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Together we can help prepare university students for in-demand jobs

The Google Career Certificates provide university students with practice-based training in fields like data analytics, digital marketing & e-commerce, IT support, project management, and user experience (UX) design. These certificates can complement college degrees with additional skills, helping to increase graduates’ entry-level earning potential and job opportunities. Through college credit, the certificates also create accessible pathways to degrees that can attract new learners to your school.

The certificate is a great complement to my degree. I was able to get my first full-time job in a field that I am very interested in and it came with good pay and benefits.

Antonio Diaz

Landed a job as a QA Data Analyst after earning a bachelor's degree from Brandies University and a Google Data Analytics Certificate.

Antonio Diaz

About Google Career Certificates.

Google Career Certificates, available in the fields of data analytics, digital marketing & e-commerce, IT support, project management, and user experience (UX) design, get learners job ready in three to six months.

  • Designed by Google: The certificates are taught and developed by Google employees with decades of experience in these fields. We also consulted employers and industry partners — people who hire for these roles — to ensure that the content is rigorous enough to prepare learners for these jobs.
  • Practice-based: Over 150 hands-on activities and interactive assessments with the latest industry products and tools prepare learners for a job at any company.
  • Focused on underrepresented learners: The program provides opportunities for economic mobility, helping more people get on the path to careers in fast growing fields. We’re proud that 75% of Google Career Certificate Graduates in the United States report an improvement in their career trajectory (e.g. new job or career, promotion or raise) within 6 months of certificate completion and that 55% are Black, Latino or Asian.¹
  • A pathway to jobs: Learners can connect with top employers who are interested in hiring Google Career Certificate graduates. We also provide certificate graduates with resume and job interview resources.
  • ACE®️ recommended: Data analytics, IT support, project management and user experience (UX) design certificates have received credit recommendations from the American Council on Education (ACE®️) – the industry standard for translating workplace learning to college credit. Students can earn a recommendation of up to 12 college credits for completing a Google Career Certificate — the equivalent of 4 college courses at the associate degree level.2

Join us.

To help learners prepare for careers in high-growth fields, you can:

  • Grant credit for prior learning to expand access to your degree programs: Many Google Career Certificates offer a recommendation from ACE® of up to 12 college credits. You can join schools like Northeastern University who already offer college credit to certificate graduates.2

  • Boost your curriculum with Google Career Certificates to improve student employability: You can offer Google Career Certificates to your students as a standalone for-credit offering; in the classroom with faculty, like Purdue University Global and Boise State University; or as an asynchronous learning experience through Coursera for Campus, like the University of Florida and Louisiana Tech College of Education.2

  • Develop a complementary course to open doors to additional job opportunities: Join schools like the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Gies College of Business in developing a course to help students increase their hiring potential through industry-specific concentrations or specializations using Google Career Certificates as the basis of the class content.

Interested in becoming a participating institution? Get in touch through this interest form. Google will contact you with next steps.

What schools are saying

  • Dr. Frank Dooley

    Purdue University Global is proud to partner with Google in our shared commitment to provide educational opportunities that will open doors to meaningful employment for adult learners. We are excited that our students will have the opportunity to enroll in one of the co-developed Purdue Global and Google Career Certificate programs to earn academic credit while receiving both the Google IT Support Certificate and a Purdue Global micro-credential in a relevant field like business fundamentals, cybersecurity fundamentals, data intelligence, health informatics, or leadership. These credentials can be used as building blocks towards an associates degree and a bachelor’s degree at Purdue Global.

    — Dr. Frank Dooley, Chancellor of Purdue University Global

  • Alex Hernandez

    This partnership will help working adults who want to build on the practical skills they’ve learned through Google’s curriculum and earn a degree from the University of Virginia. Our bachelor’s program primes graduates for long-term career success through communication, critical thinking, and ethical leadership.

    — Alex Hernandez, Dean of UVA’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies

  • Brooke Elliott

    We’re excited to be partnering with Google to expand educational access to learners around the world. Gies College of Business and Google share a common mission to make life-changing education flexible, affordable, and powerful. This partnership will enable learners to develop real, tangible knowledge and durable, transferable skills so they can achieve their personal and professional goals.

    — Brooke Elliott, Associate Dean and EY Distinguished Professor in Accounting, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Kemi Jona

    The Google IT Support Certificate provides a low-risk, low-cost way for people to gain the skills they need to get a well-paying entry-level job in the IT support field, where there are tens of thousands of unfilled jobs nationwide. By recognizing the Google certificate for credit towards our Bachelor of Science in information technology degree, we help people get the degree they need to move beyond that entry-level job and advance their IT career into more senior, higher-paying positions.

    — Kemi Jona, Associate Dean for Digital Innovation and Enterprise Learning, Northeastern’s College of Professional Studies

  • Gordon Jones

    As part of the College of Innovation + Design's commitment to student access, affordability, and positive career outcomes, we are pleased to offer Boise State students the opportunity to earn credit for Google Career Certificates. Our partnerships with Google and Coursera are examples of how higher education can be more resilient and adaptable in meeting the needs of students, employers, and our communities.

    — Gordon Jones, Founding Dean, College of Innovation + Design, Boise State University

Participating colleges and universities

Interested in becoming a participating institution?

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¹Based on program graduate survey responses, United States 2021

2The new Digital Marketing & E-Commerce Career Certificate is pending ACE credit recommendation

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