What Certifications do You Have?

[bluedos82]

Whether it be Windows, Linux, college, etc.

What kind of degree/certification do you have that makes you a computer guru/geek?

All I have is an associates degree in networking

[cody_e]

I have a MOS Word Core certification. Not too bad for a high school freshmen. Also I'm the only freshman in advanced programming.

[oalee]

I don't have any formal certifications, well, most of what i know are what i've read. and if there are things that i don't know, i ask people who knows...

[TheOgre]

I stopped getting certs after A+ for awhile. The only reason I went for the A+ test is because my employer at the time paid for it. I was about 2 days out from taking all 6 MCSE tests when I cancelled it, for reasons that are too lengthy to post here.

The only Microsoft cert I have is an OEM cert, the MCPS (Microsoft Certified Preinstallation Specialist) which I got years ago when working for a small (now extinct) mom and pop chain (Apex Computers.)

Recently (about a month ago) I registered for both the Linux+ and the LPI Level I and II certs (LPI = Linux Professional Institute, http://www.lpi.org ) just to see if I know enough about Linux (*cough*) to get them :)

Aside from that, I don't plan on going for any more certs for awhile yet. Not because I don't want them, but because I'm too busy to study/refresh for them. I probably *should* get more, like some of the other CompTIA ones (for starters) and some security-related certs, but I'm not one to look at how many letters follow someone's name.

I was going for a B.S. in "Telecommunications Management" at DeVry, but the travel involved, along with some other factors, made me rethink my educational goals. I'll be attending a local community college this Fall to get an A.S. degree in networking (well, I'll be paying a lot of money for the piece of paper...) just to use my G.I. Bill for something before it expires. Well, that, and because a lot of really hot chicks go there, and I need a girlfriend :)

[big_k105]

currently have an Associate in computer programming and im working on my B.S. degree in computer science. no certs :)

[Ragnarok]

I don't currently have anything but I am working towards BTEC National in eMedia Production

[samaru]

I have a Macromedia certification in ColdFusion, and in May I'll have a bachelors in computer science and two minors: Psychology and Business Computer Information Systems.

In the future I plan on getting certified in MCSD, MCDBA, MySQL, and Sun Java Programmer. After I graduate, I'll take take the i-Net+, and after I pass that, I'm automatically qualified to get a CIW certification because their tests pretty much overlap. I just have to pay money, I forgot how much, and baddabing.

[RC_Razor]

im Cisco certified (back in high skool) other than that my skills were gotten from expereince and fellow peers.. i should go and get some more ... and go to college im such a slacker... but either why i have to wait .. im on a restriction from computer still for 2 more years... damn government....

[twilli227]

RC_Razor, why the dam government?

[RC_Razor]

really got caught "hacking" into my skools computers. changing grades.. etc. this is when i was dumber than the dumbness im now.. and got probation for 5 yrs from computers,,, i only got the job i have now (cingular wireless customer service) becouse they have me behide a restricted user name(so they think)... thats why damn the government ... and becouse the only thing i can expect out of life (from the government) is TAXES and DEATH (thell be the death of me)haha lol... you know how its goes just the little stuff i hate...i could keep going...

[VDPD2005]

im only 16 and will have an A+ cert by June. Im takin one of those academy courses.

[bluedos82]

Dang, there are alot of smart people. Where did you go to get these certs? I mean what courses did you take? and about how much did you pay for them?

[orion]

Nothing to brag about just the basic OS knowledge.

Computer Fundamentals (Win 95/98)

Computer Fundamentals (Win XP)

[TKS]

BAS in CIS, BA in Religion (religion was the first one :p). I am now a Macr0$haft certified professional in Word, Excel, Access, and Power Point (paid for by Uncle Scam...the USAF rocks in one aspect...paying for 100% of college). I'm working on some Linux certs from LPI and plan on getting my A+ (currently enrolled for A+) and MCSA sometime in the first half of next year.

[samaru]

Dang, there are alot of smart people. Where did you go to get these certs? I mean what courses did you take? and about how much did you pay for them?

I think most certs can be earned by reading books than taking a class. Of course college diplomas can only be earned by going to college. Doh. I don't think colleges that offer online classes have too much worth.

[VDPD2005]

i know the A+ isnt anything to brag about, but here i am. I didnt have to pay for the class, i just sign up for it. The cost of the certification test is only like $50, and if i pass they give back $30.

[samaru]

i know the A+ isnt anything to brag about, but here i am. I didnt have to pay for the class, i just sign up for it. The cost of the certification test is only like $50, and if i pass they give back $30.

It is something to brag about. Not anyone can pass it. I hear people brag about how easy it is all the time yet they're not even certified in it. You would think, that they brag about it, that they'd go out there and get the certification themselves. You should be proud of any certification because it took at least some effort to get it. Even if you know the stuff, not getting a book on it and at least understanding the format of the exam is just asking for trouble.

I'm certified in ColdFusion and I'm quite satisfied. I know that not anyone can pass it, and that's what adds worth to the certification.

[Yzk]

Certs huh... well Cisco 1 was quite difficult and that was only the basics, but as things progress and even more things come out, it's quite nice to know it.
My certs are:
ECDL
A+
Cisco 1
Nose
not too brag, but having a class which doesn't show up and have bad grades, it's nice to know that your top class :p even if you had C's and B's. It's really a miracle how I passed projects with these lousy bunch though.
I still need to go another year before I pass, but this is what I have so far.

[Hey you]

I have a birth certificate.

[samaru]

I have a birth certificate.

I retook that exam three times. It was hard.