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Featured Opportunities

Business Fundamentals Certificate

Fall 2025

Coming this fall, in partnership with the Rusche College of Business, PACE will offer online, self-guided courses covering the fundamentals of business. The courses will cover the basics in marketing, management, accounting, economics and finance. These can be taken individually or stacked to create a Business Fundamentals Certificate.

Success at your Pace

Stephen F. Austin State University is excited about its newly launched Center for Professional and Continuing Education. The PACE center is designed to support the regional workforce of Deep East Texas and beyond in upskilling, reskilling, continuing education and professional development needs by creating greater access to SFA’s educational resources and opportunities for non-degree seeking learners. The PACE center also offers opportunities for personal enrichment to our regional community members, alumni and others interested.

The PACE center is here to help you find "Success at Your PACE!"

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Online Course Types

We offer a wide variety of non-credit opportunities for job training, professional development, economic growth and personal enrichment. The online training is designed to empower our business professionals and provide them with an opportunity to sharpen their skills, or learn new ones through our interactive online courses.

Advanced Career Training Courses

Advanced courses offer a flexible way to prepare for a new career or advance in your current job. Learn new skills for in-demand occupations and prepare for nationally-recognized certifications.

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Skill Building and Enrichment

We offer a wide range of short, affordable non-credit online courses for individuals looking to build critical job skills or pursue a new hobby. They are also ideal options for employers looking to provide workforce and employee training.

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Employer Partnerships

In addition to providing professional and continuing education paths for individual learners, PACE is also designed to assist our local and regional employers with workforce training. If you are an employer interested in supplementing your employee training or creating industry-specific professional development opportunities for your employees, contact pace@sfasu.edu.

Below are some of the in-demand, nationally-recognized certifications for which we can provide training and professional development.

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