Archive for July, 2009 - Page 4
October Deadline for Two Scholarships
The scholarship well isn't dry yet.�� With students looking for ways to fund their education, scholarships are often the only way students will be able to go to school and earn their associates or bachelors degrees.�� Many scholarship deadlines were in February or March of this year, but there are two scholarships that are open… | Read More
Online Summer School an Option for Busy High School Kids
Online Summer School an Option for Busy High School Kids Kaplan University, a veteran online school that also has campuses across the country, has opened up an online summer school for secondary school students. ��Students who have summer travel plans that conflict with educational obligations can manage both, with a little discipline and internet access. According to… | Read More
BSMG Announces Launch of Social Network for Beauty Students and Professionals
Today, marketing and advertising agency Beauty Schools Marketing Group (BSMG) put out a press release to announce the launch of "The Beauty School Lounge," a unique social networking website created especially for cosmetology school students, professors, and professionals in the field of beauty and cosmetology.
The virtual lounge is described by its creators as "an… | Read More
Scholarships Still Exist For Accounting Majors
With our country's current economic crisis, students are finding that scholarships are more and more difficult to come by. A national accounting firm, however,�� recently promised a large sum of money to facilitate scholarships for students who want to earn an accounting degree at the University of Alabama.
Current and former employees of Ernst &… | Read More
Department of Education Study Cites Value of Distance Learning
On June 26th the U.S. Department of Education released a "meta-analysis" of online education, a study based on strict criteria that the Department established in order to derive accurate information.�� A meta-analysis looks at all available data on a topic and develops a broad overview.�� The report said that researchers had identified more than 1,000… | Read More
College Degrees Wanted -- and Online Education Could Help
There are more students in college nowadays than ever before -- but education officials are saying it's still not enough to fill the growing number of career opportunities requiring college graduates.
There are certainly roadblocks along the way. According to the Sun-Herald, The Southern Regional Education Board has released its 2009 "Fact Book on Higher… | Read More
American InterContinental University Online Hits Top 100 for Hispanic Students
Good news for American InterContinental University Online -- according to a report in Higher Education Magazine, AIU Online ranks within the publication's top 100 schools awarding bachelor degrees to Hispanic students. This ranking is based on their performance in the 2007-2008 academic year, which was particularly stellar where following through with students is concerned:
AIU… | Read More
University of Phoenix Proves Itself Head of the Class
If you want to be one of the top business schools in the world, it helps to show that you know a thing or two about business. That's one thing University of Phoenix doesn't have to worry about -- the school, in conjunction with its parent company The Apollo Group, has just announced its first… | Read More
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