Online Certificate Programs Offer a Fast Track to a New Career

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I want a fast track program, ASAP. do you have any programs in Atlanta, Georgia, in or around the area?
I want give a phone correct phone number at this time, due to the uses of other phone not mine, min's add up. I'm in Alabama but have been given 30 days to get out,
I will be living in Atlanta Georgia, with my parents, so help me find a Fast Track Program,
Thank You, Teresa

Teresa Bell of GA 2:15PM May 17, 2013

What are some certificates you can get online that will land you a job?

Tina of FL 5:03PM October 11, 2012

Is all the "certificate" hype real? I have one, and it didn't help. Lost money on it. Period. I think all the info in the web is "paid promotion" one way or the other. Very few current market research based info out there.

art of CA 7:43PM March 26, 2012

I couldn't agree more with Rebecca. Higher educational qualifications are oftentimes a prerequisite to increased earning potential (due to your increased market value as a professional), a wider range of opportunities, and a much more rewarding career. However, finances can sometimes be a barrier to further studies. Fortunately, there are more and more flexible (not to mention, affordable) options that are opening up in the area of online education, making it possible for individuals who are living under difficult circumstances to pursue higher education. Websites like http://www.psychology-school-online.com provide online opportunities for students to find a learning program that will enable them to obtain a degree in their chosen industry, such as a degree in nursing, a psychology degree, or further graduate studies.

AmberLC of MI 5:55AM November 11, 2010

I have a HS Diploma and some college credit but no degree. I have certifications and make close to 100K. I think I have been both lucky and aggressive in my career but a certification will take you very far, then you will hit a wall and that is where the people that have degrees move on. Still with persistence and being very good at what you do you can do quite well with just a HS diploma and being certified in a field you have extensive experience in.

V of DC 9:52PM May 20, 2010

Certificate programs are also about obtaining knowledge and a sense of personal satisfaction. Having obtained multiple certificates in Six Sigma and Project Management I can attest to the power of education. They make a great addition to a current degree.
Our success in life is really about attitude and taking responsibility. We get out of life what we put into it...nothing more, nothing less.
It sounds like 'Knows Better' was either denied employment, failed school or didn't pay what he owed. Regardless….an axe to grind is always easier when your identity is hidden.

eric of FL 11:23AM April 14, 2010

Ask employers about the value of a certificate. Then make the decision whether or not to persue one.

george in texas of TX 9:44AM March 28, 2010

I know several people who attended non-profit schools and got new jobs before even finishing a degree program.
The time spent from interview to hire ranged from 2 months to 4 months.
And this during the recession.
Good reputation schools get their students jobs, even in a bad market. Lame reputation schools make collection calls via automated recordings, and without verifying (by using a live person) who the heck answered the call.
Do you want a job in 2 to 4 months, or do you want to spend way too much on a bunch of dorks who cannot even hire their OWN GRADS to make personal calls to students about any loan or tuition bills they may have outstanding? Seriously. What school can't hire its own students to make a personal call from the student accounts office????
There needs to be a consumer investigation about the job placement rates in these for-profit schools, as well as with regards to the "certificate" programs.
Are they worth the money paid?

Knows Better of IL 1:37AM March 28, 2010

I am sorry, but no legit employer cares about a "certificate" aside from that you took some interesting courses for additional learning.
It's not going to add to your career much.
If you're going to spend money, get a degree (or a second degree if you have one already). There's ample financial aid in the form of Stafford Loans for first time borrowers, and even Stafford money for grad school. If there's a choice between grad school or a "certificate," then just go to grad school.
Honestly, there's so much higher-ed rip-off stuff going on, it's pathetic.
By the way, I got a phone call from "Kaplan" one day.
They left a recorded message about owing on a bill (I do not attend Kaplan, but a coworker does, so I knew who it was and the so-called school totally embarrassed my poor coworker, a working mom trying to obtain a degree online).
Would YOU think an employer values a "certificate" from a school that already acts silly and rude by leaving collection type messages before even verifying they have the correct person on the other end of the line?? They didn't even put a human being on the phone, just rattled off some recorded message.
Mmmmmm. Just imagine a student getting a new job, having an issue with some loan repayments, and then the school calls up the business # and leaves a collection recording about tuition or loan money. Yeah, like that's great for a career, right?
They sound like jerks.
Folks, if you spend a dime on higher ed, go to a serious school (non-profit) and get a real degree. Or a certificate if it is ONLY about being interested in the subjects, not to impress an employer. They could care less about certificates; these are not degrees.

Knows Better of IL 1:30AM March 28, 2010