Careers Start Here
Minneapolis College offers a variety of low-cost specialized certifications and short-term programs that you can complete in as few as 5 weeks or 5 months! Focus on the skills you need to succeed in business, healthcare, education, technology, graphic and web design and more. Take the first step toward your future.
Short-Term Programs
Financial aid can cover up to 100% of tuition for many programs, depending on your financial situation and the number of credits you take. Learn more.
Program | Credits | Semesters
All programs are eligible for financial aid except those marked with *
- Accounts Payable Receivable | 19 | 2 semesters
- American Indian Studies | 12 | 1 semester *
- Applied Professional Skills | 17 credits | 1 semester
- Architectural Technology | 25 | 2 semesters
- Bicycle Assembly and Repair Technician | 28 | 2 semesters
- Business Essentials | 19 | 2 semesters
- Cisco Network Administrator | 27 | 2 semesters
- Computer Security Specialist | 27 | 2 semesters
- Database Administrator | 27 | 2 semesters
- Database Specialist | 28 | 2 semesters
- Early Childhood Education | 18 | 2 semesters
- Entrepreneurship | 19 | 2 semesters
- Global Studies Certificate | 18 | 1 semester
- Graphic Design: Digital and Print Media | 30 | 2 semesters
- Graphic Design: Digital and Print Media Core | 18 | 1 semester
- Heating, Ventilation, AC and Refrigeration- Generalist | 18 | 2 semesters
- Herbal Studies | 24 | 2 semesters
- Information Technology Fundamentals | 19 | 2 semesters
- Java | 28 | 2 semesters
- Linux Network Administrator | 27 | 2 semesters
- Microsoft Network Administrator | 27 | 2 semesters
- Nursing Assistant | 5 | 1 semester
- Open Source Developer | 29 | 2 semesters
- Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instruction | 8 | 1 semester *
- Pharmacy Technician | 16 | 2 semesters
- Photography and Motion | 28 | 2 semesters
- Public Information Services | 21 | 2 semesters
- Sterile Processing and Distribution | Technician | 11 | 1 semester *
- Technical Information Services | 21 | 2 semesters
- Visual Basic.Net Developer | 28 | 2 semesters
- Web Design and Front-End Development | 30 | 2 semesters
- Web Design and Front-End Development: Core | 18 | 2 semesters
- Web Developer | 29 | 2 semesters
- Welding and Metal Fabrication | 27 | 2 semesters
- Yoga Teacher Training | 16 | 2 semesters
* = NOT eligible for financial Aid
Non-credit Certificate Programs
Continuing Education classes are non-credit and do not qualify for financial aid funding. However, many of the programs listed below are WIOA-certified. We encourage you to ask your local CareerForce Center about funding.
Also, your employer or other organization(s) that you are affiliated with may pay for your course fees via our third- party authorization process. Contact us at continuing.education@minneapolis.edu to learn more.