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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

Each course earns a micro-credential. Select a course name to view its registration page. MGCCC employees use Web Services.

MAIN AI Foundations course numbers and educator CEUs
Course CRN K–12 CEUs
NVIDIA Generative AI 83262 None
AI for Manufacturing 83266 None
AI for Healthcare 83267 None
AI for Business 83376 None
AI for Cybersecurity 83581 None
Intel AI for Educators (K-12) 83265 Up to 2.4

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.

Industry AI Course numbers and educator CEUs
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

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Certificates and educator CEUs

Industry AI Courses earn a micro-credential upon successful completion, except ChatGPT Foundations for Teachers. Google AI Professional Certificate awards a professional certificate. A micro-credential is the course or program completion certificate or badge.

Coursera does not award a certificate, credential, or report for ChatGPT Foundations for Teachers. IBM Machine Learning with Python earns a micro-credential and offers no CEUs.

The listed Coursera CEUs require successful completion of the full course. They are not awarded module by module. Intel 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
  1. Open MGCCC Workforce Solutions. Log in, or select Create a New Account → Student Profile (single user) → Submit, then complete the required profile steps.
  2. Make sure your profile includes the correct Discount Code (Class Unlock Key). See where to enter it.
  3. Select Browse All Courses → AI for Workforce. Add your courses to the cart and complete Checkout.
  4. 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.

Go to Workforce Solutions

MGCCC employees
  1. Log in to Web Services with your MGCCC email and password.
  2. Select Employee Development → Add / Drop Classes.
  3. Choose Fiscal Year 27 and select Submit.
  4. Enter the CRN from the course tables above in the first text box, then select Submit Changes.
  5. 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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MAIN AI Foundations

Use your MGCCC credentials to open Canvas after your confirmation email arrives.

Canvas access steps
  1. Go to MyGulfCoast, sign in with your MGCCC credentials, and authenticate using the Microsoft app.
  2. Select eLearning → Canvas.
  3. Open your course, read the home page, and select Get Started!

Use Card View on the Canvas dashboard. To add a missing course, select Courses → All Courses and star the course.

Industry AI Courses

Complete MGCCC registration and 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. MAIN will verify your registration and email access instructions. Submitting the form does not complete registration or immediately grant course access.

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.

  1. Log in to Workforce Solutions.
  2. Select My Profile → Edit Profile under Student Profile Review.
  3. Open Step-3, scroll to Class unlock keys, enter the appropriate key if it is missing, and select Submit.
  4. 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.

Already signed in? Select Courses → All Courses and star the course to add it to your dashboard.

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