Earn a Google Certificate Free Through SUNY Broome

In partnership with Jobs for the Future (JFF) and Grow with Google, SUNY Broome is offering free access to Google Certificates for current SUNY Broome students, current faculty/staff members, alumni, and individuals who live in the following counties.

New York: Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga, Tompkins.

Pennsylvania: Bradford and Susquehanna.

Build new skills or enhance existing ones to give yourself a leg up in the workplace or to explore whether a subject or career path is right for you!

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Why Enroll?

It’s free to you! You can dip your toe into a new topic and see if you like it, build entry-level skills, or enhance existing career expertise.

You don’t have to take our word for it – see this video: Is The Google IT Support Certificate ACTUALLY Worth It?.

Frequently Asked Questions

SUNY Broome is offering the following Google Certificates:

There are a variety of reasons a Google Certificates course may benefit you. You can:

  • develop a new skill set
  • get an introduction to a new skill
  • decide if this is a topic you want to explore further (try out a major or subject for free)
  • leverage a certification to enter a workplace a step above entry level
  • enhance another academic major or professional focus and open a door to a different career aspect (For example: Art majors who earn a User Experience Design certificate may expand their employment options into the IT realm.)
  • earn 3-6 college credits for free – if you enroll at SUNY Broome after earning a Google Certificate, professors can help you determine the certificate’s equivalence in credits or courses for a specific degree program

You must be at least 16 years old to enroll in a Google Certificates course.

Yes! A Google Certificate is a complementary credential that can enhance or refresh your existing skill sets.

Yes, you may take as many Google Certificate courses as you like.

Yes, if you have time to manage more than one certificate course at once, you may do so.

You will need to complete it in six months.

If you don’t log in for more than three weeks, you will be deactivated from the program and progress will be lost. If you experience an extenuating circumstance, please contact workforce@sunybroome.edu or 607-778-5012 to discuss.

Advanced Data Analytics – about 200 hours
AI Essentials (a course, not a certificate) – about 15 hours
Business Intelligence – about 75 hours
Cybersecurity – about 165 hours
Data Analytics – about 190 hours
Digital Marketing – about 170 hours
Google Prompting Essentials – under 10 hours
IT Automation with Python – about 180 hours
IT Support — about 140 hours
User Experience — about 240 hours. Google estimates the time commitment for one certificate is about 10 hours a week for six months. Depending on the specific certificate and the time you’re able to devote, you may complete it more quickly or more slowly.

You’ll need a computer with internet access.

Yes, you can begin when you want and proceed at your own pace.

No. The courses are available online and are self-guided.

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In Broome County, NY, there are locations where computers and internet access are available for free. Reach out to workforce@sunybroome.edu or 607-778-5012 for more information on where to find free computer or internet access.

Upon completion of a Google Certificate course, you’ll have a credential recognized by more than 140 national and local employers.

When you complete a Google Career Certificate, you’ll get exclusive access to CareerCircle, which offers free one-on-one coaching, interview and career support, and a job board to connect directly with employers, including over 150 companies in the Google Career Certificates Employer Consortium.

In addition to expert-led training and hands-on projects designed to prepare you for a job, you’ll get access to an interview practice tool, mock interviews and resume-building workshops, career coaching sessions and more.

You’ll also be able to connect with more than 150 U.S. employers searching for candidates who hold a Google Certificate.

Information about each certificate

Advanced data professionals are responsible for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting extremely large amounts of data. These jobs require manipulating large data sets and using advanced analytics including machine learning, predictive modeling, and experimental design.

This certificate builds on your data analytics skills and experience to take your career to the next level. It’s designed for graduates of the Google Data Analytics Certificate or people with equivalent data analytics experience. Expand your knowledge with practical, hands-on projects, featuring Jupyter Notebook, Python, and Tableau.

After seven courses, you’ll be prepared for jobs like senior data analyst, junior data scientist, data science analyst, and more. At under 10 hours a week, the certificate program can be completed in less than six months. Upon completion, you can apply for jobs with Google and over 150 U.S. employers, including Deloitte, Target, and Verizon.

This certificate includes seven courses:

  • Foundations of Data Science
  • Get Started with Python
  • Go Beyond the Numbers: Translate Data into Insights
  • The Power of Statistics
  • Regression Analysis: Simplify Complex Data Relationships
  • The Nuts and Bolts of Machine Learning
  • Google Advanced Data Analytics Capstone

View more information about this certificate and associated career information.

