Gates Foundation Grants Target College Graduation Rates

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced $4 million in grants to the National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth, Education and Families, and seven cities to boost college graduation rates by better coordinating the services that colleges, schools and communities provide to students. Reuters reports that, “Enrollment at the nation’s 1,200 community colleges [...]

The Five Hottest Medical Jobs that Require an Associate’s Degree

One of the ways to chart out a new career or a career change into the medical field is to look at the projections for needed professionals provided by the U.S. Department of Labor. They have released a report on Tomorrow’s Jobs that highlights the business sectors for high employment growth on a macro [...]

Upgrading That Law Enforcement Services Degree

Northern Arizona University (NAU) is one of the state’s three major state universities, alongside the University of Arizona and Arizona State. Their Extended Campuses program has developed an interesting niche offering of online education programs that provide government employees an opportunity to expand and polish their educational credentials in order to move into management [...]

Barack Obama Says College Education for All

President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress last week to speak about his views on higher education.  The President wants all Americans to pursue some kind of education beyond high school.  But the big question is – how?

It’s an ambitious goal – some might say impossible. Currently, only two of every five American adults [...]

Scholarships for Automotive Industry Students

To ensure interest in the automotive industry, even when car manufacturers are seeing a decrease in sales, the National Association of Black Automotive Suppliers announced that it will continue to donate to scholarship funds that serve the Detroit communities.

The National Association of Black Automotive Suppliers (NABAS) Scholarship Fund will donate more than $100,000 in college [...]

Scholarship Funds and No Takers

Can you imagine that there are scholarship monies available to people who show no interest in it?  I mean come on – free money and no takers? That is apparently the unfortunate case in St. Joseph Missouri.  Residents of low income housing are being offered $2000 scholarships to attend college, but over the last 5 [...]

The American Veterinary Medical Foundation Scholarship

Ever wonder what you can do to make the world a better place for animals?  How about considering a career in veterinary medicine or animal health?  Many schools offer a wide variety of programs to students who want to earn an associates degrees in veterinary technology. To ensure that qualified personnel are available to fill [...]