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Amazon Web Services Provides UM-Flint Students with University-first Cloud Computing Certification

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UM-Flint
July 4, 2025
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University of Michigan–Flint’s College of Innovation & Technology now offers students an industry‑recognized AWS Cloud Foundations certification—integrated into their CIS 515 cloud course—for the first time, giving grads a competitive edge in today’s tech job market.

Students at the University of Michigan-Flint's College of Innovation & Technology can now receive certification from Amazon Web Services by completing a popular cloud computing course. This marks the first time CIT has integrated an AWS certification into its curriculum, highlighting a significant step forward in the college's collaboration with the world's leading cloud services provider.

The course, "CIS 515: Cloud Computing," taught by Amal Alhosban, associate professor of computer science and director of CIT's computing division, has always featured AWS resources. Students receive $100 in credits from the AWS Academy Learner Lab to explore services like Elastic Compute Cloud, Simple Storage Service and other AWS tools; Alhosban ensures students retain what they learn from their explorations by providing interactive knowledge checks along the way.

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In 2021, UM-Flint marked its 65th anniversary, celebrating its position as one of only three campuses of the world-renown University of Michigan. Today, the campus continues to undergo a transformation as it grows academically with new undergraduate and graduate degree offerings, expanding partnerships with local and regional entities and industries, and remains committed to the ideals of diversity, equity and inclusion by making an affordable, accessible education possible to the community.

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