Short Coding Course — South Africa
MongoDB, Express, React & Node.js
The MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) is the most in-demand full-stack JavaScript skillset. This course connects front-end and back-end JavaScript into one cohesive workflow — you'll build and deploy a complete full-stack application from scratch.
How the four technologies connect, set up VSCode, Node, MongoDB Atlas and Postman.
REST API with Express, middleware, error handling and project structure.
Schema design, CRUD operations, population and indexing.
Register, login, bcrypt hashing, token generation and auth middleware.
Create React App / Vite, folder structure, Axios for API calls.
Manage auth state and app-level state without Redux.
Client-side routing, redirect on auth, 404 handling.
Connect React components to Express endpoints — create, read, update, delete.
Multer on the backend, Cloudinary for image hosting, preview in React.
Deploy backend to Railway/Render, frontend to Netlify/Vercel, connect to MongoDB Atlas.
The MERN Stack course brings the front-end and back-end together. Make sure you're ready before enrolling.
Arrow functions, destructuring, array methods, promises and async/await — used throughout both the front-end and back-end.
Components, props, state and the core Hooks (useState, useEffect).
Running Node.js, using npm and building simple Express routes.
Git & GitHub: Experience with Git and GitHub is helpful for deploying your project.
Free cloud accounts: MongoDB Atlas, Cloudinary and Render or Vercel accounts — we set them up together during the course.
Build modern front-ends with components, Hooks, React Router and REST APIs.
Build REST APIs with Express, MongoDB and JWT authentication.
Ready to take this course! Connect React, Express, Node.js and MongoDB into one deployed application.
Add Node.js, Express and MongoDB to your React skills and build complete applications on your own.
Connect your APIs to a modern React front-end with routing, authentication and protected pages.
Build and deploy a full product — front-end, API and database — using one language: JavaScript.
Show employers a complete, deployed full-stack application in your portfolio.
All courses are taught by Code College’s senior development trainers — practitioners with real-world industry experience, backed by over 20 years of professional developer training since 2004.
You write code from day one. Every concept is reinforced with real exercises and a practical project you keep.
Join 100% live online from anywhere, or hybrid — one or two days a week at our Midrand campus and the rest live online. Full-time face-to-face attendance can be requested, and is possible when an onsite group class is running.
Receive a Code College certificate on completion — recognised by employers across South Africa.
A complete full-stack application with user registration and login, protected pages, full CRUD between React and an Express API, image uploads, and deployment with a MongoDB Atlas database.
Yes. The 6-month Full-Stack Web Developer Bootcamp covers JavaScript foundations, Node.js, React, Next.js, MongoDB and AI integration in depth, with two capstone projects and career support.
Individuals join live online from anywhere, or hybrid — one or two days a week at our Midrand campus and the rest live online. Group courses run live online or hybrid, with fully onsite delivery at our Midrand campus optional, on request. Teams of 2–4 save 10% and teams of 5 or more save 20% per person (same class dates, paid in full upfront). Contact us for a group quote.
Yes. Code College is a B-BBEE Level 4 contributor and training spend qualifies as skills development under the B-BBEE scorecard. The course fee also counts toward your SDL (Skills Development Levy) spend.
Book the MERN Stack Course today — full-time (5 days) or part-time. Johannesburg and online.