Overview
Educational programs can help you get the job you are looking for and earn more, and many cannabis employers will provide on-the-job training if you have the right mindset.
Professional and Specialized Skills Training with Coursera
Coursera is an online course provider that works with universities and organizations to offer courses, certifications, and degrees. Available for free to New Yorkers who are unemployed, underemployed, or dislocated workers, Coursera provides the following courses that may help you pursue a career in the cannabis field:
Professional skills courses:
- Skill: Digital/computer literacy and Excel
- Introduction to Computers and Office Productivity Software
- Getting started with Google Workspace
- Everyday Excel Community College
- Skill: Problem-solving/critical thinking
- Effective Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
- Mindware: Critical Thinking for the Information Age
- Skill: Self-motivation
- Essentials of Entrepreneurship: Thinking & Action
- Finding Purpose and Meaning In Life: Living for What Matters Most
- Skill: Attention to detail
- Initiating and Planning Projects
- Budgeting and Scheduling Projects
- Skill: Time management
- Work Smarter, Not Harder: Time Management for Personal & Professional Productivity
- Skill: Leadership
- Foundations of Everyday Leadership or Self Awareness and the Effective Leader
Specialized skills courses:
- Skill: Sales Training
- Sales Training for High Performing Teams (4 courses)
- Sales Operations/Management (5 courses)
- Sales Training: Building Your Sales Career
- Skill: Customer Service Training
- Customer Service Fundamentals
- Technical Support Fundamentals
- Skill: Entrepreneurship
- Essentials of Entrepreneurship: Thinking & Action
- Fundamentals of Operations
- Marketing: Customer Needs and Wants
- Budgeting and Scheduling Projects
- Accounting: Principles of Financial Accounting
- Developing An Entrepreneurial Mindset: First Step Towards Success
- The Search for Great Ideas: Harnessing creativity to empower innovation.
- Planning: Principled, Proposing, Proofing, and Practicing to a Success Plan
To sign up for a no-cost Coursera account, visit our Online Learning with Coursera page.
Digital Technical Skills with Northstar Digital Literacy
Digital technical skills are essential for success in today's workforce. Northstar Digital Literacy offers free online training to help you enhance your computer skills at no cost. Whether you are preparing for a career in the cannabis industry or exploring opportunities in other fields, these skills are invaluable.
Cannabis Education Programs
Educational institutions in New York State now offer cannabis-related majors, minors, micro-credentials, certificates, and various courses. Explore the exciting opportunities available at the following colleges and universities:
| CUNY, SUNY, or Private School | School Name | Relevant Business Activity | Program Type | Program Title | Program Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private | Excelsior University | Agriculture; Ancillary; Security | Course | Risk Assessment in Cannabis Control | Information |
| SUNY | Farmingdale State College | Business Management | Course | Accounting and Finance for Cannabis Managers | Information |
| SUNY | Farmingdale State College | Business Management | Course | Cannabis Eco: Markets and Policy | Information |
| SUNY | Farmingdale State College | Business Management | Course | Cannabis Management and Marketing | Information |
| SUNY | Farmingdale State College | Ancillary | Course | Health and Cannabis Usage | Information |
| SUNY | Farmingdale State College | Ancillary | Course | Legal Environment in the Cannabis Industry | Information |
| SUNY | Farmingdale State College | Agriculture | Course | The Plant Science of Cannabis | Information |
| SUNY | Farmingdale State College | Agriculture | Course | The Production of Cannabis I | Information |
| SUNY | Farmingdale State College | Agriculture | Course | The Production of Cannabis II | Information |
| SUNY | Farmingdale State College | Ancillary | Course | Cannabis & Criminal Justice Law & Policy | Information |
| SUNY | Finger Lakes Community College | Agriculture | Degree (Associate) | Horticulture: Cannabis Biology and Cultivation Concentration | Information |
| SUNY | Finger Lakes Community College | Agriculture | Course | Cannabis Cultivation | Information |
| SUNY | Finger Lakes Community College | Agriculture | Course | Cannabis: Biology to Industrial Application | Information |
| SUNY | Finger Lakes Community College | Agriculture | Course | Regulations of Cannabis Cultivation | Information |
| SUNY | Fulton-Montgomery Community College | Agriculture | Certificate | Cannabis Cultivation Technician | Information |
| SUNY | Fulton-Montgomery Community College | Testing | Certificate | Quality Assurance Lab Technician (Cannabis) | Information |
| SUNY | Fulton-Montgomery Community College | Retail | Certificate | Cannabis Dispensary Manager | Information |
| SUNY | Jefferson Community College | Ancillary | Certificate | Certificate in Medical Cannabis | Information |
| CUNY | Kingsborough Community College | Agriculture | Certificate | Cannabis Cultivation Specialist | Information |
| CUNY | Kingsborough Community College | Retail | Certificate | Cannabis Retail Specialist | Information |
| CUNY | Kingsborough Community College | Ancillary; Product Development; Product Manufacturing; | Certificate | Cannabis Extraction and Product Development Specialist | Information |
| CUNY | Lehman College | Business Management | Training | Cannabis Workforce & Business Development Training Program | Information |
| Private | LIM College | Ancillary; Business Management; Product Manufacturing; Retail | Degree (Master's) | The Business of Cannabis, MPS | Information |
| Private | LIM College | Ancillary; Business Management; Product Manufacturing; Retail | Degree (Bachelor) | The Business of Cannabis, BBA | Information |
| Private | LIM College | Ancillary | Course | Cannabis and Regulatory Compliance | Information |
| Private | LIM College | Business Management | Course | Introduction to the Cannabis Industry | Information |
