# SQL Server Certification (Self-Paced)

Canonical URL: <https://www.nobledesktop.com/classes/sql-server-certification-self-paced>

## Overview

This comprehensive SQL Server course is designed to prepare students for professional certification while building a strong foundation in database management and data analysis. The curriculum covers basic, intermediate, and advanced SQL techniques, beginning with core database concepts and the distinctions between major SQL types and their ideal use cases.

As students progress, they’ll explore advanced analysis methods such as working with joins, data types, aggregate functions, and date/time operations to extract meaningful insights from complex datasets. The course also covers writing sophisticated queries and using advanced features such as subqueries, CASE expressions, views, functions, and stored procedures.

## What you'll learn

- Understand core database concepts, including tables, rows, columns, and different types of SQL.
- Explore data types, comparison operators, and case sensitivity to refine queries with greater control.
- Perform calculations with aggregate functions like SUM, COUNT, AVG, MAX, and MIN to summarize data.
- Apply date functions to extract, format, and compare dates for time-based analysis.
- Implement conditional logic with CASE and IIF statements to dynamically transform query results.
- Manipulate text data using string functions like SUBSTRING, CHARINDEX, UPPER, and others.
- Build and query views, user-defined functions, and stored procedures to modularize your SQL code.

## Curriculum
1. **SQL Level I (Self-Paced)**
2. **SQL Level II (Self-Paced)**
3. **SQL Level III (Self-Paced)**

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $1699