Students are often told they need to expand their education to expand their opportunities. But when those students are working adults, busy with jobs and families, how do they find the time?
Increasingly, the answer is a professional certificate. Once a small segment in the world of continuing education, in recent years certificates have emerged as respected and sought-after credentials in the professional market.
A 2012 study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce found that certificates have become the second most common postsecondary award in the U.S., with over one million awarded each year. Of those one million, over one-third of the recipients already hold an associate, bachelor’s, or graduate degree. So why pursue a certificate over a degree?
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