Americans prefer technical colleges to community colleges
By Amy Rolph on SeattlePI.com
Career and technical colleges are better at preparing students for the work force than community colleges, said about 45 percent of respondents in a recently released survey.
Ray Victoria assembles a heating system during a class at Bellingham Technical College. (AP Photo)
The survey results were released today by the Career College Association. [...]
Career Education Lures Top Students
Kinea White Epps, Staff Writer for Districtadministration.com
Courses under the CTE umbrella have been revamped, tailored to the modern workplace.
An honors student at Athens Drive High School, Monica Matthai had her heart set on becoming an orthodontist, a safe and fitting choice for her academic talents.
That was until she made her first dress in a clothing [...]
" … be sober when you take an exam …" Today’s Quote - Careers.Org
Of course, it is very important to be sober when you take an exam. Many worthwhile careers in the street- cleansing, fruit-picking and subway-guitar-playing industries have been founded on a lack of understanding of this simple fact. - Terry Pratchett, Moving Pictures
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Student Loans are Getting Harder to Find
Harris Miller on Politico said this week …
"This sector’s 2 million students are usually older, working adults, often living independently and arising from a less affluent socioeconomic cohort. These students require higher education programs with more flexible schedules to match busy, demanding lifestyles and life challenges. Flexible scheduling means classes start at career colleges throughout [...]
Which College?
What Matters to You?
What’s important to you may not necessarily be what’s important to your best friend, siblings or parents. You’ve got to find the college that’s the best fit for you. The happier you are at the college you choose, the more likely you’ll be to succeed and complete your degree. Consider:
Location
· Geographically, where [...]
Career or Academic Education - Does it Matter?
Not only is career and technical education nothing to laugh at, it’s a way to replace the unrealistic “college for all” bias of public schooling with a greater degree of practical preparation for lucrative and rewarding careers in fields like nursing, desktop publishing, computer networking and the building trades.
So says a report called “Schools That [...]
Book Review : Career Education: History and Future
Book Review by Julia Panke Makela
Career Education: History and Future by Kenneth B. Hoyt, 200 pages, 2005, National Career Development Association.
Within Career Education: History and Future, Kenneth B. Hoyt shares his extensive knowledge derived from over five decades of professional efforts to improve connections between education and work. His ten years of experience serving as [...]
New on Campus? Find these offices
You’ve just arrived on your college campus for the first time. Besides your place to live, make sure you know where these offices are.
Registrars Office - Get into the classes you need
Campus Security Office
Student Jobs Office
Student Health Center - flu shots, referrals, etc.
Career Services Office
Your Faculty Advisor - Make sure you’re getting the right courses [...]
MAPP Career Assessment
The MAPP Career Assessment helps you to identify your strengths so you can explore the educational, training and career opportunities available that match your personal profile. The MAPP Assessment takes, on average, 30 minutes to complete and will supply you with the self knowledge you need to make wise educational, career and life choices!
Career Education [...]