For students who need some sort of financial assistance to attend college, it’s a good thing grants are no longer limited to just the one that was offered by Lady Anne Mowlson in 1643. She is credited with offering the first ever college grant of 100 pounds to Harvard in that year. Now, a little [...]
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Students drop out of high school for many reasons; perhaps they need to work to support themselves, or their family structure may not have been conducive to the educational process. Many students who for one reason or another do not complete high school do, however, complete their GED (General Education) certificate. This is a high [...]
The fast pace from the modern world and the growth of technology have created many options and alternatives to traditional and conventional learning and education. Today, you are able to opt on getting a degree by going to school or by going online. The on-campus bachelors degree program can be availed in many universities and [...]
The Bureau of Labor Statistics states that civil engineering is the largest of all the field’s specialties. As of 2008, there were over 278,000 of them out of 1.6 million engineers in the U.S. As it stands, President Obama pushed through a multi-billion dollar national stimulus package last year, which green lights the construction of [...]
The costs associated with attending college can overwhelm and deter people from furthering their education. But there may be a way to finance your education through your current employer. A portion of your costs for school, or possibly your entire tuition, could be covered. You can even maintain the work schedule you are on if [...]
You see the ads whenever you go on the net. They claim that President Obama himself wants single mothers to go back to school. Thing is, when you peel through the layers of hype, the core of the message is true. The country’s chief executive has set up a program that actually helps single parents [...]
There are many advantages to enrolling in an online college, as opposed to taking courses on a campus in person. You have the ability to set your own pace. Take as few as one class or two classes, or as many as five, per semester. Attend classes in the middle of the afternoon, or late [...]
If you want to be a more sellable commodity in a flooded job market or to earn more money in the future, you might consider higher education. And Internet-based classes and online degree programs these days offer the flexibility to accomplish this goal on your own time, in your own space and when you don’t [...]
National Public Radio recently broad casted a story about one young student, Ken Ilgunas. In order to afford going to Duke University, Ilgunas lives in a beat-up Econovan. He lives on a diet primarily of oatmeal, peanut butter and pasta. It’s a quarter mile hike if he has to relieve himself. It makes one wonder [...]
More students than ever are choosing to learn online. A new study finds a 17% increase in online enrollment. The same study found 25% of college students are taking at least one course online. That means more college students are having to learn new skills for learning. Participating in a distance learning college requires a [...]