15 Best PLC Courses Online
We compared 15 PLC courses currently listed on Udemy and Coursera, priced from $19.99 to $199.99. 7 come from a named university or institution, including IBM, Vanderbilt University and MathWorks. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $19.99 – $199.99
- Providers
- Udemy, Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Udemy, Coursera, matched to this topic by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $19.99 to $199.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Variable Frequency Drive PowerFlex 525 VFD Programming Setup
This class will teach you everything you need to know about PowerFlex 525 Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)This class takes a hands on approach; within the first few lectures, we will start working with actual hardware an...
$199.99listed price -
2
Tia Portal, WinCC Unified e Elipse E3
O curso desenvolvido tem como objetivo capacitar a equipe técnica na utilização eficiente das bibliotecas de PLC e SCADA fornecidas para o projeto. O treinamento foi estruturado para apresentar não apenas a utilização pr...
$19.99listed price -
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ICS Cybersecurity: SCADA, PLC, DCS & IEC 62443 Guide
358 students. 4.19/5.0 rating. 95% say "knowledgeable instructor." 92% say "valuable information." 88% say "clear explanations." Master industrial control system cybersecurity with comprehensive training in SCADA, PLC, D...
$19.99listed price -
4
Step-by-Step Learn Wonderware InTouch SCADA (PLC-SCADA-2)
The SCADA system is used to control and monitor physical processes, examples of which include electricity transmission, gas transportation and pipelines in oil, water distribution, traffic lights, and other systems used...
$109.99listed price -
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SCADA System Interface with PLC
SCADA systems are computer-based systems that automate the data collection, monitoring, and control of a process or system. PLCs are a type of electronic device that is used to control a process or a system. Its function...
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HMI Panelview 800 Configuring and Programming
This course will allow students to become familiar with a Panelview human machine interface (HMI). Student will learn how to configure, wire, and program in concert with the Micro 850 PLC. HMIs are used in in...
$19.99listed price -
7
AutoCAD Electrical 2020 for Electrical & Automation Eng
This course will help electrical & automation engineers to understand all features of AutoCAD Electrical 2020 and can use as a guide while creating control panel schematic & layout. The schematic d...
$19.99listed price -
8
AI Workflow: Business Priorities and Data Ingestion
Offered by IBM
This is the first course of a six part specialization. You are STRONGLY encouraged to complete these courses in order as they are not individual independent courses, but part of a workflow where each course builds on th...
$99.00listed price -
9
Model Context Protocol for Leaders: Generative AI Agents
Offered by Vanderbilt University
Your AI can write the perfect email, but can it actually send it? It can analyze your calendar, but can it schedule the meeting? The gap between AI's intelligence and its ability to take action has been the biggest barri...
$49.00listed price -
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AI Agents in Java with Generative AI
Offered by Vanderbilt University
AI Agents Are the Next Leap in Software. Learn to Build Them in Java. AI agents aren’t passive tools. They think, act, and solve problems—without waiting for instructions. That’s the future of software. And in this cours...
$49.00listed price -
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Practical MATLAB Skills
Offered by MathWorks
MATLAB is a powerful programming and numerical computing tool used widely across industries - from engineering and scientific research to data analysis. In this course, you’ll gain hands-on experience using MATLAB and wi...
$49.00listed price -
12
Business Analytics with Excel: Intermediate to Advanced
Offered by Johns Hopkins University
This Business Analytics course in Excel is the second of a three part series, with the intended audience business professionals, MBA students, advanced undergraduates, and analysts who already understand basic analytics...
$49.00listed price -
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Software Testing and Automation
Offered by Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
The course “Software Testing and Automation’ provides a comprehensive introduction to software testing, covering both foundational principles and modern testing practices used in industry. Learners begin by understanding...
$49.00listed price -
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Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Accounting and Auditing
Offered by Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Participate should have business background and basic computer skills like work with excel and PDF. This course equips learners with the skills to master Robotic Process Automation (RPA), a transformative technology resh...
$49.00listed price -
15
DataPrep for H2O Driverless AI
Offered by H2O.ai
This course, a component of H2O's University’s certification program, aims to equip participants with the requisite skills to effectively utilize our H2O's Driverless AI tool. Jonathan Farinela, Solutions Engineer at H2O...
$49.00listed price
Best PLC Courses Online compared
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 15 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $199.99, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $180.00. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Udemy and Coursera. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 7 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including IBM, Vanderbilt University and MathWorks — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 18 September 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.