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Bridge the gap between education and industry

Red Hat Academy turns academic institutions into centers for enterprise-ready talent by outfitting them with Red Hat training and certification.

Why Red Hat Academy?

Whether you're offering, teaching, or taking our curriculum, you'll enjoy the unique advantages provided by our program.

Join our network of academic partners in working with the recognized leader of Linux in the IT industry
Offer curriculum in Linux, cloud, and development technologies
Align to educational institution needs for flexible course design
Prepare your students with the foundational skills necessary to embark on other technology topics
Take advantage of no-cost membership for qualifying institutions

Teach best-in-class IT curriculum for system administrators and developers
Validate your knowledge with discounted Red Hat certification exams
Stay current with curriculum updates
Keep learning with no-cost access to select video classroom courses
Run your curriculum and labs effectively with Red Hat program support

Learn in-demand skills
Get certified with discounted exams by the leader in open source
Choose your best learning style with multiple courseware formats
Gain valuable experience with hands-on lab environments
Connect with Red Hat instructors and students in the Red Hat Learning Community

Program features

Red Hat Academy has a number of benefits designed to help students reach their academic and career potential.

Curriculum

High-demand, diverse course content

Experience

Flexible, hands-on lab environments

Validation

Performance-based certification exams

Training

Instructor enablement and preparation

Resources

Globally standardized materials

By the numbers

Thousands of students take part in the Red Hat Academy program every year. See what these students and their instructors and administrators have to say.

Better prepared

95%

Of students say they are better prepared to maximize the value of Red Hat products after training ^[1]

More successful

89%

Of instructors and administrators say the Red Hat curriculum has a positive impact on their institution's technology programs ^[2]

More independent

92%

Of students are able to work more independently and rely less on coworkers after Red Hat training ^[1]

Better opportunities

94%

Of instructors and administrators say Red Hat Academy students who graduate with a Red Hat certification have increased job opportunities ^[2]

Train and validate in-demand skills

Browse our course and exam offerings to learn more about the value you get as part of Red Hat Academy.

Core system administration

Learn to deploy, administer, manage, and secure Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Middleware development

Embrace modern infrastructure by mastering middleware applications.

Cloud computing

Acquire the skills needed to support your organization's movement to the cloud.

Certification exams

Validate your skills to show you're prepared for all technology challenges.

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Get explanations to all your questions about how Red Hat Academy builds expertise in Red Hat technologies.

Support

Red Hat Academy around the world

See how our program equips students for success

Collaborating with institutions across North America

When institutions are ready to offer a hands-on open source curriculum, they turn to Red Hat Academy.

Preparing students for an open source world

Red Hat Academy gives East Carolina University students real-world experience with the latest technologies.

Featured academic partners

See how our program equips students for success

Creating new learning opportunities for Brazilian IT students

Universidade Federal de Campina partnered with us to bring a dedicated lab to students in a remote area.

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Doing open source work in your university years enables you to become a much better engineer.

Andrey Brito
Professor and I.T. Director
Computer Science Department, UFCG

Featured academic partners

See how our program equips students for success

Helping Lithuanian students develop skills and qualifications

Kaunas Information Technology School teamed up with Red Hat Academy to boost IT job prospects for students.

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Working with Red Hat Academy means students have a better chance of getting a job in IT.

Evaldas Zvinklys 
Head Of Practical Training
Kaunas Information Technology School