BrainStation
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.
2,281 BrainStation Reviews
- Anita CGraduate • Digital Marketing Course Online • OnlineVerified by LinkedInDec 22, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Digital Marketing Certificate Course - Online (part-time)
I completed the 10-week part-time digital marketing certificate course via online live.
I absolutely enjoyed this course taught by Larissa Hildebrandt.
Online: I definitely appreciated having this option available to learn from anywhere... esp at home. Even though it's online, the program requires your attendance and for your camera to be on at all times. This definitely kept me accountable and alert during the entire class duration (3 hours with a br...
I completed the 10-week part-time digital marketing certificate course via online live.
I absolutely enjoyed this course taught by Larissa Hildebrandt.
Online: I definitely appreciated having this option available to learn from anywhere... esp at home. Even though it's online, the program requires your attendance and for your camera to be on at all times. This definitely kept me accountable and alert during the entire class duration (3 hours with a break). Having the camera on felt weird at first, but I think it adds to the class as it feels like you are sitting with other students even if you aren't. As an introvert, I still felt shy but that went away after the first couple classes. I loved the ability of still being able to work in groups. The platform used is Zoom and it worked flawlessly. The instructor was able to send us into breakout rooms and bring us back when needed. I would highly recommend having a second screen or using zoom on your ipad. I took me a class or so to figure out my set-up but all good.
Platforms: The platform used to learn was Synapse. All the Google slides were provided a week prior. It was easy to follow along with the instructor as she was going through the slides. There isn't an option to be able to take notes and I found this a bit difficult to have everything on the screen at once. My solution was noted above-- having zoom on my ipad and using my computer to take notes. The web conferencing platform used was Zoom (described above). The slides are not downloadable and the sessions are not recorded (due to copyright). Slack was used for communication during and between classes. We had a channel just for our group and I found this helpful.
Content: The course covered a lot and covered everything that was promised. I have read a lot of different things about digital marketing in the past couple years and I really liked that I can learn all the most current and correct info all-in-one. I feel like the content was very solid and thorough. It has propelled me in the right direction to continue. I usually have lots of questions but I barely had any cause everythng was answered.
Instructor: Larissa is a really great instructor! She also works as a digital marketer and it was so helpful that she gave us real-life glimpses into different aspects of digital marketing. She is clearly an expert in her field and was able to give us industry-related expertise. She is very knowledgable and if she didn't have the answer to a question, she always followed up on Slack. There was great follow-up between classes and I felt well supported throughout. After our final project, I received really usefull feedback from Larissa about how to improve on my digital strategy for my business.
Overall impression: I would highly recommend this course for anyone who works full-time and would like to propel their career. Being able to take a great course, at home, and being held accountable each week is definitely what I needed to keep me on track.
- Sandy StrussMarketing Manager • Graduate • Digital Marketing Course • New York CityVerified by LinkedInDec 21, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Digital Marketing
It was a 5-week program (1 full Sunday every week), and it was INTENSE from a content point of view. As someone who already works in marketing, the first couple of weeks around knowing the customer, the brand and the landscape were pretty straightforward. But then getting into some of the tools and mechanics behind SEO, SEM, digital ads, social media, and analytics - it was a LOT of content to try and grasp practically at any level of detail. We could easily have had at least 2 more ful...
It was a 5-week program (1 full Sunday every week), and it was INTENSE from a content point of view. As someone who already works in marketing, the first couple of weeks around knowing the customer, the brand and the landscape were pretty straightforward. But then getting into some of the tools and mechanics behind SEO, SEM, digital ads, social media, and analytics - it was a LOT of content to try and grasp practically at any level of detail. We could easily have had at least 2 more full days of instruction, as it was jam-packed!
The instructors (Warren Thompson and Rafael Gi) were outstanding facilitators of discussion, and able to bring practical examples from their experiences on both the client and the agency side of the marketing equation.
I will continue to absorb the material from this course over the months to come as my role is increasingly digital and the material covered here was exactly what I was looking for to elevate my knowledge and give me a decent baseline in the digital marketing arena.