| Private | LIM College | Product Development; Product Manufacturing | Course | Product Development/Merchandising of Recreational Cannabis | Information |
| Private | LIM College | Ancillary; Business Management | Course | Social Justice and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Cannabis Economy | Information |
| Private | LIM College | Agriculture; Business Management | Course | The Business of Cannabis Cultivation | Information |
| Private | LIM College | Ancilary; Business Management | Course | The Cannabis Supply Chain | Information |
| Private | LIM College | Business Management | Course | The Marketing of Cannabis | Information |
| Private | LIM College | Retail | Course | The Retailing of Cannabis | Information |
| Private | LIM College | Ancilary; Business Management | Course | Regulatory Compliance in the Cannabis Industry | Information |
| Private | LIM College | Retail | Course | Cannabis and Retail | Information |
| Private | LIM College | Ancilary; Business Management | Course | Social and Economic Justice in Cannabis | Information |
| Private | LIM College | Ancilary; Business Management | Course | Cannabis Capstone | Information |
| Private | LIM College | Ancilary; Business Management | Course | Cannabis Senior Capstone | Information |
| CUNY | Medgar Evers College | Agriculture; Ancillary; Business Management; Product Development; Product Manufacturing; Retail; Testing | Degree (Minor) | Introduction to the World of Cannabis | Information |
| CUNY | Medgar Evers College | Agriculture; Product Manufacturing | Course | Best Practices in Cannabis Environmental Science | Information |
| CUNY | Medgar Evers College | Ancillary | Course | Cannabis Chemical Pharmacology | Information |
| CUNY | Medgar Evers College | Ancillary | Course | Cannabis Medicine & Health Professions | Information |
| CUNY | Medgar Evers College | Product Development; Testing | Course | Cannabis Product Formulation | Information |
| CUNY | Medgar Evers College | Testing | Course | Cannabis Product Testing | Information |
| CUNY | Medgar Evers College | Ancillary | Course | Cannabis Social Impact | Information |
| CUNY | Medgar Evers College | Business Management | Course | Commercializing Cannabis Science | Information |
| CUNY | Medgar Evers College | Retail | Course | Dispensary Standard Operating Procedures | Information |
| CUNY | Medgar Evers College | Agriculture | Course | Environmentally Sustainable Cannabis Growing I | Information |
| CUNY | Medgar Evers College | Agriculture | Course | Environmentally Sustainable Cannabis Growing II | Information |
| CUNY | Medgar Evers College | Agriculture; Ancillary; Business Management | Course | Introduction to the World of Cannabis | Information |
| CUNY | Medgar Evers College | Retail | Course | New York Cannabis Dispensary 101 | Information |
| Private | New York Law School | Ancillary | Course | Cannabis Law | Information |
| Private | New York University | Ancillary | Course | Cannabis and Social Equity Policy | Information |
| Private | New York University | Agriculture; Business Management; Product Development | Course | Cannabis Cultivation, Cloning, Extraction, and Processing | Information |
| Private | New York University | Business Management | Course | Cannabis Sales and Marketing | Information |
| Private | New York University | Business Management; Product Manufacturing | Course | Cannabis Supply Chain Management: From Seed to Sale | Information |
| Private | New York University | Culinary | Course | Cooking with Cannabis | Information |
| Private | New York University | Business Management | Course | Finance and Cash Flow for a Cannabis Business | Information |
| Private | New York University | Business Management; Retail | Course | Managing a Cannabis Dispensary and the Regulation of Operations | Information |
| Private | New York University | Business Management | Course | Overview of the Cannabis Industry | Information |
| Private | New York University | Security | Course | Security in the Cannabis Industry | Information |
| Private | New York University | Ancillary | Course | The Chemistry of Cannabis: Medicine, Wellness, and Product Use | Information |
| SUNY | Onondaga Community College | Agriculture | Certificate | Cannabis Cultivation Science | Information |
| SUNY | Onondaga Community College | Retail | Certificate | Cannabis Dispensary Training | Information |
| SUNY | Onondaga Community College | Product Development; Product Manufacturing | Certificate | Cannabis Extractions | Information |
| Private | Pace University | Ancillary | Course | Cannabis Law: Practice & Policy | Information |
| SUNY | Stony Brook University | Ancillary | Course | Cannabis: History, Culture, Science and Medicinal Uses | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Canton | Ancillary | Course | Cannabis Law | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Canton | Business Management | Course | Cannabusiness Management | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Cobleskill Ag & Tech | Agriculture; Product Manufacturing | Degree (Minor) | Cannabis Science | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Cobleskill Ag & Tech | Agriculture; Product Manufacturing | Course | Cannabis Management | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Cobleskill Ag & Tech | Agriculture; Product Manufacturing | Course | Cannabis Harvest and Analysis | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Cobleskill Ag & Tech | Agriculture; Product Manufacturing | Course | Cannabis Cultivation | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Cortland | Ancillary; Testing | Course | Chemistry, Cannabis and Society | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Delhi | Ancillary | Certificate | Certificate in Medical Cannabis | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Erie | Agriculture; Business Management; Product Manufacturing | Microcredential | Cannnabis Science | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Erie | Ancillary; Product Manufacturing; Testing | Degree (Associate) | Biotechnological Science - Cannabis Concentration | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Erie | Ancillary | Course | Intro to