep 19, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Alumni
I'm quite satisfied with my learning experience at BrainStation Vancouver campus. I took a 10-week Data Science course first then a Machine Learning course which is related. I had a Master's degree in Environmental Science and only a little coding (python) skill from self-learning which worked out fine. The instructor for both courses was Alireza. He has rich experience in the Data industry and co-founded his own company. He is very patient and provides first-hand experience and cases in...I'm quite satisfied with my learning experience at BrainStation Vancouver campus. I took a 10-week Data Science course first then a Machine Learning course which is related. I had a Master's degree in Environmental Science and only a little coding (python) skill from self-learning which worked out fine. The instructor for both courses was Alireza. He has rich experience in the Data industry and co-founded his own company. He is very patient and provides first-hand experience and cases in the course. If you take this course I suggest spending some time previewing the learning materials before each class and try to ask more questions and initiate more interactions with the instructor and your classmates. That would enhance your learning experiences. Also it's a good opportunity to seek advice on a career change or promotion during the course. - AnonymousKoleilat • Graduate • Product Management Course Online • OnlineSep 11, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Highly Recommended Hands-on Overview of Product Management
I completed the Product Management training at BrainStation with Michael Ayoola as the instructor. I highly recommend it to anyone seeking to learn about product management.
The course does a solid job at covering a broad set of PM topics while adopting a hands-on approach to learning through in-class exercises and projects.
Micheal was incredible at summarizing the vast amount of information and bring complex concepts to life through his experiences. He made himself avai...I completed the Product Management training at BrainStation with Michael Ayoola as the instructor. I highly recommend it to anyone seeking to learn about product management.
The course does a solid job at covering a broad set of PM topics while adopting a hands-on approach to learning through in-class exercises and projects.
Micheal was incredible at summarizing the vast amount of information and bring complex concepts to life through his experiences. He made himself available to answer any questions outside class and provided additional references to anyone wanting to dive deeper into certain topics.
I also enjoyed the balance between presentations and learning from pointed discussions and the perspectives that my class mates raised during the class.
The biggest value that I personally got out from the course is the immediate application of the concepts I learned at work and seeing the utility and practicality of what I learned.
- AnonymousGraduate • User Experience Design Course Online • OnlineSep 09, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
User Experience Design
It's a great class if you are starting out and trying to learn the basics of UX design. This is a beginner's course and if you already have some knowledge of UX, then it probably might be better to learn on your own or learning from a mentor. This course somewhat lacks of mentorship and you're often left in the dark. - AnonymousGraduate • User Experience Design Course • VancouverAug 26, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
UX Design Part-Time Course (2018)
I found the course to be the equivalent of topics that are touched throughout first year of art school, except to all be condensed into a few weeks. This is great for those who are looking for hands-on experience in seeing whether UX is right for them, where they get to explore the fundamental theories and tools that are relevant to the current UX climate that's happening in the industry, as taught by industry-experienced instructors. However, I signed up with the expectation that this U...I found the course to be the equivalent of topics that are touched throughout first year of art school, except to all be condensed into a few weeks. This is great for those who are looking for hands-on experience in seeing whether UX is right for them, where they get to explore the fundamental theories and tools that are relevant to the current UX climate that's happening in the industry, as taught by industry-experienced instructors. However, I signed up with the expectation that this UXD course (2018) is the part-time version of their UXD full-time, which is actually a completely different program, and this explains why I'm only giving it 3/5 stars, where I was only borderline satisfied with my experience but disappointed that I was misled with the title of the program. I'm currently in the midst of taking their 2020 UXD full-time program, and the intensity, content, and practices are everything that I dreamed of. The part-time course consisted of a single mini project where the student went from paper prototyping to Sketch App. - AnonymousStudent • Digital Marketing Course • VancouverAug 24, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Student
Insightful instruction from leading digital marketing professionals. This course provides a great foundation to digital marketing, and covers social media, search, and email marketing. I didn’t have a marketing background, and was able to successfully navigate the course, thanks to the comprehensible material and excellent instruction from the professor. - AnonymousProject Manager • Student • Social Media Marketing • TorontoAug 24, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Social Media Marketing
