The Big Three- How Does One Lists Dates of Attendance Correctly on a Resume?

[cookderosa]

I actually don't list my start dates on my resume, only graduation dates. If an application requires both (many do), then you'll use your actual TESC dates of enrollment (which may only be 6 months or so).
Depending on what constitutes your resume, you may want to break it down by "Degrees" and "Other Education." I do both, which allows me to list dates of attendance for everything that didn't result in a degree- including CEUs. This is a copy/paste of the part of my resume that includes some of my transfer credit that went into my TESC degree, it's nestled in with other education chronologically.

2009 E.I.C.C.D. eTeaching Institute, Denver, CO
Developing Online Courses (Certification)

2009 Wiley Faculty Network Learning Technology, NJ
* Human Resources in Hospitality Certificate
* Food Cost and Purchasing Certificate

2008 Tulane University Center for Public Health.
Food as a Weapon of Terror (1 CEU)

2008 Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ
Undergraduate coursework in Science (16 credits)

2008 Harvard University, Extension, Cambridge, MA
Graduate coursework in Psychology (8 credits)


Since I'm in academics, I have a CV which can include "everything" and generally does. So, my "other education" is a full page, but it's somewhere back around page 5. My degrees, on the other hand, are front and center page 1. You'll do whatever you feel presents your skills in the best way and is still honest.