About two weeks ago, I received a large envelope from the college I've "attended" from March 2008 until May 2010. I say "attended" because for the majority of my classes, I took online classes where I did all of my coursework from the comfort of my pajamas and own computer - only two of the classes required my actual physical presence on a college campus.
The envelope shocked me - I didn't think I'd actually receive anything from them any time soon - but I was excited to see the piece of paper that made my completion of the Web design certificate program official.
And it literally was a certificate - like a diploma, only symbolic of the fact that I completed the 18-credit hour coursework to earn Web designer certification, which I could apply to purse my associate's degree or put toward a bachelor's degree of some sort at this point. The weirdest thing about the certificate? It is the only "diploma" I've ever received without my maiden name on it. I know that should be expected - I've been married for most of the time I was enrolled in classes there - but it was the first time I saw an official diploma with my married name on it.
It felt kind of anti-climatic - after all of the time and energy that program sucked out of me, the stress it caused me and the things I learned along the way, it felt like a piece of paper didn't really capture the full scope of what I'd done. But it definitely feels like closure to an interesting, educational part of my life that for now is over ... but I can certainly build on it in the future.
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