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.
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- Gabriel KutsovskyFull Stack Web Development - Wyncode • MiamiVerified by LinkedInMar 29, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Full Stack Web Development
Awesome experience, met lots of amazing people. Everyone who works at Wyncode is there to help you and push you to succeed. Highly reccomended!
- Anthony CookSoftware Developer • Graduate • Full Stack Web Development - Wyncode • MiamiVerified by LinkedInMar 28, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Knowledge is Power
When I tell people that I'm a programmer, I often tell them that they could be programmers, too. And their response is typically some variation of "Nah, I'm not cut out for that stuff. I couldn’t do it."
This perception of programming as some esoteric craft, inaccessible to the common folk— a self-defeating outlook —is a notion that Wyncode actively works to destroy.
Wyncode’s teaching philosophy posits that the only limits that exist on your ability to learn, grow, and...
When I tell people that I'm a programmer, I often tell them that they could be programmers, too. And their response is typically some variation of "Nah, I'm not cut out for that stuff. I couldn’t do it."
This perception of programming as some esoteric craft, inaccessible to the common folk— a self-defeating outlook —is a notion that Wyncode actively works to destroy.
Wyncode’s teaching philosophy posits that the only limits that exist on your ability to learn, grow, and achieve, are the limits that you place there yourself.
I attended Wyncode as a business student and former journalist. Programming and computer science were the furthest things from my established skillset, I promise.
But I learned. I learned from Auston, an instructor who was entirely self-taught and yet is an absolute master in his own right.
I learned from an incredible group of teaching assistants who knew the subject matter thoroughly and would never leave you without imparting some new, valuable piece of knowledge. And when needed, the non-technical staff provided motivation, moral support, and structural comfort.
I learned how to build full-stack applications and to write and speak code, the language of computers and the World Wide Web, the language of all the miracles of the modern age that we take for granted. These are very valuable skills.
If it were up to me, I’d put a Wyncode in every neighborhood.
A few things:
- It’s not easy. It’s called a boot camp for a reason. Expect to completely lose ten weeks of your life – and expect a few very long nights. Weekends are fair game, too. “Wynbase” may become your home away from home for a bit (just try to keep your clothes on).
- You should prepare. Visit codeacademy.com. Do the HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Ruby courses. And then go ahead and do them again. Also, learn how to use your command line. All of this stuff is taught at Wyncode, but it would behoove you to become somewhat comfortable with your terminal, data types and basic syntax beforehand – I promise it’s pretty straightforward stuff.
- You’ll note that some people pick it up faster than others. That’s okay. Just practice.
- Career services are offered in perpetuity after graduation. Fun fact: you paid for that, whether you take advantage or not.
- Scholarships and financing are available.
- You’ll learn a few non-technical skills. Public speaking, modern (Agile) project management practices, interviewing, resume/portfolio building, social media.
One last thing - if you think you're "not cut out" for programming, please understand that life is a constant stream of new experiences and new information. Learning is not an objective, it is a fundamental necessity of your humanity.
I believe that some of the most successful people in this world have actively chosen what they want to learn and experience. I believe we all make these choices, whether we’re aware of them or not.
I implore you to choose wisely.
- Stephen Levitindeveloper • Student • Full Stack Web Development - Wyncode • MiamiVerified by LinkedInMar 26, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Developer
I decided to become a developer in 2018 to further my career in music and technology. I did a lot of research and found Wyncode Academy to be the friendlist, most community oriented coding bootcamp in Miami. The education I recieved at Wyncode to become a full stack developer was amazing. I took the 10 week full time course, and found a job as a developer within a few months of graduating. The best part for me was the job support that I got after I graduated. They helped me become pre...
I decided to become a developer in 2018 to further my career in music and technology. I did a lot of research and found Wyncode Academy to be the friendlist, most community oriented coding bootcamp in Miami. The education I recieved at Wyncode to become a full stack developer was amazing. I took the 10 week full time course, and found a job as a developer within a few months of graduating. The best part for me was the job support that I got after I graduated. They helped me become prepared for the job search and interviews, and helped find a job for me. I highly reoccoemend joining the Wyncode family and feel like they have a lot of support from the education side to the job placement side. There were plenty of teachers and TA's to help, as well as the alumni of Wyncode which I am now proudly a part of. If you want to become a developer, even with no previous experience, Wyncode can prepare you for that journey.
- James MatthewsStudent • Web Development • TorontoVerified by LinkedInMar 23, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
A great way to get into the tech industry
I recently finished the Part-Time Web Development course at BrainStation's Toronto campus, and I was pleasantly surprised by my experience. Going into the 10-week course, I had been dabbling in programming languages as a hobby for several months prior. I had begun to consider web development as a career, but was becoming quite lost and overwhelmed in my attempts to educate myself, despite the vast amount of online resources. I realized that if I wanted to take web dev seriously, I would le...
