Furthering Your Genealogical Education (Updated 11/19 - originally posted Dec 2017)

Online Genealogy Education

Here's a short list of places to go on the internet for Genealogy Education.  This list is not the end all-be all list of offerings, however it does showcase the most popular places to get additional training.

National Institute of Genealogical studies

• $2850 (2018 Prices-for a 40 course package) 40 courses beginner, intermediate and advanced courses after completion you are awarded Postnomial Designation PLCGS (Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies)
• Multiple courses specializing in several countries
•         • American Records
•         • Australian Records
•         • Canadian Records
•         • English Records
•         • German Records
•         • Irish Records
•         • Librarianship
•         • Methodology
•         • Professional Development
•         • Scottish Records

NGS -yearly membership $70, some courses are offered to non members at a higher price, prices listed are for members

•  Family History Skills 
• free as a ngs member 

•  These 2 courses can be bundled for $75, or purchased separately at $45 each
• American Genealogical Studies: The Basics 
• Getting Started
• Create A Research Plan
• Home Sources
• Family Traditions and Connecting with Others 
•  American Genealogical Studies: Guide to Documentation & Source Citation 
• Introduction to Documentation
• Basic Citation Principles
• Applying Basic Citation Principles
• American Genealogical Studies: Beyond the Basics $175
• Module 1 – Evidence Analysis
• Module 2 – The Library: A Research Repository
• Module 3 – The Federal Population Schedules
• Module 4 – FamilySearch.org
•  American Genealogical Studies: Branching Out  $175
• Module 6 – Cemeteries, Tombstones, and Funeral Homes
• Module 7 – Religious Records
• Module 8 – Newspaper Research
• Module 9 – Research in the Courthouse-Probate Records
• Module 10 – Research in the Courthouse-Deeds
• Continuing Genealogical Studies $45 (*** is $60)
• ***Genetic Genealogy: Autosomal DNA ***
• African American Roots: A Historical Perspective 
• Researching 17th and 18th Century German Ancestors
• Federal Land Records
• Effective Use of Deeds
• Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestors 
• War of 1812 Records
• Researching Your World War I Ancestors 
• Introduction to Civil War Research 

Boston University

• Genealogical Principles (Essentials course)   

• $995     7 week course consisting of 4 modules.

• Genealogical Research (Certification course)  

• $2695  15 week course consisting of 5 modules

Universal Class 

• Genealogy 101--13 lessons 28 exams 9 hours of time .9 CEUs
• $50 no certificate /
• $75 with CEU certificate

Future Learn  offered by University of Strathclyde Glasgow

• Free- no certificate  
• $99 to upgrade for certificate

Ancestry Academy free classes with paid membership to ancestry

Family Tree Magazine

• various classes range in price from $29.99-$199.99

Salt Lake City Community College  

• 2015-2016 cost was $350, website hasn't been updated courses may not be available.

Brigham Young University - Idaho

AAS  

Certificate 

DNA Central- online DNA learning

• $9.99 a month
• $99 a year

Genealogy Guys Learn online learning

• $99 a year