Archive for May, 2009

UCSD Extension Names Top Twelve Career Trends For College Graduates

As commencement ceremonies around the country loom near, many students find themselves stepping out into a workplace with unemployment at a record high. So what’s a fresh college graduate to do? UCSD has just released a study highlighting twelve of the hottest career options for grads, and they aren’t all what you might expect. Good [...]

India’s Shobhit University Introduces Pharmaceutical School

Vying to join the ranks of other top pharmacy schools worldwide, Meerut’s Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology has just unveiled its School of Pharmaceutical Studies. With this new program, the school hopes to train students for excellence in various pharmaceutical fields, from administration to research, and it is open for business:
Shobhit University, the deemed [...]

Cosmetology School: Benefitting Everyone

As some industries take a hit in our current economy, other industries continue to chug along or even boom. Beauty is one ideal that will never go out of fashion, and as such, cosmetology school has become an increasingly appealing option for many potential students. In fact, enrollment is reaching record highs as beauty schools [...]

UNC Greensboro Introduces Four New Online Business Programs

According to an announcement from the school itself, University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s Bryan School of Business and Economics will be introducing four new business school online programs to commence in the upcoming fall semester! The school expects to see a large jump in students in the near future, and have put together these [...]

Open House at Florida Interior Design School

Florida-based interior design school hopefuls, take note: on Thursday, June 4th, the Institute of Interior Design will be opening its doors to the public for an open house. Whether you want to meet with faculty and staff, take a tour, or simply browse outstanding work from current students, there is something in it for you. [...]

Dallas County Career Center Reintroduces HVAC Program

The laws of supply and demand are alive and well in Dallas, Texas: thanks to rising requests amongst the community, Dallas County’s school board voted on, and approved, the reinstitution of an HVAC program at the county’s Career Center for the 2009-2010 school year. Though a similar HVAC technician school was previously cut from the [...]

Students Vie For Prizes at Le Cordon Bleu Market Basket Competition

Tis the season for scholarships! Three lucky students have just been named as the official winners of this year’s annual Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America Market Basket Competition. Along with the distinction of whipping some stiff competition, the winners were presented with scholarships to aid their future studies at the California School of Culinary [...]

Parsons Students Debut Design Work at Lord & Taylor

This past Thursday, the AAS Fashion Studies program at world-renowned fashion design school Parsons showcased some standout looks at their annual AAS Line Debut. Taking place on the terrace atop Lord & Taylor in the heart of New York City’s midtown, the show featured 40 looks hand-selected by a panel of professionals, and stars of [...]

Radiology Society Donates $191K in Research Grants

It’s a great week for scholarships: The Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation has just handed out thirteen grants for the purposes of development of interventional radiology research. The grants totaled in excess of $191,000, giving the lucky hospitals, radiology schools, and deserving students plenty of reasons to cheer.
“SIR Foundation is proud to be able [...]

Organization Awards Students Over $23K in Accounting Scholarships

There was good news this week for Oklahoma college and high school students with ambitions of obtaining an accounting degree: the Oklahoma State Certified Public Accountants’ Educational Foundation just awarded almost $24,000 worth of scholarships to students for use in the 2009-2010 school year. Why? Accounting hopefuls are at a record high right now, and [...]

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