Best Classes in Bay Area, CA: Discover Top Courses Near You

Bay Area Courses by School

Here are some of the top Bay Area schools offering training, including Certstaffix (68 courses), American Management Association (61 courses), and Sonic Training (54 courses).

Flatiron

San Francisco location: 1460 Mission St., San Francisco, CA, 94103 US
Subjects:
- Software Engineering
- Data Science
- Cybersecurity
Flatiron offers on-site and online courses in software engineering, data science, UX design, and cybersecurity. You’ll find they are located all over the U.S. including Austin, Chicago, Denver, Houston, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.
Flatiron’s Top Live Online Courses
- Software Engineering Immersive
  - 3 Months
  - $17,900
  This Career Change course in software engineering is meant to give students the complete set of skills they need to break into a career as a software engineer. The 15-week program starts with fundamental programming fundamentals to build up your skills and works up to advanced backend development languages and frameworks. Students will cover front-end and backend languages and frameworks, including SQL, Ruby, JavaScript, React, and more. In addition to coursework, students will receive career coaching and job support backed by Flatiron's Money-Back Guarantee.
- Data Science Bootcamp
  - 3 Months
  - $16,900
  The Data Science Bootcamp from Flatiron is designed to be a comprehensive data science program for students to start careers in data science. The program runs for 15-weeks and covers the key components for data science, including SQL, Python, statistics, and machine learning. Students will start coding in Python using Jupyter notebooks, learn the statistics behind machine learning, apply machine learning techniques, and work on data science projects in this data science course. In addition to the coursework, students will receive career coaching and job support during the program.
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App Academy

San Francisco location: 825 Battery St, San Francisco, CA, 94111 US
Subjects:
- Software Engineering
App Academy offers full-time immersive software engineering tracks and bootcamp prep in San Francisco, New York, and online. App Academy offers these courses with no tuition fees until you’re hired as a software engineer earning over $50,000. App Academy also provides corporate training with guaranteed results and emphasizes collaborative curriculum-building and pre/post assessments of employees and progress.
App Academy’s Top Live Online Courses
- Full-Time Software Engineering
  - 16 Weeks
  - $17,000
  This course prepares you to become a software developer in 16 weeks. This program teaches you how to use Ruby on Rails, React, Redux, SQL, JavaScript, Data Structures, and Advanced Algorithms. In addition to traditional lectures, the curriculum combines individual and pair programming activities, requiring teamwork on collaborative projects. Students are not required to pay for this program until they find a job.
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Hack Reactor

San Francisco location: 44 Tehama St, San Francisco, CA, 94105 US
Subjects:
- Software Engineering
Established in 2012, Hack Reactor is a 12-week immersive coding school that offers software engineering courses, career placement services, and a great network of professional companions. Hack Reactor is located in San Francisco, Austin, Los Angeles, and New York and also offers both full-time and part-time courses online.
Hack Reactor’s Top Live Online Courses
- Software Engineering Immersive
  - 12 Weeks
  - $17,980
  This immersive 12-week Software Engineering bootcamp is designed for students who understand the fundamentals of coding and writing code in JavaScript but are eager to enhance their skills with an end goal of becoming a software engineer. This course is structured around live coding, pair programming, exercises, and presentations to ensure students fully understand the material. The first week of the program establishes a foundation for the mental tools, communication skills, and JS structures that students will need in order to be successful. Weeks 2-5 center around mastering JavaScript, with a significant focus on server-side concepts and databases as well. The final six weeks of the bootcamp are project heavy and help students hone their skills with coding and application development.
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General Assembly

