BrainStation
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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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AnonymousGraduate • Data Analytics Course • TorontoMar 05, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceFun, insightful and good basis for further learning
This 10 week data analytics course covered all the right topics and tools, taking you through key Excel skills, SQL and Tableau. The curriculum was great, I wish a little less time was spent on Excel and more time on the features of Tableau. The instructors were knowledgeable and helpful, though I wish there was more opportunity to collaborate with other students rather than it being lecture style due to taking the class online. Would of appreciated more guidance on the assignment struct...This 10 week data analytics course covered all the right topics and tools, taking you through key Excel skills, SQL and Tableau. The curriculum was great, I wish a little less time was spent on Excel and more time on the features of Tableau. The instructors were knowledgeable and helpful, though I wish there was more opportunity to collaborate with other students rather than it being lecture style due to taking the class online. Would of appreciated more guidance on the assignment structure, but understand it wasn't graded, so it was fun to see how everyone interpreted it and got creative.- AnonymousJunior Web Developer • Graduate • Web Development Bootcamp • TorontoFeb 16, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Web Development Diploma
Full stack web development - React and Node.js - AnonymousGraduate • Data Science Course • VancouverJan 22, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Science (Pandemic edition) - not great
When BrainStation said they had cutting edge education, I expected cutting edge content AND pedagogy. However, it just felt like a university class with less students. It is already well known that teachers should be considering different learning styles, but only the ones who can sit in 8 hours of lecture with sometimes no exercises learned much. BrainStation also said that we would have a practice interview with a real recruiter, but this did not happen at all... Another thing is that ...When BrainStation said they had cutting edge education, I expected cutting edge content AND pedagogy. However, it just felt like a university class with less students. It is already well known that teachers should be considering different learning styles, but only the ones who can sit in 8 hours of lecture with sometimes no exercises learned much. BrainStation also said that we would have a practice interview with a real recruiter, but this did not happen at all... Another thing is that the Vancouver program got less support than the Toronto program which had more activities and teaching assistants who add to student support especially in troubleshooting. Apparently, there are tools that the Vancouver cohort was not taught, but should have been... I don't really think there is much care for students who do not have a specific learning style. Like sometimes it was better for me to use other internet sources than listen to the instructor...they literally read the slides sometimes!! The scheduling of the students workload was also very bad. It was very backloaded, while the 1st week had content that we already knew because we were required to learn it for the assessment exam to get accepted into the course. BrainStation has also rapidly increased their tuition fee significantly despite the job market becoming more and more saturated. Even though it is getting harder for graduates to find a job because of higher competition, BrainStation still raises their prices. What they do not tell you is that even if the course is just 3 months, you will still have to study completely on your own for at least 3 months more, and that the hiring process for data scientists is actually much harder. The only preparation help my cohort received to prepare for technical exams and questions was not enough at all. And for a field that is focused on problem-solving, they did not give us much problems to solve, and many of my classmates felt like robots expected to memorize formulas and deliver assignments as if we understood the formulas in depth even though the teaching was not great at all. If you still want to go to BrainStation, make sure you ask to be in the cohort of their most experienced and engaging teacher! Because this is what really makes or breaks the course.
One thing I would give BrainStation though, their career success program is really good and updated. Their tips were very helpful and actually helped land me interviews. - AnonymousApplicant • Web Development Bootcamp • New York CityJan 18, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
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My initial form of contact occurred in early December. I spoke with an advisor to discuss my background and interest in the program. Within that conversation, I discussed my economic status at that time and became attracted to Brainstation because scholarships were offered to applicants. I made certain to clearly articulate that I would need full coverage offered in a scholarship in order to pursue a course such as web development since I was not employed.
My initial form of contact occurred in early December. I spoke with an advisor to discuss my background and interest in the program. Within that conversation, I discussed my economic status at that time and became attracted to Brainstation because scholarships were offered to applicants. I made certain to clearly articulate that I would need full coverage offered in a scholarship in order to pursue a course such as web development since I was not employed.
The advisor then expressed that they admired my interest and drive in order to understand the program. The advisor also discussed previous instances where a promising candidate had a financial need and was offered more assistance financially. Overall, the conversation was very positive and the advisor invited me to apply for the web development program on their site.I submitted all parts of my application by mid December. An important part of the application included an assessment challenge, which I spent a considerable amount of time on. I went as far as scheduling a phone call with the advisor at the end of the assessment challenge just to make sure that my assessment was well done. Once I submitted my assessment challenge, I received an email invite for a virtual interview; this occurred three days after I was affirmed of completing the assessment challenge successfully. The interview also went positively well. I recall even discussing ways that I would improve my assessment even further, using real world scenarios.
Overall, I was extremely passionate and excited to have found a Boot camp that seemed to have accepted my situation as it refers to my economic and employment status. That same week, I received an email congratulating me on my acceptance into the web development program and quickly shared the good news with my family. My consistency and hard work had paid off and I was on my way to becoming a software engineer. At this time I awaited my official agreement to be drafted and updated on my online application for my review.
