Holyoke — Dive into the world of artificial intelligence with a free, 12-week training course offered by Holyoke Community College in partnership with the nonprofit CanCode Communities.
“AI Essentials,” a real-time, instructor-led online training program runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 24 to Sept. 11, from 5:45 to 8:45 p.m. each day.
The class is free to eligible Massachusetts residents.
Over 12 weeks, participants will learn the fundamentals of AI, including prompt engineering, tokenization, embeddings, model structures, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agency, compute, and ethics.
The course emphasizes practical applications, leveraging tools such Google AI Studio, n8n, and OpenWebUI to explore how AI models are built, trained, and deployed in the real world.
Tuition assistance is available for qualified Massachusetts residents 18 and older. Limited seats are available. Laptops and WiFi hotspots for Internet access will be provided for students who need them.
Funding for the program comes from the Western Mass Alliance for Digital Equity.
To sign up for classes, please send an email to admissions@albanycancode.org, or go to cancode.org/apply-now and choose “AI Essentials.”