Change or Advance your Career
Are you seeking a career change or career advancement? Get started now and fast-track your way to your career goals. With flexible online courses in Business, Retail Management, Healthcare, Cybersecurity, and more, you can get started with as little as one course per semester, on your schedule. If you're looking for a true fast-track, many certificate options can be completed in one semester or less!
Fast-Track Healthcare Programs
Healthcare Administrative Specialist Diploma
Credits to complete: 45
Delivery: Online
This diploma is stackable toward a two-year Healthcare Administrative Specialist associate degree.
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Early Childhood Education Certificate
Credits to complete: 16
Delivery: Hybrid or In-Person
This certificate's coursework applies toward a two-year Early Childhood Education or Early Childhood Education Transfer Pathway associate degree.
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Medical Coding Specialist Certificate
Credits to complete, Certificate: 25
Delivery: Online
This certificate's coursework applies toward a two-year Medical Coding Specialist diploma or Healthcare Administrative Specialist associate degree.
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Patient Access Specialist Certificate
Credits to complete: 26
Delivery: Online
This certificate's coursework applies toward a two-year Healthcare Administrative Specialist or Medical Coding Specialist associate degree.
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Phlebotomy Technician Certificate
Credits to complete: 18
Delivery: In-Person
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Practical Nursing
Credits to complete: 36
Delivery: In-Person
Note: Practical Nursing requires a current CNA license.
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Fast-Track Business & Technology Programs
Business Management Certificate
Credits to complete: 19
Delivery: Online
This certificate is stackable toward a two-year associate degree in Business Management or the Business Transfer Pathway.
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Cybersecurity Certificate
Credits to complete: 30
Delivery: Online
This certificate is stackable toward a two-year associate degree in Cybersecurity, Virtualization, & Networking, also available completely online.
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Retail Management Certificate
Credits to complete: 26
Delivery: Online
This certificate's coursework applies toward a two-year associate degree in Business Management, Marketing & Sales Management, or the Business Transfer Pathway.
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Fast-Track CDL & Transportation Programs
CDL A or B Training and/or Hazmat Endorsement
Delivery: Hybrid
Note: These courses are intended for those with access to their own vehicles for training and testing. CDL Class A or B courses are available monthly, and CDL Hazmat Endorsement classes are periodically available.
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Courses for College Credit
Get ahead or back on track
Alexandria College has online course options that could help you finish your degree sooner or pick up a new skill. Consider these course options to complete the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum, reduce the number of credits you need to take next fall, retake a required course, or learn a skill to advance your career. Courses are open to current Alexandria College students and non-ATCC ("visiting") students. These courses are:
- Flexible - online asynchronous (anytime) or on-campus hybrid
- Simple - No application needed, just register
- Affordable - less than $200 per credit (40% less than most universities!)
- Transferable - Summer Session courses transfer to all Minnesota State institutions, and may transfer to other universities as well
Spring Courses
Most spring courses begin January 8, 2024. All courses below are available completely online.
- ACCT2000 Principles of Accounting I
- ACCT2010 Principles of Accounting II
- ADMM1175 AAPC Medical Coding II
- ADMM1608 Basic Pathology
- ADMM1620 Medical Terminology I
- ADMM1624 Medical Reception
- ADMM1629 Medical Terminology II
- ADMM2245 Inpatient Billing
- ADMM2270 Healthcare Leadership
- ADMM2605 Medicolegal and Reimbursement Issues
- ADMM2609 Health Care Systems and Practices
- ARTS1101 Art Appreciation
- ASL1410 American Sign Language II
- BIOL1430 People and the Environment
- BIOL1431 People and the Environment Lab
- BIOL1435 Principles of Nutrition
- BIOL1452 General Biology II
- BIOL2225 Microbiology
- CHEM1020 Intro to Chemistry
- CHEM1505 General Chemistry II
- COMM1415 Public Speaking
- COMM1435 Interpersonal Communication
- COMM1437 Intercultural Communication
- CRLT1439 Job Seeking / Keeping Skills
- CRLT1440 Communicating for Results
- ECON1420 Introduction to Macroeconomics
- ECON1430 Introduction to Microeconomics
- ENGL1410 Composition I
- ENGL1420 Composition II
- ENGL1460 Technical Writing
- ENGL1465 Creative Writing
- ENGL1485 Introduction to Film Studies
- ENGL2405 Modern to Contemporary American Literature
- GEOG1471 World Regional Geography
- HIST1402 U.S. History, 1877 to Present
- HIST1422 World History - 1500 to Present
- HIST2125 World Wars 1914-1945
- ITEC1430 Introduction to Computers
- ITEC1440 Beginning Personal Computer I
- ITEC1445 Personal Computer Skills
- MATH1421 College Algebra
- MATH1425 Precalculus
- MATH1426 Calculus I
- MATH1447 Introduction to Statistics
- MATH2232 Calculus II
- PHIL1445 Ethics
- PHIL1450 Intro to World Religions
- PSYC1405 Life Span Psychology
- PSYC1410 Abnormal Psychology
- PSYC1445 General Psychology
- PSYC2436 Psychology of Addictions
- SOCS1400 Introduction to Sociology
- SOCS1402 Social Problems
- SOCS2410 Inequality and Social Change
Summer Courses
Most summer courses begin May 13, 2024. All courses below are available completely online.
- ACCT2000 Principles of Accounting I
- ACCT2010 Principles of Accounting II
- ADMM1620 Medical Terminology I
- ADMM1624 Medical Reception
- ADMM2601 Introduction to Health Information
- BIOL1417 Human Anatomy & Physiology I
- BIOL1419 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
- BIOL2221 Microbiology
- CHEM1020 Intro to Chemistry
- COMM1415 Public Speaking
- COMM1435 Interpersonal Communication
- CRLT1440 Communicating for Results
- ENGL1410 Composition I
- ENGL1420 Composition II
- ENGL1460 Technical Writing
- ENGL1495 Environmental Literature
- ITEC1430 Computer Applications and Technology
- MATH92 Intermediate Algebra
- MATH1421 College Algebra
- MKTG2525 Principles of Marketing
- PHIL1445 Ethics
- PSYC2201 Developmental Psychology
- PSYC2215 Abnormal Psychology
- SOCS1400 Introduction to Sociology
Note: Check with your institution or visit transferology.com to ensure credits will transfer. If you attend another institution, financial aid may be available through your institution's financial aid office.
More information about the registration process
- No application is needed to begin registration, but you will need a Minnesota State StarID. Don't have a StarID? Create one here »
- Log in with your StarID and password when prompted
- Browse for courses you're interested in
- Click the next to the courses you'd like to register for
- Click "Continue to Review My Plan" when you are done selecting courses
- Click the checkboxes next to each course to finalize your selection, and click "Select Course(s) to proceed to Register"
- Enter your StarID password and click "Register" to complete the registration process
Contact the Registrar's office with questions: (320) 762-4650 or records@alextech.edu