Welcome back to the Education180 blog. Today, why 2010 is the year for you to earn your degree.
A new education can lead to a new career, and a new career can mean a new life, a better life. What better time to make a change than now? Change the calendar; change your life. Set yourself up for success in 2010!
Last year, 2.8 people just like you earned their degree. Are you going to miss out for another year?
Start the new year off right with an education. Earning your degree is easier than you might think. There's no reason not to make a change for the better this year.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
The Changing Definition of Night Classes
A couple of weeks ago, The New York Times put out an article about how one particular community college in New York was taking the idea of night classes to a whole new level, check it out here.
Because of the high demand for certain classes, they started late night classes that began at 11:45 and ran through the night. Surprisingly, they found that there was a huge demand for classes on this schedule. A lot of people who worked swing or night shifts found that the late night classes fit perfectly into their schedule.
I did some reading after I found this article and I checked around. This school isn't the only one offering late night classes. Enrollment in community colleges across the nation is soaring and many are offering midnight classes.
Check around and see if a school in your area is offering a midnight class. Even if they're not, remember that online colleges offer classes at all times, day and night!
Good luck!
Because of the high demand for certain classes, they started late night classes that began at 11:45 and ran through the night. Surprisingly, they found that there was a huge demand for classes on this schedule. A lot of people who worked swing or night shifts found that the late night classes fit perfectly into their schedule.
I did some reading after I found this article and I checked around. This school isn't the only one offering late night classes. Enrollment in community colleges across the nation is soaring and many are offering midnight classes.
Check around and see if a school in your area is offering a midnight class. Even if they're not, remember that online colleges offer classes at all times, day and night!
Good luck!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
The Best Jobs in America!
We're back with more education and career news!
If you're thinking about a new education, then you should be thinking about a new career too. What jobs are out there, what careers are growing and what career is a great fit for me? Well, CNN has an answer to all of those questions.
CNN Money just put out a great article here that rates the best 100 jobs in America by pay, job growth, and quality of life. The article goes into in-depth detail on the first ten jobs and has excellent information for the next ninety. Whatever is important to you when you look for a career, whether it's your happiness, the availability of jobs, or your pay, you can find the best career path for you on this list.
And what's the top job, the career that CNN says is the top job in America? Systems engineer! Systems engineers are the top managers on major projects, from major transportation networks to military defense programs. Check them out here.
Check out the full list here and find your new career!
If you're thinking about a new education, then you should be thinking about a new career too. What jobs are out there, what careers are growing and what career is a great fit for me? Well, CNN has an answer to all of those questions.
CNN Money just put out a great article here that rates the best 100 jobs in America by pay, job growth, and quality of life. The article goes into in-depth detail on the first ten jobs and has excellent information for the next ninety. Whatever is important to you when you look for a career, whether it's your happiness, the availability of jobs, or your pay, you can find the best career path for you on this list.
And what's the top job, the career that CNN says is the top job in America? Systems engineer! Systems engineers are the top managers on major projects, from major transportation networks to military defense programs. Check them out here.
Check out the full list here and find your new career!
Monday, September 28, 2009
Earn $25 an Hour with Your Associate's or Bachelor's Degree
Welcome back to the EDU 180 Blog!
Today, we've got some great news for everyone out there looking for a great new career. Career sites regularly publish listings of jobs where you can make $25 an hour and over, but most of the careers they list require advanced degrees and training before you get anywhere near $25 an hour. You don't necessarily need an advanced degree to make $25 an hour though. There are a few jobs that pay $25 an hour and only require an associate's or bachelor's. Some of the best are:
• Electrical Engineer
• Human Resources Recruiter
• Paralegal
• Respiratory Therapist
• Police Officer
• Advertising Sales Agent
• Interior Designer
These are great jobs that you can start with just your associate's or bachelor's degree. Learn more about these jobs in a Yahoo! article here. The Yahoo! article goes more in depth on job descriptions and salaries and can help you decide if one of these careers is right for you.
Don't think about it too long though. Now that the word is out on these low-education, $25 an hour jobs they'll be going fast!
Today, we've got some great news for everyone out there looking for a great new career. Career sites regularly publish listings of jobs where you can make $25 an hour and over, but most of the careers they list require advanced degrees and training before you get anywhere near $25 an hour. You don't necessarily need an advanced degree to make $25 an hour though. There are a few jobs that pay $25 an hour and only require an associate's or bachelor's. Some of the best are:
• Electrical Engineer
• Human Resources Recruiter
• Paralegal
• Respiratory Therapist
• Police Officer
• Advertising Sales Agent
• Interior Designer
These are great jobs that you can start with just your associate's or bachelor's degree. Learn more about these jobs in a Yahoo! article here. The Yahoo! article goes more in depth on job descriptions and salaries and can help you decide if one of these careers is right for you.
