Best Online Colleges for 2011: Walden University

In 1970, Walden University was established by two educators who had the vision of creating a school specifically for working adults to earn degrees while maintaining full time jobs. Over the years, Walden has helped more than 42,500 students achieve higher learning and progress successfully in their careers. With a faculty committed to student learning, [...]

Best Online Colleges for 2011: Liberty University Online

When balancing your family life, professional ventures, and ministry work, Liberty University Online provides a flexible school environment to help you stay balanced as you earn your degree. LU Online is the largest Christian university and offers degree types from associate to doctorate degrees in areas such as business, education, counseling, criminal justice, nursing, and [...]

Guest Blog: 6 Apps Students Should Never Pay For

As a student you have the responsibility of paying for your tuition, your textbooks, all those meals that help you gain your freshman 15, and everything else in between. There are somethings you shouldn’t be paying for and it’s particular apps that you need to help you in school. I have provided a list of [...]

Online Degrees: Avoid Being Scammed by Diploma Mills

Education has evolved tremendously in the last few decades with the onset of online degrees. Now you can open the door to opportunities such as a new career, a job you love, and a stable salary without having to relocate, leave your job, or shirk personal responsibilities like raising a family. The dark cloud in [...]

Guest Blog: One Question Interview with Interior Designer Erica Swanson

This week we caught up with Toronto-based Interior Designer Erica Swanson about how her education has had an impact on her career. Question: How did your education help prepare you for your career? Answer: My education has been integral to my success. An ‘eye’ for design is not enough; a firm grasp of basic business [...]

How Much Does Online School Cost?

Let’s face it.  The fact of the matter is that college is expensive.  Regardless of whether you’d just graduated high school or are looking to go back to college to improve your skill set and profitability, school is going to set you back several thousand dollars.  Rather than uprooting your life and moving across the [...]

The Last Word: History Making Commencement Speeches

College Graduation. Some students tempted to just scrap the whole thing and hit the ground running without so much as a glance back at their tiny hometown college. Others relish in the moment. The moment that puts a formal punctuation mark on the crazy four years (or ten years, depending on how much you crazy [...]

How Do I Become A Cop? Law Enforcement for Dummies

What is Law Enforcement? Were you one of those kids that said, “I want to be a cop” when you grew up? There are SO many other areas of Law Enforcement that provide exciting and fulfilling opportunities to serve and protect American citizens. Law enforcement individuals are responsible for apprehending criminals, maintaining public order, preventing [...]

Right Brain Thinking

What is right brain thinking? You’ve probably heard the catch phrase before. Funderstanding says that right brain thinking refers to the side of your brain that is random, intuitive, holistic, synthesizing, subjective, and sees the whole picture. Right brain thinkers are creative and innovative. Their random minds allow them think outside the box and approach [...]

Excuses for Not Earning Your College Degree

I decided to write a quick post about some reasons that people decide not to continue their education by earning a degree. I wanted to list some of those reasons and approach each reason with a resolution to remove any excuse not to go to college. I know excuse is a hard word and often [...]

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