Monthly Archive December, 2008

Want to be a Culinary Arts Specialist? Yes, Chef! | 12.04.08

The popularity of shows like Kitchen Nightmares, Top Chef, and Hell’s Kitchen has driven people back into the kitchen and has made culinary school one of the coolest and most popular education choices in decades.
It’s not all risotto and fine glazes, however. Students are challenges to learn everything from the absolute basics, including ingredient [...]

Western Governors University – proud, private, and online! |

This is probably one of the coolest schools ever. WGU is a private online school with an incredible reputation for excellence. Based in Salt Lake City, Western Governors University is setting the standard for distance-education. Time Magazine recently featured WGU in a great article.
According to this article, around 4 million Americans choose [...]

Becoming a Massage Therapist – more than just a rub. |

Who doesn’t like the feel of a good massage? Massage is often recommended as a form of therapy for people who are recovering from an injury, who have limited mobility, stress, tension and pain. Because of the growing understanding of massage therapy’s benefits for healing, this field is growing. Becoming a certified massage [...]

What is a Pell Grant? |

A Pell Grant is a federal grant sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and covered by the Higher Education act of 1965 (Title IV, Part A, Subpart 1; 20 U.S.C. 107a). For the years 2007-2008 the maximum Pell Grant available to students is $4,310. In 2008-2009 the amount is $4,731. The maximum is [...]

Becoming a Medical Billing Specialist |

At one time or another we have seen them in action. They’re the people at the doctor’s office who seem to have their pulse on the actual business of the clinic. This is a great career choice for anyone interested in the medical office side of medicine. It’s important to know what schools offer. [...]

Hollywood needs digital gurus! |

If you’ve ever seen any of the Pixar movies out there, you’ll know what we mean. It takes increidble creativity and skill to create amazing graphics used in the movie industry. Just look at the growing popularity of these digitally animated movies like Bolt, Madagascar, and so on. Definitely not skills you get by [...]

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