Oh, those Recession Blues! High unemployment and an increasingly competitive job market. Rising expenses and lower expectations. So where is the light at the end of this tunnel? It might be a whole lot closer than you think!
The U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that literally hundreds of thousands of new, [...]
In an effort to boost funding for the school, New Jersey online reports that Rutgers University has set its sights upon increasing the number of online courses it offers. In fact, Rutgers President Richard L. McCormick has reportedly pledged to increase the revenue gained from online courses from $20.5 billion to $60 billion over [...]
It’s a great idea: a global college with no tuition fees that is accessible to anyone with an internet connection. But is the University of the People too good to be true?
When Shai Reshef, a higher education entrepreneur, disclosed his plan to start a free university that would use technology to provide a college [...]
Does a college degree stand between you and a pink slip? Just look at the data: in the last months of 2009, unemployment for high school dropouts surged from 8% to 15.5%. In the exact same period, the unemployment stats for college degree holders increase by 2.6%. The bottom line: [...]
Imagine an entire college course dangling from your key chain. Sounds like something out of a futuristic scenario, doesn’t it? But at Thomas Edison State College in New Jersey, the future is now.
Last spring Edison unveiled FlashTrack; a true education innovation in college course delivery. FlashTrack uses flash drives that have been [...]
Are American colleges operating more like businesses and less like educational institutions? In the recent SQUEEZE PLAY 2010 study conducted by Public Agenda and the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 60% of the people surveyed seem to think that is exactly what is happening.
In the same study, two thirds [...]
With the continually growing popularity of online schools, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that many Ivy League schools are now starting to offer courses online. Although many of these schools still only offer a limited number of classes online rather than entire degree programs, it is still giving students around the world [...]
Great jobs with terrific earning potential and benefits are out there – and many don’t need an advanced degree. Nope, this isn’t a fairy tale. These careers pay $40+ per hour and you don’t have to rack up a zillion dollars in college loans to qualify. Online degree programs offer excellent educational [...]