- Colin LiProduct Owner • Graduate • Product Management Course • New York CityVerified by LinkedInDec 20, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Product Management Program (Online)
I took the 10 week Product Management course via Online Live and it was awesome! The Brainstation team made it easy to learn online and provided the flexibility for me to take this course anywhere, the course material was super relevant to my role and I could implement my learnings at work every day as a product owner. My instructor was super knowledgeable and provided such relevant industry knowledge and expertise. I'd recommend Brainstation for anyone looking to upskill their tech skills...
I took the 10 week Product Management course via Online Live and it was awesome! The Brainstation team made it easy to learn online and provided the flexibility for me to take this course anywhere, the course material was super relevant to my role and I could implement my learnings at work every day as a product owner. My instructor was super knowledgeable and provided such relevant industry knowledge and expertise. I'd recommend Brainstation for anyone looking to upskill their tech skills or trying to kickstart their career in tech.
- Thiago Gonçalves PintoData Scientist • Student • Data Science Bootcamp • TorontoVerified by LinkedInDec 19, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Science Program
Like me, most of my classmates were looking for a big carrer change. In my case, I looked around at many institution and Brainstation caught my eye not only with they content, but also with their Carrer transformation Program.
After completing the course, I can resume it like in a few words:
1) It is a intense program. They overload you with content about everything regarding Data Science
2) You will loose a few weekend on their projects. You ...
Like me, most of my classmates were looking for a big carrer change. In my case, I looked around at many institution and Brainstation caught my eye not only with they content, but also with their Carrer transformation Program.
After completing the course, I can resume it like in a few words:
1) It is a intense program. They overload you with content about everything regarding Data Science
2) You will loose a few weekend on their projects. You have to deliver assignments over the corse and they do take some effort
3) You will need to keep studing afer hours to keep up with everything
In my opinion, those feedbacks mean that the course is worth taking. I don't regret going throught it. Actually I highlly recomend it.
At the end of the program, there is a final project that we need to present to an audiance. By the time I was presenting it I realized how much I have learn in 3 months and it was mind-blowing.
Steven EngManager, Pricing • Graduate • Data Analytics Course • New York CityVerified by LinkedInDec 19, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceData Analytics
Raymond and Lauren (who are amazing instructors by the way - personable, patient, supportive, and they clearly care about their students) led us through a 10-week journey through advanced excel formulas and techniques, SQL, tableau, and data visualizations. Classes and content were delivered via lectures but plenty of time was allocated during class to understand and practice the concepts using real-world examples. If you are brand new to the content then it might feel a bit intense but ...
Raymond and Lauren (who are amazing instructors by the way - personable, patient, supportive, and they clearly care about their students) led us through a 10-week journey through advanced excel formulas and techniques, SQL, tableau, and data visualizations. Classes and content were delivered via lectures but plenty of time was allocated during class to understand and practice the concepts using real-world examples. If you are brand new to the content then it might feel a bit intense but the instructors were always willing to help and support you outside of classroom hours.
If you are looking to develop your data analysis and visualization skills with a recognized institution then I highly recommend the Data Analytics course offered at Brain Station. Hopefully, you end up with Raymond & Lauren as your instructors!- TracyGrowth Manager • Graduate • Digital Marketing Course • TorontoVerified by LinkedInDec 18, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Digital Marketing - Toronto Campus
I'm really glad I took Digital Marketing at Brainstation. I recently started a new job that demands experience in paid social and search, but this was a skillset I did not have prior to taking this bootcamp. I feel much more confident taking on this work now.
I took a growth marketing bootcamp called growclass at the same time at this Brainstation one and I found that I got fewer "tricks of the trade" with Brainstation. This would be because growclass had 5 instructors with diff...I'm really glad I took Digital Marketing at Brainstation. I recently started a new job that demands experience in paid social and search, but this was a skillset I did not have prior to taking this bootcamp. I feel much more confident taking on this work now.
