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We believe experts are made, not born. With practice, experience, and encouragement, anyone can become an expert.

Earn a Certificate for Professional Development from the University of Illinois Office of Continuing Education upon completion of each of the under listed online certificate program.

  • Database Administration Certificate
    This series is comprised of four courses covering the core technical and theoretical skills necessary for a complete understanding of database administration using the popular open-source technologies MySQL, Talend Open Studio, and Mondrian.
  • Java Programming Certificate
    This series is comprised of four courses covering beginning to advanced Java programming and object-oriented concepts, as well as skills using the Eclipse open-source IDE (Integrated Development Environment).
  • PHP/SQL Programming Certificate
    PHP and MySQL go hand in hand; the former has been carefully adapted, through the efforts of the open-source community, to the latter. This brand-new series will take you from novice to expert in a four courses.
  • Linux/Unix System Administration Certificate
    Learn how to administer Linux/Unix systems and gain real experience with a root access account. The four-course series covers the Unix file system, networking, Unix services, and scripting.
  • Client-Side Programming Certificate
    Featuring AJAX, this series will give you the skills and experience needed to create rich user experiences on the Web, from beginning HTML to Google Maps APIs.
  • Web Programming Certificate
    Learn how to develop web applications and pick up valuable hands-on experience. The six-course series covers HTML, JavaScript, XML, SQL, Perl, and Unix.
  • Open Source Programming Certificate
    Acquire the skills necessary for a complete understanding of programming using open source operating systems, languages, libraries, and databases. This five-course series covers CGI programming with Perl, SQL database programming, PHP programming, object-oriented programming with Java, and basic Linux/Unix system administration.
  • .NET Programming Certificate
    Beginning and intermediate programmers will get a solid foundation in .NET programming. The certificate series includes these three courses: Learn XML; Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming; and Learn C#.

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