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[2025] Massive List of Thousands of Free Certificates and Badges

The single largest collection of free certificate courses available online, curated for you by Class Central.

In this article, read by over 10 million people, Class Central has compiled the single largest collection of free certificate courses available online.

Certificates can motivate learners to complete online courses. When the modern online course movement began, platforms such as Coursera and edX offered free certificates. But by 2015, these had largely been replaced by paid ones.

Fortunately, a few universities including Harvard and Stanford still offer some free certificates. And so do some platforms like FutureLearn and LinkedIn Learning. Finally, Google, Microsoft, and other companies also started offering free certificates to promote their products.

Free certificates can be hard to find. So we compiled them all here, testing each platform, and earning a few certificates ourselves along the way. We’ve spent many hours on this article, and we’ll continue to update it.

If you know of a free certificate not listed here, please share it in the comments.

While Coursera and edX are not currently offering free certificates, you can learn from almost all of their courses for free.

Please note, Class Central is not involved in running the courses or issuing certificates. This is a dynamic field and you may discover that a course you choose is no longer available, or doesn’t have a free certificate any more. We recommend you always check before starting a course.

Table of Contents

This article is long. To make it easy to navigate, we’ve divided it into sections. Click on a section to jump to the corresponding free certificate courses:

Google 1000+ free certificates and badges on Android Development, Google Analytics, Google Cloud…
LinkedIn Learning 460+ hours of online courses with free certificates on business, design, technology…
Harvard 10 online courses with free certificates on computer science, programming, AI…
Stanford 200+ medical courses with free certificates and CME credit.
Open University 1000 free certificate courses on business, law, science…
Semrush 80 courses with free certificates on various aspects of marketing and SEO.
CodeSignal 800+ courses with free certificates in coding, AI & ML, data science, interview prep…
freeCodeCamp 1000+ hours of free certificates on web development, programming, data science…
Digital Marketing 1000+ free certificates and badges on digital marketing: SEO, social media marketing…
FutureLearn 70+ free certificate courses primarily made by universities on a wide variety of topics.

But there’s more! The following universities and companies also offer courses with free certificates. Click to jump to the corresponding courses:

Google Free Certificates and Badges

Dhawal‘s free Google Analytics 4 certification

From Gmail to Maps, Google offers a ton of useful apps. What many people don’t know is that Google also offers numerous online courses — and some of them include a free certificate or badge!

So we decided to sift through Google’s entire online learning ecosystem to compile all their free courses that offer a badge or certificate.

In total, we found over 1000 courses, covering topics such as digital marketing, Google Analytics, and Google Cloud. You can find the full list in our dedicated article: 1000+ Free Google Certificates and Badges.

Here are some examples of the courses offered by Google:

You can find more details and the full list here.

Harvard Free Certificates

Harvard CS50 free certificate

Class Central’s @manoel wrote a comprehensive guide explaining how to earn a free certificate in CS50, Harvard’s Introduction to Computer Science, and in the other courses in the CS50 lineup, which you can see below.

To get the certificate for free, you’ll want to take the courses through Harvard OCW. For more details, head to Class Central’s CS50 in-depth guide. We also have course-specific guides: Harvard CS50 certificate and Harvard CS50 Python certificate.

The core course is one of the world’s most popular MOOCs with over 6 million enrollments on edX. It is also one of the Best Free Online Courses of All Time on Class Central.

Stanford Medicine Free Certificates & CME Credit

@manoel‘s certificate of completion for Stanford’s Intro to Food and Health

Stanford Medicine offers a flurry of online learning resources in the medical field, from podcasts to full-fledged courses, that include free certificates of completion.

Learners also have access to a formal transcript from Stanford, listing all the training they’ve completed. And if you work in healthcare, you can earn continuing medical education credit (CME credit) via the platform.

Here are some of Stanford free certificate offerings:

For more details on how to earn a free certificate from Stanford, head to our article: Stanford Medicine Offers Courses with Free Certificate & CME Credit.

