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Coursera Specializations / Professional Certificates

Course Platform · Online · self-paced
C+

Mixed (C+) — Career Trajectory Grade

Coursera offers university-partnered Specializations and Professional Certificates (Google, IBM, Meta, etc.). Strong on accessibility and brand-name credentials; weaker on direct career-transition support. Best as supplement, not standalone career-transition path.

68
Composite / 100
/ Subscore Breakdown · 5 Dimensions

Where this grade comes from.

Placement Outcomes
C+
Curriculum Currency
B-
Instructor Quality
B-
Cost Transparency
B
Career Services
C
/ Public-Record Events

Key events & disclosures.

  • Founded 2012
  • University-partner credentials
  • Google / IBM / Meta professional certificates
  • Scalable accessibility

/ Best for

Working professionals adding credentials; supplement to other learning paths.

/ Watch out for

Credential-only; minimal placement-services support. Not a standalone career-transition path.