Google AI Essentials is a self-paced course designed to help people across roles and industries get essential AI skills to boost their productivity, zero experience required. The course is taught by AI experts at Google who are working to make the technology helpful for everyone. In under 10 hours, they’ll do more than teach you about AI — they’ll show you how to actually use it in the real world. Stuck at the beginning of a project? You’ll learn how to use AI tools to generate ideas and content. Planning an event? You’ll use AI tools to help research, organize, and make more informed decisions. Drowning in a flooded inbox? You’ll use AI tools to help speed up those daily work tasks, like drafting email responses. You’ll also learn how to write effective prompts and use AI responsibly by identifying AI’s potential biases and avoiding harm. After you complete the course, you’ll earn a certificate from Google to share with your network and potential employers. By using AI as a helpful collaboration tool, you can set yourself up for success in today’s dynamic workplace — and you don’t even need programming skills to use it. This course includes five modules:

  • Introduction to AI
  • Maximize Productivity with AI Tools
  • Discover the Art of Prompt Engineering
  • Use AI Responsibly
  • Stay Ahead of the Curve

View more information about this course and associated career information.

Business intelligence professionals collect, organize, interpret, and report on data to help organizations make informed business decisions. Some responsibilities include measuring performance, tracking revenue or spending, and monitoring progress. This certificate builds on your data analytics skills and experience to take your career to the next level. It’s designed for graduates of the Google Data Analytics Certificate or people with equivalent data analytics experience. Expand your knowledge with practical, hands-on projects, featuring BigQuery, SQL, and Tableau. After three courses, you’ll be prepared for jobs like business intelligence analyst, business intelligence engineer, business intelligence developer, and more. At under 10 hours a week, the certificate program can be completed in less than two months. Upon completion, you can apply for jobs with Google and over 150 U.S. employers, including Deloitte, Target, and Verizon. This certificate includes three courses:

  • Foundations of Business Intelligence
  • The Path to Insights: Data Models and Pipelines
  • Decisions, Decisions: Dashboards and Reports

View more information about this certificate and associated career information.

Prepare for a new career in the high-growth field of cybersecurity, no degree or experience required. Get professional training designed and delivered by subject matter experts at Google and have the opportunity to connect with top employers. Organizations must continuously protect themselves and the people they serve from cyber-related threats, like fraud and phishing. They rely on cybersecurity to maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of their internal systems and information. Cybersecurity analysts use a collection of methods and technologies to safeguard against threats and unauthorized access — and to create and implement solutions should a threat get through. During the 8 courses in this certificate program, you’ll learn from cybersecurity experts at Google and gain in-demand skills that prepare you for entry-level roles like cybersecurity analyst, security operations center (SOC) analyst, and more. At under 10 hours per week, you can complete the certificate in less than 6 months. Upon completion of the certificate, you can directly apply for jobs with Google and over 150 U.S. employers, including American Express, Deloitte, Colgate-Palmolive, Mandiant (now part of Google Cloud), T-Mobile, and Walmart. The Google Cybersecurity Certificate helps prepare you for the CompTIA Security+ exam, the industry leading certification for cybersecurity roles. You’ll earn a dual credential when you complete both. This certificate includes eight courses:

  • Foundations of Cybersecurity
  • Play It Safe: Manage Security Risks
  • Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security
  • Tools of the Trade: Linux and SQL
  • Assets, Threats, and Vulnerabilities
  • Sound the Alarm: Detection and Response
  • Automate Cybersecurity Tasks with Python
  • Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs

View more information about this certificate and associated career information

Whether you’re just getting started or want to take the next step in the high-growth field of data analytics, this certificate can help you gain in-demand skills. You’ll be introduced to the world of data analytics through hands-on curriculum including using spreadsheets, SQL, Tableau, R programming, and more. Certificate earners will be equipped with the skills to apply for entry-level data analyst roles. This certificate includes eight courses:

  • Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere
  • Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions
  • Prepare Data for Exploration
  • Process Data from Dirty to Clean
  • Analyze Data to Answer Questions
  • Share Data Through the Art of Visualization
  • Data Analysis with R Programming
  • Google Data Analytics Capstone: Complete a Case Study

View more information about this certificate and associated career information.

