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Guess Which College Costs More in 2009-2010
College prices are continually on the rise, and this year's numbers have a lot of families nervous about the big tuition checks to come. Can you guess which college costs more during this new school year? Note: Cost includes tuition, room and board.
Would You Take a Stanford Class on iTunes?
Maybe you're wondering if it's even possible to take a class on iTunes. It is now — and not just from Stanford, but from Yale, Wharton, Berkeley, and more. In a relatively new move, prestigious colleges and universities are making lectures, classes, and even written materials available online.
I'm Asking: How Much Was Your College Tuition?
Many of the Gossip Girl cast will begin the next chapter of their lives as freshmen at NYU next week, and I can't wait to see what happens when the drama goes to college. If they were really attending the university, it would cost $52,000 a year in tuition and room and board. Approximately how much was (or is) your college tuition?
Life Experience Degrees Still Fooling People
Jefferson High School, Belford High School, and Belford University sound as real as any learning institution — except diplomas from these online "schools" aren't recognized by anyone. The Better Business Bureau is familiar with the names after receiving complaints about the programs, which offer diplomas after paying for and taking a single online test, but these diplomas are far from genuine.
People seeking to improve their lives stumble upon scammy online schools while searching for alternative ways to earn high school diplomas and even medical degrees.
Guess How Much: Average College Grad's Student Loan Debt
Recent grads have been having a rough go of the recession-ridden real world. They're competing in a reduced job market and facing increased expenses as student loan repayment rears its head, plus interest. Can you guess how much the average college graduate has to pay back in student loans?
I'm Asking: Do You See the Value in Your College Education?
Some jobless, graduate degree holding job seekers are having a hard time hiding their bitterness these days. They're stuck with a heavy load of student loans and no income to pay the bills — some grads are having trouble seeing the value in their higher education, and one unemployed woman has gone so far as to sue her alma mater with the claim that her alma mater has failed to deliver on its promises.
Do you see the value in your college education?
8 Tips to Get Back-to-Graduate School Ready
Back to school time isn't just for the kids. Nearly half of you are headed to graduate school for your first year or to continue your program this Fall. If you're not destined for the classroom, chances are you know someone who is.
How Money Are You: Match the Exam to the Graduate Degree
Forty-four percent of you are headed to graduate school in the Fall, so many of you know that there's more to the applications than simply filling them out. Certain standardized tests are required in order to complete grad school applications, and they're different depending on what type of degree you hope to earn. Do you know which exams go with what degrees?
Full-Timers Applying to Beauty School For Back-Up
Frenchie may have been on to something when she gave beauty school a shot, but these days many students considering cosmetology aren't dropping out of high school like the Grease redhead. An increasing number of full-time workers are enrolling in cosmetology programs to serve as a back-up plan in the uncertain economy or to gain skills for a second career to bring in additional income.
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates for growth in the field during the next several years, it seems like a smart option for some people — between 2006 and 2016, the personal appearance field will grow an estimated 14 percent.
Unemployed Woman Sues College — Does She Have a Case?
It might be a first. Twenty-seven-year-old Trina Thompson filed a lawsuit against Monroe College for $70,000, the total of her tuition, with the claim that her alma mater has failed to deliver on its promises.
She graduated in April with a bachelor's degree in IT and hasn't yet found employment, a fact that she blames on the lack of leads and career advice from Monroe.
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