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Skill Up for Your Career!

Access career growth and professional opportunities faster.


Micro-credentials are "mini" qualifications that train you to be able to complete skills that employers want. This non-degree credential costs less than a certificate or associate degree and can be completed in less than half a year.  

MCC’s micro-credentials are designed to:

  • Provide specific knowledge in Massachusetts’s fastest growing industries
  • Offer focused, in-demand career qualifications
  • Meet local workforce and industry partner needs
  • Be compact and completed quickly

Available as three or four, eight-week course bundles, or nine credit hours, micro-credentials are taught by industry experts and college professors. The cost is often less than $800 with no registration or application fee. 

Courses can be completed in one semester and can lead to a certificate or associate degree at MCC.

Take advantage of:

  • Focused and specific professional and personal development skill training 
  • Quick and stackable courses 
  • Transferable credits to most colleges and universities nationwide

Upon successful completion, you will earn a digital badge that can be shared on LinkedIn. It will also create an official college transcript to document your earned academic credit.


MCC offers specialized micro-credential training in:

  • Business
  • Communications & Visual Design
  • Health
  • Public Service
  • STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)

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Micro-Credential FAQs

The cost is often less than $800 with no registration or application fee. 

Available as three or four, eight-week course bundles, or nine credit hours. Courses can be completed in one semester.