ALTERNATIVES TO COLLEGE DEGREES
Other forms of credentialing can be obtained in many fields of study. This is another way to document your qualifications, and set yourself apart from others in your vocation.
Certificates –
Offered in lieu of college degrees or as an addition to a college degree. Certificates are available at each level of higher education (Undergraduate, Graduate and Post Graduate).
College Certificates (sampling)
| Accounting | Emergency Management and Community Planning | Medical Transcription |
| Administrative Assistant | General Studies | Post-Master’s Certificate in Health Care and Nursing Administration |
| Basic Computer Applications Skills | Graduate Certificate in Business Process Management | Prior Learning Assessment |
| Business Management | Graduate Certificate in Information Technology | Public Health Management |
| Instructional Design | Graduate Certificate in Patient Safety | School Nurse Certificate |
| Performance Consulting | Health Care Management | Supervision |
| Training and Development | Information Systems | Tax Practitioner |
| Community Police Officer | Legal Office Assistant | Tourism |
| Computer Engineering | Marketing | Web Designer |
| Consumer Marketing | Medical Office Assistant | Word Processing & Graphics Specialist |
Certifications –
Issued by non-government agencies, associations and companies. The following 32 career fields have 778 certifications offered through 270 different associations.
Career Fields
| Arts and Photography | Food, Restaurant and Lodging | Office and Administrative Support |
| Aviation | Human Resources | Ordnance |
| Business Management | Information Technology | Postal Services |
| Computers | Intelligence and Communications | Purchasing and Supply |
| Construction and Building | Law Enforcement and Security | Religion |
| Education | Leadership | Science |
| Electronics | Legal | Special Operations |
| Emergency, Fire and Rescue | Mechanical and Industrial | Telecommunications |
| Energy and Power | Medical and Dental | Transportation and Logistics |
| Engineering | Music | World Languages |
| Finance and Accounting | News and Media |
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.
Aristotle
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
Francis Bacon
