Brainco. The Minneapolis School of Advertising and Design Portfolio School

Brainco | One and Done. 1 Year Portfolio School for Copywriters Art Directors and Designers

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    • Brainco 2025 / 2026 Calendar
  • Students
    • 360 Creative Fast-Track Portfolio Program
    • AI Certificate Courses
    • User Experience Certificate(live, online classes)
    • 4 Week Online Mini Creative Workshops
    • Free Online Career Question Webinar
    • Online WordPress Program
  • Employers
    • Hire a Student for a Project
    • Find an Intern
  • Teachers
    • Teach a Class
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Over 25 years of preparing advertising and design creatives to work at the best agencies in the business.

The most affordable advertising and design portfolio school in the country.

Where have our Grads gone?
360 Fast-Track Creative Portfolio Program, Art Direction, Copywriting and Graphic Design | Learn More or Apply
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More Advertising Federation awards than any other school in Minnesota, ever. The thumbtack is an award given to winners of one of the most prestigious award shows in the country. We’ve been honored to win more of them then any other institution.
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Check out some of our specialty courses below.

  • 4 Week Online Mini Creative Workshops

    CopywritingArt DirectionGraphic DesignWeb Design
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  • Online User Experience Program

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  • AI Certificate Courses

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  • Free Online Career Question Webinar

    Career Questions Learn More/Register

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Suggest a class. We'll make it happen.

If there’s something you’d like to learn but we're not currently offering, let us know. Also, things change around here quite a bit so be sure to fill out a contact form to stay posted on new classes.

Workshops & Seminars

Online Creative Portfolio Workshop

Get assignments and critiques for your portfolio. Perfect for copywriters, art directors and designers of all skill levels. Over the course of the session, you’ll be given … [Read More...]

Featured Program

New! UX Design Online Certificate Program

UX skills are currently in high demand and short supply and we've created a brand new intensive UX online certificate program that dramatically reduces your time and cost. … [Read More...]

Partner with Brainco

We'd love to work with you.

Join our ever-growing intergalactic network of creatives. Want to teach your own classes? Promote your event? Sponsor a class? Start a new business? Just let us know how we might team up.

STUDENTS

  • 360 Creative Fast-Track Portfolio Program
  • AI Certificate Courses
  • User Experience Certificate(live, online classes)
  • 4 Week Online Mini Creative Workshops
  • Online WordPress Program

EMPLOYERS

  • Hire a Student for a Project
  • Find an Intern

JOB SEEKERS

  • Find an Internship
  • Career Networking Group
  • Free Online Career Question Webinar

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  • Contact Us

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