Don't think about it too long though. Now that the word is out on these low-education, $25 an hour jobs they'll be going fast!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
The Return of the Silicon Valley
We had a chance to sit in on a US Department of Labor announcement last week. The talk was on the dot-com bubble, high-tech employment between 2001 and 2008 and how the recession is affecting the high-tech industry.
Basically, the high tech industry in the Silicon Valley was still recovering from the bursting of the dot-com bubble in 2001 when the recession hit. When the bubble burst, many people lost their jobs but, interestingly enough, the average wage in the Silicon Valley went up for those who remained.
Prior to the recession, the number of high-tech careers in the Silicon Valley was increasing. Last year, the recession hit everyone, but high-tech jobs were some of the least hard hit because they were already on the way up. The Department of Labor actually had a few good things to say about high-tech careers, not the least of which was that, because high-tech careers were already on the way up, they will rebound much faster than other careers that were hit by the recession.
This means that if you’ve been thinking about a career in high-tech or knew you wanted a new career but weren’t sure where to start now is actually a great time to start working on your degree. In a few years, your new degree could have you ready for a new career just when demand for high-tech workers returns!
Basically, the high tech industry in the Silicon Valley was still recovering from the bursting of the dot-com bubble in 2001 when the recession hit. When the bubble burst, many people lost their jobs but, interestingly enough, the average wage in the Silicon Valley went up for those who remained.
Prior to the recession, the number of high-tech careers in the Silicon Valley was increasing. Last year, the recession hit everyone, but high-tech jobs were some of the least hard hit because they were already on the way up. The Department of Labor actually had a few good things to say about high-tech careers, not the least of which was that, because high-tech careers were already on the way up, they will rebound much faster than other careers that were hit by the recession.
This means that if you’ve been thinking about a career in high-tech or knew you wanted a new career but weren’t sure where to start now is actually a great time to start working on your degree. In a few years, your new degree could have you ready for a new career just when demand for high-tech workers returns!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Highest Paying Bachelor's Degrees
And we’re back!
How’s everyone doing? Are you ready for some more career news?
CNBC.com did all the work for us today. This article they just put though their website is all about which bachelor’s degrees pay the best. If you’ve been stuck trying to decide about a new career path, then this is the article you need to read to make your decision.
These degrees are in many different fields including health care, information technology, accounting, and blue collar management.
And the highest paying job? Chemical engineer.
Check it out and see for yourself if any of these careers are for you!
Good luck!
How’s everyone doing? Are you ready for some more career news?
CNBC.com did all the work for us today. This article they just put though their website is all about which bachelor’s degrees pay the best. If you’ve been stuck trying to decide about a new career path, then this is the article you need to read to make your decision.
These degrees are in many different fields including health care, information technology, accounting, and blue collar management.
And the highest paying job? Chemical engineer.
Check it out and see for yourself if any of these careers are for you!
Good luck!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
10 Top Careers According to Yahoo and the BLS
Every few years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics puts out an Occupational Outlook Handbook that lists facts like job demand and outlook. I know all about it because I use it when I tell you guys about great jobs that are out there. Well, Yahoo went through the Handbook and took out the ten jobs that had the best outlook.
The best jobs listed are Home Health Aide, Medical Assistant, Physician’s Assistant, Network Analyst, Software Engineer, Environmental Science and Protection Technician, Water and Waste Treatment Plant Operator, Court Reporter, Welder and Veterinary Technician. The great news is that most of these jobs require little extra education to begin a new career!
For a full list and in depth descriptions go to the article here.
If you are looking for a new direction in life then Yahoo and the BLS have done all of the work for you by picking out the best jobs in the market right now. These jobs offer great opportunities for new workers because the demand for new employees is high and most are hiring right now despite the slump in the job market.
The best jobs listed are Home Health Aide, Medical Assistant, Physician’s Assistant, Network Analyst, Software Engineer, Environmental Science and Protection Technician, Water and Waste Treatment Plant Operator, Court Reporter, Welder and Veterinary Technician. The great news is that most of these jobs require little extra education to begin a new career!
For a full list and in depth descriptions go to the article here.
If you are looking for a new direction in life then Yahoo and the BLS have done all of the work for you by picking out the best jobs in the market right now. These jobs offer great opportunities for new workers because the demand for new employees is high and most are hiring right now despite the slump in the job market.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
A New Career Teaching About Your Old Career
Hello everyone!
