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Computer industry certification, as part of a business education program, has been recommended at the national and state level. This study was designed to determine the attitudes and perceptions of pre-service business educators toward industry certification. Pre-service business educators were surveyed to determine how they perceived the benefits of industry certification, their attitude toward industry certification, confidence to teach related skills, and their recommendations for requiring industry certification for pre-service business educators, in-service business educators, and teachers in other academic areas. All pre-service business educators indicated that having industry certification is beneficial and that industry certification will increase job opportunities. Most respondents indicated that teachers with industry certification enhance the reputation of business educators and business education programs. Having industry certification increased the teaching confidence level of most pre-service business educators.