I recently finished the Part-Time Web Development course at BrainStation's Toronto campus, and I was pleasantly surprised by my experience. Going into the 10-week course, I had been dabbling in programming languages as a hobby for several months prior. I had begun to consider web development as a career, but was becoming quite lost and overwhelmed in my attempts to educate myself, despite the vast amount of online resources. I realized that if I wanted to take web dev seriously, I would learn best in a classroom setting with industry professionals, and BrainStation certainly met my expectations.
I spent several weeks researching the different coding "bootcamps" around Toronto, before ultimately deciding on BrainStation. After expressing interest through the BrainStation website, a learning advisor very quickly reached out to me by phone, and answered every and any question I had about the course. That, and the combination of a beautiful, centrally located campus with ample amenities, to the professional and prompt communication between myself and the campus staff, I knew I was making a good decision.
Going into the course I knew the basics of HTML and CSS, which are the two programming languages the course covers, but the course is designed for people who are absolute beginners and know nothing about web development. I still think that if you are familiar with the basics of web development, you would still benefit from the course as the foundational concepts of HTML and CSS are taught in a very approachable way and I found it to be a good refresher for myself before moving onto the more advanced concepts.
The class was relatively small, about 20 people or so, and as a result we had a lot of opportunity to ask questions and seek help. Our instructor, Dan, and our TA, Ishan, were absolutely amazing. Dan is clearly an experienced professional in the industry, and explained and showed us concepts in a really thoughtful way and at no point did I feel overwhelmed by the content. He was quick to explain why each thing we were learning was relevant, and I did not feel that we were being taught any "fluff" content or things that weren't relevant to my learning goals.
Ultimately, I went from knowing the bare minimum about web development, to being able to make a website that not only worked, but also looked good. I felt very accomplished by what I was able to do by the end of the course and I feel confident in saying that taking this course is one of the best, if not the absolute best way to get your foot in the door for a career in web development, or if you are just looking to expand your skills portfolio or simply to learn something new. I am planning on returning to BrainStation to take the full time web development course, and I am both excited and eager to learn more from this amazing academy.
- AnupriyaMarketing Manager • Student • OnlineVerified by LinkedInMar 21, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Social Media Marketing Course
This course was extremely insightful. Our instructors Laura and Fran made the course very hands on, interesting and collaborative. Although it was online course, the instructors and BrainStation did an amazing job at making it as close to an in-class learning experience as possible. We worked in groups in almost every class to apply the skills and knowledge we were learning to real life examples and went through them as a class with realtime feedback from instructors. We also had a final p...
This course was extremely insightful. Our instructors Laura and Fran made the course very hands on, interesting and collaborative. Although it was online course, the instructors and BrainStation did an amazing job at making it as close to an in-class learning experience as possible. We worked in groups in almost every class to apply the skills and knowledge we were learning to real life examples and went through them as a class with realtime feedback from instructors. We also had a final project, for which we were put into groups early on. At the end of each class, we had time to apply the piece we learned in class that day, to our final project. This helped kdeepen the understanding of thet material further and also keep on top of the lessons.
Would highly recommend this course if you are looking to enhance your skills in all sorts of paid social media. The instructors are experts in the industry, extremely helpful, full of energy and passionate about what they do.
- Vanessa MadrazoGraduate • UX/UI Immersive - Wyncode • MiamiVerified by LinkedInMar 18, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Wyncode Grad
Before coming to Wyncode, I worked at a non-profit. I chose Wyncode because I felt welcome at events such as Pitch Night, workshops, and Portfolio Night. At these events, it was very easy to strike up a conversation with someone and talk to them about their experience. They always had such positive things to say about Wyncode and even let me know about scholarship opportunities. After completing the application process, I joined Cohort 5 of Wyncode's UX/UI Immersive Boot Camp this January....
Before coming to Wyncode, I worked at a non-profit. I chose Wyncode because I felt welcome at events such as Pitch Night, workshops, and Portfolio Night. At these events, it was very easy to strike up a conversation with someone and talk to them about their experience. They always had such positive things to say about Wyncode and even let me know about scholarship opportunities. After completing the application process, I joined Cohort 5 of Wyncode's UX/UI Immersive Boot Camp this January. My colleagues are very supportive and our instructor Gessica Tortolano is nothing short of amazing. Furthermore, the Wyncode commnity is extremely supportive, especially the instructors and teaching staff. It is hard work but there is assitance available throughout the process.
