# FinTech Program Online (Self-Paced with Mentoring) Canonical URL: ## Overview You'll begin with Microsoft Excel, one of the most essential tools in business, while building a foundation in finance and core business concepts. This beginner-friendly program is ideal for high school and college students interested in finance, business, real estate, or entrepreneurship, and it provides a strong advantage for future college coursework and internships. In the second half of the program, you'll move into Python, starting with basic programming foundations and progressing into data science tools like pandas, Matplotlib, and scikit-learn. By the end you'll know how to input, analyze, and visualize data using industry-standard packages. Python is also the language most commonly used to build and train AI systems, so these data science techniques sit at the core of modern machine learning. ## What you'll learn - Build beginner-to-advanced Excel skills - Analyze stock fundamentals including dividends, P/E ratios, and market cap - Read the three main financial statements and how they interact - Perform corporate valuation in Excel and judge whether a company is a good investment - Write Python programs using conditional statements and core programming fundamentals - Input and clean data with the pandas package - Visualize and interpret complex datasets - Apply machine learning algorithms ## Curriculum 1. **Excel, Finance, & Investing (Self-Paced with Mentoring)** 2. **Python Data Science & AI Machine Learning (Self-Paced with Mentoring)** ## FAQ ### Is this course open to beginners? Yes, this course is open to beginners. Students must be comfortable using a computer. No other prior knowledge is required. ### Do you offer payment plans or student financing for this course? This course does not qualify for payment plans or student financing. See our Payment Plan FAQ to find related programs that qualify. ### How long do I have access to the course materials? This program is available for 60 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 60 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable. ### What’s included with my tuition? A hands-on learning experience working on projects and exercises, which is proven to boost comprehension, retention, and engagement Expert instructors who are industry professionals and experienced educators that are driven to help you succeed A comprehensive program with 2 in-depth course modules designed to build your skills progressively Expert support with answers to your questions from real instructors throughout your learning journey Additional personalized 1-on-1 bonus training with an industry expert to reinforce concepts Top-notch curricula that have been tried and tested over many years and are consistently improved for an optimal learning experience 30-day access to class recordings to review material at your own pace A certificate of completion to verify your accomplishment ### Are there any additional fees or expenses? There are no extra fees or taxes for our courses. The price you see on this page is the maximum you’ll pay us. However, you may need to obtain required software. We’ll help you get set up with a free trial of paid software prior to the class. Most of our coding classes utilize freely-available open-source software. For most of our design and motion graphics courses, we will help you get set up with a free trial of Adobe Creative Cloud. If you attend the course in-person, we will have a computer already set up for you with all of the required software for no additional cost. ### Do you offer any discounts for this course? This program has a single package price. Additional discounts do not apply. ## Pricing **Tuition:** $3295