Are certificates the new advanced degrees?

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mrbigstuff wrote:
MAVIC, I am referring not so much to the technical certs but the more academic (I'll throw in business here for lack of a better hole) certifications for which I am receiving solicitations.

Again, this is not referring to a certificate within a degree program.

Well, most of my thoughts still stand. For example, I know one person who cannot take a higher position or get paid more in her current company unless she gets her project management certification.