LinkedIn Learning Free Certificates

@suparn’s free Linkedin Learning Certificate

Class Central’s @suparn searched LinkedIn Learning’s catalog and identified those that offer a free certificate.

Here’s what he found: 17 learning paths offering free certificates, and 400 individual courses with free certificates, for a total of over 460 hours of free online learning.

Below, you can find a selection. Visit our dedicated article for the full free certificate list: 460+ Hours of Free LinkedIn Learning Certifications.

A LinkedIn Learning certificate is available once you complete videos, quizzes, or exams. To earn a certificate for a learning path, you need to complete all individual courses in the path.

Open University Free Certificates

OpenLearn certificate earned by @pat

The Open University offers 1000 free online courses via their OpenLearn platform. And these include free certificates of completion, and sometimes, badges.

Having completed a bachelor’s degree with the Open University, I (Manoel) can attest to the quality of their courses, which cover a wide variety of subjects, ranging from arts and language to science and technology.

Here are some of the courses you can take on OpenLearn:

For more details on how to earn a free certificate on OpenLearn, head to our article: 1000 Open University Free Certificates.

Semrush Free Certificates

Semrush Academy offers 90+ free courses on various aspects of marketing and SEO, many with free certificates. Here’s a selection:

You can find more Semrush Academy courses with free certificates here.

CodeSignal Free Certificates

@Pat’s free CodeSignal certificate

CodeSignal offers 800+ courses and learning paths with free certificates in coding, AI & ML, data science, interview prep, and more. Here’s a selection:

You can find more CodeSignal courses with free certificates here.

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Comments 106

  1. Abdul Majeed

    IBM http://cognitiveclass.ai/ is free too , open ptech is free too , please add those

    Reply
  2. Aly Dsz

    Wow ! This is amazing !

    Reply
  3. Racha

    thank you so much for the hard work you made to provide us with these links,
    i really appreciate it! we all do
    thank you again, best of luck!!

    Reply
    • Rui Ma

      Thanks Racha, hope it helps.

      Reply
      • Nikhil Sharma

        Thank you so much Rui ma , your links will help me in achieving many goals in my life . Again thank you so much

        Reply
  4. Casey E.A.

    Trailhead (trailhead.salesforce.com) is an amazing resource and has training on Salesforce and other platforms. Superbadges that demonstrate knowledge. They even have free certification webinars with a $70 discount code for the exam.

    Reply
    • Rui Ma

      Thanks, added

      Reply
  5. Ram

    You can add the famous Marginal Revolution University (MRU) – https://mru.org/

    Has free courses on Economics (Micro, Macro, Development, etc) and free certificates of completion!

    Reply
    • Rui Ma

      Thanks for your suggestion.

      Reply
  6. Karol

    Reply
  7. Tafarie Griffiths

    Great

    Reply
  8. jamal_dt

    Thanks a lot

    Reply
  9. Rajat Dadhwal

    Great work guys … I can only imagine the Hard work you went through to compile this extensive list.
    Cheers to you

    Reply
  10. Kaushik Ramgude

    please can you create a list of courses for mechanical domain with certification…that would be of great help….like autocad,catia,solidworks

    Reply
  11. Taylor

    The Harvard certificates are not free.

    Reply
    • Manoel Cortes Mendez

      You can earn Harvard’s certificates for free through their OpenCourseWare platform. For instance, here’s how to earn a free certificate for CS50: https://cs50.harvard.edu/x/2021/certificate/

      You can find more information about CS50’s entire free offering here: https://www.classcentral.com/report/harvard-cs50-guide/

      Reply
      • Taylor

        When I log in and sign up, it states that I have to pay for a verified certificate ($199) or audit the class.

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        • Utsab

          For a verified certificate, you need to pay. Verified certificates are supposed to be shown if you are applying to a job because it makes it easier but I don’t think its worth learning. You will be able to get a free certificate without the silver shiny thing (which means its verified.)

          Reply
  12. Dionee García

    Is there any free-certificate course on geographycal information systems?

    Reply
  13. Olena

    Thanks! That’s a great work!

