Is a programming certificate from Comm College sufficient to procure a well paying job in computer program'g?

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Is a programming certificate from Comm College sufficient to procure a well paying job in computer program'g?
You're probably going to have a slightly harder time finding a first job with a certificate than if you had a degree, but it's not impossible. After the first job, your portfolio and experience will speak for themselves.





If you go to CC Certificate route, get a hobby project that you can program for to build your resume. The grander and the more impressive, the better, since that's something you will be able to point to when you're showing your qualifications, and that's even more impressive than any sheet of paper.
Reply:A hobby project is just something that you work on in your spare time because you want to, to show off your skills. Report It

Reply:Certificates are nothing, only your Brain can make you a programmer. I think you should start working on your own. Do some projects for your relatives and others for free or against a small price then go find some job and show your projects. This will help you great, finding your FIRST job.
Reply:I would say yes and I would endorse the first response in this thread. I have the experience of attending a Technical College for VB, and though I was a mainframe programmer who was never able to land a job to use the VB, I was instrumental in landing a job for a fellow classmate, who previously had driven heavy construction equipment. I also only managed a two-year associates degree. I got my start in programming by qualifying, with the help of my degree which had nothing to do with programming, for an in-house 90 day programming course. However, I had many doors slammed in my face for most of my career. Today, many programmers even have Masters degrees. I moved too much and worked too many hours to ever be able to get another degree.