The course I took was very informative. What I appreciated most was how informative the instructor was. Fran was always able to provide real examples from her personal experiences in the field which helped in providing clear and concise feedback. - AnonymousGraduate • Data Analytics Course • VancouverAug 22, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Intro to Data Analytics
Really great overview of the tools required for the field. Gives you a sense of where you may like to further your education. - AnonymousTorontoAug 21, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Fantastic Staff and Course Material
I did a lot of research before picking a bootcamp. I believe they were the best priced, but I can definitely tell you that the course material, instructors and support staff were really wonderful. Honestly, I've rarely dealt with nicer people. This boot camp is a very good choice. - AnonymousGraduate • Digital Marketing Course • VancouverAug 21, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Digitial Marketer (Full-Time) Studies
Starting off I originally felt the first 2 weeks were way too easy and slow.. They really could of started off with just 1 week of the easy/everyone knows this material. After that, it started to get really challenging. I would say the projects made sense but after getting some feedback from other students who didn't finish some of their projects and somehow got a better mark then me that was something I figured was completely unfair. Other than that, the course itself for 12 weeks wa...Starting off I originally felt the first 2 weeks were way too easy and slow.. They really could of started off with just 1 week of the easy/everyone knows this material. After that, it started to get really challenging. I would say the projects made sense but after getting some feedback from other students who didn't finish some of their projects and somehow got a better mark then me that was something I figured was completely unfair. Other than that, the course itself for 12 weeks was hard and challenged me beyond my limits that I thought weren't possible. We lost 3-4 students during the first 4 weeks.. so this course is not for everyone! If you cannot keep up they won't do anything to help you.. You're basically on your own if you can't keep up that's it gotta drop out.
The teachers, we started off with 3 awesome teachers who teached me a lot! We were told by week 4 that we were losing 2 of our teachers (Who one works in SEO and week 5 we were doing SEO so that really sucked). That was a game changer for me.. I felt like I was somewhat discouraged because of this.
After that, our final capstone which you will have to come up with your own brand idea (THE BIG IDEA).. was an amazing experience for myself creating a brand from a start-up position. That was amazing to showcase it at the end of it all on DEMO day which is the single most important day of the course (At the end).
Now, let's talk about Demo Day.. first of all my whole course was online (Due to covid19). We proposed our project infront of maybe 60-70 people and we were told with a 97% chance of hiring rate at the beginning of the course. Yes 97%.... so after demo day all of my classmates (13 of them) not 1 of them got messaged by any recruiters!!!! This was the single most dissapointing thing ever as we waited 12 weeks for this.. and BrainStation said so many good things about it and that it would help our career development.. Well I'm still job searching 3+ weeks later and trying to get my foot in the door. I do understand it's entirely on me to find a job but the whle " 97% hiring rate and we will help you get a job " kinda was false advertisement to be honest.
Take it like a grain of salt.. this course definitely is worth it I would say but don't expect much of getting help towards finding a job you're clearly on your own with that.
All in all, a very awesome course and 5/5 for classmates and teachers helping guide me through it. I now hope I can find a job soon enough!! Take this course if you really feel you need the experience but don't expect much for help with job searching.. also the career deveolpment part was more or less a joke really.. they didn't help much for my resume at all!! Just gave me a template and told me some guidelines and post on it (1 review from it that's it.. over 12 week course)... and linkedin.. they just kinda said the DO's and DON'TS... No help in regards to actually doing your linkedin profle and what to say.. So I would say this course If I was to rate it out of 10.. I would give it an 8 out of 10.. if they can fix their problems with acutally helping out with linkedin profile and resume and getting recruiters to talk to us... Then it's a 10/10.
Thank you though for the experience and I will definitely recommend this to a friend if I want to.
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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.
Overall Experience
4.7
Instructors
4.8
Curriculum
4.5
Job Assistance
4.2
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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. 2,294 BrainStation alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed BrainStation on Course Report - you should start there!
Is BrainStation legit?
We let alumni answer that question. 2,294 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 2,294 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