San Francisco location: 225 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA, 94104 US
Subjects:
- Python Programming
- UX Design
- Data Analytics
- Digital Marketing
- Data Science
- Product Management
- Visual Design
- Front-End Web Development
- JavaScript
- React
- Software Engineering
- Excel
- SQL
- Tableau
- Project Management
- Coding
- Social Media Marketing
- HTML & CSS
- InDesign
- Adobe
- Photoshop
- Machine Learning
- Web Design
- Java
- SEO
- Figma
+ 21 more
General Assembly provides a variety of bootcamps and workshops in digital marketing, user experience design, and immersive courses in software engineering and data science. Students have a choice between part-time, full-time, or online classes, committed to finding you the most flexible fit for your busy schedule.
General Assembly’s Top Live Online Courses
- Software Engineering Immersive
  - 12 Weeks
  - $16,450
  Meet the global demand for technical problem-solvers by developing your coding skills to create full stack web applications across multiple frameworks, incorporating functionality from third-party APIs, executing software engineering projects in an Agile development workflow, and more.
- Data Science Immersive
  - 12 Weeks
  - $16,450
  Learn to problem solve, and effectively communicate, like an analyst. This course teaches you to use industry-standard tools to make ethical, data-driven decisions. Experience hands-on training to master SQL, Excel, Tableau, PowerBI, and Python – tools listed in virtually every data analytics job posting across industries.
- User Experience Design Immersive
  - 12 Weeks
  - $16,450
  Launch a future-proof career designing digital experiences that power revenue, user loyalty, and product success. Distinguish yourself as a designer by compiling a portfolio to showcase solo, group, and client projects to employers based on UI design and Agile methodologies.
- Python Programming Course
  - 40 Hours
  - $4,500
  Gain fluency in Python — the world's fastest-growing major programming language — and start leveraging its versatile capabilities to build web and data science applications. This course is offered in person and live online, in a remote classroom setting.
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Coding Dojo

San Francisco location: 426 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612 US
Subjects:
- Coding
- Data Science
- iOS Development
Coding Dojo offers both online and onsite coding bootcamps and teaches three full-stack technologies in a 14-week program. Students can choose from multiple Coding Dojo locations including Berkley, Boise, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Jose, Seattle, Tulsa, and Virginia.
Coding Dojo’s Top Live Online Courses
- Onsite Coding Bootcamp
  - 14 Weeks, 70 hr/wk
  - $15,995
  The Onsite Coding Bootcamp is an intense 14-week full-time curriculum that will teach you to be full-stack engineer. Unlike most bootcamps, this course provides you with different "tech stack" options that you can pick depending on the location of your school. It starts by teaching you fundamental front-end development with lessons in HTML/CSS. Afterwards, you will learn Python to set up your back-end. You will complete three projects in total and present your capstone to your peers and potential employers.
- Data Science Immersive
  - 14 Weeks
  - $13,745
  As of July 14, 2020, the Data Science Immersive course is not available.
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Boot Camp Digital

San Francisco location: Four Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA, 94111 US
Subjects:
- Digital Marketing
Boot Camp Digital offers both online and live training in 30+ topics in the marketing industry. Boot Camp Digital also provides in-person digital marketing, social media workshops, and custom team training. Its featured program is its four-day intensive Digital Marketing Workshop which it hosts online and in Chicago, Miami, San Francisco, Cincinnati, and Washington, D.C.
Boot Camp Digital’s Top Live Online Courses
- Digital Marketing Workshop
  - 4 Days
  - $2,497
  This 4-day digital marketing program is designed to give participants a comprehensive overview of digital marketing and various components of digital marketing. The course starts with an overview of digital marketing and then shifts towards web optimization and SEO. The course continues with email, digital advertising, social media, and other key platforms for effective marketing. Students receive a certification at the conclusion of the course, along with online learning access.
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Investment Banking Institute
Subjects:
- Financial Modeling
The Investment Banking Institute offers immersive bootcamps in financial modeling and valuation both virtually and onsite. They currently offer bootcamps in New York, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
Investment Banking Institute’s Top Live Online Courses
- Financial Modeling and Valuation
  - 20 Hours
  - See provider
  This financial modeling bootcamp is geared towards students or analysts in business or finance looking to gain skills in financial modeling. Participants will learn hands-on by building financial models in the course. This course covers DCF modeling, finding key financial information online, tying together financial statements, and creating LBO and M&A models.
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Certification Academy

