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Set your students up for success in today’s job market

The Google Career Certificates program is an ideal complement to your institution’s degree and higher education programs. Our trainings can help graduates increase their earning potential and experience a more accessible pathway to earning a degree through college credit.


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Bring Google Career Certificates to your school

Industry-recognized, ACE®-recommended

You can expand access to your degree programs by offering students credit for prior learning. Many of our certificates are recommended for up to 15 college credits by ACE®.

It’s easy to add career certificate programs to your catalog as a credit or non-credit offering. You can add them into a faculty-led course or offer them to students as a stand-alone training.

  • 92%

    of higher education leaders say microcredentials support institutional competitiveness1

  • 86%

    of U.S. employers say a certificate and a degree strengthens applications2

  • 74%

    of U.S. students are more likely to enroll in a degree program that offers industry microcredentials3

Built and taught by Google Experts

Google Career Certificates help prepare students for the workforce with training programs for high growth, in-demand fields. And with career support, students can connect directly with Google’s network of over 150 national employers.

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Explore the range of skills we teach

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CAREER ESSENTIALS

Why academic institutions choose Google Career Certificates

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Universities
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Universities

Community Colleges

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Become one of the 600+ participating schools

Give your students a pathway to high-growth jobs by introducing Google Career Certificates to your university or community college.

News & insights

Footnotes


1 Shifting Paradigms: Understanding Institutional Perspectives on Microcredentialing, UPCEA, July, 2021
2Advancing Higher Education with Industry Micro-Credentials. Dynata & Coursera, March, 2023
3 Shifting Paradigms: Understanding Institutional Perspectives on Microcredentialing, UPCEA, July, 2021