Posts published on January 11, 2011

College Vocational Certificates May Not Help Students In The Labor Market

Provided by Gay Clyburn at Carnegie Foundation

THE NEWEST COLLEGE CREDENTIAL
Short vocational programs leading to a certificate are becoming the kudzu of the educational world. In an economy that increasingly rewards specialization, more and more institutions – from the ones that advertise on late-night cable to the most elite of universities – are offering these programs, typically a package of five or six courses, for credit or not, taken over three to 18 months. Some cost a few thousand dollars, others tens of thousands. Are they worth the paper they’re printed on? Not always. The article was in Education Life in The New York Times.