Education of the 2014 Oscar Nominees February 17, 2014 | Marcus Varner | Leave a comment The movie awards season is in full swing again and the mother of them all, the Academy Awards, is just a couple weeks away. As the education maniacs we are, we could not resist the opportunity to link college degrees to our favorite actors and actresses, namely those who have been nominated for statuettes. Hopefully… Read More
Infographic: History of Robotics 101 February 12, 2014 | Marcus Varner | Leave a comment It can be easy to look at the college degrees of today and proclaim which ones will make you the most money now. But what about degrees that will be all the rage 20 years from now? For the biggest career field of the future, look no further than robotics technology. While no one has… Read More
Infographic: What Parents Really Think About Sending Kids to College January 15, 2014 | Marcus Varner | Leave a comment For parents looking to give their child the best start in life, college used to be the default. A college degree would practically guarantee that your child would be spared from any significant unemployment or the low salaries that plagued that rest of the workforce. Well, times have changed. And parents are rethinking their strategies.… Read More
Infographic: Which College Majors Study the Most? December 11, 2013 | Marcus Varner | Leave a comment Most colleges, online or traditional, recommend that, for every credit hour students take, they spend three hours per week preparing for class. That means reading, completing assignments, and doing quizzes. For a full-time student taking 15 credit hours, for example, that would mean 45 hours preparing for class per week. Despite these recommendations to students,… Read More
The 5 Most Difficult College Degrees You Can Get December 9, 2013 | Marcus Varner | Leave a comment Everyone knows that getting a college degree can be academically demanding for students. However, not all degree programs are created equal, as some areas of study are far more challenging than others. While you should not choose your college major by the difficulty or the ease of its coursework, you should know what you’re getting… Read More
5 Great Jobs You Can Get with Online Degrees December 4, 2013 | Marcus Varner | Leave a comment Earning a college degree is crucial to ensuring career success. However, these days, you do not have to travel thousands of miles to attend school. Unless you have been hiding under a rock for the last decade, you have probably noticed that college classes (and the degrees they lead to) can be taken online, as… Read More
How to Choose a College Major December 2, 2013 | Marcus Varner | Leave a comment Many high school students struggle with the decision of where to attend college (or even if they should pursue a college degree at all). So if you’ve finally arrived at a decision and chosen where you want to get your degree, congratulations! That’s a big achievement. However, the pressure isn’t off just because you selected… Read More
Infographic: Which Schools Produce the Most Millionaires? November 27, 2013 | Marcus Varner | Leave a comment Nowadays more than ever, students are thinking about how much they will get from their college degrees, online or traditional, before they enroll? And while it’s not a perfect measure of the value a college can provide to its students, the number of millionaires (that is, individuals who have a net worth of $1 million… Read More
Infographic: The Mobile Phone and Tablet Revolution November 14, 2013 | Marcus Varner | Leave a comment Sometimes we forget just how much technology has transformed over the last 20 years, especially in the way we get information about and communicate with the world. Twenty years ago, most people made calls on land lines, many used pagers to receive messages on the go, and only the wealthy had actual mobile phones. Today,… Read More