Hi Boni,
Thank you for sharing your perceptions on the practicality and costs of degree programs. You bring up an interesting point. As you have seen by other posts, many want to move toward degrees for a stronger educational foundation, credibility, and portability. However, currently our profession does not monetarily award degrees over certificates. Your point about increased costs should also be considered in today's market. However, I would add that this is true with "long certificates" as well, and the students still don't have the benefit of a degree at the end. I think it's an interesting conversation to… >>>