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What is the difference between getting certified and a college degree? |
I am undergraduate college student. i have about 24 credits. My major is Computer Science. I stopped college and worked for a year now. I'm thinking about going back to college and finish my associates. but I'm double minded about that. and trying to get certified for Microsoft. (MCP, MCSA, MCSE) What's the difference. if i get associates in computer science. or get certified, in Microsoft. What would be good for me in the future? I agree, get as much education as you can. When I started out as a computer programmer in the 80's, you just needed experience or an associate degree to get a job, but even then they preferred to hire people with a bachelor's degree. Get the associate degree asap. Then get the certifications to prove you know what you're doing. Then get your bachelor's while working, some firms will pay for your degree if it relates to your job. Associates degree is better recognized as a credential by most companies, as it represents a college degree program, which is tailored to be well-rounded to include other relevant courses (e.g., English, math, science, history, etc.) demonstrating additional potential and flexible thinking in addition to understanding the main subject. A certificate reflects courses have been taken on that one subject area alone. Should you wish to have a University degree, more credits can be transferred from the Associates program. From experience, I'd highly recommend completing those other pre-requisites as early as possible whether you have considered the Associates degree (even a higher Bachelors degree) or not. Once you do find your lifelong passion, it may add years to complete the courses, if there are still general education requirements to fulfill. about 2-4years of your time, a display of dedication that employers look for, and maybe 40 grand a year extra income. all that extra time at college provides more information than a simple certificate, even if the cert program takes 12 months. with a higher degree you can even teach rather than be a tech. for less money of course, but that is made for for in a sense of community service and those shining faces in the classroom. |
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