Does Treehouse provide any sort of certification upon completion of their programs? Something to show employers?

Nope

I'll just mention what I've seen from working in the industry over the past year as well as being married to someone who has been in it since the 90s: showing your skills is WAY more important to employers than a degree or accreditation. So they want to see a portfolio, github account, dribbble, and so on. There might even be a skill testing question or three before you even get an interview (my husband does hiring for his department and does this).

So you could always include a link to your treehouse profile with any job apps you send out, so they can see you've completed the courses/badges that you have. :)

And job titles are, well, mostly made up. How many companies do you see that hire 'code ninjas' or 'server monkeys' or 'rockstars'? Lots of companies even let you choose your own job title upon being hired (within reason - you can't be the CEO, unless it's the CEO of burritos or something). So if you feel you have the skills to call yourself a web designer, or developer, or whatever, then go right ahead. :)

Perfect! Thank you so much! Can't wait to be the King of Pizza.

Hi Sullivan. A Treehouse student named Riley Hilliard created a nice blog post about this on his personal webpage, along with an application that can link your Treehouse progress to your own webpage (once you create it). See Riley's blog post.

Excellent read, and valuable advice. Thank you so much for sharing that.

Nice question and awesome answers :)