Graduation diplomas and degree certificates: their associations and differences?
When a college or university student or a postgraduate has graduated, they are conferred upon degree certificates as well as graduation diplomas. As there are no degrees available for vocational training courses, their graduates get only graduation diplomas, not degree certificates. Academic degree certificates are different from diplomas. You can apply for degrees. Degree certificate holders do not necessarily have graduation diplomas, i.e., they may not be have been conferred on a diploma, while graduation diploma holders are not necessarily qualified for a degree certificate. As far as their content is concerned, the degree certificate and the diploma are very much the same.