    Reply
  14. Mohammed Abba Aji

    Kudos to you all for this wonderful and brilliant work and kindness to humanity at large.

    Reply
  15. Bhav Beri

    A very great work by authors, helpful to many people searching for free courses online. A great list of courses, compiled together with lots of hard work.
    Thanks !

    Reply
  16. kind kingsley

    Are these free courses applicable for Africans? If yes , please state .

    Reply
    • manda

      Yes

      Reply
  17. Swe Zin Kyaw

    Thank you very much for this free certificate .

    Reply
  18. Karagoz

    To celebrate Pride month coursera is offering a free certificate course until 30 June.

    https://www.coursera.org/promo/pride-month-2021

    Reply
  19. Yannick

    Each time I see this type of content , I have only one question in my mind: how much they get paid for sharing this totally free to people?

    ***You are amazing and special people , and all of your effort is priceless, God bless you

    Thanks and regards

    Reply
  20. Lucian

    The newer link for CISCO courses is https://skillsforall.com/. The old one still works, but, when you try to sign up, you get redirected.

    Reply
  21. Uzair Ahmed

    WOW! its amazing information. Thanks a lot for this.

    Reply
  22. Collette

    Hi, great job preparing this list I appreciate it so much! I wonder if perhaps you or some of the readers here might be able to tell me where I could find free certificate courses and personal development/achievement such as anger management, conquering fears, & how to be a better person, and positivity that offer a free certificate upon course completion like so many others on different subjects do. I’ve searched and searched for many months but am unable to find any. It would be greatly appreciated if anyone could share any knowledge about this with me. thank you.

    Reply
    • E. Acosta

      Udemy has a ton of stuff…not all free, but affordable

      Reply
  23. Yuki

    Thank you very much for providing us with all these helpful sites and informations! Kudos to the author, and anyone who has contributed! ✨

    Reply
  24. Isaac

    Thank you so much for the hard work.

    Reply
  25. Saad Memon

    Thank you!

    Reply
  26. Edwin Chong

    Thanks for the effort, it helps alot!

    Reply
  27. Ugo Herbert

    A very impressive compilation by ClassCentral. I trust this would help a whole lot of people

    Reply
  28. Özgür Yildirim

    Thank you for this cumulative resource. I found some interesting courses.
    May I suggest that you add these MOOC providers?
    the french: FUN and the italian: openEdu and Federica.

    Reply
  29. Kev

    All of the CS50 are now either closed or $199 certificate.

    Reply
    • Jonathan

      The verified certificates are paid, you can still get a free certificate.
      Here is the wording directly from one of their courses:
      “If you submit and receive a score of at least 70% on each of this course’s assignments, you will be eligible for a free CS50 Certificate like the below. For a verified certificate from edX, register at cs50.edx.org/technology. “

      Reply
    • Suparn Patra

      To get the certificate for free, you’ll want to take the courses through Harvard OCW.

      Reply
    • FREEMOOCSGUY

      No, they are still free, you need an edx.org account, but don’t pay the verified one, just do the course and at the end you get the free certificate.

      Reply
  30. startupicons

    It looks like an umbrella for achieving various certifications and badges from different organizations. Thanks for the beneficiary resource.

    Reply
  31. Greesh Sah

    Maybe this can be added to this awesome collection!
    https://matlabacademy.mathworks.com/

    Reply
  32. Greesh Sah

    You can get a free DaVinci Resolve course & Certificate from here!
    https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/training

    Reply
  33. Nilesh

    Could we have a list of courses on Renewable energy, solar and wind to be precise. The market seems to be adopting this tech and there is a huge chunk who would be interested and are trying to move to this

    Reply
  34. kameron cousins

    Would be nice if you guys had any classes for trade workers, that would be awesome.

    Reply
  35. Javier Saltos

    You need to buy Credits for the Google Cloud courses.

    Reply
    • Randesh.ᴍ

      Would be nice if you guys had any classes for trade workers, that would be awesome.

