certificate of proficiency

A worthless piece of paper given to an underachiever (or someone over 30 years old with at least one divorce under their belt) from the highly prestigious Community College arena . This piece of paper proudly demonstrates the receiver’s lack of brains and discipline to go to an actual College and receive an actual degree. See also, Participation Award.

“I got my Certificate of Proficiency in Mechatronics Operations in the mail finally!”
Friend: “And you’re proud of that, wow.”