New Prices for Microsoft Certification Exams

Oh yay. Just got an email from Microsoft that cert prices will go up beginning July 1, 2011

New Prices for Microsoft Certifications Exams

Effective July 1, 2011, the retail price of certain Microsoft Certification exams will increase.*

This change reflects the significant value that our certifications provide to our customers and our continual investment in new and enhanced Microsoft Certifications and other program improvements.

For more information about this increase, please visit our frequently asked questions page.

Note: Microsoft Learning does not anticipate that this price increase will impact Microsoft Certified Master (MCM), Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA), Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA), and Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification exams.

Cost for non-students:

Cost for students:

This move seems to hurt the new guys and students, because (in case no one ever told Microsoft) most companies reimburse their IT employees exam fees, and sometimes even study materials.  Doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me.

Lee

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Hey that's the motherf- I mean... that's the gentleman that had me busted.

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-pricing-FAQ.aspx