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18 free, online, self-paced courses for Mississippi workforce members, students, and educators. Enrollment is open through June 30, 2027.
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Choose a topic below. CRNs are the course numbers MGCCC employees use to enroll. CEUs are available to eligible K–12 educators.
MAIN AI Foundations
AI in Business, AI in Healthcare, AI in Manufacturing, AI in Cybersecurity, and AI for Educators (K-12) offer a MAIN certificate of completion after required completion and verification. AI for Educators also offers up to 2.4 K–12 CEUs through MGCCC. NVIDIA Generative AI prepares learners for the NVIDIA-Certified Associate exams in Generative AI LLMs and Generative AI Multimodal and awards no MAIN certificate or CEUs. The four sector courses and AI for Educators were developed with Intel. Select a course name to view its registration page. MGCCC employees use Web Services.
| Course | CRN | K–12 CEUs |
|---|---|---|
| AI in Manufacturing | 83266 | None |
| AI in Healthcare | 83267 | None |
| AI in Business | 83376 | None |
| AI in Cybersecurity | 83581 | None |
| AI for Educators (K-12) | 83265 | Up to 2.4 |
| NVIDIA Generative AI | 83262 | None |
Industry AI Courses
Offered through MGCCC only. Complete MGCCC registration, wait for your confirmation email, then submit the Coursera access request form. Use your MGCCC registration email and select every Industry AI Course you registered for.
| Course | CRN | K–12 CEUs |
|---|---|---|
| AI tools & productivity | ||
| Microsoft 365 Copilot | 83234 | 0.5 |
| Google AI Professional Certificate | 83221 | 1.0 |
| Google Prompting Essentials | 83948 | 0.5 |
| Claude: Real-World AI for Everyone | 83691 | 1.0 |
| Generative AI for Everyone | 83881 | 0.5 |
| Teaching & education | ||
| ChatGPT Foundations for Teachers No Coursera credential | 83692 | 0.5 |
| AI-Powered K-12 Teaching and Learning | 83883 | 1.0 |
| AI-Powered Higher Education | 84271 | 1.0 |
| Leadership & technical skills | ||
| AI Agent Skills for Leaders | 84269 | 0.5 |
| Generative AI: Governance, Policy, and Emerging Regulation | 84270 | 0.5 |
| Generative AI Cybersecurity & Privacy for Leaders: A Primer | 83882 | 0.5 |
| IBM Machine Learning with Python | 84229 | None |
Certificates and educator CEUs
Awards vary by course and provider. Google AI Professional Certificate awards a professional certificate from Google via Coursera. Google Prompting Essentials awards a specialization certificate from Google via Coursera; Claude: Real-World AI for Everyone awards a specialization certificate from Anthropic and Advancing Women in Tech via Coursera. The other listed courses, except ChatGPT Foundations for Teachers, offer course certificates from their providers via Coursera.
Coursera does not award a certificate, credential, or report for ChatGPT Foundations for Teachers. IBM Machine Learning with Python offers a course certificate from IBM via Coursera and offers no CEUs.
The listed Coursera CEUs require successful completion of the full course. They are not awarded module by module. AI for Educators offers 0.2 CEUs per verified module, up to 2.4 CEUs.
How to enroll
Use the registration path that applies to you. You can enroll in more than one course.
Workforce members, students, and educators
- Open MGCCC Workforce Solutions. Log in, or select Create a New Account → Student Profile (single user) → Submit, then complete the required profile steps.
- Make sure your profile includes the correct Discount Code (Class Unlock Key). See where to enter it.
- Select Browse All Courses → AI for Workforce. Add your courses to the cart and complete Checkout.
- Wait for the MGCCC confirmation email. For Industry AI Courses, submit the Coursera access request form using your MGCCC registration email and select every course you registered for.
MGCCC employees
- Log in to Web Services with your MGCCC email and password.
- Select Employee Development → Add / Drop Classes.
- Choose Fiscal Year 27 and select Submit.
- Enter the CRN from the course tables above in the first text box, then select Submit Changes.
- For Industry AI Courses, complete registration and wait for your confirmation email, then submit the Coursera access request form. Use your MGCCC registration email and select every course you registered for.
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Need help?
To request Coursera access after MGCCC registration, use the access request form. For questions about enrollment, courses, or an existing access request, email MAIN@mgccc.edu. For MGCCC login or authentication, call the HelpDesk at (855) 343-9165.
I cannot find courses in Workforce Solutions
Check the Discount Code (Class Unlock Key) in your profile.
- Log in to Workforce Solutions.
- Select My Profile → Edit Profile under Student Profile Review.
- Open Step-3, scroll to Class unlock keys, enter the appropriate key if it is missing, and select Submit.
- Return to All Classes → AI for Workforce, add courses, and complete checkout.
If you need the key, contact MAIN@mgccc.edu.
I registered, but cannot access Canvas
Check spam or junk for an email from MGCCC Continuing Education (lumens@mgccc.edu). Credentials follow enrollment, and new Canvas accounts update at the top of each hour. If you enroll at 3:23 p.m., access may begin at 4 p.m.
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