I saw this article on AOL today: Career Changers Choose Teaching. The article is about experienced adults going back to school to become teachers and, before I’d even finished reading it, I realized how great an idea that was.
Teaching is a great choice for experienced adults who are looking for a new career or want to change careers. Teaching is all about passing along knowledge—and years of experience means that adults have knowledge to pass on. For experienced adults who already have the skills and knowledge that their current career has given them, there is a great opportunity to make a new career passing that knowledge on to the next generation.
The training an experienced adult already has can quickly be turned into a career in teaching. Experienced adults who are looking for a change can start a career in teaching with little extra education—and even the new education will be in their current field, which they would have a great grounding in already!
Wow, it’s a great idea. Congratulations to all of the experienced adults out there who are ready to teach.
I saw this article on AOL today: Career Changers Choose Teaching. The article is about experienced adults going back to school to become teachers and, before I’d even finished reading it, I realized how great an idea that was.
Teaching is a great choice for experienced adults who are looking for a new career or want to change careers. Teaching is all about passing along knowledge—and years of experience means that adults have knowledge to pass on. For experienced adults who already have the skills and knowledge that their current career has given them, there is a great opportunity to make a new career passing that knowledge on to the next generation.
The training an experienced adult already has can quickly be turned into a career in teaching. Experienced adults who are looking for a change can start a career in teaching with little extra education—and even the new education will be in their current field, which they would have a great grounding in already!
Wow, it’s a great idea. Congratulations to all of the experienced adults out there who are ready to teach.
U.S. to Provide $1 Billion to Hire Law Enforcement
We’ve got a good one today. The federal government, courtesy of Vice President Biden, just dropped $1 billion on hiring new Law Enforcement officers in state, local and tribal governments. CNN actually has a full article on this right here. This is great news for anybody who’s been thinking of a career in Law Enforcement because this money is earmarked for new employees.
A billion dollars is a lot of money and, according to CNN, it would entirely pay for 4,699 new positions.
The money is designed to be part of revitalizing the economy and part of bringing new faces into a Criminal Justice system that is ripe and ready for expansion. All indications are that there will be more, similar grants to come.
Law Enforcement is one of the most admirable career paths in the nation and if you’re ready to step on to the path of a police officer, detective, sheriff, crime scene investigator or any one of a dozen other career choices, then this new grant is your chance.
Good luck out there.
A billion dollars is a lot of money and, according to CNN, it would entirely pay for 4,699 new positions.
The money is designed to be part of revitalizing the economy and part of bringing new faces into a Criminal Justice system that is ripe and ready for expansion. All indications are that there will be more, similar grants to come.
Law Enforcement is one of the most admirable career paths in the nation and if you’re ready to step on to the path of a police officer, detective, sheriff, crime scene investigator or any one of a dozen other career choices, then this new grant is your chance.
Good luck out there.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
There is No Such Thing as a Useless Degree
Hello to our loyal followers (and everyone else who’s just dropping in). Today, we’ve got some advice for people thinking about a new education and trying to decide what degree is right.
While Business, Computers, Engineering, and Trades are great areas for Degrees with a lot of potential for new graduates, there is one section of education that is often over looked: Liberal Arts. Liberal Arts Degrees are often ignored because there is a perception that the only jobs you can get with a Liberal Arts Degree are in teaching or in getting more school.
This is not true.
There are many opportunities for Liberal Arts Majors in sectors such as: Business, Law Enforcement, Entertainment, and Advertising.
·In Business, the skills of Liberal Arts Degree holders are unique; few people in an office have the communications skills or creativity of a Liberal Arts graduate, and those skills will make you stand out.
·Much of Law Enforcement is actually filling out paperwork. Again, the ability to communicate effectively can make Liberal Arts graduates stand out.
·The Entertainment sector and the Advertising sector are both all about creativity. Liberal Arts Graduates can use their Degree to stand out in both sectors.
The University of Pittsburg just put out this great Career Guide for Liberal Arts Graduates that goes much farther in depth about Liberal Arts opportunities.
Enjoy.
While Business, Computers, Engineering, and Trades are great areas for Degrees with a lot of potential for new graduates, there is one section of education that is often over looked: Liberal Arts. Liberal Arts Degrees are often ignored because there is a perception that the only jobs you can get with a Liberal Arts Degree are in teaching or in getting more school.
This is not true.
There are many opportunities for Liberal Arts Majors in sectors such as: Business, Law Enforcement, Entertainment, and Advertising.