Nate M.Student • Full Stack Web Development - Wyncode • MiamiVerified by GitHubMar 13, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceOn Second Thought
I will say that the evironment at Wyncode was asewome. The staff themselves were all amazing individuals. My situation and circumstances were I admit unsual for the typical student. In the end they decided to dismiss me from the program. to state the character of the organization, they offered my a refund. the terms of the agreement they offered was that I couldn't post an honest review of my time at Wyncode. I was told that it was there right as an organization to control the opinion of...
I will say that the evironment at Wyncode was asewome. The staff themselves were all amazing individuals. My situation and circumstances were I admit unsual for the typical student. In the end they decided to dismiss me from the program. to state the character of the organization, they offered my a refund. the terms of the agreement they offered was that I couldn't post an honest review of my time at Wyncode. I was told that it was there right as an organization to control the opinion of others about there organization. So first off dont believe all of the reviews you see about this program. My intial thoughts were that this was an awesome program and that it was an amazing program. I f you feel like an outsider and dont know if you will fit in to this evironment. I suggest you look elsewhere. It's common knowledge and a running joke that you spend so much time in the space that it's seems like a cult. I can attest that it isn't, it requires alot of har work to complete the program. However the reference does also apply to the quality of individual that they allow to complete tthe program. From my experience is your not the quality of individual that meets there standard the will find a way to terminate you from the program. They statistics the claim are becuase the curate the results. I had both a very positive and very negative experience at Wyncode.
The materials are put together by previous students which is a both intriuging but honestly it need alot more work before it ready to be considered a cirriculum.
If your a college grad looking to switch careers this is a great program. However, if you are working a dead end job and want to swtich careers and have a better life i would avoid this program at all costs
Francis Martinez of BrainStation
Director of Admissions
Mar 13, 2019
Dear Nate,Thank you for sharing your review. We recognize the struggle you are currently facing in your personal life, and thus, understand that it was extremely challenging for you to find the balance necessary to match the demands of our rigorous program.When we learned about your situation, we took it upon ourselves to help and support you as much as possible - as this is the spirit of our school and within our core values: we strive to help all individuals in our community to better themselves through education and collaboration. In doing so, we were flexible to allow you to re-enter our program, even after you had dropped out on two separate occasions. We tried accommodating your situation with extraordinary measures (which we have not offered to any other students in the past) because we understood that you were facing extraordinary circumstances yourself, thus, you were allowed to attend several different cohorts and as a team, we came together to fundraise a discretionary allowance with the hopes that it would help support you in your time of need.Wyncode Academy feels confident that as a team, we did everything in our power to to help you successfully complete the program - unfortunately, once your academic performance dropped well below our minimum requirements for a third time and your conduct became disruptive to other students in the program, we had no choice but to withdraw your participation in the full time program. Making this choice was a very difficult one for Wyncode, but it was one we had to make to ensure the quality of the experience and the success of our students.Wyncode is proud of the way in which we attempted to handle this difficult situation, but understand how disappointing it must feel on your side. Although we went above and beyond to try to help, ultimately it did not work out and we are disappointed in that too.Nonetheless, we wish you the best of luck in all your future endeavors.- Wyncode does not promise any kind of starting salary for junior developers upon graduating. Through Wyntalent we support the career path of all of our students in whichever role or for any opportunity that works best for them.
- Teaching Assistants are not taken into consideration in our placement rate - which is audited by a third party provider, before being published.
- In 2017, Wyncode Academy achieved a 90% job placement rate.
- Romulo CechetStudent • Full Stack Web Development - Wyncode • MiamiVerified by GitHubMar 06, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Full stack web development
Course designed to teach you how to build a fully working website.
- Lester CaballeroGraduate • Full Stack Web Development - Wyncode • MiamiVerified by LinkedInFeb 08, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Full stack web developer
Great place to start learning. - AnaGraduate • Full Stack Web Development - Wyncode • MiamiVerified by GitHubFeb 08, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Full Stack Developer
The staff is amazing, the flex space is unique and overall one of the best times I ever had learning something new. Highly recommend!
- RobertFull Stack Developer • Graduate • Full Stack Web Development - Wyncode • MiamiVerified by LinkedInFeb 08, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Full Stack Web Developer
I just completed the 10-week full stack course at Wyncode in Miami, FL. It was a great experience, and I learned a lot more than I thought possible in 10 weeks. Looking back at what I knew before I arrived, and what I know now is incredible.
- Maya KanoFull-Stack Developer • Graduate • Full Stack Web Development - Wyncode • MiamiVerified by LinkedInJan 09, 2019Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great experience!
Loved every week I had at Wyncode. Great opportunity to grow and further your knowledge in an industry that's filled with opportunities. The TAs and teachers are very helpful and knowledgeable at Wyncode. Very happy I attended.
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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