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Description

Educational programs designed to touch on knowledge and skills from an usually short-term or specific topic. Continuing education units and or a certificate is usually awarded. Relicensure usually requires the need for continuing education in most states. These programs differ from degree-granting programs, such as advanced education or graduate education.

Purpose/Benefit

n comparison to a bachelor’s degree alone, Americans with advanced degrees earned $30,000 more in 2008. In comparison to a high school diploma alone, advanced degrees helped earn over half of the compared salary.