Two weeks from my approval I emailed Brainstation as I was yet to see a drafted agreement update on my application. The New Year arrived and there was still no reply to my follow up. I became a bit concerned since I looked forward to knowing the details of my agreement and needed to make informed decisions financially ahead of time to pursue the program. Still I remained patient and hopeful. A week prior to the start of the program, I was yet to receive any form of contact or update from my advisor and/or Brainstation. Still I remained patient. Finally, I decided to contact my advisor regarding the matter. The program was to start that Monday and I had not seen any updates on my online application.
The advisor reached back to me a few hours later. The conversation opened up with a general hello. The advisor then followed up by asking me if I have considered other boot camp programs, to which I replied “no.” At the moment, I was confused as to why I was asked this, being that Brainstation was the only boot camp of my interest based upon thorough review of the coding program. The advisor stated that I certainly was more than capable based on my successful completion of the application. I followed up the conversation stating that I had emailed Brainstation weeks in advance since I did not see updates to my agreement on my application. I continued to explain my growing concerns on whether the program was still active since no one reached out to me. The advisor confirmed that Brainstation had over 100 successful applicants and that the boot camp was set to begin next week. At this point, I was offended and felt cheated out of an opportunity. The advisor then began a slew of apologies and mentioned that they failed to communicate with their co workers during the time they were away from the office due to sickness.
From a professional standpoint, I expected Brainstation to meet me halfway since on numerous attempts, I followed up with the organization. The advisor apologized once more, as he knew I was coming from a good place of heart, but told me that Brainstation could only offer a scholarship of $3,000 as a result. I was asked to consider applying for their February cohort. Quite frankly, this did not suffice as the cost of the boot camp is $15,000. It also demonstrated that he did not truly consider my financial situation through his lack of communication. The advisor lastly stated he will update my agreement for my review at that moment. When I made the decision to pursue Brainstation, I rearranged my schedule and strategically planned to join the January Cohort as I knew that the following cohort in February would not work out for me. I was clear, thorough and consistent in explaining my economic status through communication. Brainstation showed itself to be very unprofessional and quite frankly offensive in several respects. I decided to write and share my experience for several reasons. Firstly, I have been unable to contact anyone in the corporate office via (800) 903-5159. Secondly, I want those of you who are reading and interested in the program to experience what I went through. Lastly, I hope that Brainstation reads my story and improves their communication and professionalism overall.
Thank you. - AnonymousData Analytics Course Online • OnlineDec 30, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Not worth the investment
The instructors show and tell you about the content instead of teach it. You're instructed to learn it independently outside of class hours which I could have done on my own without investing thousands to have a live class and instructor. Since the instructors didn't know how to actually teach SQL from the basics the class was lost for 3 to 4 weeks and time was lost to keep trying to go over it and content was skipped. There is no career support like they promised on the call when I sign...The instructors show and tell you about the content instead of teach it. You're instructed to learn it independently outside of class hours which I could have done on my own without investing thousands to have a live class and instructor. Since the instructors didn't know how to actually teach SQL from the basics the class was lost for 3 to 4 weeks and time was lost to keep trying to go over it and content was skipped. There is no career support like they promised on the call when I signed up. They just ask if you have questions about working in the field. You will not be prepared for an entry level data analyst position upon completion, it will take a lot of outside work during and after the course to get to that level. - AnonymousGraduate • User Experience Design Course Online • OnlineDec 06, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
BrainStation UX Design Course
I completed the 10 week UX design course at BrainStation virtually and received my certificate. This is a part-time course that also includes completing a UX portfolio project. I enjoyed having hands on experience with the project - it helped me to apply what we were learning in the class. This is definitely an introductory class. I would have appreciated more support with job assistance, for example having 1 class that was dedicated to how to build a UX portfolio that explained what els...I completed the 10 week UX design course at BrainStation virtually and received my certificate. This is a part-time course that also includes completing a UX portfolio project. I enjoyed having hands on experience with the project - it helped me to apply what we were learning in the class. This is definitely an introductory class. I would have appreciated more support with job assistance, for example having 1 class that was dedicated to how to build a UX portfolio that explained what else we should include aside from the one project we created in this class. - AnonymousGraduate • Social Media Marketing • VancouverNov 30, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
It was a good course with current up to date information and the instructors know what they are talking about! - AnonymousMarketing Coordinator • Graduate • Social Media Marketing • TorontoNov 29, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Social Media Marketing
Last month I took the Social Media Marketing course at BrainStation. It was a 7 week online course that touched on many new and popular social media platforms. This course is great if you are an entrepreneur or looking to grow your skills within social media. - AnonymousVP, Content and Operations • Graduate • Data Analytics Course • TorontoNov 24, 2020Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Disappointing 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.
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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.
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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, Data Analytics Course, Data Analytics Course Online, Data Science Bootcamp and 26 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. 2,326 BrainStation alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed BrainStation on Course Report - you should start there!
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