Current free AI courses
All ten current options are no-cost, online, and self-paced: six MAIN AI Foundations courses and four Industry AI Courses. Use the course-specific actions below to register or request Coursera access. MAIN AI Foundations courses are planned for rollout through additional participating MAIN institutions.
MAIN AI Foundations
Each MAIN AI Foundations course earns a micro-credential. K-12 educators can earn up to 2.4 CEUs through MGCCC through Intel AI for Educators. AI Foundations 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 Cybersecurity
Micro-credential
Intel AI for Educators (K-12)
Micro-credential + up to 2.4 CEUs for K-12 educators through MGCCC
Industry AI Courses
Courses from leading AI companies, delivered on the Coursera platform. Offered through MGCCC only, and not part of the planned rollout to other MAIN partner institutions. Each earns a micro-credential upon successful completion.
Coursera access is specific to MGCCC. First: create your account through MGCCC Enrollment. Then: after your account has been created, email MAIN@mgccc.edu to request Coursera access. Each Coursera course earns a micro-credential upon successful completion. K-12 educators may earn the CEUs listed below only after completing the full course; Coursera CEUs are not awarded module by module.
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Earn a micro-credential upon successful completion. K-12 educators may also earn 0.5 CEUs after completing the full course.
Google AI Professional Certificate
Earn a micro-credential upon successful completion. K-12 educators may also earn 1.0 CEU after completing the full course.
ChatGPT Foundations for Teachers
Earn a micro-credential upon successful completion. K-12 educators may also earn 0.5 CEUs after completing the full course.
Claude: Real-World AI for Everyone
Earn a micro-credential upon successful completion. K-12 educators may also earn 1.0 CEU after completing the full course.
Current access, statewide direction
All current FY27 courses are no-cost, online, and self-paced. Enrollment is presently administered through Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, while MAIN prepares the six AI Foundations courses for future rollout through participating partner institutions.
The four Industry AI Courses remain specific to MGCCC. No semester schedule is required for the current course lineup.
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, AI for Business, or AI for Cybersecurity.
K-12 educators
Intel AI for Educators (K-12) earns a micro-credential, with up to 2.4 CEUs available for K-12 educators.
Professional skill builders
Choose from four Industry AI Courses for practical AI and workplace skills. Each course earns a micro-credential, and the listed CEUs are available to K-12 educators only after full-course completion.
How courses work
Every current course is no-cost, online, and self-paced. Learn on your schedule through the applicable learning platform, with no semester schedule required.
No cost
Build practical AI skills without tuition or course fees.
Self-paced
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.
Certificates, badges and credit
Each MAIN AI Foundations course and Industry AI Course earns a micro-credential upon successful completion. Intel AI for Educators offers 0.2 CEUs per verified module, up to 2.4 CEUs. For Coursera options, K-12 educators may earn 0.5 CEUs through Microsoft 365 Copilot or ChatGPT Foundations for Teachers and 1.0 CEU through the Google AI Professional Certificate or Claude: Real-World AI for Everyone only after completing the full course; Coursera CEUs are not awarded module by module.
The new courses are currently delivered through MGCCC. Credential and enrollment steps may vary when MAIN AI Foundations courses become available through additional partner institutions.
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Questions about MAIN courses?
Email MAIN@mgccc.edu with questions about open courses, enrollment, credentials, or access.