Posted by CDP @ 1:51 pm on May 28th 2009
If you are a recent criminal justice graduate, the outlook for finding a career today is great. The possibilities are wide with this type of degree, as you can get a job as a lawyer, paralegal, or police officer. A poor economy can affect nearly every sector of the workforce, but careers within criminal justice are resilient, and finding a job in this field should not be difficult.
From hospitality to healthcare, technology to travel, both in the private and public sectors of a great many industries, people trained in criminal justice are in high demand across the United States.
Criminals continue to become increasingly more clever with the advancements in technology, and this increase in technology gives criminals the opportunities for committing more crimes, which in turn creates new positions within the criminal justice field.
The criminal justice system is not limited to just becoming a police officer or private detective. Other positions within criminal justice include being an insurance investigator, legal consultant, forensic scientist and criminal pathologist, as well as a wide variety of careers that are based around protecting individual’s identities. Fraud investigation, online banking security and copyrighting all fall within the criminal justice field.
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Posted by CDP @ 1:49 pm on May 27th 2009
There is talk that there is a shortage of qualified American engineers and scientists. The United States is the envy of the world when it comes to providing education for engineers and scientists and for creating a very competitive high tech sector.
If there is a shortage of scientists and engineers then the wages of high-tech laborers would increase rapidly, and the average earnings for scientists and engineers have indeed increased during the last decade.
Many foreign students are graduates in engineering and science. In fact, foreign students made up half of the Ph.Ds in electrical and communications engineering at American universities in the mid-1990s.
Perhaps one of the reasons that American students are not becoming scientists or engineers is a lack of continuing education of experienced engineers. Corporations do not want to train older engineers because they can easily hire from the large group of newer and cheaper engineers. Foreign graduate students are attractive in the fact that they are often bound to a company for many years as they wait for their green card approval.
The other problem is that graduate training is subsidized, and since this education pretty much guarantees a good, middle-class lifestyle, we as a country should ask why companies are granting the training to foreigners instead of fellow Americans.
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Posted by CDP @ 1:46 pm on May 26th 2009
If you are thinking of attending college or a university and have not decided what school to attend, perhaps you should consider attending a local college.
By attending a local college, you will save money. In these hard economic times, the cost of fuel is high and the cost of buying airline, train and bus tickets have also increased. If you choose to attend a school that is far away from your home, you need to keep in mind the money you will spend traveling back and forth between your home and the school.
Another advantage to attending a local college or university is the savings concerning your living situation. Living on-campus is costly, and renting an apartment in a college town is not cheap either. If you attend a local school, you can remain living at home and simply commute back and forth between the school and your home.
Not only does it cost money to live in a dormitory on a college campus, if you partake in a school’s meal plan wherein you get 3 meals a day, 7 days a week, this is an additional cost that you can avoid altogether if you attend a local college or university.
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Posted by CDP @ 1:46 pm on May 25th 2009
The more education you receive, the better the job you will be able to land upon graduation. This is a true statement and investing in post-high school education can give you a great opportunity to earn an exceptional salary.
You do not necessarily need to have a four-year degree to get a great paying job. In today’s tough economic times, many students are opting for two-year college programs because of the cost savings and they are still able to walk away with an associate’s degree. The following jobs are considered to be the highest paying jobs that an associate’s degree will give you.
1. Computer specialist
2. Nuclear technician
3. Dental hygienist
4. Radiation therapist
5. Nuclear medicine technologist
6. Fashion designer
7. Aerospace engineering and operations technician
8. Diagnostic medical sonographer
9. Registered nurse
10. Engineering technician
Today, it is entirely possible to earn an associate’s degree and make just as much, if not more money than a student who spends twice as much money and time working towards earning a bachelor’s degree. If you are somewhat open to different career opportunities, the chance to get a great job with an associate’s degree is a solid possibility. There are many highly successful people in the working world that got to where they are with an associate’s degree.
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Posted by CDP @ 5:24 pm on May 21st 2009
Exam time is a very stressful time for college students. There is a great deal of stress and pressure put on students at exam time, and making the most of studying time is essential for success.
At exam time, it is very important that you set a few hours aside each evening of the week prior to the exam. Carefully choose a location that you can go to where you can study in peace and with little or no distractions. Public libraries often have special study rooms set aside that provide you with a clutter-free and quiet environment in which to study.
Another great tip to passing your exams is to study in small groups with your fellow students who are preparing for the same exam. They say that two heads are better than one, and it couldn’t be more true when it comes to sharing ideas, quizzing one another and exchanging course notes.
Be sure to get plenty of rest during this stressful time. It is important that you take care of yourself and eat a healthy diet. Your brain will function much better when you are fueling your body with sound and healthy foods. Exam time need not be stressful, if you learn to prepare yourself.
