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Fargo Student Awarded University of Phoenix Full Ride Scholarship
Thanks to hard work and determination, things are coming easier now to young Henry Huynh — this Wednesday he was presented with the prestigious “Teach It Forward” scholarship, granting him a full ride to University of Phoenix. UoP online classes are challenging, but both Huynh’s life story and academic achievements have proven that he knows [...]
New G.I. Bill Now Open For Business
Good news for veterans interested in pursuing a college education: the new G.I. Bill is now accepting applications, meaning new and improved funding for military online schools and traditional schools alike.
Congressman Eric Massa announced that veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq can now sign up for benefits from the New GI Bill. [...]
Health Career Clubs Gain Interest Among High School Hopefuls
Even in a downturned economy, health care careers are in steady demand, and high schools have taken notice. So much so, even, that the new big trend appears to be health care career clubs aimed at familiarizing students with the health care field and helping them secure prospects at the best medical, nursing, pharmacy, and [...]
SUNY Buffalo School of Social Work Goes Online
The University at Buffalo School of Social Work has the world of technology in its sights — the prestigious program has launched four internet-based social worker degree initiatives designed with the hopes of engaging “the cyberspace community” and bringing creativity and innovation to its field.
Whether it means nationally acclaimed podcasts or the emerging alternative [...]
Manatee Community College Becomes State College of Florida to Reflect New Four-Year Nursing Program
Manatee Community College, of Sarasota and Manatee counties in Florida, is no more — the school’s president, Lars Hafner, and his administration have changed its name from MCC to State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, one short month on the heels of an approval to start offering four-year RN to BSN degrees along with their standard [...]
Career Switches an Appealing Option in Today’s Workforce
Most people right now are no stranger to the fear of job loss, and it’s making people really reevaluate at their current lines of work. According to Washington’s Tri-City Herald, a new study reports that 57% of individuals making less than $40,000 per year have given serious thought to changing careers. What’s more, many are [...]
Citizens Call For New Public Law School in Texas
An op-ed piece in the Austin American-Statesman this week bemoaned the lack of public legal and paralegal schools in North Texas. According to the article, Texas hasn’t built a public law school since 1967, even in spite of rising populations making existing schools all the more exclusive.
North Texas is home to two fine private [...]
Teaching Jobs on the Horizon in Arizona
Public education programs have suffered as much as any industry in our country’s current economy, but don’t everyone give up on pursuing those teaching degrees just yet — despite widespread layoffs, nineteen Arizona school districts have seen growth in student populations, signifying a demand for teachers and meaning that new hires (and rehires) may not [...]
Anaheim University Introduces Green Online MBA Program
It seems like online MBA degrees are all the rage for aspiring professionals these days, and going green is huge with everyone — but the two together? It’s a match made in heaven and at Anaheim University, where their Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute has created the MBA in Sustainable Management, an online program designed to [...]
Editor: Melissa Steele is a freelance writer and focuses her research on funding for higher education. She is a graduate of UNLV and endeavors to keep her readers up to date with the most relevant education information.