Programming basics courses can help you learn fundamental concepts like variables, control structures, data types, and functions. You can build skills in problem-solving, debugging, and writing clean, efficient code. Many courses introduce tools such as Git for version control, integrated development environments (IDEs) like Visual Studio Code, and programming languages like Python or JavaScript, which are commonly used in web development and software engineering.

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Network, Numerical Analysis, Estimation, Simulations, Matlab, Global Positioning Systems, Mathematical Modeling, Applied Mathematics, Computational Thinking, Engineering Analysis, Algorithms, Computer Programming Tools
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, No-Code Development, Development Environment, Scripting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Content Management Systems, Web Content, Web Design, Web Design and Development, No-Code Development, Web Development, User Accounts, Graphic Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Data Quality, Stata, Data Manipulation, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Software, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Data Integrity, R (Software), R Programming, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Inference
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Data Science, Statistical Programming, R Programming, Statistical Machine Learning, Advanced Analytics, Dimensionality Reduction, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Sampling (Statistics), Regression Analysis, Statistical Inference, Predictive Modeling, Statistics
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Web Development, UI Components, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Typography
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, LLM Application, Prompt Engineering, Application Development, Image Analysis, Google Cloud Platform
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Decision Tree Learning, Predictive Modeling, Data Processing, Statistical Modeling, R Programming, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, OSI Models, Exploitation techniques, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Network Security, Vulnerability Scanning, Cybersecurity, Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Scripting, Python Programming, SQL
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Science, Unsupervised Learning, Exploratory Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Analysis, Python Programming, Random Forest Algorithm, Dimensionality Reduction, Predictive Modeling, NumPy, Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Processing, Deep Learning, Pandas (Python Package), Data Visualization, Data Manipulation
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: AWS SageMaker, Image Analysis, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Applied Machine Learning, Plot (Graphics), Machine Learning, Python Programming, Data Science
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Applied Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning, Pandas (Python Package), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning Algorithms, Unsupervised Learning, Taxonomy, Data Mining, Data Analysis, Deep Learning, Matplotlib
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months