[nfbcs] certificates vs. assosiates vs. bachelors

[Jude DaShiell]

A bachelor's degree in the United States includes 3 years of high school 
retread and at most 1 year of education intended to prepare anyone for the 
workplace.  On Wed, 11 Mar 2015, Nicole Torcolini via nfbcs wrote:

> Obviously the Assosiates and the Bachelors take more time then the
> certificate and they are more traditional but also, a lot of the time,
> specially for 4-year degrees are spent fulfilling General Education
> requirements which have no impact on your Computer Science curriculum or
> your performance in computer-related and/or job related functions so I was
> wondering if the time was really counted?
> 
> Yes, however, these are opportunities that you most likely are not going to
> get again. Some of the "not computer" stuff you do actually need, such as
> writing. Just because you will be doing computer work does not mean that you
> will not be writing. No, not exactly the same type of writing that you will
> do in college, but you will be able to apply what you learned. Also, some of
> the things you learn, such as being required to research both sides on a
> persuasive essay, will teach you to view life differently. Finally, as for
> the other educational requirements, especially the ones where you can
> choose, think of it as an opportunity. Once you start work, I doubt that you
> will have the time or resources to learn the things that you could have
> learned in college. Just my $0.02.
> 
> Nicole
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jorge Paez via
> nfbcs
> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 12:15 PM
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> Subject: [nfbcs] certificates vs. assosiates vs. bachelors
> 
> Hi all:
> So I was wondering something based on a discussion I had this morning with a
> few people.
> What's the difference between a certificate, bachelor and associates program
> in terms of industry reception?
> Obviously I know the most important thing for work of any kind is a proven
> track record, and corresponding certs but is this enough or is traditional
> college required?
> In other words, would a certificate program in specific areas be sufficient
> and be recognized the same way an associates and/or bachelor's degree would
> be?
> And, is there any specific advantage to any of these certifications over the
> others?
> Obviously the Assosiates and the Bachelors take more time then the
> certificate and they are more traditional but also, a lot of the time,
> specially for 4-year degrees are spent fulfilling General Education
> requirements which have no impact on your Computer Science curriculum or
> your performance in computer-related and/or job related functions so I was
> wondering if the time was really counted?
> I'm just interested in seeing which of these options was most highly seen by
> the industry--if the industry still prefers a bachelors/associates (either
> or or one specifically) to a cert program or if they are all judged equally
> as long as you have sufficient skills, etc. to do what you need to do.
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Thank you.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Jorge A. Paez
> 
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