{"id":5705,"date":"2021-09-18T12:25:11","date_gmt":"2021-09-18T16:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swccdev.org\/workup\/?page_id=5705"},"modified":"2025-02-17T13:34:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T18:34:58","slug":"fastforward-credentials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sw.edu\/workforce\/fastforward-credentials\/","title":{"rendered":"FastForward"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div id=\"block_ff1a5330d69fa0cb331548043a73a50a\" class=\"mb-20\">\n        <div class=\"quicklinks-section text-center\">\n<ul class=\"quicklinks d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center flex-wrap\">\n<li class=\"text-center\"><a class=\"d-inline-block text-uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/sw.edu\/workforce\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"text-center\"><a class=\"d-inline-block text-uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/sw.edu\/workforce\/class\/\">Classes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"text-center\"><a class=\"d-inline-block text-uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/sw.edu\/workforce\/registration\/\">Registration<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"text-center\"><a class=\"d-inline-block text-uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/sw.edu\/workforce\/tuition-help\/\">Tuition Help<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"text-center\"><a class=\"d-inline-block text-uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/sw.edu\/workforce\/employers\/\">Employer Solutions<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"text-center\"><a class=\"d-inline-block text-uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/sw.edu\/workforce\/contact\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div id=\"block_a2dc733d592085dd366e29e96c18ea70\" class=\"container banner py-10 py-xl-20 mb-20 blue content\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 mb-5\">\n<h2 class=\"banner-title text-uppercase text-center\">Credentials for a Career that Matters<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12 banner-content\">\n                <p>FastForward is the most affordable, achievable option in higher education in Virginia. 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