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15 certificate programs that lead to high-paying jobs in under a year

Discover the programs that can fast-track your career and boost your income — no need for a traditional degree.

As Enrollment In Certificate Programs Grows, A New Tool Measures Their Payoff

A new online, interactive tool — the Certificate Earnings Explorer — compares the economic outcomes of thousands of ...
AOL

AI Is Pushing Workers Toward Trades—These Short-Term Programs Will Soon Qualify for Pell Grants

Fri, May 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM UTC Short-term certificate programs in HVAC, truck driving and other trades will qualify for federal student aid for the first time starting next year—a shift that arrives ...
The Boston Globe

Extend Pell grants to short-term workforce training

Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, a private two-year college in Boston, offers an 800-hour certificate program in HVAC and refrigeration. President and CEO Aisha Francis said she’d ...
Education Week

A New Option for High School Graduates? Federal Aid for Workforce Credentials

Newly minted high school graduates listen to speeches from their classmates during commencement exercises on June 12, 2025, at Kiwanis Field in La Porte, Ind. For the first time this year, high school ...
OPB

Clackamas Community College looks to match workforce, student interests through short programs

The community college is offering some new six-month programs that join a slate of more than 20 career pathway certificates the school already offers. Phlebotomy student Sierra Schultz (right) ...
Forbes

How To Build A Certificate Program Workers Actually Want In 6 Steps

Certificate programs are everywhere now. Universities, tech companies, even influencers are offering them. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC), more students earned ...