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Certificates
What exactly is a certificate, and how does it differ from a degree?
Certificates and degrees are two entirely different things.
A college degree means that a person has completed a pre-set and prescribed
course of study that covers many aspects of education. All college graduates
will have successfully completed courses in English, literature, mathematics,
science, etc., no matter what their degree major is.
A certificate, on the other hand, means that a person has successfully completed
a prescribed course in a specific field. He has not taken courses in English,
literature, mathematics, science, etc. He has only studied a very specific and
narrow subject.
Once he completes this prescribed course of study, he is given a certificate
that indicates his successful completion.
Certificates are issued by brick-and-mortar colleges and universities as well as
online colleges and universities.
A certificate can serve the needs of students who have very well-defined goals.
Certificate programs are focused on the mastery of particular skills rather than
on a broad education that a degree provides.
Certificates can save students time as well as money by allowing them to take
courses that focus entirely upon the skills that they need to achieve specific
goals.
Certificates can be earned in such widely varying fields as paralegal,
financing, and health care.
A certificate issued for successful completion of a course concerning forensic
nursing, case management or geriatric care can help those in the health care
field narrow their specialties, for example.
There are even certification programs that are tied directly to professional
licensing or certification examinations.
Almost all of the certificates that can be gotten in real-world brick-and-mortar
colleges and universities can also be gotten online.
Acquiring online certificates can prove to be much less expensive and easier on
the time requirements.
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The Era of the Online Education
The personal computer has changed the world forever. It leveled the playing
field.
Anybody with access to a computer has access to all of the information in the
whole world. It is right at their fingertips, and all they must do to access it
is to ask the right questions.
Back in the distant past, education was a luxury that only the very wealthy had
access to.
Only the children of the privileged could get a college education. That has
changed.
Nowadays, anybody with the desire and a computer can get a college degree.
Federal financial aid is available to those who qualify, and scholarships are
available as well.
Student loans can be made for an online education just like for an education at
a brick-and-mortar college or university.
Age, race, religion, or economic status are not factors considered for those
choosing to get a degree online.
Online education does not have to be limited to college degrees. High school
diplomas can be obtained online by people of all ages.
There are courses and instruction available for almost any topic you can
possibly think of.
The age of information has arrived and is thriving on this wonderful place we
call the Internet...the World Wide Web....the information superhighway.
If you want a high school diploma or a college diploma, or you just want to
learn how to build a really cool birdhouse, you can!
If you want to take a few college courses just so you know more than you did,
you can do that without breaking your household budget to smithereens.
You can learn how to start and run an online business. You can even learn to
cook, if that is your heart's desire. There is no limit to the
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Online
Degree or Traditional Degree?
We all know exactly what a traditional college degree is. We pretty much
understand that the person who earned that degree attended classes, lectures,
completed enough assignments and participated in labs enough times to satisfy
the requirements of being granted the degree.
Degrees from accredited colleges and universities are recognized by almost
everyone.
Online or distance learning is a relatively new kid on the block in the eyes of
academia and the world. While it is still fairly new, it is gaining in
credibility everyday.
The fact that many well-established and well-recognized real world colleges and
universities are beginning to jump on the online degree bandwagon is helping to
accelerate the acceptance of degrees that have been earned online rather than on
the traditional college campus.
Real-world colleges and universities can be seen with the human eye, but virtual
ones only exist on the Internet and are only visible to those who are using a
computer. They somehow seem less real to some employers.
The fact that there are diploma mills out there that print diplomas for a price
doesn't help matters.
Such worthless degrees as life experience or work experience degrees aren't
adding to the reputation of online degrees, either.
Still, online degrees are being accepted as valid declarations of a person's
abilities and education by more and more industries as time goes by.
The first choice is to go to a college or university when you are between the
ages of 18 and 25, of course. It's a wonderful experience.
That option is fleeting, however, and a degree is still a degree whether it was
obtained online or offline.
A college degree opens doors to better jobs and better pay. More and more
companies in more and more fields are recognizing the value of a diploma
obtained at online colleges and universities.
Related Topics: A Degree in Education Online,
Adults and Online Degrees, Online Degree or Traditional Degree
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