Sunday, October 31, 2010 | Uncategorized | Add a Comment
On March 30th, President Barack Obama went down to the Northern Virginia Community College and signed the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act in front of hundreds of cheering students and faculty. While the Act increased Pell Grants and reformed a number of tax credits, it only addresses some of the issues anyone wanting to go to school must address when it comes to covering the high cost of a higher education and a college degree.
After all, the current recession hangs over everyone’s head like the sword of Damocles. Holding, much less finding, a job remains uncertain. It’s well known that individuals with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees are ahead of the competition... »View More
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In today’s turbulent economy, many young people have been forced to begin working during or immediately after high school in order to ensure their financial stability. As a result, many youths are choosing to stay in an unskilled job rather than pursue a college degree, as they believe that they will encounter financial troubles if they stop working.
However, these individuals should know that the days when all college students were required to live on campus and attend classes in the middle of the day are long gone, as a great many online college programs have been created to help busy adults further their education. In fact, many of these courses of study allow students to make their... »View More
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As technology improves and changes so does the workplace. More companies are utilizing the web for every day business. Since web programs and applications are constantly being updated, workers who can adapt to these changes are the most valuable employees and have the most successful careers. To prepare them to work in this ever changing environment, college students may find they need more than the courses offered at their colleges or universities. They may find just what they need with online degree education programs.
In some cases college text books don’t even contain some of the information students need for fast changing careers. For example, the media industry now relies heavily... »View More
