Learn how to build dynamic web applications with React in this comprehensive bootcamp. From the basics of React and Node.js to advanced components and server deployment, you'll gain the skills necessary to create fully-functioning web apps.
Learn how to build web apps with JavaScript, one of the most popular programming languages in the world. Develop in-demand skills, including creating dynamic web applications with React and Node.js, working with APIs, and incorporating third-party frameworks and libraries.
Gain the skills and knowledge to become a Full Stack Developer and meet the growing demand for professionals who can develop and maintain web applications. This project-oriented course teaches you how to code websites from scratch, and you'll build a portfolio of working web applications to showcase to potential employers.
React (strictly speaking, React.js) is a JavaScript library designed to help programmers create user interfaces (i.e., the parts of websites that react). In the world of computer programming, libraries are repositories not of books, but of blocks of code that greatly ease the jobs of coders by providing them with ready-to-go sets of computer commands that spare them having to build an entire programming edifice from the ground up. If a coder needs a webpage to do something (for example, display a greeting to the user), the coder simply has to instruct the computer to pull up a React component that does it. Using these libraries is an incredible time-saver.
React isn’t the only library a Front End Developer will have recourse to (for example, it doesn’t do much with client-side functionality), but it is probably the most fundamental. React is maintained by Meta (formerly Facebook), and its components appear in websites of all sizes, from those of the largest companies (Netflix and PayPal’s sites both use React) to those of individuals who put together simple websites using platforms like WordPress.
You can’t just learn React and start a career. There’s more that goes into the soup, and, without the rest of the ingredients, React is pretty much meaningless. Since it’s a JavaScript library, users will have to know JavaScript, and to learn JavaScript, you’ll first need to know HTML and CSS. The four go together and form the recipe for a Front End Developer. React is even used in some back-end procedures; thus, it’s a library that both Back End Developers and Full Stack Developers need to know how to use.
Chicago, a major financial center and budding hotbed of tech startups, is fertile terrain for all types of Web Developers. The average annual salary for a Front End Developer in the Windy City is $107,500, while Full Stack Developers are earning an average of $115,000 per year.
Chicago has a growing tech scene, making it an excellent city for careers in front-end development using React. Companies across industries—from finance to e-commerce—rely on React Developers to build dynamic, responsive web applications. Major financial firms like CME Group, Morningstar, and Citi hire React Developers to create user-friendly dashboards, trading platforms, and client-facing portals. Similarly, e-commerce and retail companies such as Reverb and Groupon use React to enhance online shopping experiences, develop interactive interfaces, and streamline their web applications for both desktop and mobile users.
Beyond finance and retail, Chicago’s tech and startup ecosystem provides many opportunities for React Developers. Tech companies like Grubhub, Sprout Social, and ActiveCampaign employ Front End Engineers to design interactive customer platforms, optimize UI performance, and integrate web applications with backend systems. Additionally, creative agencies and digital marketing firms, including Mabbly and Think Company, use React Developers to build engaging websites, dashboards, and multimedia interfaces for clients.
Noble Desktop offers a variety of React classes, starting with a React Development Bootcamp. The bootcamp runs for ten weeks, two evenings per week, and teaches students how to employ React and React Native (a framework designed, roughly, to bring React.js to the development of mobile applications) to work hands-on to create several websites in the course of the class. If you need to be brought up to speed on JavaScript before tackling React, Noble also teaches a JavaScript Bootcamp (one month full-time or five months part-time). Another option would be Noble’s Full Stack Development Bootcamp (two months full-time; eight months part-time), which covers the full range of tools necessary for developers to program both the front and back ends of websites, including JavaScript and React.js.
Other React classes are taught by NYIM Training Centers. Also worth considering are the React courses at NYC Career Centers.
Would you like to upskill your current team in using React? Noble Desktop can provide corporate React training available onsite or virtually to make that happen, starting with a voucher program that enables your staff to take any of Noble’s publicly scheduled classes. If you want something more directly tailored to your organization’s needs, Noble can also set up live classes with expert teachers at your location. It can also provide virtual training and bring its expert teachers to your office using Zoom, Google Meet, or another teleconferencing application. Please contact Noble Desktop’s corporate training department for further information.
In the heart of the Midwest’s finance capital, there’s opportunity everywhere. From tech startups in Fulton Market to powerhouse Fortune 500 firms in the Loop, Chicago offers a virtually endless array of ways to level up your skills in tech, business, data, and design. The city thrives on bold ideas, making it the perfect place to grow a career that is not only lucrative but also makes a real impact. With expert instructors with decades of experience, you’ll learn more about the subjects you’re interested in, all while receiving hands-on training. These instructors live and breathe to explore and work within their field, meaning they don’t just teach; they mentor, guide, and connect you to the heart of Chicago’s many successful industries and direct you to the most meaningful path to help you achieve your goals.
Noble Desktop’s partner school, Practical Programming, has state-of-the-art facilities conveniently located in downtown Chicago’s iconic Hayworth Building at 29 E. Madison Street, Chicago, IL, 60602. It’s an easy-to-find location for students from across the city to attend. The campus is modern, equipped with the necessary tech and tools you may need, and provides resources like Wi-Fi, comfortable workstations, and expert instructors and staff ready to help you learn. Getting there is simple, whether you’re commuting from the Loop, River North, or surrounding areas. The school is easily accessible from the CTA trains and buses, with nearby stops for major lines like the Red, Blue, and Brown. If you’re driving, you can park nearby at various parking decks and metered spots within walking distance. The central location means you won’t have to stress about making it to class, and that your training sessions can fit into any schedule with ease.
React is a leading framework for building responsive, component-based web interfaces. With this, students who take classes at Noble Desktop will work hands-on with instructors who help learners master modern development patterns through real-world examples and guided practice.
Henry Gonzalez is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 30 years of experience in the federal government, leading engineering, program management, and acquisition initiatives in naval warfare, air traffic management, and homeland security. A retired senior executive, Henry now serves as a part-time instructor in Chicago, where he teaches project and program management, leadership, and strategic planning to professionals of all kinds. He holds the highest level of federal certification one can hold for acquisition program management and systems engineering. In addition, Henry was part of the core team that updated the Project Management Institute’s Standard for Program Management. Henry is also a certified Balanced Scorecard Professional and holds a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering from Florida Atlantic University, along with a dual Master of Science in Ocean Engineering and Ocean Systems Management from MIT.
Robert Simon is a highly accomplished financial management professional and educator with more than four decades of federal and private sector experience. As a Financial and Management Curricula Instructor at Graduate School USA since 2007, he teaches courses in financial management, federal travel regulations, and organizational leadership, both virtually and in person. Prior to his teaching career, he held senior roles at the General Services Administration, overseeing a six-state regional budget of approximately $100 million, and at the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Management Service, where he led national training initiatives on electronic banking. Robert’s background spans accounting, budgeting, and program analysis, holding certifications as a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Government Financial Manager.
Edward (Scott) Dillion is a seasoned financial expert with over three decades of experience in the Department of Defense, where he specialized in a range of financial management areas like budgeting and auditing, as well as performance-based management and cost analysis. He holds an MBA from Southern Illinois University and a B.A. in Business Administration from Grove City College. After retiring in 2014, Scott pivoted to a second career in education and consulting. He teaches project management and marketing at Graduate School USA and has also taught courses in federal budgeting. Additionally, Scott serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Management Concepts Inc., where he helps develop financial management course materials. He also has a lifetime membership with the American Society of Military Comptrollers, holds a Top Secret security clearance with the Department of Defense, and is a recognized Tier 2 instructor at Graduate School USA for his wealth of experience.