San Francisco location: 580 California Street, San Francisco, CA, 94104 US
Subjects:
- PMP Certification
- CAPM Certification
- Agile Certification
Certification Academy offers onsite and online training in business analysis, cybersecurity, IT service management, project management, Agile & Scrum, and Six Sigma. Certification offers students with rigorous courses, experienced instructors, and thought leadership.
Certification Academy’s Top Live Online Courses
- 3 Day PMI-ACP Boot Camp
  - 3 Days
  - $1,699
  Advance your career with this 3-day PMI Agile Certified Professional bootcamp. Students learn how to utilize Agile teams to make improvements, effectively plan team-based projects, leverage all five planning levels, and use critical test-taking skills. The study aids include 600 practice questions, an online simulation exam, in-class exercises, and a PMI-ACP study guide. This bootcamp also satisfies twenty-one hours of PMI’s continuing education requirement.
- 4 Day PMP Boot Camp
  - 4 Days
  - $1,899
  Learn the basics needed for PMP certification with this 4-day Project Management Professional bootcamp. Students receive PMP exam study aids as well as comprehensive skills training. Study materials include a pre-class study guide, online PMP simulation test, 1,000 practice questions, in-class exercises, and more. Conceptual training includes identifying and overcoming knowledge gaps, critical test-taking strategies, real-world managerial concepts, and comprehensive PMP preparedness. This bootcamp also satisfies thirty-five hours of the PMI continuing education requirement.
- 4 Day CAPM Boot Camp
  - 4 Days
  - $1,699
  This 4-day Certified Associate in Project Management bootcamp prepares participants for the CAPM certification exam. Attendees learn how to identify and overcome some common knowledge gaps, critical test-taking strategies, and real-world management concepts. The study aids include 1,000 practice questions, an online simulation exam, in-class exercises, and a pre-class study guide. This bootcamp also satisfies thirty-five hours of PMI’s continuing education requirement.
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Training The Street
Subjects:
- Financial Modeling
- Finance
- Accounting
Training the Street is mainly focused on training students interested in financial modeling and fundamentals of finance. They offer virtual and on-site training in New York City where they host training seminars and comprehensive programs. Training the Street also provides corporate training and personal one-on-one sessions with groups of more than 300 at a time.
Training The Street’s Top Live Online Courses
- Core: Financial Modeling & Corporate Valuation
  - 5 Days
  - $6,250
  This financial modeling course teaches the commonly-used valuation and modeling techniques. Students will learn fundamental Excel and finance skills needed for financial modeling, build a DCF model, create an M & A model, and make an LBO model.
- M&A and LBO Analysis
  - 2 Days
  - $2,500
  In this advanced modeling course, students will focus on M&A and LBO analyses. Students will learn key accounting and finance concepts for each type of analysis as they build towards a full project analysis. This course features a mix of instructor teaching as well as project work building an M&A model as well as an LBO model.
- Applied Excel
  - 1 Day
  - $1,250
  In this beginner Excel class, students will learn the fundamental skills of Excel with hands-on work. This course starts with the basics of Excel setup and best practices. After that, students will learn to work with text, analyze data, perform scenario analysis, and start working with macros.
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Hackbright

San Francisco location: 683 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA, 94109 US
Subjects:
- Software Engineering
Hackbright Academy is an all-women engineering school with part-time, full-time and remote courses. Hackbright Academy offers programs in engineering, python, and bootcamp prep training. Hackbright Academy teaches fundamentals of modern web development and then introduces graduates to companies looking to expand their engineering teams.
Hackbright’s Top Bay Area Courses
- Full-Time Software Engineering Program
  - 12 Weeks
  - $16,895
  Full-Time Software Engineering Program is a 12-week remote program focused on full-stack web application development. You'll learn about front-end development using technologies like HTML/CSS, JavaScript, JavaScript frameworks, and Python deployment packages like Flask. Afterwards, you'll transition to back-end development and learn about SQL, creating databases, and Machine Learning to create useful applications.
- Part-Time Software Engineering Program
  - 24 Weeks
  - $16,895
  Full-Time Software Engineering Program is a 24-week remote program focused on full-stack web application development. You'll learn about front-end development using technologies like HTML/CSS, JavaScript, JavaScript frameworks, and Python deployment packages like Flask. Afterwards, you'll transition to back-end development and learn about SQL, creating databases, and Machine Learning to create useful applications.
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Bay Area Tech Topics