I took a growth marketing bootcamp called growclass at the same time at this Brainstation one and I found that I got fewer "tricks of the trade" with Brainstation. This would be because growclass had 5 instructors with different specializations vs. Brainstation having only 1. Naturally, the 1 instructor won't be an expert in every unit which is ok.
My instructor was great, although I can tell she was more knowledgeable on some units over others. Again, that's totally ok because I still learned quite a lot in each unit and I was never left hanging.
DRAWBACK: You can't access the course slides after 6 months so you better take good notes. - Erika Del Carmen FuchsGraduate • Product Management Course • TorontoVerified by LinkedInDec 18, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Product Management Accelerated - Agile in practice!
I am still processing and learning after having completed a 1-week accelerated in-person Product Management course at BrainStation. I am so glad I took it as it was enriching and worth it in ways I didn’t even expect! I mean, who knew I would become so interested in Marketing as a result of taking this course.
I had had some exposure to Product Management concepts and aspects of it in my work already, but it really made a difference to my confidence and knowledge depth to take th...
I am still processing and learning after having completed a 1-week accelerated in-person Product Management course at BrainStation. I am so glad I took it as it was enriching and worth it in ways I didn’t even expect! I mean, who knew I would become so interested in Marketing as a result of taking this course.
I had had some exposure to Product Management concepts and aspects of it in my work already, but it really made a difference to my confidence and knowledge depth to take the course with other professionals, and taught by an instructor with a long trajectory in both larger well-known tech companies as well as startups. While some of the course was lecture-style, much of it was interactive and hands-on with teamwork and roleplaying with classmates from a variety of roles in small and large organizations (including product managers). I appreciated and learned from these immersive parts the most, as I got to apply the concepts with other team members by building an MVP (minimum viable product) pitch deck for a real-life problem. We even had to present the pitch at two different stages – and got really useful feedback!
I had some surprise learnings – I gained a deeper understanding and newfound appreciation of marketing, which including an introduction to product marketing. I liked digging deeper into how market research is carried out, why it’s so vital, to understanding a problem space and people's needs, and how it can differ from or overlap with user research.
As someone with a rich and diverse professional background, what I most appreciated was BOTH gaining new super-relevant skills AND seeing my existing critical thinking and design thinking abilities from a different perspective. I now better understand how I can leverage and build on these to ask the right kind of questions of users, colleagues and leaders, define problem spaces, make better and faster decisions, and work to build human-centered solutions that improve people’s lives. I loved having other classmates that work in different parts of tech, from a variety of different functions and disciplines. It made the discussions and teamwork even richer, and more applicable to different scenarios that come up in a product management role, or other role where this highly cross-functional skillset is essential! I would recommend this course to both seasoned professionals looking to pivot or enhance their careers or those in earlier stages of their careers.
- Scott BradshawAccount Manager • Graduate • Digital Marketing Course Online • OnlineVerified by LinkedInDec 18, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Excellent Online Course Experience!
I completed the part-time online "Digital Marketing Certificate" course with BrainStation and thoroughly enjoyed it! It was a course that challenged me and my instructor Larissa Hildebrandt always made herself available to answer questions and offer suggestions. With so much information to take in I felt overwhelmed at times but the course is set up for people of all skill levels and Larissa's feedback was always helpful and constructive. I like how the content is broken down into specific...
I completed the part-time online "Digital Marketing Certificate" course with BrainStation and thoroughly enjoyed it! It was a course that challenged me and my instructor Larissa Hildebrandt always made herself available to answer questions and offer suggestions. With so much information to take in I felt overwhelmed at times but the course is set up for people of all skill levels and Larissa's feedback was always helpful and constructive. I like how the content is broken down into specific parts so you know exactly what's going to be covered before each class. There's a perfect mix of instruction and group interaction. I've already signed up for another online class. Thank you BrainStation for a rewarding experience!
- MichaelProduct Designer • Graduate • User Experience Design Bootcamp • New York CityVerified by LinkedInDec 18, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Full-Time User Experience Design Diploma
It's intense, but it's worth it if you value growth.
