Which Business Degrees Are Most Lucrative in 2013? July 15, 2013 | Marcus Varner | Leave a comment You would be hard-pressed to find a business degree-seeker who has not thought about how much money they might be making after graduation. Sort of like how English students dream about the Pulitzer-winner they’re going to write. With the fluctuations in the economy of the last five years, salaries for business degree-earners have had their… Read More
How Big is Student Loan Debt in the U.S.? [Infographic] July 3, 2013 | Marcus Varner | Leave a comment For anyone thinking about getting a traditional or online degree, student loans have never been a bigger topic. Just for the record, student loans had already nearly double since 2007 and were greater than credit card or auto loan debt before this happened. Now, with the U.S. Congress failing to take action to prevent interest rates… Read More
Are Bachelors Degrees the New High School Diploma? May 29, 2013 | Marcus Varner | Leave a comment Nowadays, the prolonged recession and subsequent shortage of jobs has led many to gripe about how bachelors degrees must not be as valuable as they used to be. Some even wonder if bachelors degrees are so common that they’ve become devalued, diluted, and now occupy the spot that was once reserved for high school diplomas.… Read More
How to Prepare for Your Next Job Interview: 5 Tips September 13, 2012 | Marcus Varner | Leave a comment The job interview: one of the most nerve-wracking experiences in modern civilization. You have to dress and act your best, answer perfectly, and still, somehow, just be yourself. Seeing how difficult and sweat-inducing this can be, it is surprising that so many people fail to prepare properly. Well, as with so many things, proper performance… Read More
Land Your First Job Out of College With These 5 Tips August 30, 2012 | Marcus Varner | Leave a comment This generation of grads may be up against a tougher challenge than any group before them. Coming out of college, you will not have jobs thrown at you from all directions. But here are five tips to get you roaring out of the gate toward your first real job.… Read More
Ethnicity and College Attendance Go Hand-in-Hand October 4, 2011 | kristie | Leave a comment The ethnicity of a person and the likelihood they will attend college has always gone hand-in-hand. Caucasians, for example, college attendance numbers are much higher than Hispanics or African-Americans. Primarily, this relates to the income level of the households that these children come from, but it is not the only factor. With the economic downturn,… Read More
How Education Tax Credits Can Cut Education Costs October 3, 2011 | Jenna Scaglione | Leave a comment Though a precious commodity, education has become somewhat of a costly investment. The price of education today has topped the charts and even surpassed some housing prices. The “per credit” costs can add up rather quickly and as a result many aspiring students find they need additional assistance to carry the financial load. The Federal… Read More
Lower Housing Prices Equates to Lower College Attendance September 21, 2011 | kristie | Leave a comment According to a Cornell University study, the plummeting value of homes is having an adverse affect on the number of students that are heading off to college. The head of the study, economist Michael Lovenheim, found that the steady decline of housing prices is reducing the overall wealth of parents, which is also prohibiting parents… Read More
How will you be spending your summer? May 24, 2011 | Suzanne Shaffer | Leave a comment You probably fit into one of these categories: currently employed, seeking employment, recently graduated, or still in college. Wherever you are in the employment market, you face obstacles to overcome and frustrations with the current job outlook and the future. It’s no surprise that graduates will face the daunting task this summer of searching for… Read More