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Is it possible to get a degree by collecting lots of certs? I know a ccna is worth 60 credits is there a limit to how many credits that can be gained in this way?

 

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Not as far as I am aware although I have heard of people being admitted to colleges for having certs but never heard of any certs actually counting towards a degree.

 

They do CCNA in some networking orientated courses (like im doint CCENT in my college) however i doubt you could get a degree or other certification with just certificates specially vendor specific stuff

 

Yes some colleges in the US and Australia take certs as a large proportion of credit towards a degree.

The OU allows you to count certs for upto 60 points if I remember correctly.

Other universities often award credit on an individual basis to people that have experience.

So the answer is no in that you cannot get a degree entirely with certs, but yes in that certs could count for between 5-70% of a degree depending where you take it.

I agree with Rich in that the most common idea is to cert along with relevant college training, like a CCNA on a networking degree, the advantage of this is you get decent training, lab acess, a degree, and a cert and employers and you college have a better indication you didn't just braindump.

The OU has this aspect, they will not give credit for the CCNA, but you can gain it by taking their networking courses.

 

Thanks, i am looking into doing a degree part time 60 credits would save me a full year of study.