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Hey all,
I recently graduated with my Masters in Special Education and was looking to further my education but in another field.
I was looking to pad my resume a bit for side work or life after teaching. Currently, I get a stipend of 1500 a semester for college. The college can be anywhere and at any level, as long as it provides college credit. I was wondering if any of the big schools that offer business related certificates (like Stanford, NYU, Harvard, Columbia, etc) count as college credit. The idea is to take one of these and do it slowly as to maximize my voucher. I can play the long game since I do not need it now. It just has to be college credit. The only thing I considered was to just get my MBA somehwere. I am open to suggestions or ideas. On another note, I am choosing the business route because I do have 10 years of Wall Street experience before becoming a special education teacher.
Thanks as all everyone,
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Most of the certificates are continuing education and would only be considered credit if you then apply for the school degree.
I would suggest looking at the program below as an affordable option for an RA accredited MBA:
https://mba.hauniv.edu/academics/mba-program/
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It really depends on the school and the certificate. There are lots of graduate certificates out there that would count. The affordable ones at those schools you listed may just be continuing Ed. It’s also possible to sign up for a program and just take the courses when you want. I enroll in classes every other semester because that works with my schedule and my reimbursement amount. But my semesters are 10 weeks. So I’m basically 10 weeks on, then 12 weeks off. I’m in no hurry and it reduces my cost and my stress. LOL. I’ve grabbed a few outside credits, but I had to make sure they would transfer first.
The other thing to keep in mind with graduate certificates is that they aren’t as easily transferable as undergrad credits. Particularly if it’s from a different school. Some schools do offer stackable certificates but within their own programs.
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06-04-2024, 07:14 AM
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Amberton offers certificate programs Undergrad and Graduate level for credit (graduate offerings are better options, imo), and quite affordable too. Some can even be earned in route to their MBA offerings - https://amberton.edu/programs-and-course...fications/
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06-04-2024, 08:35 AM
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Given that you mentioned Stanford, NYU, Harvard, and Columbia, it seems like you are wanting high perceived quality/name brand/name recognition. I think you are going to struggle to find business courses/certificates/degrees from those sorts of institutions in your price range. Georgetown School of Professional Studies and Harvard Extension are both ~ 3x the tuition reimbursement that you mentioned per course. That seems to be the price point (or at least the starting point) for tuition at those sorts of institutions.
There are some programs at premier/flagship state universities that would be attainable with your stipend or with minimal additional money from you. Personally, that's what I would probably do in your shoes.
University of Missouri's MA in Economics: https://online.missouri.edu/degrees-prog...onomics/ma
University of Illinois MS in Management: https://www.coursera.org/degrees/ms-management-illinois
Mississippi State's MBA meets the tuition requirement, but has very high fees: https://www.online.msstate.edu/mba
University of Arkansas Master of Human Resources Management: https://online.uark.edu/programs/master-...opment.php
University of Arkansas MS in Construction Management: https://online.uark.edu/programs/master-...gement.php
University of Arkansas MS in Operations Analytics: https://online.uark.edu/programs/master-...lytics.php
There are likely many other, similar universities offering one or more masters degree in business/economics/specific business discipline that has total tuition of ~$15,000 or less and can be completed fully online.
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@mdel210201, Congrats on getting the Masters in Special Education! Most college certificates will grant you college credit, unless you're going for the ones specifically for continuing education or non credit classes. I would search institutions locally, such as your public/state colleges, institutes, and universities first and see what online options are available. You can then venture outside the state, I would focus on a balanced mix/match trifecta of certs, degree, experience...
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ASU's "Mastery Certificates" do give college credit:
https://ea.asu.edu/certificates/
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Ah yes, these are worth credit, but that's because they're placing RA credit classes into a cert. You can get similar certs from TESU and other institutions as they can be part of a Bachelors AOS (Area of Study) or by itself... For the Google IT related certs, I think it's worth it to do the 1 credit ASU $25 and use it towards the Pierpont BOG AAS, but the other classes aren't worth it IMHO, you can get the cheapie or freebie Google Certs by itself for cheaper and have those classes transfer into UMPI for their BAS instead.
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Definitely be careful, I'm currently taking a Certificate in Technology Leadership from Cornell University via eCornell. It does not give academic credits, and I'm only doing it because it's free through work and will look good on my resume. I know the same is true of the Harvard Business School online certificates.
Rule of thumb, if it's called an Undergraduate Certificate or Postgraduate/Graduate Certificate it'll likely offer credits. If it's just called a Certificate, then investigate further.
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thanks all!
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