Archive for June, 2008
Starting Your Photography Career
If you’re enrolled in an online photography degree or certificate program, it’s never too early to consider your career options. A comprehensive program will introduce you to the fundamentals of traditional and digital photography. You’ll learn about camera choices, printing, composition, exposure, film choices, lighting, posing techniques, and the use of filters.
Your choices are exhaustive: you can go into fashion photography, journalism, fine arts, advertising, portraiture, or a combination of fields. If you’re thinking of setting…
HVAC Training and the Environment
Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) technicians are employed throughout the country to install, maintain, and repair climate control systems at commercial, industrial, and residential buildings.
Online HVAC training programs introduce students to the principles of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics that govern heating and cooling systems. You’ll learn about boilers, heat pumps, furnaces, controls, refrigeration units, humidity-control systems, ventilation (mechanical and forced systems), and refrigerants.
Today, HVAC technicians face ever-increasing responsibilities to meet environmental regulations that…
Five “Must-Have” IT Certifications
When you become certified in a specific technology product or skill set, you demonstrate to potential employers that you have direct qualifications for jobs within their IT organization. Employers evaluate these milestones or tech benchmarks to whittle down the field of job applicants. You may also complete several IT certifications to seek advancements at your current job or to apply for a better-paying one. Some employers will expect you to continually add certifications to remain with the company.
Here are five, must-have certifications for competing in the IT professions:
CompTIA A+
This is the basic certification…
…BUT IS IT REAL? Five Ways to Tell An Accredited School from the Impostors
So, you think you’ve found the right online college for you. It fits your budget, seems to suit your needs, and promises you in and out of the program faster than you can say “diploma mill!” But is the school really what it’s cracked up to be? How can you tell a real accredited college […]
Ten Reasons to Consider Distance Learning
Essential Skill Sets for Paralegals
Thinking of becoming a paralegal assistant? It’s a great career choice, with Labor Department predictions of a sizzling 22 percent growth in jobs through 2016. Overburdened lawyers are hiring more paralegals than ever to help shoulder the workload. More than two-thirds of all legal assistants and paralegals work for law firms, with the balance landing jobs with government agencies and corporate law departments.
When signing up for classes, examine the syllabuses with care. You’ll want to build a solid core of generalized paralegal skills to broaden your appeal in the job market. Once you have on-the-job…
Five Career Options in Nursing
Registered nurses comprise the single-largest health care occupation in the land. During your stretch at nursing school, you’ll be introduced to an amazing range of career options. Many of you will be happy working as a floor nurse. Others may crave the energy of working the ER or in surgery. Some will aim for advanced […]
Three Ways to Offset or Eliminate Student Loan Debt
If you’ve generated debt from student loans during your time in college, it can take time to pay it all off. After graduation, you may have your hands full simply trying to find an entry-level job that will cover your rent, put food on the table, and start you along your career path — leaving […]
Four Key Courses for Business-minded Students
No matter your chosen field of study, most college degree programs allow for flexibility and elective options in filling out your courses. As the saying goes, “America’s business is business.” That means — no matter your career choice — you’ll be selling a product, a service, or your own abilities. That’s why you need a […]
Top-Three Survival Skills for Thriving Online
Attending online college classes can be like moving to another planet: your chances for survival increase if you’re prepared for the environment. It’s amazing that many students take right to the online model, as if they’ve always been distance learners. Others, however, shouldn’t attempt an expedition into foreign soil without carrying a basic toolkit.
Mastering an […]
More Colleges and Universities Changing to Online Models
The landscape of college education is undergoing exponential change. Traditional colleges and universities, strapped for cash during an economic downturn and with rising tuition costs, are considering shifts to online pay-per-class models.
Distance learning, once considered an option, is now being considered a necessity. According to a study by Brigham Young University and University of Michigan researchers, more and more students are forced by economic realities to combine their education with an active working life. Students, the researchers said, are shopping online for the best education deals.
The principal considerations among today’s more mature, career-focused student…
