Go Beyond
Massive Online Learning
Penn State microcredentials offer a personalized and efficient method to improve job-related skills.
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Why Certified Microcredentials?
Specific &
Relevant
Learn the Most Relevant Competencies and Skills
Flexible
& Easy
Spend just 3-5 hours per week on average while learning from anywhere.
Affordable
Pricing
Low course fees make it affordable to earn a certified digital credential and Continuing Education Units (CEU).
Affordable Pricing for First-Class Job Training
Penn State’s engineering microcredentials cost about $1500. That’s affordable enough to come out of your pocket.
But we’re confident that the increase in skills and productivity in such a short time will impress your manager enough to support you.
”I could tell weeks/months/years of effort were deployed into the course content I received here. I feel guilty not spending even more time on the content and plan!”
— Leading Technical Teams, Learner, August 2024
Getting Ahead of the Curve on Continuing Education
Microcredentialing is an emerging pedagogical technology, meaning it’s the most innovative way to gain useful engineering skills quickly and affordably.
Talk to your manager about using our courses to gain your necessary CEUs.
Minimum Time, Maximum Impact
Penn State microcredentials provide the quick-hit expert knowledge of college courses without the semester-long commitment and cost.
Learning happens in short, digestible lessons that will enhance your skills almost immediately.
“I found the PSU microcredential appealing because it appeared to be a quicker course… than other places with similar topics. It was good for those not able to commit to 10+ week courses. I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of material covered.”
— Project Management Basics, Learner, May 202
Cutting Edge Curriculum That Incorporates Your Input
Penn State is always in the process of adding new, important courses to our microcredentialing catalog. Although we have experts in your fields helping us, we don’t say no to a good idea.
If you don’t find the course you’re looking for or think we’re missing something vital, drop us a message. We can’t promise we’ll add it right away, but we value input from the people most impacted by our microcredentialing courses: our learners.
— Business Fundamentals for Technical Leaders, October 2024
Live Faculty – Industry Experts – Valuable Skills – Ongoing Improvement
Our Go Beyond microcredentialing courses are developed by Penn State faculty with real-world experience, industry experts who understand your job, and learning experts who can take their lessons and ensure they’re delivered quickly and effectively.
We go beyond learning the way we teach so that we teach the way you learn.
— Computational Fluid Dynamics for Multiphase Flows, Learner, July 2024
Online learning where you won’t be anonymous
— Computational Fluid Dynamics for Multiphase Flows, Learner, July 2024
Check out our course catalog to learn more about our open microcredential courses.
Upskill or Reskill In Just Four Weeks
All it takes is one month averaging a little over an hour a day to gain a new set of immediately useful skills.
Affordable, Efficient Job Training
Courses with Penn State faculty and industry experts that only cost approximately $1,500 and earn learners CEUs.
The Leading Edge of
Continuing Education
Microcredentialing is the next big innovation in continuing education.
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