Learn Tech Skills for a New Career

Learn in-demand technology and computer skills to launch a new career in design, programming, marketing, business, and more. See the career pages for more information on required skills, tips for landing a job, typical day-to-day work, and where to find job postings.

Digital Designer source: indeed.com

Salary in Bay Area

$111,000 / year
19.34% more than the U.S. average

Digital Designers make graphics, animations, and other visual effects. Depending on their preference, a Digital Designer might choose to niche down to work exclusively on pre-print, web, or digital marketing. These niches that the Digital Designer is designing websites, applications, advertisements, or publications.
Learn about becoming a Digital Designer
Software Engineer source: indeed.com

Salary in Bay Area

$157,000 / year
34.95% more than the U.S. average

Software engineers use their extensive knowledge of user experience design, operating systems, and programming languages to develop software. They can create different types of software, from games to operating systems. After analyzing a client's needs, they design, develop, and test software to meet that need. Software engineers can be divided into two distinct career categories: application engineers and systems engineers.
Learn about becoming a Software Engineer
Data Scientist source: indeed.com

Salary in Bay Area

$157,000 / year
26.42% more than the U.S. average

Data scientists collect, organize, and analyze large sets of data, providing analysis that is key to decision making. Governments, non-profits, and businesses of all types rely on data for forecasting, risk management, and resource allocation. Data scientists discover and analyze trends in data, and report their findings to stakeholders. They will use algorithms and models to simplify and mine data sets to create data-driven recommendations. Data scientists are needed across a handful of industries, especially the ubiquity of data and the reliance on it for business decision-making.
Learn about becoming a Data Scientist
Data Analyst source: indeed.com

Salary in Bay Area

$105,000 / year
38.01% more than the U.S. average

Data analysts review large amounts of data to summarize, analyze, and visualize it and provide insights. Working from data from multiple, relevant sources, they create and maintain databases, and use statistical techniques to analyze the collected data. Data analysts must be able to communicate with others about what the data shows and to be able to provide realistic recommendations based on their analysis. Many industries such as healthcare, advertising, and retail rely on the work of data analysts to inform their business decisions and strategy.
Learn about becoming a Data Analyst
User Experience Designer source: indeed.com

Salary in Bay Area

$131,000 / year
26.61% more than the U.S. average

User experience (UX) designers are responsible for ensuring that digital products offer a seamless user experience, through prototyping, user research, and user testing. They will test the navigation and functionality of websites, apps, and more. UX designers must stay current on design trends to ensure ongoing adherence to best practices. They will also conduct ongoing user research to understand the habits and needs of users.
Learn about becoming a User Experience Designer
Product Manager source: indeed.com

Salary in Bay Area

$156,000 / year
36.49% more than the U.S. average

Product managers guide product development from ideation to market. Starting with consumer and market research, they use their understanding of customer wants and needs to inform product development and go-to-market strategy. They will work closely with engineering, marketing, sales, and other teams to launch products. After launch, they solicit and analyze feedback on the product to inform future iterations.
Learn about becoming a Product Manager

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Explore the Best Classes in Bay Area

The Bay Area is a cluster of cities, like San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, and Berkley. Each place has its own identity. The entire area is hot, and not just because of its iconic scenery, mild climate, and comfortable vibe. The region recently posted its largest single-month jobs gain in over thirty years. The adaptable and resilient technology sector lead the way. There are more tech companies and tech startups in Silicon Valley than almost any other region in the country. These companies need a place to call home, which means the Bay Area’s construction sector is also very healthy. There is always a significant need for architects, engineers, and other such professionals. All these people need someplace to play as well, so the hospitality industry is going strong.

