technical degrees
Specialized professional credentials
Technical degrees are educational credentials focused on practical, job-ready skills rather than broad academic study.
They typically prepare students for specific careers in fields like engineering, healthcare, information technology, or skilled trades.
The term covers associate degrees, vocational certificates, and applied bachelor's programs: She earned a technical degree in welding.
Distinguished from liberal arts degrees by their emphasis on hands-on training and direct workforce entry.
- aerospace industryAircraft and spacecraft manufacturing
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
- software developmentCreating computer programs
- computer scienceStudy of algorithms and computation
- certification coursesTraining that awards credentials
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- technical educationvocational college, trade school, trade schools, engineering school, polytechnics
- vocational trainingapprenticeship, apprenticeships, trade school, trade schools, vocational school
technical degreesliberal arts education
Broad, non-vocational scholarly training
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