Courses Direct was founded in 2023 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama — because AI tools are transforming how people work, and most people have no idea how to use them effectively.
We are not an AI company. We are an education company. We teach regular people — marketers, business owners, freelancers, consultants, office workers — how to use AI tools to work faster, smarter, and better.
Our team of 4 includes: one lead instructor (former product manager at a Fortune 500 who adopted AI tools across a 200-person department), one curriculum developer (instructional designer with 10 years in online education), one AI researcher who tests every new tool and technique before it enters our courses, and one community manager running our 2,100-member student community.
2,100+ students. 96% report saving 10+ hours per week. From Tuscaloosa — teaching the world to use AI.
Tools, not theory.
We teach you to USE AI tools — not discuss them philosophically. Every lesson ends with you doing something practical in a real AI tool.
Workflows, not prompts.
Individual prompts are useful. Workflows are transformative. We teach you to build AI systems that automate entire processes.
Tuscaloosa prices.
Based in Alabama, not San Francisco. Our overhead is low and our prices reflect it. Enterprise-quality AI education at a fraction of the cost.