      Reply
  36. Ty

    Great list! thoroughly enjoyed this and have enlisted several courses.

    Also The American Red Cross has some “free” online courses with certs:
    https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class

    Reply
  37. Ahmad Yasir Tasal

    CS50’s want still $149 to get the certificate ‍♂️

    Reply
    • Yohan

      Do it from Harvard open coursewere it will offer free certification but not verified if you want verified one you have to pay

      Reply
  38. Tris Yang

    I have a question for a CS50 course. The course with the name “CS50 Introduction to Programming with Python” in edX web, After I finish it, will I be able to earn a free certificate directly from that edX web?

    Reply
    • Abhiman G S

      No you will not get the free certificate through the EDX. You will get free certificate directly through the Harvard. You can submit all your assignments and then the final project. After the submission od final project within 5mins you can access the free certificate directly from Harvard.

      Reply
  39. Williams

    Great job guys .. I just wish you could make a compilation of Healthcare Courses with free certificates … Really looking forward to it.
    Keep up the good work.

    Reply
  40. Laud

    Good job there!
    Any free courses on Fundamentals of Actuarial Science and/or Health Insurance models please?

    Reply
  41. Sanjai

    Wonderful collection and Thanks team for putting this together.

    Reply
  42. Judith

    Nice one
    Please any course on product management and UI UX design
    Couldn’t find any

    Reply
    • sanchit bhatia

      I am also looking for the same. Is there any Design Management course available for UI/UX Designer?

      Reply
  43. Ves

    Linkedin Learning isn’t free. There’s a 30-day free trial, but otherwise? Not free.

    Reply
    • Suparn Patra

      A limited number of courses from LinkedIn Learning are free with a certificate. You need not activate the trial to do those courses. Sometimes, some courses may be converted to come under a free trial, which we remove whenever we update the article. You may try again: https://www.classcentral.com/report/linkedin-learning-free-learning-paths/

      Reply
      • Reyna

        Also if you have a library card you can use for free

        Reply
  44. Mohandy Tarqany

    I signed up in Cisco academy, but I have seen that every course is associated with one of its partners. The idea is that they ask for some fees for the certification. Can I just complete the couse and I will have a free certificate or it has fees? Please reply to me not to let me spend hours and at tge end have nothing to prove my knowledge

    Reply
  45. Mr.A

    Is any chance to find a super cheap or even free accredited distance learning diploma……?

    Reply
  46. Rhea Cortez

    Just came across this article! you have done such a great job. Thank You

    Reply
  47. Ayu

    So helpful and beneficial. Thank you for providing this great contents. Aways have a good days for you

    Reply
  48. T

    thanx!!!!! there’s so much to learn and so little time!!!!

    Reply
  49. JohnLee

    EXCELLENT! Thank you!

    Reply
  50. Chandana

    Can we present these free certificated for job interviews? Do they accept them?

    And thank u so much for this valuable content. It is so usefull

    Reply
    • Shubham Kanojia

      @Chandana, If you successfully complete any of these Tests or Courses and claim the badge or Certificate. Yes, you can use them for your Interviews and display on your LinkedIn profile, which actually has helped a lot of people (Acc to my research).

      Reply
  51. Shubham Kanojia

    Thanks a lot for all these links, and the fact that you keep adding and removing is just mind blowing.

    Genuinely Appreciate your Hardwork!

    Reply
  52. Ashok

    Any Free certificate for Hr/ Talent Acquisition please refer

    Reply
  53. Karina Sarmiento

    Muchísimas gracias por compartir toda esta valiosa información

    Reply
  54. Vivien Bodereau

    EIT Food is offering digital upgrades on the course “How to tackle food waste” from 6/02/23 for a period of one year.

    https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/from-waste-to-value/5

    Course is 9h long – broken down in 3 modules. It is CPD accredited.

    Reply
  55. Francia

    Thank you so much

    Reply
  56. Abdirahman dirie hussein

    To get the certificate for free, you’ll want to take the courses through Harvard OCW.