In an area of over 7 million people, you have to be a bit ambitious to stand out in the Bay Area. The “Bay Area'' refers to the coastal area of Northern California that includes cities such as San Francisco, San Pablo, and the Suisun Bay estuaries. Residents and tourists alike enjoy the region’s Mediterranean climate and even balance of natural and urban landscapes, venturing to well-known attractions such as the Golden Gate Bridge, the Russian River, Mount Tam, and Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Spend a day or lifetime sampling the Bay Area’s exceptional cuisine, such as the buttery seafood at Fisherman’s Wharf, the tangy sourdough bread of Boudin Sourdough, and the sweet and creamy chocolates at Ghirardelli Square.

Historically a haven for actors, artists, and entrepreneurs, the Bay Area has a wealth of cultural institutions and activities to keep you and your family entertained year-round. Learn about the area’s rich history at the California Historical Society or see stunning artwork by visionaries such as Henri Matisse, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Frieda Kahlo at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. You will also never be bored with the area’s many diverse and dynamic festivals, including Bay Area Book Festival, Art on the Main, California Roots Music and Arts Festival, Bottle Rock Napa, Pirate Festival, and the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade. New York may be the “City that Never Sleeps,” but there is a reason everyone leaves “their heart in San Francisco.”

Tech Careers in Bay Area

The Bay Area is a thriving locus for the world’s aspiring and established innovators. San Francisco is characterized by its thriving economic landscape and tourist industries, while the East Bay is a heavily industrialized area with businesses such as AT&T, Tesla, Chevron Corporations, Safeway, and Bank of America. Also known as Silicon Valley, the South Bay has over 2000 technology companies–the highest concentration in the world! The largest tech companies in Silicon Valley include big names like Apple, Google, Intel, Facebook, Adobe, and eBay. Regardless of which industry you would wish to work in, you are likely to find a stellar career among the Bay Area’s 38 Fortune 500 companies representing companies such as PayPal Holdings, PG&E, Netflix, Uber Technologies, Visa, and Wells Fargo.

While the Bay Area is known for its expensive housing and living expenses, you can expect to make a sizable income working in the technology industry in this area. Professionals working as Digital or Graphic Designers, Data Scientists, Software Engineers, or Full Stack Developers can expect to make 100k to 150k per year depending on their experience level and industry. Careers in technology fields tend to make more than the median annual income of $96,265 for the Bay Area. Several live online, self-paced online, and in-person courses and other training opportunities are available in the Bay Area that will allow you to propel your career to its next stage.

Tech Schools in Bay Area

Professionals who wish to launch their careers in one of the many technology industries or expand their existing skills will benefit from the 23 in-person tech training programs in the Bay Area.

Aspiring data scientists should consider taking one of Metis’ twenty-week in-person or online flex-Data Analytics or Data Science Bootcamps. Located less than an hour’s walk away from Fisherman’s Wharf, students can enjoy a scrumptious seafood dinner while working on practical projects that will expand their professional profile and help prepare them to enter the job market. Metis also provides short-term immersive courses on topics such as data engineering, machine learning, and deep learning fundamentals. Alumni receive continued career support until they are hired and can enter a larger professional network through this program.

The Bay Area also offers several coding-specific schools. Located on the coast of North Beach, App Academy offers 16-24 week programs designed to prepare students to become Full Stack Software Developers. Learn coding languages such as JavaScript and Ruby on Rails in San Francisco or New York or from the comfort of your home or office through App Academy’s flexible online classes. Coding Dojo offers a similar 24 online and in-person Coding Bootcamp that students can take on one of their many campuses in Los Angeles or Silicon Valley. This academy teaches a three-stack approach and is accessible to anyone with little to no experience in coding. Berkeley Boot Camps and Galvanize also offer short and long-term in-person and online coding programs to students throughout the United States.

