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Even Cowboys Get Their MBA Degrees Online

Juggling the schedule and workload of a traditional college and a full-time job can be overwhelmingly difficult — especially when that full-time job is with the NFL like professional placekicker Billy Cundiff. After being drafted to the Dallas Cowboys fresh from his undergraduate degree, Cundiff discovered that long practice hours on the gridiron and erratic [...]

Smith College to Introduce New Bachelor of Arts in Engineering Degree

Smith College has always been a pioneer in many fields, including engineering: its Picker Engineering Program is not only one of the most renowned engineering schools in the nation, but was the first at an all-woman’s school and the first to explore engineering from a liberal arts perspective. Not content to stop innovating, Smith College [...]

A New Emphasis on Career Development in the Works for Washington State University

Changes may be in the works for Washington State University — not the least of which is a whole new college within its walls. With the elimination of another outdated wing, this college is slated to focus on general studies, honors courses, and a new section specializing in helping students find their best careers for [...]

Culinary Sciences Listed Among Top Unusual Majors List

Is a culinary degree really that strange? We don’t think so, but some of its aspects must seem strange to some people to make the Wall Street Journal’s list of eleven unusual college majors. Some of the programs listed were true doozies by any count, such as the major checking in at the numper one [...]

Green Degrees Gather Momentum in Business

Environmentalism is no longer just a trend: it’s a way of life that is permeating every facet of our culture, from food to fashion to civil engineering. In this social climate, one of the hottest diplomas to lay claim to is an environmental science degree, and nowadays it’s not just for biologists and park rangers. [...]

Remington College-Tampa Campus Introduces Dental Assistant Program

Big news from Remington College’s Tampa campus: the school is now enrolling students for its brand new dental assistant degree program. This eight-month program promises to prepare students with the qualifications needed to successfully begin a career in dental assisting upon graduation.
The program lasts a minimum of eight months and begins with students learning the [...]

MBA Programs: A Valuable Choice for Young Professionals

As the job market gets ever more fierce, many young working professionals are starting to find that a Bachelor degree alone is no longer enough to advance their career. In turn, many are looking to an MBA degree as a way to ramp up their marketable skills in an increasingly competitive career climate.

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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 [...]