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  • New health care degree is just for vets
    The University of North Carolina School of Medicine has announced plans to create a degree that will build on the medical knowledge service members gain in the military.
    Posted Thursday Feb 21, 2013 20:36:18 EST
  • Get fit for college
    Want to give college a go, but you've been out of school so long that your idea of writing involves updating your Facebook status, and you don't know how to even spell "quadratic equation"...
    Posted Thursday Feb 21, 2013 20:29:55 EST
  • 6 new majors: Game design, motor sports & more
    Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits about to be burning a hole in your pocket — but you can't decide where to go to school or even what you want to major in? Maybe news of these new degree programs will...
    Posted Friday Jan 25, 2013 17:06:03 EST
  • Beef up your education with language training
    Maybe you've heard this one before: If someone who speaks three languages is called trilingual and someone who speaks two languages is called bilingual, what do you call someone who speaks one...
    Posted Friday Jan 25, 2013 16:33:26 EST
  • Jobs surge for 2-year degrees
    These days, there may be something more valuable to job seekers than a four-year college degree: a two-year college degree. Employment for Americans with an associate degree or some college has risen...
    Posted Friday Nov 23, 2012 15:24:40 EST
  • English majors: Forget what you think you know
    Rob Prescott figures he's heard all the snide remarks made about the jobs English majors (who don't plan on being teachers) can expect — from asking customers if they want fries with that to...
    Posted Friday Oct 26, 2012 13:53:58 EDT
  • Job skills found lacking in public higher ed
    Public higher education is earning more F's than A's when it comes to preparing students for the workforce, according to a recent report from the Institute for a Competitive Workforce. Each state...
    Posted Friday Oct 26, 2012 13:52:22 EDT
  • Getting an associate degree can pay off big
    When Sgt. Patrick Fairbanks left the Army in fall 2011, he didn't rush right into the job market. With his experience as a vehicle commander in charge of Stryker maintenance and his three Iraq tours,...
    Posted Wednesday Sep 19, 2012 16:27:38 EDT
  • More teachers getting degrees online
    An analysis of newly released Education Department data finds that four big universities, operating mostly online, are granting the most education degrees in the U.S. Last year, the four —...
    Posted Wednesday Sep 19, 2012 15:35:37 EDT
  • Better than a bachelor’s: Short-term certificate could lead to higher pay
    A new study finds certificates awarded through short-term vocational training programs can reap a bigger payoff than a bachelor's degree.
    Posted Tuesday Jul 24, 2012 11:10:51 EDT
  • Top schools for game developers
    The number of colleges offering degrees in video game design nearly doubled last year, further cementing games as a vibrant entertainment medium. Yet the school most recommended for its video game...
    Posted Tuesday Jun 26, 2012 10:27:28 EDT
  • Start your school search with an MBA pop quiz
    Considering an MBA but worried that it's a superfluous degree in a stagnant economy? There's good news — especially for students with a military background.
    Posted Tuesday Jun 26, 2012 10:12:51 EDT
  • Hybrid master’s degree
    It used to be that if you majored in a science, your job choices were limited to research or academia. Enter the professional science master's, or PSM, a relatively new degree that's attracting...
    Posted Thursday Mar 29, 2012 15:43:39 EDT
  • Mini MBA programs benefit mid-career leaders — in uniform or out
    Your dad always warned you about cutting corners, but a new trend in mini graduate programs may call that advice into question, at least when it comes to higher education.
    Posted Tuesday Mar 27, 2012 14:44:47 EDT
  • New emphasis on master’s degrees raises bar for advancement
    The decision to go back to college for a master's degree was easy for Army National Guard 1st Lt. Gregg Carey.
    Posted Friday Mar 2, 2012 16:24:12 EST
  • Physician assistant: Stable work, good pay — great prospects
    If the physician assistant field were a first date, it would be considered the "total package." Offering job security and satisfaction with impressive earning potential — a mean annual salary...
    Posted Friday Mar 2, 2012 16:18:41 EST
  • Law schools hit new lows
    The days of top law school graduates having their pick of six-figure jobs at boutique firms are over.
    Posted Wednesday Dec 14, 2011 12:32:04 EST
  • New study tells students the worth of their majors
    The choice of undergraduate major in college is strongly tied to a student's future earnings, with the highest-paying majors providing salaries of about 300 percent more than the lowest-paying,...
    Posted Monday Jun 27, 2011 14:24:26 EDT
  • Master of defense: Getting a graduate degree in homeland security
    Now is the time to go for a graduate degree that's likely to advance your career in and out of uniform.
    Posted Tuesday Mar 8, 2011 13:04:42 EST
  • UTC offering online degree in criminal justice
    A new online completion program for a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice is being offered this fall at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
    Posted Monday Sep 27, 2010 14:16:56 EDT

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