·In Business, the skills of Liberal Arts Degree holders are unique; few people in an office have the communications skills or creativity of a Liberal Arts graduate, and those skills will make you stand out.
·Much of Law Enforcement is actually filling out paperwork. Again, the ability to communicate effectively can make Liberal Arts graduates stand out.
·The Entertainment sector and the Advertising sector are both all about creativity. Liberal Arts Graduates can use their Degree to stand out in both sectors.
The University of Pittsburg just put out this great Career Guide for Liberal Arts Graduates that goes much farther in depth about Liberal Arts opportunities.
Enjoy.
The State of the Economy
Welcome back everyone. I got this story off of CNN Money this morning and I knew I had to show it to everyone:
Bernake: Economy Better but…
Essentially, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernake, came out today with high hopes for a stabilizing economy and that the economy would start to grow again by the end of the year, which is all great news. Then he finished with a bit of a downer. Even with the economy stabilizing, he expects the numbers of unemployed to stay higher than preferred numbers until 2012.
So, good news and bad news…but. The best way to handle bad news is to turn it into good news. If the unemployment numbers are not expected to get much better until 2012 then why keep throwing yourself at trying to find a new job in those three years when you can use that time to prepare yourself for an improved job market in 2012?
Getting an accelerated four year degree takes about three years. For three years you will be out of the job market while you are in school and, when you graduate, you will be more prepared for the improved economy and job market.
Bernake: Economy Better but…
Essentially, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernake, came out today with high hopes for a stabilizing economy and that the economy would start to grow again by the end of the year, which is all great news. Then he finished with a bit of a downer. Even with the economy stabilizing, he expects the numbers of unemployed to stay higher than preferred numbers until 2012.
So, good news and bad news…but. The best way to handle bad news is to turn it into good news. If the unemployment numbers are not expected to get much better until 2012 then why keep throwing yourself at trying to find a new job in those three years when you can use that time to prepare yourself for an improved job market in 2012?
Getting an accelerated four year degree takes about three years. For three years you will be out of the job market while you are in school and, when you graduate, you will be more prepared for the improved economy and job market.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Online MBAs More Valuable than Ever
Good news on the online education front!
Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric Co. has helped make great strides in making online education a little more viable. Mr. Welch has thrown his considerable financial weight and street cred. behind Chancellor University a new, up-and-coming online university.
By investing in Chancellor, Mr. Welch, one of the top businessmen in the country is giving a nod to online education and is making online degrees more acceptable in the business world. Mr. Welch and Michael Clifford, the other major investor in Chancellor have vowed to put Chancellor’s online MBA program on par with the highest quality traditional degrees. Search for online programs at Education180.com.
So what are you waiting for? Get out there and get your online degree.
Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric Co. has helped make great strides in making online education a little more viable. Mr. Welch has thrown his considerable financial weight and street cred. behind Chancellor University a new, up-and-coming online university.
By investing in Chancellor, Mr. Welch, one of the top businessmen in the country is giving a nod to online education and is making online degrees more acceptable in the business world. Mr. Welch and Michael Clifford, the other major investor in Chancellor have vowed to put Chancellor’s online MBA program on par with the highest quality traditional degrees. Search for online programs at Education180.com.
So what are you waiting for? Get out there and get your online degree.
Train While You Work
Hey all. Once again I’m here to give you all the latest news about some great careers.
Yahoo came out with this article just the other day all about jobs where you learn while you work. Check out the article here. These jobs are great because they can lead you into real careers with great salaries but they start with a minimal amount of training and school. In the Yahoo article, they talk about Firefighters, Air Traffic Controllers, Production Managers and Paralegals as great, train-while-you-work jobs, but I think they missed a few. Medical Assistants, Administrative Assistants, and Teaching Assistants all train while they work too.
These are very cool jobs for people who are looking to move into a new career because you can start at the bottom with minimal training and move up the ladder very quickly as you learn new skills.
Ciao.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Is Now the Time for a New Education?
Hello everyone! Let’s get right into it shall we? Today’s article is in response to something I keep seeing over and over on our site.
Everyone knows that times are hard and that there aren’t a lot of jobs out there for anyone so why spend money on a new degree when there aren’t any jobs?
The answer is that an education is actually a great investment right now.
The Bureau of Labor statistics puts the February 2009 unemployment rate for high school dropouts at 12.6%, 8.3% for high school graduates and the unemployment for college graduates is half of that at 4.1%. For every level of education, you are gaining a 4% better chance in the job market.
