Free Microsoft vouchers are still available to Tennesseans.
Are free online textbooks for college students in the University of Illinois system on the way? Long overdue.
Is this a record of some sort?
An arrest warrant says a Bristol woman accused of stealing more than $200,000 in college tuition reimbursements from a former employer was found out when she applied for a new job at a related company…
As well as additional negative press for AIU.
The Texas AgriLife Extension Service at Texas A&M University, College Station, has low-cost, online courses on “rainwater collection for livestock and wildlife”.
Somebody out there may find this useful: Griffith University in Australia offers free online franchising classes. Certificates of completion are available.
CSUSB offers a online couple programs which may be of interest to certain readers.
- According to this report in the Press-Enterprise, CSUSB is scheduled to teach an “online professional certificate program for downtown development and economic redevelopment professionals, city administrators and elected officials”. Course costs are $495 for each of the four courses.
- In partnership with San Diego State University, CSUSB also offers this Online Professional Certificate in Sustainable Practices. 5 courses required. Early indicators suggest each course costs $295, but check with the university for more info about fees.
A couple more Green Industry certificate programs are available over the web through CSUSB as well.
Via the Dayton Daily News (OH), we discover a new online continuing education program in food service. Check out these comments from the report.
…Jeff Culbertson, a food-science professor, said there are plenty of opportunities for students. In specialized fields such as food science, he said, there are more job openings than qualified workers.
Demand is so great that companies such as H.J. Heinz, Frito-Lay, Starbucks and even Jack Daniel’s are hiring people with related degrees such as chemistry and then sending them through a one-year, online course that Culbertson runs at Ohio State. He said food-science graduates start out making about $50,000 a year for an undergrad degree and about $65,000 for a graduate degree…
More about the program here. Pricing for the 5-course certificate is $2,500.
According to a press release on Wisbusiness.com, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will offer online, non-credit certificates in project management and web design.
Interestingly, the Web Design and Development Certificate incorporates two Joomla-related courses into its curriculum. And Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is required as well. The web development courses are also available for-credit. Course prices appear reasonable. Discounts are possible if taking two or more courses.
Via this report from Inside Higher Ed comes word of several new online academic certificate programs that will be offered jointly via the New York Times Knowledge Network and a few colleges. A few courses carry college credit.
Aspiring scribes should definitely check out this certificate in Emerging Media Journalism offered in conjunction with Ball State University. Credit and non-credit options are available.
Yes, online continuing ed opportunities are also available through ECU. Many online courses can be found in various areas which ultimately lead to non-credit certificates. Of particular interest are Health, Wellness, and Healthcare and Volunteer Management. Prices per 4-course certificate appear to be in the $600-$800 range.
Cue the Miami Vice Theme.
University of Miami recently began a few virtual offerings of its own. Last year, we mentioned the online Paralegal Studies Certificate program taught by the university.
This year brings additional opportunities. First up is an online, for-credit graduate certificate in Enrollment Management. Tuition will cost $11,960 for 12 credits.
Next up, from the non-credit side, UM also has a Healthcare Advocacy Certificate program. The entire package of courses costs $4,995.
We’ve finally begun making corrections to our online certificates page. The following programs were deleted or edited.
Drexel University – deleted
Saint Louis University – deleted
Teachers College Columbia University – deleted
University of Louisville – deleted
University of Tennessee – deleted
Washington State University – edited
We hope to make further edits later this week.
How about some online continuing education courses from these outstanding public universities?
Iowa State University
Basics of Professional Writing – $45. Review here.
Texas A&M University
Ethics – $99
This post should not be considered an endorsement for the programs listed above.
