Current free AI courses
All fourteen current options are no-cost, online, and self-paced: six MAIN AI Foundations courses and eight 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
AI courses delivered on the Coursera platform. Offered through MGCCC only, and not part of the planned rollout to other MAIN partner institutions. Credential and K-12 educator CEU details are provided below.
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 listed below awards a micro-credential upon successful completion. K–12 educators may also earn the CEUs shown for each course after successfully completing the full course. Coursera CEUs are not awarded module by module.
Microsoft 365 Copilot
K–12 educator credit: 0.5 CEUs
Google AI Professional Certificate
K–12 educator credit: 1.0 CEU
Google Prompting Essentials
Micro-credential · K–12 educator credit: 0.5 CEUs
ChatGPT Foundations for Teachers
K–12 educator credit: 0.5 CEUs
Claude: Real-World AI for Everyone
K–12 educator credit: 1.0 CEU
AI-Powered K-12 Teaching and Learning
K–12 educator credit: 1.0 CEU
Generative AI Cybersecurity & Privacy for Leaders: A Primer
K–12 educator credit: 0.5 CEUs
Generative AI for Everyone
K–12 educator credit: 0.5 CEUs
More courses coming soon
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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 eight Industry AI Courses for practical AI, education, and workplace skills. Credential and CEU details are provided below, and the listed CEUs are available to K-12 educators only after successful full-course completion.
Current access, statewide direction
Mississippi Providers
Find MAIN courses by institution
MAIN’s current FY27 course lineup is administered through Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Six additional Mississippi community colleges maintain public enrollment pages for MAIN-developed or MAIN-branded courses from the earlier catalog. All seven links below were verified as live on August 22, 2026. Course availability, fees, CEUs, certificates, and enrollment steps vary by college, so confirm the details on the institution’s page before registering.
Current FY27 provider
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Offers the current no-cost FY27 lineup: six MAIN AI Foundations courses and eight Industry AI Courses. Enrollment is open through June 30, 2027.
Earlier MAIN catalog
Pearl River Community College
Its MAIN catalog lists Intro to AI, Introduction to Generative AI, AI for Manufacturing, and Introduction to AI-K12. PRCC notes that a completion certificate does not equal CEUs.
Earlier MAIN catalog
Meridian Community College
Lists MCC-MAIN: Introduction to AI as self-paced with no starting date. Meridian Workforce lists a $25 cost and up to 6.4 CEUs.
Earlier MAIN catalog
Mississippi Delta Community College
Its live workforce catalog lists earlier MAIN AI for Workforce courses, including introductory, industry, ethics, machine learning, and natural language processing options.
Earlier MAIN catalog
Jones College
Lists the MAIN-developed AI-1001 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence course as free, 64 hours, and worth 6.4 CEUs through the Mississippi Online Workforce College.
Earlier MAIN catalog
Southwest Mississippi Community College
Its MAIN Catalog lists 11 earlier courses. Individual listings are self-paced and worth 6.4 CEUs; SMCC states that courses are free to take with a $20 certificate fee.
Earlier MAIN catalog
Coahoma Community College
Its live eLearning catalog includes earlier self-paced MAIN offerings in introductory AI, generative AI, manufacturing, K-12 education, ethics, cybersecurity, machine learning, and NLP.
For Mississippi educators
Intel® AI for Workforce curriculum resources
Intel® AI for Workforce provides modular AI course content for community colleges and other workforce-focused institutions. Colleges can add modules to existing courses or use the curriculum to develop AI courses, certificates, and associate degree programs.
MAIN adapted the Intel curriculum for earlier Canvas-based courses in Mississippi. The curriculum areas below are separate from MAIN’s current FY27 self-paced courses.
Curriculum areas
Topics from MAIN’s earlier Intel-based courses
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Introduction to Generative AI (GenAI)
- Applied Ethics for AI
- AI for Sustainability
- Introduction to Machine Learning (ML)
- Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- AI for Computer Vision
- Data-Centric AI
- Applied Mathematics for AI
Curriculum questions
Ask MAIN about the curriculum
Email MAIN to ask which materials are available or discuss how the curriculum could fit your course or program.
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 each Coursera 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 the listed CEUs only after successful completion of the full course; Coursera CEUs are not awarded module by module. Microsoft 365 Copilot, Google Prompting Essentials, ChatGPT Foundations for Teachers, Generative AI Cybersecurity & Privacy for Leaders: A Primer, and Generative AI for Everyone each offer 0.5 CEUs. Google AI Professional Certificate, Claude: Real-World AI for Everyone, and AI-Powered K-12 Teaching and Learning each offer 1.0 CEU.
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.
Ready for more than a course?
Explore AI degrees, certificates, and career pathways in Mississippi.
Questions about MAIN courses?
Email MAIN@mgccc.edu with questions about open courses, enrollment, credentials, or access.