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Who Are Our IT Bootcamps For?

Our IT bootcamp programs* are designed for both beginners and experienced IT professionals. In partnership with QuickStart, we offer learning tracks tailored to your experience level, available in a flexible online format. With video-based lectures, virtual instructor-led training, hands-on labs, on-demand tutoring and more, your IT bootcamp offers an accessible, affordable and trusted path to a new career.

Who Are Northeastern Illinois University IT Bootcamps For?

Northeastern Illinois University’s IT bootcamp programs* are designed for both beginners and experienced IT professionals. In partnership with QuickStart, we offer learning tracks tailored to your experience level, available in a flexible online format. With video-based lectures, virtual instructor-led training, hands-on labs, on-demand tutoring and more, your IT bootcamp offers an accessible, affordable and trusted path to a new career.

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We Support Your Success

At University of California at Santa Barbara, Professional and Continuing Education powered by QuickStart, we value the success of our students and have over 35 years of experience training IT professionals for the workforce. When you learn online with us you gain access to a robust network of support services.

At Northeastern Illinois University powered by QuickStart, we value the success of our students and have over 35 years of experience training IT professionals for the workforce. When you learn online with Northeastern Illinois University, you gain access to a robust network of support services.

From the moment you express interest in our online IT bootcamps, a member of our team will help you find the right training program for your goals. Once enrolled, you will have access to comprehensive career services that support your transition into a new role.

  • Find the Right Bootcamp

    Before you begin courses, our team will work with you to ensure the bootcamp program is the right fit for your goals. We offer a range of bootcamp programs, tailored to different interests and experience levels.

  • Discover Our Program Features

    We provide an orientation process that shares all the features of our bootcamp program and sets you up for student success.

  • Succeed with Career Services

    During and after your bootcamp experience, our dedicated career services team will provide the resources necessary to start your new career path and find the right IT role for you.

  • Advance Your Earning Power

    With the leading industry certifications and workforce-ready skills you gain through our online IT bootcamps, you’ll develop the tools to increase your earning potential in some of the fastest-growing career sectors.

Explore Our Bootcamp Programs

We offer leading-edge IT training, with a suite of programs that align with industry trends and skills employers want.

Northeastern Illinois University offers leading-edge IT training, with a suite of programs that align with industry trends and skills employers want.

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10-18 Weeks

Part-Time Cohort:   Full-Time Cohort:  
  • Virtual Hands-On Labs Virtual Hands-on labs sharpen your skills and prepare you for real world scenarios.
  • Virtual Office Hours Meet live with your mentor for guidance, discussion and deeper learning.
  • Capstone Projects Capstone projects will demonstrate to employers the skills and knowledge you acquired through the bootcamp.
  • Career Services QuickStart’s career services assist students in their efforts in finding a role in Cybersecurity through resume building, mock interviews, and internship and job opportunities access.

Cybersecurity

Master the fundamentals of cybersecurity to launch a dynamic career, with course training in hardware, operating systems, networking, programming in Python and more..


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12-20 Weeks

Part-Time Cohort:   Full-Time Cohort:  
  • Virtual Hands-On Labs Virtual Hands-on labs sharpen your skills and prepare you for real world scenarios.
  • Virtual Office Hours Meet live with your mentor for guidance, discussion and deeper learning.
  • Capstone Projects Capstone projects will demonstrate to employers the skills and knowledge you acquired through the bootcamp.
  • Career Services QuickStart’s career services assist students in their efforts in finding a role in software Engineering through resume building, mock interviews, and internship and job opportunities access.

Software Engineering

This hands-on bootcamp offers immersive training in the top skills employers look for in software engineers, including computer architecture, data structures and algorithms, and designing and developing websites.


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10-18 Weeks

On-Demand
  • Virtual Hands-On Labs Virtual Hands-on labs sharpen your skills and prepare you for real world scenarios.
  • Virtual Office Hours Meet live with your mentor for guidance, discussion and deeper learning.
  • Capstone Projects Capstone projects will demonstrate to employers the skills and knowledge you acquired through the bootcamp.
  • Career Services QuickStart’s career services assist students in their efforts in finding a role in Web Development through resume building, mock interviews, and internship and job opportunities access.

Web Development

Web Development Bootcamp offers hands-on learning to strengthen your grip on programming concepts, responsive web design, Bootstrap, and WordPress, alongside multiple programming languages.


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10-18 Weeks

Part-Time Cohort:   Full-Time Cohort:  
  • Virtual Hands-On Labs Virtual Hands-on labs sharpen your skills and prepare you for real world scenarios.
  • Virtual Office Hours Meet live with your mentor for guidance, discussion and deeper learning.
  • Capstone Projects Capstone projects will demonstrate to employers the skills and knowledge you acquired through the bootcamp.
  • Career Services QuickStart’s career services assist students in their efforts in finding a role in Data Analytics and Visualization through resume building, mock interviews, and internship and job opportunities access.

Data Analytics & Visualization

Through this online bootcamp, students will master tools required to manipulate and interpret data, including Transact-SQL, Excel, PowerBI, data visualization, Python, and NumPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn and Pandas.


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12 Weeks

Next Cohort:  
  • Virtual Hands-On Labs Virtual Hands-on labs sharpen your skills and prepare you for real world scenarios.
  • Virtual Office Hours Meet live with your mentor for guidance, discussion and deeper learning.
  • Capstone Projects Capstone project will demonstrate to employers the skills and knowledge you acquired through the bootcamp.
  • Career Services QuickStart’s career services assist students in their efforts in finding an IT Technician role through resume building, mock interviews, and internship and job opportunities access.

IT Technician

Learn the hands-on skills necessary to obtain an entry-level IT support role, through the 12-week IT Technician Bootcamp from Northeastern Illinois University. Through interactive class sessions, projects, and mentoring sessions,and more.


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Bootcamp FAQs

Northeastern Illinois University Bootcamp FAQs

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What kind of bootcamps do you offer?

We offer cybersecurity, data analytics & visualization, and software engineering bootcamps on part-time and full-time learning tracks.

No, our flexible training hours allow you to easily balance academic and professional priorities with bootcamp.

Bootcamp tuition ranges based on the program pace selected. The full-time Bootcamp costs $12,000, while the part-time option costs $8,900.

On average, a bootcamp can take between 18-20 weeks (part-time) and 10-12 weeks (full-time) to complete, depending on the modality that you choose.

Recommended prerequisites vary based on the bootcamp, but most commonly are basic programming, IT, and MS Excel skills.

Our bootcamps prepare students for entry-level roles. Our career services team is available to provide guidance to online learners in obtaining those roles.

Part-time bootcamps offer 2 hour mentoring sessions once per week, and full-time bootcamps offer 2 hour mentoring sessions twice per week.

Yes, our career counselors will help you with resume building, mock interviews, and internship/job opportunities.

  • Processor:
    1. Intel Core i5 (or above)
      Suitable for general computing tasks.
      Balances performance and power efficiency.
    1. Apple Silicon Processors (M1 and later)
      Designed specifically for Macs.
      Offers impressive performance and energy efficiency.
  • RAM (Memory):
    1. Minimum: 8GB (for basic functionality).
    2. Recommended: 16GB (for smoother multitasking and future-proofing).
  • Storage:
    1. Minimum - 100GB of internal drive space (not USB or external).
    2. Type - Preferably solid-state drives (SSDs) for faster read/write speeds.
  • Operating System:
    1. Windows 10 or 11 (Not S Mode)
    2. macOS 11 or above
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