The Earnings Gap Formal statistics aren’t really necessary to confirm what modern managers already know: […]
Saying farewell to the single life Getting along with a college roommate has never been […]
Eighteen months after the University of Colorado created a department to prepare undergraduates for a broad range of careers in health care, from medicine to physical therapy to physician assistant, that department already has 1,200 students, making it the second most popular on campus. A […]
Time to select a college? Not so fast. With more than 1,600 four-year colleges and universities to choose from, you will need to think this one through. As we mention in our article “Selecting the ‘Right’ School,” size is an important consideration. As a frame […]
So you want to know what your four years of college are going to be like? Well, we can’t tell you, so there. Ha! Well, okay, we can give you an idea of what lies down the road for you, but predicting what somebody will […]
While getting accepted to college is a major achievement, succeeding in college and making it to graduation is perhaps an even bigger achievement. According to a 1998 ACT study, over 25 percent of students at four-year colleges and universities drop out after their first year, […]
Finding the right college for you can be a straightforward and low-stress experience if you begin by looking at a key issue: size. You’ve probably already heard lots of conflicting theories about the pros and cons of big versus small and urban versus rural. Large […]
Leaving for college marks a major transition in most students’ lives: leaving high school; for many, leaving home; freeing yourself from parental control; and leaving old friends, activities, and ways of being. Arriving at college signifies equally momentous changes: exploring a new place, becoming independent, […]
Give up Cambridge, Massachusetts, for Appleton, Wisconsin? That’s just what Montanan Rob Geck did when he turned down the opportunity to attend Harvard. And the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. And, for that matter, Boston University. Instead, he decided to enroll at Lawrence University in Appleton. […]
Your dorm room can seem like a safe haven, immune to the dangers of the outside world. And while this space may be made safer by things like security cameras mounted around the building, campus security guards, and locked entry doors, it doesn’t necessarily allow […]
Staying focused in class can be difficult. That pretty girl or hot guy sitting beside you. The wild party the night before. That late night study session that kept you up until three in the morning. A general disinterest in the subject matter at hand. […]
There are a variety of places and ways to live when away at school. College campuses and campus towns often offer numerous living situations to fit a variety of personal styles and preferences. Finding the right spot may depend upon your budget, your ability or […]
It may be difficult to consider the possible dangers of a college campus when you arrive to school. Often the environment seems so fun and carefree, that danger in such a place may seem such a distant possibility that you never really take much time […]
While online degrees abound, not everyone has given up the dream of a campus-based education. For those still interested in leaving home to get their degree, half the battle of visiting a college comes well in advance to ever setting foot on the campus. There […]
College can be a tough time financially, but this doesn’t mean you have to just throw your hands up in the air and willingly accept all kinds of ridiculous or unnecessary debt. Rather than just assume that you’re going to come out of school with […]
Requirements for licensing and/or authorization for educational institutions vary from state to state in the United States. Most states require that a learning institution be certified, authorized and/or accredited in order to award degrees to students. There are some schools out there that do not […]
A far cry from traditional correspondence courses, today’s distance learning programs offer students access to streamed media lectures, online discussion groups, and digital libraries, while providing them flexibility in class and assignment schedules unavailable at brick-and-mortar institutions. The uniqueness of the digital experience has encouraged […]
Students today are entering, through online education, into a new type of university. With the advent of affordable and accessible college courses offered over the Internet, there are more opportunities than ever to complete a course or a degree program without leaving home. Student Services […]
Fifty years ago, a bachelor’s degree was respectable, a master’s was amazing, and a doctorate was almost unheard of. Today, industry demands a college education along with a few years experience or a graduate degree. With increased college enrollment in the past twenty years, undergrad […]
Are you accredited? Whether you pursue it online or in a classroom, a career-enhancing degree and life-enriching education is what you want. Accredited universities have proven to an objective third-party commission that they deliver both. That’s why employers value degrees earned at accredited institutions. – […]