Professional certificates

Big Tech promised that online career certificates would replace the college degree. They have so far proved to be, at best, a supplement.

After writing for years about the benefits of certificates and short-term credential programs, especially for working learners, I had begun to feel inauthentic, like a self-help guru who doesn’t take her own advice. So I finally enrolled in one this spring: Google’s “career certificate” program in data analytics, available online through Coursera for $39 a […]