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Part Three: # Of Certifications Awarded 
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The following chart shows the number of Microsoft certifications awarded from February 1999 through December 2001.  This information was provided by Microsoft Professional Magazine.

Certification Feb '99 Oct '99 Feb '00 Oct '00 Apr '01 Dec '01
MCP 296,521 412,339 457,602 560,344 610,623 706,610
MCP+I 53,456 107,298 140,263 202,162 252,469 229,066
MCSE 110,878 188,476 231,189 316,208 391,007 413,970
MCSE+I 3,081 6,778 8,873 12,217 13,666 12,233
MCSD 16,104 27,486 23,785 10,574 14,967 24,578
MCT 17,062 21,717 23,254 28,167 22,981 23,441
MCDBA N/A 595 1,945 7,840 15,115 36,107

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