Posted by bposton on April 23rd, 2008 — Posted in online degree programs psychology
Hello my little dorm room buddy 
In case you were too busy cramming for those exams, yesterday was Earth Day.
Of course, isn’t EVERY day Earth Day? :-0
Anyway, I thought I’d instill upon you some interesting fact regarding the “green economy” and how you can benefit from a “green job”.
Today, jobs with a green focus are growing faster than the average for all occupations.
OK - let me repeat that -
Jobs with a green focus are growing faster than the average for all occupations!!!
Want proof? OK - here’s what the US Department of Labor has to say about it:
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the employment of environmental scientists is predicted to increase by 25 percent from 2006 to 2016.
That’s HUGE…
The strongest growth is expected to be in private-sector consulting firms as more businesses realize the importance of going green.
So if you’re wonderin what kind of job you might be interested in or what your next major will be (assuming you’ve already got a major and will change it soon ) How about an online degree in environmental studies?
This is a rapidly growing industry that is constantly seeking knowledgeable and highly skilled professionals to lead the charge.
And you could be one of them…
…think about it…
You could pursue an online graduate programs in Environmental Management or get Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences.
And getting a “green” degree online verses on campus is an exercise in being green as well!
So help save the planet - in two ways…
Get your Environmental Management or Environmental Sciences degree, and get it ONLINE!
:-)
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Posted by bposton on November 26th, 2006 — Posted in associate online degree programs
The annual report on the state of online education has found that the number of colleges and universities offering 4 year and associate online degree programs has increased.
Which is good news for everyone.
However, the last 3 annual reports showed a very uneven distribution of online course and program offerings by type of institution. Public colleges and universities and the very large institutions in the US have always been first with online degree offerings.
Private, small 4 year colleges have been least likely to offer online courses, and typically have they’ve received the most negative opinions about online education in general.
And this year’s report is pretty much online the same line. This year’s results show no major changes from this type of pattern. The same large and public universities are still offering the most degrees online.
More than 96 percent of colleges and universities with more than 15,000 total enrollments have some online degree programs, which is more than double that of the smaller, private institutions.
The proportion of colleges and universities with completely online programs rises as the size of the instituion increases.
About two-thirds of the very largest institutions have degree programs that are completely online programs, while only about one-sixth of the smallest institutions have such programs.
Interestingly Doctoral and Research institutions have been shown to have the greatest depth of online programs and courses. Over 80% of these colleges and universities have some form of online program, either courses or full programs.
So you probably need to look toward the public university or a very large college to find an online degree program with a lot of depth and selection. The private colleges have them also, but you might not find exactly what you need.
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Posted by bposton on November 25th, 2006 — Posted in associate online degree programs
Hey there dorm room buddy!
There’s been an important new study just released bout the growth of online education.
The study was don by the Babson Survey Research Group in partnership with the College Board, and was sponored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
The report, based on responses from over 2,200 colleges and universities, examines a number of key questions:
Has the Growth of Online Enrollments Begun to Plateau?
Who is Learning Online?
What Types of Institutions Have Online Offerings?
What are the Barriers to Widespread Adoption of Online Education?
This is great stuff. I’m reading it now and I’ll give you all the details in my upcoming posts.
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Posted by bposton on November 25th, 2006 — Posted in associate online degree programs
Andy DiPaolo is the executive director of the Stanford Center for Professional Development for Stanford University. He’s also the associate dean of the Stanford School of Engineering.
Here’s what he had to say about online education:
Online education is not appropriate for undergraduates, who benefit from on-campus socialization, he said. Nor does it work for doctorate candidates, who work one on one with faculty.
(I personally disagree with him on that one. I beleive online education is just fine for folks getting an undergraduate degree. Sure you may miss out on some socialization, but if you’re focused it works just great)
But a masters-level degree from the School of Engineering is a good fit for older students who are working and so cannot attend class, he said. Many employers help pay for a worker’s graduate degree.
Now that I do agree with
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Posted by bposton on November 22nd, 2006 — Posted in associate online degree programs
Hello, my online degree dorm room buddy!
Just wanted to let you know that I’m gonna be skipping a few classes and taking a little time off from my postings to enjoy Thanksgiving with my family.
I want to thank you for putting up with my crazy sense of humor and I hope you’ll continue to come back and learn more about getting your online degree.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday (if you’re in the US, that is) and I’ll be back soon!
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Posted by bposton on November 21st, 2006 — Posted in associate online degree programs
I hope I haven’t bored you to tears with all these posts about associate degrees
And maybe you’ve even learned a few things that you didn’t know, like:
The difference between Community and Junior Colleges
The three different classes of associate degrees
The three different types of people that persue associate degrees or take associate degree courses
The advantages of associate degrees over 4 year degrees
How to make sure that your community college is accredited and that the credits you earn will be transferable to a 4 year school if that is your plan.