the Biotechnology of Cannabis Science | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Erie | Product Manufacturing | Course | Production of Cannabis Products | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Erie | Product Manufacturing; Testing | Course | Production of Cannabis Products Lab | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Erie | Culinary | Course | Cooking With Cannabis | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Morrisville | Agriculture | Certificate | Specialty Crops and Cannabis Production | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Morrisville | Agriculture; Business Management; Product Manufacturing | Degree (Minor) | Cannabis Industry Minor | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Morrisville | Agriculture | Course | Advanced Cannabis Propogation & Production | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Morrisville | Agriculture | Course | Hemp Production & Processing | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Morrisville | Agriculture; Business Management | Course | Introductory Cannabis | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Morrisville | Business Management | Course | Cannabis Entrepreneurship | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Niagara | Agriculture; Business Management; Product Manufacturing | Certificate | Horticulture - Cannabis Concentration | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Niagara | Agriculture; Business Management; Product Manufacturing | Degree (Associate) | Horticulture - Cannabis Concentration | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Niagara | Agriculture | Microcredential | Cannabis Cultivation | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Niagara | Product Manufacturing | Microcredential | Cannabis Manufacturing/Processing | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Niagara | Business Management | Microcredential | Cannabis Business | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Niagara | Agriculture | Course | Biology of Cannabis | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Niagara | Agriculture, Ancillary | Course | Cannabis Pest Management | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Niagara | Agriculture, Product Manufacturing | Course | Cannabis Production | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Niagara | Product Manufacturing | Course | Cannabis Products and Technologies | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Niagara | Ancillary | Course | Cannabis: Society, Policy, and Compliance | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Niagara | Ancillary; Business Management; Culinary | Course | Culinary Cannabis and Edibles | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Niagara | Agriculture; Product Manufacturing; Testing | Course | Introduction to Cannabis Biochemistry | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Niagara | Ancillary | Course | Medical Applications of Cannabis | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Niagara | Culinary; Product Development; Product Manufacturing | Course | Culinary Cannabis Extracts, Concentrates, & Infusions | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Orange County Community College | Agriculture | Course | Horticultural Cannabis | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Plattsburgh | Product Development, Testing | Certificate | Cannabis Chemistry Cerfiticate | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Plattsburgh | Product Development, Testing | Certificate | Cannabis Chemistry Microcredential | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Plattsburgh | Medical, Policy | Certificate | Cannabis Therapeutic Cerfiticate | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Plattsburgh | Medical, Policy | Certificate | Cannabis Therapeutic Microcredential | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Potsdam | Business Management | Course | CannaBusiness | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Schenectady County Community College | Culinary; Product Development | Microcredential | Culinary Cannabis Microcredential | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Ulster | Ancillary | Certificate | Certificate in Medical Cannabis | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Westchester Community College | Business Management | Course | Seeds of Opportunity: Starting a Cannabis Business | Information |
| SUNY | SUNY Westchester Community College | Business Management | Course | Seeds of Opportunity: What you need to know about the Cannabis Industry | Information |
| Private | Syracuse University | Agriculture | Certificate | Cannabis Agriculture & Horticulture | Information |
| Private | Syracuse University | Business Management | Certificate | The Business of Cannabis | Information |
| Private | Syracuse University | Product Manufacturing | Certificate | Cannabis Compliance & Risk Management | Information |
| Private | Syracuse University | Product Development | Certificate | Cannabis Product Development & Design | Information |
| Private | Syracuse University | Ancillary | Certificate | Cannabis Healthcare & Medicine | Information |
| Private | Syracuse University | Agriculture; Ancillary; Business Management; Product Manufacturing; Retail | Certificate | Cannabis Studies Certificate | Information |
| Private | Syracuse University | Agriculture; Ancillary; Business Management; Product Manufacturing; Retail | Degree (Minor) | Cannabis Studies | Information |
| Private | Syracuse University | Business Management; Retail | Course | Cannabis Business Operations | Information |
| Private | Syracuse University | Business Management | Course | Cannabis Start-ups | Information |
| Private | Syracuse University | Agriculture | Course | Cannabis Cultivation | Information |
| Private | Syracuse University | Ancillary | Course | Cannabis Law. Policy, and Social Justice | Information |
| Private | Syracuse University | Business Management; Product Manufacturing | Course | Cannabis Manufacturing, Processing, & Distribution | Information |
| Private | Syracuse University | Ancillary | Course | Cannabis Science and Health | Information |