[octopod12]

The same can be said of Stanford which charges ridiculous amounts for "certification" courses.

Basically cashing in on the institutions reputation and student's hunger to get the institution's stamp on their resumes.

Glad to see the pushback. eventually stupid money runs out.

[delichon]

> eventually stupid money runs out.

It appears to be a renewable resource.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There%27s_a_sucker_born_every_...

[Tarsul]

he, I got the popup to donate to wikipedia. The irony.

[chii]

> student's hunger to get the institution's stamp on their resumes.

but this is exactly what the students were after isnt it? The certification is a resume checkbox rather than an actual education.

[XenophileJKO]

I think there is a fundamental difference if the content is created by and taught by Stanford staff.

[Cupertino95014]

https://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/

Most of these classes would fall under the heading of "light entertainment for people with the money to afford it."

Take a look at this one:

https://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/detail/20241_...

It doesn't claim that Anja Lee has anything to do with Stanford, except for teaching this class.

https://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/detail/20241_...

You probably do learn something about photography from Mr. Feria for your $480.

[Suppafly]

>It doesn't claim that Anja Lee has anything to do with Stanford, except for teaching this class.

I'm not sure what more people would expect, being hired to teach a class or classes is how a decent percentage of the people that how have anything to do with Stanford have to do with Stanford.

[Cupertino95014]

I don't even know what this means. Does the janitor have "something to do with Stanford" ?

[octopod12]

fair, but is there are too many such courses, the exclusivity of the brand dilutes.

[XenophileJKO]

I fail to see how. If the content quality and instructional quality is the same then there is no damage to the perception of quality. So then if they charge a lot for the targeted certification, then they don't diminish the value of the degree programs.

The difference then is scope of instruction. I think high quality certification programs are quite valuable to the market and properly run ones but trusted institutions are a benefit for the institution and the marketplace.

[Cupertino95014]

"Someone might be misled!"

Classic cry of the people who want to regulate and control everything.

Maybe if the certificate is worthless, the students will figure it out? Maybe by doing a little research before they invest their money and time.

I know that for a course to be eligible for government reimbursement under any program (job training, GI Bill, etc.) the government has to investigate it. So presumably the bad ones are either already ineligible, or someone's not doing their job.

[octopod12]

premium brands like coach, rolex thrive on exclusivity. same with the premier institutions. they want to keep their brand allure so someone can boast that they are from stanford, or that they own a rolex.

If every tom dick and harry has a stanford cert in their resume, the value of the brand diminishes. so, you are from stanford, big deal, i got a certification too.

[Der_Einzige]

Coach makes bags in the (at the top end) 500$ USD range. Rolex makes watches in the (bottom end) 10,000$ USD range. You can find bags in a coach outlet for basically the same price as any other bag.

You were thinking of Hermes/Chanel instead of Coach. Even LV and Gucci aren't in the same league as these.

Also, all of these are part of what I call the "Franko-Italian Fashion Cartel".