If you are one of the thousands of people who has lost his or her job during these difficult economic times, you may be giving some serious thought to switching career paths. Whether your current career path appears to be fading out with the changing times or you simply want to pursue a career [...]

Are you looking for some scholarship money to help you pay for the cost of college? You may be surprised to learn about the many different scholarship opportunities out there, particularly if you are considered to be a minority. In fact, depending upon your personal situation and your academic goals, it is possible [...]

Despite the fact that your earning potential and employment opportunities increase substantially after you earn a college degree, there is a large percentage of people who drop out before they complete their degree program. In fact, some colleges estimate that less than 10% of those who enroll in a degree program actually finish that program.
So, [...]

While the nation continues to reel at the loss of jobs around the country, there does seem to be one tiny bright spot emerging as a result of the current economic conditions – women are making gains within the workforce.
According to statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs continue to be on the downslide. [...]

For many college-bound students, the month of April means that they’re going to start getting those much-anticipated letters in the mail. Will they receive a fat envelope in the mail—bringing an offer of acceptance—or will a thin envelope reveal a letter of rejection? If you have already applied, or are thinking about applying to college, [...]

If you are trying to decide whether or not to head back to college, you might want to consider some alarming trends that are taking place in the workforce. Whereas earning a high school degree was once enough to provide you with a wide variety of employment opportunities, a growing number of employers are [...]

A recent story in the LA Times focused on an alarming report put together by the Public Policy Institute of California, which found that at least 41% of jobs in California will require a four-year degree in 2025. Yet, the same study found that only about 35% of working-age adults in the state will [...]

If you still aren’t convinced that your Facebook or MySpace page could possibly make it more difficult for you to get into the college of your dreams, you might want to check out a recent article published in The Wall Street Journal. According to the article, a recent survey conducted by the Kaplan education [...]