Students interested in industries outside of the technological fields should consider the diverse in-person and online courses in the Bay Area. The Investment Banking Institute and Training in the Street prepare students for careers in finances through their short-term financial modeling bootcamps. Students interested in learning more about business analysis, cyber security, and project management should consider taking a course with Certification Academy or a live online class with a remote instructor at ONLC Training Centers. AcademyX, Learnit, Miami Ad School, and Sonic Training all offer live online and in-person courses for students looking to expand their project planning and web design skills.

Virtual Tech Schools

Why waste time stuck in Bay Area traffic traveling to in-person classes when you can instead expand your technological skills from your home or office? Live online courses have all of the benefits of in-person training, including instruction and real-time interaction with trained professionals, and hands-on learning and project production in the workplace of your choosing. Instructors can even explain difficult topics and concepts by seeing or controlling their student’s screens with their permission, creating the necessary support networks and tools for you to flourish in any class.

Noble Desktop, the creator of this tool, offers several live online classes that are accessible to tech students interested in data science, Google Analytics, graphic and web design, project management, and Python web development. Students thrive in these project-based courses as the small class sizes and specialized attention from professors prepare them to acquire careers in some of the top industries in the Bay Area.

As start-ups are a popular business type in the Bay Area and Data Scientists tend to have the highest wages in the tech industry, students may want to jump-start their careers with Noble Desktop’s three-week Data Science Certificate program. Professionals interested in building their personal or business’ brand may want to enroll in the 1-month Graphic Design Certificate or the 78-hour Digital Marketing Certificate programs. Both of these programs help students build essential skills and develop tools that will help them navigate the job market. Those who have an eye for aesthetic design and would like to work in web development and design should consider taking the Full Stack Web Development Certificate,UX & UI Design Certificate, or Web Design Certificate. Taken individually or as a group, these programs help students understand the process of creating and maintaining user-friendly websites holistically.

Students interested in data science, digital and financial marketing, PowerPoint, project management, Python, and Tableau should also see live online courses from NYIM Training or Career Centers. Master coding, data science, and programming from Practical Programming effective and innovative “learn, then practice” approach.

Teenagers can also begin their technological training through NextGen’s live online Coding and Design Summers, In-School, and After School Computer Classes for High School Students. Students learn skills such as Excel, finance and investing, graphic design, Java Programming, and web design in these exciting 20-110 hour live online courses. Created for students 13-21 years old, this program prioritizes an active learning approach taught by leaders in the technological fields.

Corporate & Onsite Tech Training in Bay Area

The Bay Area is a major site for technological innovation and evolution. Make sure that your company is staying on top of the major shifts and updates through Noble Desktop’s Corporate Training programs. Noble Desktop offers a range of Python-focused courses that can be tailored to your business needs and offers on-site or live online corporation training through teleconferencing programs such as Zoom. Companies may also purchase vouchers to open enrollment courses and even receive a discount by purchasing multiple. Learn more about this exciting opportunity by contacting Noble Desktop today.

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Flatiron

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App Academy

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Hack Reactor

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General Assembly

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Coding Dojo

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Boot Camp Digital

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Investment Banking Institute

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Certification Academy

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Training The Street

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Hackbright

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Bay Area Tech Topics

Graphic Design

Web Design

Video Editing

Photoshop

After Effects

UX Design

Adobe

InDesign

Premiere Pro

AutoCAD

Motion Graphics

Illustrator

Adobe XD

Lightroom

Adobe Acrobat

Cinema 4D

Animation

UX UI

Figma

Final Cut Pro

Web Development

Product Management

iOS Development

Programming

Software Engineering

Mobile Development

Java

Computer Science

FinTech

VBA

Data Science

Python

SQL

Excel

Data Analytics

Machine Learning

Tableau

R Programming

Power BI

Data Visualization

SEO

Google Analytics

Google Ads

Social Media Marketing

Microsoft Office

Project Management

Agile Certification

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Project Management Certification