Archive for September, 2009
Physical Therapy a Promising Prospect for Career Changers
With our country’s current economic crisis, many people are turning to the rapidly growing field of health care to look for stable and well-paying jobs. One thing many people doesn’t realize, however, is just how many different career options exist within health care, beyond the basics of doctor and nurse. BusinessWeek is reporting a rising [...]
University of Arizona Retools MBA Program
Continuing education has become a primary choice for many college graduates who have lost jobs or topped out on their opportunities for advancement. The average age for new college students today is around twenty five years, reinforcing the perception of a significant movement among professionals to upgrade their credentials.
The University of Arizona [...]
Tennessee County High Schools Introduce Distance Learning Elements to Education
Once upon a time, high schools were only brought together in a competitive spirit — linked only by the passing, emotionally-charged tangents of field days and football games. Not so, these days, thanks to the growing power of the digital age. In Tennessee, several school districts are bringing their high schools online for a unique [...]
Rutgers Offers Free Online Certification Program for Unemployed
Rutgers University has developed an online program offering certification in a number of professional areas to residents who are unemployed and seeking to redirect their careers. The business school at Rutgers – Camden has been using online education for some time to provide continuing education opportunities to professionals holding a business degree. Now it [...]
Pennsylvania Man Turns College Job Into Successful Culinary Arts Career
Some are easy paychecks while others are hard work, but for most people, college jobs eventually become nothing but fond memories after graduation. This week, Somerset County’s Daily American interviews a man who ended up with a career quite different from what he originally epxected.
According to the article, Dave Dayok was once hard at [...]
Flood of Online Students in Reno Illustrates Shifts in Education
Like virtually every metropolitan area Reno, Nevada is seeing an increase in adults returning to school and to the use of online education programs in general. The Reno Gazette Journal has an excellent article about the experiences of both students and faculty with the advent of distance learning.
The University of Nevada/Reno began experimenting with [...]
California College Fast Tracks Criminal Justice Degree
Hartnell College in Salinas, CA has found a way to compete with online schools and new campuses in its area by offering a criminal justice degree that can be completed in three semesters – or one year, including a summer session.
Hartnell is a community college near the Monterey Peninsula in Central California, established [...]
Concordia University Blends Education With Technology for New Masters Program
The landscape of education is changing drastically — where chalkboards and textbooks were once considered all you need, new technology has given way to innovations in the teaching method. One school, Concordia University’s Chicago campus, is harnessing that landscape with an instructional technology degree that is appealing to teachers at every level of instruction.
Concordia [...]
Military Enrollment Jumps at Kaplan University Iowa
Kaplan University is a major provider of online degree programs and also operates campuses in several states. Mason City, one of their six Iowa campuses, has seen a spike in enrollment due to their ability to deliver both online and on campus courses. The small campus has doubled its military attendance, drawing on [...]
Oregon State University Adds Degrees to Business College
Good news for business-minded students in Oregon! The Oregon State Board of Higher Education has just approved the addition of four new degrees to the business school curriculum at Oregon State University.
Originally, states the Portland Business Journal, the only specialized business bachelor degree offered by the school was an accounting degree. This creates a [...]
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