Edudemic has started a new series entitled “Career Spotlights” designed to provide parents and students with important information on various careers. The articles will be informative and will contain helpful advice from professionals working in the field being spotlighted. [read more]
Graduating early from college can have a significant positive financial savings. Using such tactics as using AP, dual credit, and/or CLEP credits to fill core requirements as well as taking advantage of summer opportunities and online courses at local junior colleges to fulfill core requirements can eliminate thousands of dollars from the more traditional four-year graduation plan. Students finishing in the middle of the year often have less competition in the job market because only about five to ten percent of students graduate in December, according to Inside Higher Ed. [read more]
Pamela Scott, an executive life coach located in Atlanta, GA, posts an article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution with some practical advice for both high school students as well as students returning to school after a break. [read more]
Jeff Salingo, editor-at-large for the Chronicle of Higher Education, gives some perspective on the concept of a college education as an investment similarly to a home as an investment. [read more]
Huffington Post Canada, provides some answers to the changing workplace for the Gen Y workplace and suggests that, unlike their parents, they will not concede loyalty to corporations that view their employees as faceless commodities. [read more]
The US Army News Service announces that new requests for tuition assistance will be denied until further notice due to budget cuts. This declaration affects both active duty and reserve soldiers. [read more]
Jada Graves of US News and World Report Money section posts an interesting article citing the latest research regarding student interest in STEM careers. Interest as well as opportunity is on the rise and the future holds promise for more diversity. [read more]
ADITYA MAHESH, writing for Tech Crunch, discusses his regrets with his business degree even though he had some very exciting classes and lecturers. [read more]
“Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University announced plans to launch the nation’s first bachelor’s degree in Commercial Space Operationsduring a news conference Wednesday at the 16th Annual FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference in Washington, D.C.
The new degree program, which would be offered at the Daytona Beach, Fla., campus of the world’s largest accredited aviation and aerospace academic institution, will supply the commercial spaceflight industry with skilled graduates in the areas of space policy, operations, regulation and certification, as well as space flight safety, and space program training, management and planning.” [read more]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is investigating the connection between student loan debt and the teacher shortage, both projected and current, especially in the areas of math and science. “The National Center for Education Statistics estimates that the United States will need over 425,000 new teachers by the end of this decade to make up for the wave of retiring baby boomers. Despite this challenge, compensation for public school teachers has not kept pace with the private sector— according to one study, starting public school teachers in 19 states earn less than $33,000 per year.” With the average student loan debt approaching the $30,000 mark, considering a career in education is becoming more and more difficult. [read more]
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/blog/student-debt-and-schools/