Archive for 'Higher Education Degrees'
Ten Facts About Education Going Commercial
Posted on Apr 14, 2010.
The education market is going more commercial than ever; schools see the market of the higher education degree as a business, with the price gap between state schools and private schools closing. This is recognized not just in the United States, but all over the world, British author Ian Angus reports.
The following are ten facts about the commercialization of education; how they benefit you, the online learner, and how they also hurt your academic future.
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Have You Registered For The Fall Semester Yet?
Posted on Aug 11, 2009.
The college semester is starting in two to three weeks at several of the California universities. Several other universities have already started their fall semester. Registration is impacted, full, or impossible. Has your school started? Are you still trying to find a school to enroll for? Fortunately, several campuses are still offering enrollment for students scrambling to take part in Fall 2009.
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Summer Enrollment Incentives from American Sentinel University
Posted on Aug 03, 2009.
As the economy continues to suffer, businesses across the board have become increasingly more reliant on incentives, package deals, and special discount offers to attract new customers. Deals can currently be found all over the place, from luxurious discounted Las Vegas vacation packages at Station Casinos, to haggled down prices on expired packages of Bacon at Whole Foods, making it a little less surprising to see some higher education providers starting to offer incentives of their own.
The recent swell of out-of-work job seekers finding little success in the way of re-employment has helped to generate a virtual tidal wave of new enrollments for colleges and universities, of both the traditional campus-based variety, and especially those offering online courses. In an increasingly competitive marketplace, American Sentinel University recently unveiled a new incentives plan that makes their already low tuition rates seem even more attractive.
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Kindle Benefits College Students
Posted on Aug 03, 2009.
Have you heard about the Kindle 2? This $299 Amazon book reader is just over 1/3 thick (think a magazine) and weighs as much as a paperback, yet it is designed to hold over 1,500 books. These e-books are capable of being downloaded in a matter of seconds with via a free Internet connection. Imagine your textbooks compiled into e-book form!
The Kindle 2 was designed with a larger format than the original Kindle so that it could be utilized for high-quantity texts, such as textbooks. Students benefit from the Kindle 2 with a wide array of features, such as more affordable textbooks, more ease of reading, and less weight in the backpack. The Kindle 2 also reads the following file types: Word/DOCX, PDF, HTML, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, PRC and MOBI. Carry your school files with you by emailing these document types to your Kindle.
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Online Master of Education Degree And The Education Industry
Posted on Jul 30, 2009.
The education industry, also known as the Educational Services sector by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, has suffered from the rising unemployment of the economy, just as other industries. Lay offs and unemployment from the education industry, however, are primarily at the public school level. Private schools are still hiring strong; in May 2009 alone, 57,000 employees were hired in the education industry. Private schools make up over 90,000 establishments of hiring institutions.
Students looking to pursue an occupation in the education industry may be interested by the online master of education degree. The online master of education degree offers the benefits of distance learning and the skill sets for a rewarding career in education. A minimum of a master degree is required to teach at the college level, which makes the online master of education degree ideal for students pursuing an occupation in a private university.