Foundations of Applied Artificial Intelligence Certificate of Completion (Scottsdale Community College)
From Scottsdale Community College (Maricopa Community Colleges)
What you'll learn
In one semester you learn to spot bias and limits in AI tools, apply AI to marketing, finance, operations and customer service tasks, work with agents and data basics, and check AI output for accuracy, finishing with an AI integration project.
- AI literacy and everyday applications
- Applied AI
- Agents and data basics
- AI integration project
- Checking AI output and protecting privacy
Source: the provider's official page ↗
Is this right for you?
- Level
- Beginner People new to this. You can start today with no experience.
- What you get
- A certificate from a name employers know, ready to add to LinkedIn and your résumé the day you finish.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced.
- How to use it
- Add it to LinkedIn under Licenses and certifications, post it with one thing you learned, and name the exact skills on your résumé. Then bring it up in interviews and show how you use AI to get more done.
- Why it's worth it
- Real skills you can put to work right away. Use them on the job, show the results, and you have a story that beats a stack of certificates.
- Time
- 9 credits (three courses); two semesters or less
- Before you start
- Open to all students and community members; no coding background needed. Apply to Scottsdale Community College and meet with an advisor.
- How you are tested
- College credit courses; delivery format not stated
- Renewal
- None
- Full cost details
- About $873 in tuition for Maricopa County and most Arizona residents (9 credits at $97 per credit, effective July 1, 2026); $253 per credit for distance learning. Not eligible for federal financial aid.
- Where it applies
- Scottsdale, Arizona (Maricopa County)
Sources and what we verified
SCC program page, plan 5364N (courses, 9 credits, not financial aid eligible) ↗SCC news: first AI certificate, open to community members, Fall 2026 ↗SCC tuition and fees effective July 1, 2026 ↗What we verified: Total computed from 9 credits at the county resident rate and excludes registration and course fees. Maricopa's longer AI and Machine Learning certificate (plan 5897N) was checked and left out because it runs five terms and is a closed program at Chandler Gilbert.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
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