It’s also important to note that your new career will not be in the current job market. You will emerge into a job market a year, two years or four years down the road. The economy can only do two things in that time; get better or get worse. In an improved economy, people who have spent the last few years educating themselves will have weathered the storm of the financial downturn and will come out improved and with better prospects ahead. In an economy that worsens over the next few years, the newly educated will find themselves with better and more marketable skills to better their chances in a changing world.
In a changing world it is those who change and adapt who succeed. Stock markets rise and fall, unemployment soars and shrinks but the one thing that remains constant, the one thing you always have is yourself. If you are going to invest in anything right now, invest in yourself.
Everyone knows that times are hard and that there aren’t a lot of jobs out there for anyone so why spend money on a new degree when there aren’t any jobs?
The answer is that an education is actually a great investment right now.
The Bureau of Labor statistics puts the February 2009 unemployment rate for high school dropouts at 12.6%, 8.3% for high school graduates and the unemployment for college graduates is half of that at 4.1%. For every level of education, you are gaining a 4% better chance in the job market.
It’s also important to note that your new career will not be in the current job market. You will emerge into a job market a year, two years or four years down the road. The economy can only do two things in that time; get better or get worse. In an improved economy, people who have spent the last few years educating themselves will have weathered the storm of the financial downturn and will come out improved and with better prospects ahead. In an economy that worsens over the next few years, the newly educated will find themselves with better and more marketable skills to better their chances in a changing world.
In a changing world it is those who change and adapt who succeed. Stock markets rise and fall, unemployment soars and shrinks but the one thing that remains constant, the one thing you always have is yourself. If you are going to invest in anything right now, invest in yourself.
Hope in the Recession
Hey everyone. Here’s an uplifting article I found on CNN.com:
Laid-off Workers Find Fulfillment in New Careers
The article is a series of accounts of people who lost their jobs because of the recession. These people didn’t let a little economic downturn slow them down though. They took their lemons and made lemonade by turning their unemployment into new careers—usually dream careers that they had always wanted. The article talks about a woman who was accepted into nursing school the same week that she was laid off and a car salesman who is working his way up the ladder in government after being laid off and another woman who, after being laid off used her newly found time to write a book. All of these people have found that the recession gave them a chance to switch paths back to where they always wanted to be.
The article really reiterates the idea we’ve seen before: that the recession is the perfect time to start training for a new career. Just like the people in the article, there are many people out there who are in a position to change their lives through a new education and the recession is opening doors for people to make that change.
Good luck out there everyone.
Laid-off Workers Find Fulfillment in New Careers
The article is a series of accounts of people who lost their jobs because of the recession. These people didn’t let a little economic downturn slow them down though. They took their lemons and made lemonade by turning their unemployment into new careers—usually dream careers that they had always wanted. The article talks about a woman who was accepted into nursing school the same week that she was laid off and a car salesman who is working his way up the ladder in government after being laid off and another woman who, after being laid off used her newly found time to write a book. All of these people have found that the recession gave them a chance to switch paths back to where they always wanted to be.
The article really reiterates the idea we’ve seen before: that the recession is the perfect time to start training for a new career. Just like the people in the article, there are many people out there who are in a position to change their lives through a new education and the recession is opening doors for people to make that change.
Good luck out there everyone.
Pharmacist a Top Job for Women
Here’s something interesting from today’s news for everyone out there.
Yahoo came out today with this article about the top paying jobs for women and a surprise leader came out on top: Pharmacy. According to the article, “Women pharmacists earn a median wage of $1,647 per week or about $86,000 a year. Women currently account for slightly less than half of all pharmacists in the U.S. and earn about 85% as much as their male colleagues.”
Not only is Pharmacy a high paying job but it is one of the few career paths where women are getting the equal pay they deserve. This is great news because, while working on a Pharmacology Degree can take up to eight years, many people start as Pharmacy Technicians by earning a certificate or Associate's Degree in Pharmacy Practice while they work and train in pharmacies. Check out all the Healthcare Degree options available to you at Education180.com.
Have fun, see everyone next time.
Yahoo came out today with this article about the top paying jobs for women and a surprise leader came out on top: Pharmacy. According to the article, “Women pharmacists earn a median wage of $1,647 per week or about $86,000 a year. Women currently account for slightly less than half of all pharmacists in the U.S. and earn about 85% as much as their male colleagues.”
Not only is Pharmacy a high paying job but it is one of the few career paths where women are getting the equal pay they deserve. This is great news because, while working on a Pharmacology Degree can take up to eight years, many people start as Pharmacy Technicians by earning a certificate or Associate's Degree in Pharmacy Practice while they work and train in pharmacies. Check out all the Healthcare Degree options available to you at Education180.com.
Have fun, see everyone next time.
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