Top 6 Skills for a College Grad Regardless of your age or your job title in life, you will need to be disciplined about learning. Consciously working on building key skills and attributes will help ensure a successful vocational trajectory year over year. As educators and national publishers, we continue to see compelling evidence of…
Sociology Career Guide Today’s job market is experiencing a constant, ever-evolving transformation. To this end, skills developed by sociology majors continue to be essential to the fabric of our society. These skills include the ability to: Assess changes in the broader social structure Analyze the effect of these changes individually and globally Understand diverse peoples…
Can an Obscure College Major Boost Admissions Chances for Applicants? It should be well understood by all college applicants and their parents, that getting into a selective college is not easy. In fact, the average acceptance rate for top ranked colleges in the United States is currently around seven percent. This is still the case…
College Degree Trends in the U.S. According to the U.S. Department of Education’s recent NCES report on education statistics, there are a significant number of important trends with respect to higher education degrees. First we will define postsecondary education to get a working baseline of the institutions we are talking about. Postsecondary education includes academic…
Enrollment Trends in College Please see below for a summation of enrollment trends in colleges and universities in the United States. The data has been culled from the NCES’ most recent survey which is managed by the U.S. Department of Education. Growing Total College Enrollment This graph shows the actual and projected total enrollment numbers…
What We Know About Adults in College We have gathered some importance information about the growing trend of adults in college that has been summarized below. Our goal is to help shed light on data and trends that you may find important. The short, bullet-point nature is designed to give you the essence of changes…
College Admission Secrets Revealed Be prepared to take notes and respond accordingly to improve your odds of getting into a great college by knowing the system and understanding the secrets hidden in plain sight. Our insider secrets list is a bullet-point list designed to help you deftly navigate the college admission process with greater ease…
Careers in Financial Planning The financial planning profession has many seemingly interchangeable job titles such as financial advisor, financial analyst, or financial consultant. However, the job title of financial planner is by far the most widely accepted vocational title. We have collected information from financial planners, top ranked colleges, government data, and student feedback to…
Great 4 Year Schools for Computer Science Majors We have gathered a short list of 4 year colleges and universities from around the United States to help act as a springboard for your decision making process. Below you will find a list of schools that have received high marks from students along with information compiled…
Web Programmer & Computer Systems Analyst Career Guide Jobs such as software engineers and computer programmers — including web programmers — will grow exceedingly faster in the upcoming years. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates 488,500 new jobs will be added just within the IT sector through 2024. As new technologies become more…