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Posted by CDP @ 5:22 pm on May 20th 2009
You should not wait until you are accepted into a college to start searching for financial aid, for it may be too late. Colleges have deadlines for submitting forms for aid and the deadlines vary from college to college.
The first thing you should do is complete the FAFSA form, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid form. This form is available online or from financial aid offices at schools. The FAFSA form should be sent in after January 1 of the senior year in high school, and not later than June of that school year.
You can also apply for a Stafford Loan. There are two types of Stafford loans. The first type is one in which the funds are provided by private lenders, like banks. This loan lets you borrow money from a bank at a low interest rate that is no higher than 8.2 percent.
The second type of Stafford Loan is funded by the federal government. The funds are provided to the college or university, who then becomes the lender to the student.
A Perkins Loan is based on your financial need. Universities and colleges receive funds from the federal government that they award annually to eligible students. You should check with your high school counselor who can assist you in determining your eligibility for the Perkins Loan or for other types of financial aid.
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Posted by CDP @ 5:20 pm on May 19th 2009
If you are considering going to college, you have to decide which institution you wish to attend. This task can be daunting, as there are thousands of colleges in the United States.
You should first write down the subjects you are thinking of focusing on. Once you have your list, you should do a bit of research using the internet to find out what colleges specialize in educating students in those fields.
Another consideration when choosing a college is location. Do you want to study at a school close to where you currently live, or would you like to attend college in another town or even possibly another state? It is often much cheaper to attend a local community college, but if cost is not a factor, you will have a wider choice of educational programs if you look at all of your possibilities, regardless of where the school is located.
Public universities are much cheaper to attend compared to private colleges. If you have limited funds, then the logical choice would be to enroll in a public college or university.
Ask friends and acquaintances where they attended college, and then ask them to explain to you the pros and cons of the school(s) they attended. This could give you a great overview of several schools and could help you make your decision.
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Posted by CDP @ 5:19 pm on May 18th 2009
If you are taking college classes, or perhaps are considering doing so, it is important that you take transferable credits. If you are attending an accredited college, then the chances are good that your credits will transfer to another college.
There is no standard policy for transferring credits at the college level. Each individual school makes its own determinations as to which credits will transfer. Public universities tend to transfer credits more readily than private colleges, so keep that in mind when choosing a college.
Often a college will allow your credits to transfer if you have achieved a 2.0 grade point average or better in the particular class. Most schools will require that the courses you have taken in the past were not taken more than a certain number of years prior to transferring.
Generally speaking, most cases of college credit transfers are dealt with on a case to case basis, so the best advice would be to check with each individual school. It is senseless to take several college classes, and upon trying to transfer to another school, find out that all of your hard work was in vain.
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Posted by CDP @ 6:38 pm on May 14th 2009
There are several ways to find money for college, but they all require patience and the ability to do research. Many students and their parents make the mistake of thinking that scholarships and/or grants will be simply offered to qualified students and this is just not true.
If you need to find money for college, it is important to start early. You should start this when your child is just beginning high school. Your child should make a list of his interests. There are many organizations that offer college scholarships and grants and if your student is involved in like-minded groups and organizations, then he will be eligible to receive this money.
By speaking with the high school guidance counselor, you can find out if the student is eligible for grants or scholarships. Remember that guidance counselors are a great resource to use, as they are trained to help students succeed into getting into college.
Be sure to fill out the FASFA or Free Application for Student Financial Aid forms the year before high school graduation. This will give you a good start in finding federal financial aid. Do not assume that you make too much money to fill out the form—you could be very pleasantly surprised.
Find out more about your state’s College Savings Plan. You can check this program by going to www.collegesavings.org and check your individual state. There is money available to help fund college, and it is never too early to start your search.
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Posted by CDP @ 6:36 pm on May 13th 2009
College tuition rates in the United States have been rising on the average of six percent a year. This fast rising rate is out-pacing inflation, and has been doing so for decades.
People who want to attend college to receive a quality education will often pay any amount in order to get the very best. However, just because a certain college is very expensive does not mean that it is one of the best colleges, by any stretch of the imagination. Some people even say that there are schools who use their high costs as a marketing ploy to make people believe that they will get the very best education at that school. This is simply not true.
The most expensive colleges in the United States tend to be Ivy League schools from the northeastern part of the country, or outstanding liberal art schools that have low student to teacher ratios. Many of the most expensive colleges are private, and tuition rates at private colleges are normally twice as high as that of a public college.
Some of the nation’s most expensive colleges are:
George Washington University
University of Richmond
Bucknell University
Colgate University
Sarah Lawrence College
Tulane University
Wesleyan University
Penn State University
Johns Hopkins University
Bowdoin College
Hamilton College
Carnegie Mellon University
Tufts University
University of Notre Dame
Dartmouth College
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