SAS Academic Hub: Demand for SAS skills is booming with 227,977 US job postings citing SAS as a required or preferred hard skill. SAS offers a free academic hub which allows educators and students to complete courses and certifications that they can include as an academic specialization bage on their LInkedIn or Handshake profiles as well as their resumes. The SAS Academic Hub approach is to "train the trainers" so that SAS skills are embedded in college curriculums.