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Certificates: Gateway to Gainful Employment and College Degrees

C Acknowledgements We would like to express our gratitude to the individuals and organizations that have made this report possible. First, we thank Lumina Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for their support of our research over the past few years, and in particular, we are grateful for the support of We are honored to be partners in their mission of promoting postsecondary access and completion for all Americans. We undertook this report to help advance the discussion and understanding of certificates and their value. We believe that certificates will continue to grow in our nation's higher education system in the coming years. Because of the controversy surrounding certificates and the institutions that award them, we believe that efforts to contribute to transparency about their effects are essential. Many experts contributed their thoughts and feedback to the research, methodological decisions , content, and design of this report. That said, all errors, omissions, and views remain the responsibility of the authors.