Peirce College has aligned select online courses available through Coursera to help students earn up to 21 undergraduate credits at no cost. Students can also earn three credits towards their master’s degree at Peirce at no cost through Coursera.
Why take a Coursera course at Peirce?
| Coursera courses | Transfer Credits Earned | Tuition Savings |
Inclusive Leadership: The Power of Workplace Diversity Leading Diverse Teams and Organizations | 3 credits for an undergraduate business elective or open elective | You save $1,800 in tuition for these 3 credits. |
Introduction to Personal Finance Saving Money for the Future | 3 credits for FIN 100, an undergraduate business elective or open elective | You save $1,800 in tuition for these 3 credits |
| Graduate Leadership Bootcamp | 3 credits for OLM 501 | You save more than $2,300 in tuition for these 3 credits. |
History of Racial Inequity in Healthcare Causes of Racial Inequity in Healthcare Achieving Health Equity in Healthcare | 3 credits for HCA 220 | You save $1,800 in tuition for these 3 credits. |
Healthcare Data Literacy Healthcare Data Models Healthcare Data Quality and Governance Analytical Solutions to Common Healthcare | 3 credits for HIA 400 | You save $1,800 in tuition for these 3 credits. |
Portfolio Selection Risk Management | 3 credits for FIN 204 | You save $1,800 in tuition for these 3 credits. |
Race & Cultural Diversity in American Life and History Fundamentals in Diversity Key Concepts in Organizational DEI | 3 credits for MGT 102 | You save $1,800 in tuition for these 3 credits. |
Planet Earth…and You! Global Warming I: The Science and Modeling of Climate Change Mountains 101 Water in the Western United States | 3 credits for SCI 220 | You save $1,800 in tuition for these 3 credits. |
Global Warming I: The Science and Modeling of Climate Change Introduction to Environmental Science Specialization – 3 SERIES: Environmental Science, Population, Food and Soil, Energy and Environment | 3 credits for Science Elective | You save $1,800 in tuition for these 3 credits. |
| Professional Certificates | Transfer Credits Earned | Tuition Savings |
| Google IT Support Professional Certificate | Up to 12 credits: ITN 120, ITN 130, ITN 144 and an IT elective | You can save more than $7,000 in tuition for these 12 credits. Students using a corporate tuition discount can save more than $5,000 in tuition. |
| Google Project Management Professional Certificate | Up to 9 credits: MGT 132, MIS 302, and MGT 404 or a Business elective. | You can save more than $5,000 in tuition for these 9 credits. Students using a corporate tuition discount can save more than $4,000 in tuition. |
| Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate | Up to 12 credits: BIS 112, BIS 235, and two IT electives | You can save more than $7,000 in tuition for these 12 credits. Students using a corporate tuition discount can save more than $5,000 in tuition. |
| Google UX Design Professional Certificate | Up to 9 credits: BIS 201 and two IT electives. | You can save more than $5,000 in tuition for these 9 credits. Students using a corporate tuition discount can save more than $4,000 in tuition. |
| Meta Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate | 3 credits: MKT 101 | You can save $,1800 in tuition for these 3 credits. Students using a corporate tuition discount can save $1,440 in tuition. |
| Google Digital Marketing & E-Commerce Professional Certificate | Up to 9 credits: MKT 101, MKT 208, and a Business elective | You can save more than $5,000 in tuition for these 9 credits. Students using a corporate tuition discount can save more than $4,000 in tuition. |
| Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate | Up to 6 credits: BIS 112 and BIS 323. | You can save $3,600 in tuition for these 6 credits. Students using a corporate tuition discount can save nearly $3,000 in tuition. |
| IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate | Up to 9 credits: ITN 144, ISC 310 and one elective | You can save more than $5,000 in tuition for these 9 credits. Students using a corporate tuition discount can save more than $4,000 in tuition. |
Through a combination of courses and applied learning projects, you can apply your skills with hands-on projects and build a portfolio that showcases your job readiness to potential employers.
Upon completion, you will have access to job boards where you can apply for jobs directly with Google, IBM and Meta and over 130 U.S. employers who are interested in hiring people who have completed these certificates.
Peirce students can earn one of these Google Career Certificates, the Meta Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate or the IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate at no cost. Students can apply 9 – 12 credits depending on the Google Career Certificates they select, and earn 3 credits for the Meta Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate.
FUTURE STUDENTS
Step 1:
Apply to Peirce College.
Remember to send us your official transcripts from all colleges and universities you have attended, as well as any CLEP® or DSST/DANTES® scores, ACE transcripts and military training (via a Joint Service Transcript or other military transcript).
Step 2:
Contact Admissions and register for your first class.
Depending on our goals your admissions advisor will register you for your first class (or classes) and can help you select the Coursera courses and Google or Meta Career Certificate that best meet your academic and career goals.
CURRENT STUDENTS
Step 1.
Contact your Academic Advisor.
Your advisor can help you select the Coursera courses and Google Career Certificate that best meet your academic and career goals, show you how transfer credits earned for Coursera courses apply to your degree program and get you registered for a Coursera course or Google Career Certificate.
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