Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate (opens on Coursera)
Learn the data analyst workflow: asking questions, cleaning data, spreadsheets, SQL, R and dashboards.
- Data and databases
- About 6 months
- Paid certificate (financial aid available)
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Free courses from other platforms
A hand-picked list of free courses from well-known learning platforms, grouped by topic and level. Start with a beginner course, then move up.
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12 courses from 9 platforms
Beginner No experience needed · 6
Kaggle Learn: Intro to SQL (opens on Kaggle)
Learn to query databases with SQL using real datasets, step by step.
- Data and databases
- About 3 hours
- Free certificate
SQL Tutorial (opens on W3Schools)
Learn SQL commands with an in-browser editor and sample database.
- Data and databases
- Self-paced
- Paid certificates only
Data Science for Beginners (opens on Microsoft)
A free curriculum with quizzes and projects introducing data, Python and the data science process.
- Data and databases
- 10 weeks
- No certificate
SQLBolt: Learn SQL with simple, interactive exercises (opens on SQLBolt)
Short interactive lessons that teach SQL one idea at a time, right in your browser.
- Data and databases
- A few hours
- No certificate
SQLZoo (opens on SQLZoo)
Practise SQL queries against sample databases with instant results.
- Data and databases
- Self-paced
- No certificate
Intermediate You can already use a computer and know the basics · 6
CS50 SQL: Introduction to Databases with SQL (opens on Harvard CS50)
Learn to design databases and query them with SQL, using SQLite and other systems.
- Data and databases
- 7 weeks
- Free certificate available
Kaggle Learn: Pandas (opens on Kaggle)
Practical pandas for data analysis: indexing, grouping, cleaning and combining data, with exercises in a notebook.
- Data and databases
- About 4 hours
- Free certificate
Kaggle Learn: Data Visualization (opens on Kaggle)
Turn data into clear charts with Python so your results are easy to understand.
- Data and databases
- About 4 hours
- Free certificate
Mode SQL Tutorial (opens on Mode)
SQL for data analysis, from basics to joins and window functions, using real datasets.
- Data and databases
- Self-paced
- No certificate
Power BI learning paths (opens on Microsoft)
Free Microsoft training on connecting data, building reports and dashboards, and sharing insight with Power BI.
- Data and databases
- Self-paced
- Badges and optional paid exams
Oracle Academy (opens on Oracle Academy)
Free resources for learning databases, Java and computer science, available to educators and students.
- Data and databases
- Self-paced
- Digital badges