    Reply
  57. Shamsa

    Can we present these free certificated for job interviews? Do they accept them?

    And thank u so much for this valuable content. It is so usefull

    Reply
    • Manoel Cortes Mendez

      I’m not sure. I would hope employers would see it as a positive signal, but I doubt they carry much weight overall. I think the real value is in the learning – finishing the course – and a free certificate can certainly help with motivation.

      Reply
    • Kristina Hughes

      Add a section to resume Certifications and list them there.

      Reply
  58. Mubashir Khan

    Thank you very much for providing us with all these helpful sites and informations! Kudos to the author, and anyone who has contributed! ✨

    Reply
  59. Juan

    Complexety explorer from the Santa Fe Institute also offers free certificates in some of their courses.
    https://www.complexityexplorer.org/courses

    Reply
  60. Himanshu

    Complexes explorer form the santafe

    Reply
  61. Anupriya.V.Sagar

    Which course and where to take it???I need a free vaild certificate.. for job so please recommend me a best valid certificate course for me (I completed my 12th)

    Reply
  62. Muhammad ismail

    Thank you very much for providing us with all these helpful sites and information
    Kudos to the author, and anyone who has contributed!

    Reply
  63. Dilli prasad devkota

    To get the certificate for free, you’ll want to take the courses through Harvard OCW.

    Reply
  64. Ken McKinley

    Is there anything comparable to this for the non-STEM students?
    Would love to see more history, anthropology, archaeology, philosophy, humanities, theology, and criminal justice type courses.

    Reply
  65. Ismaele

    EC-Council offer free courses too! It’s usefull for cybersecurity

    Reply
  66. bavan

    infosys springboard is also great free source with certi

    Reply
  67. Raoul

    Thank you for the awesome list! I want to add the German “vhb” (virtuelle hochschule bayern – virtual university bavaria). They offer free courses in English, German and Spanish!

    Reply
  68. ProfessionalJobSeeker

    NVIDIA also has free certifications

    Reply
  69. Geroniel Garcia Decano

    I extend my heartfelt thanks for the provision of these free courses and certificates. Your unwavering commitment to knowledge dissemination and making education universally accessible is truly praiseworthy. These resources have played a pivotal role in my pursuit of knowledge. I acknowledge the effort and dedication involved in the development and maintenance of these courses. Keep up the stellar work!

    Reply
  70. YuFeng

    CS50’s Introduction to Computer Science certificates costs $219 USD.

    Reply
    • Tuan

      Use the one from OCW. The certificates are free, but the ones that cost money are unverified

      Reply
  71. Rohan More

    CS50’s Introduction to Computer Science certificates costs $219 USD.

    Reply
  72. Pansuriya Smit

    Use the one from OCW. The certificates are free, but the ones that cost money are unverified

    Reply
  73. y. Hidayat

    Thank you very much for providing us with all these helpful sites and information’s! Kudos to the author, and anyone who has contributed!

    Reply
  74. Mrs. Quddusa Kamil Farooqui

    Please add some certificate course in the field of Mathematics & Statistics .

    Reply
  75. Mohamed Berté

    I finished my training but I didn’t have any evaluations to check my achievements! So I ask for some to be able to acquire my certificate and also how to have this certificate!

    Reply
  76. Adeleye Samson

    I’m a refrigerator and air conditioning technician , I need a course in my field.
    Please link me with organizations or universities that offer HVAC system courses.
    Thanks

    Reply
  77. Miriam Olivier

    This is such a comprehensive list; even though it was published a few years ago, some courses here are still free. I have enrolled in a few, and will be finishing them soon.

    Reply
  78. Jackson Ekadeli

    any Irrigation Engineering or Civil Engineering free course?

    Reply
  79. Gavin Russell

    Hi

    This is amazing but I notice it could be a couple of years out of date. Is it? Or is it kept up to date? 2021 – 2025 would mean a lot more courses. I am a teacher building a option at my school for students to choose free online courses for the year to go outside of our normal curriculum. Any thing target at beginners and free and up to date would be great. Thanks again

    Reply

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