Course Status
Free AI courses are now open
MGCCC is currently the only institution offering the new short-term MAIN Quick Courses and Coursera options. These free online courses help Mississippi learners, educators, and workforce members build practical AI skills without enrolling for a semester.
Choose from five MAIN Quick Courses and two MGCCC Coursera options. MAIN plans to provide the Quick Courses to participating partner institutions for future rollout.
Learner Paths
Choose a course for your goals
Current options cover practical generative AI, industry applications, education, productivity, and professional skills.
Workforce and community learners
Build practical skills through NVIDIA Generative AI, AI for Manufacturing, AI for Healthcare, or AI for Business.
K-12 educators
AI for Educators (K-12) earns a micro-credential and Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
Professional skill builders
Explore Microsoft 365 Copilot or earn the Google AI Professional Certificate through Coursera.
Current Course Providers
Course Access by Institution
MGCCC is currently the only institution offering the new MAIN Quick Courses and Coursera options. Other participating institutions may still offer courses from MAIN’s retired catalog while MAIN works toward distributing the new Quick Courses for future partner rollout.
Institution course links
Use the MGCCC link for the new courses. The other institutional links may provide access to courses from MAIN’s retired catalog; availability varies by institution.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
The new MAIN Quick Courses and MGCCC Coursera options are open now. View the MGCCC page for enrollment information.
Pearl River Community College
This institution may still offer courses from MAIN’s retired catalog. Check the institution for current availability.
Mississippi Delta Community College
This institution may still offer courses from MAIN’s retired catalog. Check the institution for current availability.
Jones College
This institution may still offer courses from MAIN’s retired catalog. Check the institution for current availability.
Southwest Mississippi Community College
This institution may still offer courses from MAIN’s retired catalog. Check the institution for current availability.
Coahoma Community College
This institution may still offer courses from MAIN’s retired catalog. Check the institution for current availability.
Other participating institutions
MAIN includes participation from public colleges and universities statewide. These institutions do not currently offer the new courses listed above. MAIN plans to provide the new Quick Courses to participating partners for future rollout; Coursera options remain specific to MGCCC.
Other participating community colleges
Northeast Mississippi Community College (NEMCC), Meridian Community College (MCC), Itawamba Community College (ICC), Copiah-Lincoln Community College (Co-Lin), East Central Community College (ECCC), East Mississippi Community College (EMCC), Holmes Community College (Holmes CC), Northwest Mississippi Community College (NWCC), and Hinds Community College (Hinds CC).
Participating universities
University of Southern Mississippi (USM), Alcorn State University (ASU), Delta State University (DSU), Jackson State University (JSU), Mississippi State University (MSU), Mississippi University for Women (MUW), University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), and University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC).
Spotlight
New Free AI Courses
These new courses are currently available only through MGCCC. MAIN Quick Courses are planned for rollout through additional participating MAIN institutions. Coursera options are offered specifically through MGCCC.
New MAIN Quick Courses
Each MAIN Quick Course earns a micro-credential, and AI for Educators (K-12) also earns CEUs. The Quick Courses are currently available through MGCCC and are planned for future rollout through participating MAIN partner institutions.
NVIDIA Generative AI
Micro-credential
AI for Manufacturing
Micro-credential
AI for Healthcare
Micro-credential
AI for Business
Micro-credential
AI for Educators (K-12)
Micro-credential + CEUs
New Coursera Options
Coursera access is specific to MGCCC. To request access, email MAIN@mgccc.edu.
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Coursera option
Google AI Professional Certificate
Earn the Google AI Professional Certificate
Previous Catalog
Retired MAIN course catalog
These courses are retired from the current MAIN course lineup. Some institutions may still offer these courses or similar versions on their own schedules, so check directly with the participating institution for availability.
Delivery
How courses work
Courses are online and designed for practical, flexible learning. The new courses are currently available through MGCCC; delivery and enrollment steps may vary as MAIN Quick Courses roll out through participating partner institutions.
Short-term
Build useful skills without committing to a semester.
Flexible
Fit coursework around work, school, and family schedules.
Online
Access course content through the applicable learning platform.
Credential focused
Earn the credential available for the course you complete.
Credentials
Certificates, badges and credit
Each MAIN Quick Course earns a micro-credential. AI for Educators (K-12) also earns Continuing Education Units (CEUs), and learners can earn the Google AI Professional Certificate through the Google Coursera option.
The new courses are currently delivered through MGCCC. Credential and enrollment steps may vary when MAIN Quick Courses become available through additional partner institutions.
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Questions
Questions about MAIN courses?
Email MAIN@mgccc.edu with questions about open courses, enrollment, credentials, or institution-specific access.