This certificate prepares you for a digital marketing or e-commerce role. You’ll learn popular tools and platforms, such as Canva, Constant Contact, Hootsuite, HubSpot, Mailchimp, Shopify, Twitter, Google Ads, and Google Analytics. You’ll develop digital marketing and e-commerce strategies, learn how to attract and engage customers through digital marketing channels, measure marketing analytics and share insights, and build e-commerce stores, analyze e-commerce performance, and grow customer loyalty. This certificate is endorsed by the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A’s) and the American Advertising Federation (AAF). This certificate includes seven courses:

  • Foundations of Digital Marketing and E-commerce
  • Attract and Engage Customers with Digital Marketing
  • From Likes to Leads: Interact with Customers Online
  • Think Outside the Inbox: Email Marketing
  • Assess for Success: Marketing Analytics and Measurement
  • Make the Sale: Build, Launch, and Manage E-commerce Stores
  • Satisfaction Guaranteed: Develop Customer Loyalty Online

View more information about this certificate and associated career information.

Want to use generative AI tools but not sure where to start? Google Prompting Essentials teaches you how to give clear and specific instructions to generative AI, known as prompting. In five easy steps, you’ll learn how to prompt effectively and unlock more of AI’s benefits.Through hands-on exercises and real-world examples, you’ll learn how to use AI to:

  • Save time: Craft emails, brainstorm with ease, build tables and trackers, and summarize lengthy documents. – Uncover and share powerful insights: Identify patterns in data, create compelling data visualizations, and even rehearse presentations.
  • Tackle complex projects: Transform abstract ideas into actionable steps, use AI to role-play conversations, and get expert feedback.
  • Use AI responsibly: Evaluate your outputs for bias and errors, and iterate to get more helpful results.

Taught by AI experts at Google, this self-paced course can be completed in under 10 hours, requires no prior experience, and is applicable across industries. Throughout the course, you’ll build a library of reusable prompts, so the next time that you need a little help from AI, you’re not prompting from scratch. And, you’ll earn a certificate from Google to share with your network and employer. View more information about this certificate and associated career information.

This beginner-level, six-course Google certificate is designed to provide IT professionals with in-demand skills — including Python, Git, and IT automation — that can help you advance your career. Knowing how to write code to solve problems and automate solutions is a crucial skill for anybody in IT. Python, in particular, is now the most in-demand programming language by employers. This program builds on your IT foundations to help you take your career to the next level. It’s designed to teach you how to program with Python and how to use Python to automate common system administration tasks. You’ll also learn to use Git and GitHub, troubleshoot and debug complex problems, and apply automation at scale by using configuration management and the Cloud. This certificate can be completed in about 6 months and is designed to prepare you for a variety of roles in IT, like more advanced IT Support Specialist or Junior Systems Administrator positions. Upon completion, you can share your information with potential employers, like Deloitte, Target, Verizon, and of course, Google. We recommend that you have Python installed on your machine. For some courses, you’ll need a computer where you can install Git or ask your administrator to install it for you. This certificate includes six courses:

  • Crash Course on Python
  • Using Python to Interact with the Operating System
  • Introduction to Git and GitHub
  • Troubleshooting and Debugging Techniques
  • Configuration Management and the Cloud
  • Automating Real-World Tasks with Python

View more information about this certificate and associated career information

This certificate prepares you for a high-demand, entry-level IT support position, with no previous information technology training or experience required. You’ll learn to perform day-to-day IT support tasks such as computer assembly, wireless networking, installing programs, and customer service, including end-to-end customer support, troubleshooting and debugging. Learn to use systems like Linux, Domain Name Systems, Command-Line Interface, and Binary Code. This certificate includes five courses:

  • Technical Support Fundamentals
  • The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking
  • Operating Systems and You: Becoming a Power User
  • System Administration and IT Infrastructure Services
  • IT Security: Defense Against the Digital Dark Arts

View more information about this certificate and associated career information.

This certificate prepares you for a career in the high-growth field of user experience design, which focuses on user interaction with products such websites, apps, and physical objects, and making those interactions useful, enjoyable, and accessible. You’ll create designs on paper and with digital design tools like Figma and Adobe XD. Certificate earners will complete the course with a professional user experience portfolio of three end-to-end projects. This program includes over 200 hours of instruction and hundreds of practice-based activities and assessments that simulate real-world UX design scenarios critical for success in the workplace. This certificate includes seven courses:

  • Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
  • Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate
  • Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes
  • Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts
  • Create High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma
  • Responsive Web Design in Adobe XD
  • Design a User Experience for Social Good & Prepare for Jobs

View more information about this certificate and associated career information.

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