# Excel Specialist Certification Online

100% online with Excel software, live support, and an industry-recognized certificate

Canonical URL: <https://vdci.edu/courses/excel-specialist-certification-online>

## Overview

Build the skills needed to prepare for the Microsoft Excel Specialist exam at your own pace with this comprehensive certification program. The self-paced format focuses on practical application and exam readiness, guiding you from Excel fundamentals through more advanced functions while helping you develop confidence using Excel in real-world scenarios.

The program includes three Excel courses totaling 18 hours, two hours of private tutoring, and additional video resources to support exam preparation. You’ll also receive the Microsoft Excel Specialist exam with a free retake, with the option to replace the exam with an additional hour of private tutoring if preferred.

## What you'll learn

- Skills for the Excel Specialist Exam include:
- Calculations, basic functions, graphs, formatting, and printing
- Functions such as VLOOKUP and SUMIFS
- Summarize data with Pivot Tables
- Sort and filter databases
- Working with text: split and join text, drop-down menus
- Advanced database functions such as INDEX and MATCH
- Create basic macros
- Use What-If Analysis for Goal Seek and Data Tables

## Curriculum
1. **Excel Fundamentals Course Online**
2. **Excel Intermediate Course Online**
3. **Excel Advanced Course Online**

## Instructors

### Colin Jaffe — Instructor

Colin Jaffe is a programmer, writer, and teacher with a passion for creative code, customizable computing environments, and simple puns. He loves teaching code, from the fundamentals of algorithmic thinking to the business logic and user flow of application building—he particularly enjoys teaching JavaScript, Python, API design, and front-end frameworks.

Colin has taught code to a diverse group of students since learning to code himself, including young men of color at All-Star Code, elementary school kids at The Coding Space, and marginalized groups at Pursuit.

Colin lives in Brooklyn with his wife, two kids, and many intricate board games.

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $959