If you didn’t catch all of the posts, don’t worry, there still here in the online degree dorm room. Just take a look around and you’re find those and other posts that I hope you’ll find helpful.
Ben
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Posted by bposton on November 20th, 2006 — Posted in associate online degree programs
Part 4 in my series, which I should be calling
Everything you wanted to know about an Associates Degree, but were afraid to ask
Here’s something you probably did already know. That the cost of getting an associate degree at a community college is normally much less than at a four-year college or university, even a public one. That’s why more and more students are choosing to attend a community college for two years to reduce the ever-increaseing costs of getting a bachelor’s degree. First, community colleges offer a great education in the way of associate degree programs at a great price. Second, many students are getting thier first 2 of their 4 year degree by going to a community college for 2 years with the intention of transfering to a 4 year school to finish their degree.
Be aware, however, that this is not as easy as it sounds. Especially for students who want to finish their 4 years in an out of state university.
That being said, it’s also been reported that even international students are now looking into the possiblities that US community colleges give in the way of lowering costs.
Even though the costs are higher for international and out of state students, it’s still cheaper that going a full 4 years at an out of state (or out of country) university.
So , if you’re on a tight budget, you should seriously consider associate degree programs at community colleges and junior colleges as way to cut costs.
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Posted by bposton on November 20th, 2006 — Posted in associate online degree programs
OK, I found a note on my online dorm room door last night that asked sort of a strange
question - “Can you tell me everything you know about Associate Degrees?”
Well, if I could tell you everything I know it would take a few weeks
But we’ll just cover the basics over the next few posts, OK?
First - a simple definition.
An associate degree is a 2-year degree given by two types of colleges upon completion of an associate degree program. The two types are Community Colleges and Junior Colleges.
So, I guess you already knew that right?
So here’s something you might not know - the diference between Community College and Junior Colleges:
Community colleges are operated by the local government and are financed by public funds. On the other hand, Junior colleges are generally privately run. Either way, these are both excellent options if you want to earn an associate degree.
More to come…
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Posted by bposton on November 19th, 2006 — Posted in associate online degree programs
I’ve been doing some quick checking and found that there’s a lot of associate online degree programs out there.
Getting an Associate Degree is a great way of starting on the higher education pathway.
An Associate Degree is a two year qualification, which can be a degree all by itself, or it can be the first step to a Bachelor Degree and beyond. Many colleges recognize GEDs, testing them to place them in classes for their level of learning.
Here are some of the many colleges where you can get an online assoicate’s degree:
The Art Institute Online
St. Leo University
University of Phoenix Online
FMU Online
Westwood College Online
I’ll be taking a look at these and other colleges that offer associates degress in the near future, but this should get you started
Ben
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Posted by bposton on November 19th, 2006 — Posted in associate online degree programs
Here’s a great story I read about a Hurrance Katrina survivor who’s now persuring her degree online
Sharon Truly had never evacuated for a hurricane.
So when Hurricane Katrina came barreling through New Orleans, she thought it was just another storm and decided to
ride it out at a motel with her husband, her son and her 21 exotic birds.
“In one day, everything you have in your whole life is wiped out. That fast,” Truly said, with a snap of her fingers,
as she looked through photographs of the things she lost.
Truly, who suffers with seizures, migraine headaches, a chronic respiratory disease and ruptured disks in her back,
is unable to work. She must have oxygen to sleep at night. Her oxygen concentrator was flooded and she also had
trouble getting her prescriptions filled. She eventually relocated to Memphis, Tenn.
That’s when she heard about the Memphis and Shelby County Community Services Agency, a member of Katrina Aid Today.
Truly’s case manager helped her find an apartment and furnish it, and get her prescription medications refilled.
The case manager also is helping her map out a plan for her recovery, and assisted her in applying for an educational grant.
Today, Truly is working toward her bachelor’s degree online and plans to start a home-based business selling
vitamins and nutritional shakes.
What a great success story. I wish you all the best, Truly
Just so you know, Katrina Aid Today is funded through a $66 million grant to the United Methodist Committee on Relief and monitored by Federal Emergency Management Agency. It’s a consortium that consists of 25 agencies with years of
disaster recovery case management experience serving either as national partners or as local service providers under
the Katrina Aid Today umbrella.
Although it has been more than a year since Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast,
the figures confirm that many people across the nation are desperate for aid. This consortium plans to
assist about 70,000 more Katrina-affected families over the next 11 months.
Kudos to Katrina Aid Today!!
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