I'll be honest, this course was fast-paced and intense. I moved to Vancouver from Edmonton to take this course, and keeping up with the course content after doing such a big move was incredibly difficult for me. There were so many late nights, and so many times I called my sister to ask for emotional support.
But, it was all worth it. Whereas I used to feel like an imposter, as an economist trying to ...
It's intense, but it's worth it if you value growth.
I'll be honest, this course was fast-paced and intense. I moved to Vancouver from Edmonton to take this course, and keeping up with the course content after doing such a big move was incredibly difficult for me. There were so many late nights, and so many times I called my sister to ask for emotional support.
But, it was all worth it. Whereas I used to feel like an imposter, as an economist trying to shift into the creative industry, I now feel an incredible sense of competency after taking this course.
Plus, the professors really do care about us. They have good hearts, and they provide a lot of support.
- Jennifer LewisGraduate • User Interface Design • TorontoVerified by LinkedInDec 17, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Fantastic Experience
Brainstation was definitely the right choice for me! I was looking for a career switch, and didn’t want to go back to school for years. The 10 weeks User Interface online course was an amazing learning experience that I could do at my own convenience. I felt so knowledgeable after every class, and always felt like I got the support I needed from the teachers and colleagues. I really believe it was worth the money, and gave me enough of a platform to help me get started in the field. I woul...
Brainstation was definitely the right choice for me! I was looking for a career switch, and didn’t want to go back to school for years. The 10 weeks User Interface online course was an amazing learning experience that I could do at my own convenience. I felt so knowledgeable after every class, and always felt like I got the support I needed from the teachers and colleagues. I really believe it was worth the money, and gave me enough of a platform to help me get started in the field. I would definitely recommend this school to anyone who wants to gain a new skill, change careers, or upgrade their career. You will learn from people who are currently successful in their field, you can share experiences, ask loads of questions, and leave feeling confident on what to do next.
- RosannaContent Marketer • Graduate • Search Engine Marketing • New York CityVerified by LinkedInDec 17, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Search engine marketing
I took the Search Engine Marketing course with Andrew Jackson and Alexander and learned a ton about how to take actionable steps to improve my clients' website rankings. Both instructors made the class a super welcoming place to be, took time to make sure everybody was up to speed, and worked hard to show current, real life examples of how we could apply SEM to our own projects. I learned a lot and got my monies worth. Plus brainstation is super organized which made the whole process enjo...I took the Search Engine Marketing course with Andrew Jackson and Alexander and learned a ton about how to take actionable steps to improve my clients' website rankings. Both instructors made the class a super welcoming place to be, took time to make sure everybody was up to speed, and worked hard to show current, real life examples of how we could apply SEM to our own projects. I learned a lot and got my monies worth. Plus brainstation is super organized which made the whole process enjoyable too! - Russell WintersGraduate • Web Development Bootcamp • New York CityVerified by GitHubDec 17, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great opportunity with excellent support
BrainStation was definitely the right choice for me. I felt as though they gave me excellent support throughout the program - from great instructors to helpful career support The whole staff at BrainStation does a great job of making you feel welcomed into their work environment.
The curriculum is fast paced but well rounded. I felt that if I showed up, applied myself during classes and worked diligently on assignments the workload was very manageable.
Considering it'...
BrainStation was definitely the right choice for me. I felt as though they gave me excellent support throughout the program - from great instructors to helpful career support The whole staff at BrainStation does a great job of making you feel welcomed into their work environment.
The curriculum is fast paced but well rounded. I felt that if I showed up, applied myself during classes and worked diligently on assignments the workload was very manageable.
Considering it's only 12 weeks I don't think I could expect anything more from a bootcamp. I feel as though I my career success is in my own hands, as long as I continue working diligently. I definitely couldn't have said that before I went to BrainStation, so overall the course gave me every opportunity to succeed that I could have asked for.
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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?
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Does BrainStation offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?
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PBSS - New York, United States, CIE - Florida, United States, PCC - Ontario, Canada, PTIB - British Columbia, Canada