Financial Education Microcredential

Earn a Financial Education Microcredential at No Cost to You!

The Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges and the National Endowment for Financial Education have partnered to offer the Financial Education Microcredential to Community College of Aurora students and staff, free of charge. This program offers an opportunity to build knowledge in a topic that everyone encounters throughout life—money management. The self-paced, online program is divided into eight courses on the following topics:

Banking

Budgeting

Credit

Earning

Insurance

Investing

Saving

Spending

This no-cost microcredential includes these additional benefits:

A financial incentive from the Credit Union of Colorado.
Qualification to take the Intuit Personal Finance certification exam, based on the Council for Economic Education (CEE) and JumpStart national financial education standards.
Eligibility for Prior Learning Assessment. Students can apply to the Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) program at 13 community colleges in Colorado. CPL provides academic credit toward an associate degree or certificate.
Workforce preparedness for careers in banking and personal finance.

Get Started Now!

Each of the eight courses are expected to take 60-90 minutes to complete. After successful completion of each course, you will receive an achievement badge. Earn all 8 badges to receive the full Financial Education Microcredential!

Click HERE to apply.
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