Recent reports show that companies in the business world have increased their hiring by 18%. Not only that, but MBA-holding employees are getting paid more. With this hike in demand and pay, right now might be the best time to go back to school for your MBA. According to BusinessSchoolAdmission.com:

Over 94 percent of Harvard MBAs had received at least one job offer by graduation day, as did 93 percent of University of Virginia at Darden MBAs. Over 80 percent of Columbia’s second-year MBA students were reported to have secured post-graduation employment by February. Dartmouth’s Tuck School reported a 30 percent increase in the number of employers recruiting on campus this year. 87 percent of UC Berkeley at Haas students had one or more job offers by graduation, with those who accepted positions reporting an average bases salary worth almost $103,000 and an average signing bonus worth over $20,500.

The most popular specializations among employers right now seem to be consulting and investment banking — something to keep in mind for next year’s potential MBA students.

Okay Education/Teacher bloggers, it’s time to get known. I have to say that I hate this kind of game but since it could be helpful for everyone especially teachers, why not? The goal is simple, I want my favorite education/teacher blogs to be discovered by a maximum of people from the education space.
ET-List stands for Education/Teacher list. This concept have been used in the past with the Z-List. This time, it’s up to education and teacher bloggers to be promoted and even discovered. ; )
Instructions
- Write a post.
- Copy/paste the link list from the post you’ve discovered the ET-List into it.
- Make sure the links are active and correct.
- If your blog is on the list, remove it’s not a self-promotion post. As … | Read the rest of this entry »

The main benefit of earning a degree online is that you can earn your degree around your work and family schedule. This means that people who would otherwise be unable now have a way to attend college and earn a degree. However, there are many other benefits of earning a degree online that aren’t as obvious. According to PR-GB.com:
Learning online through a distance learning college offers the same quality and degree weight that would be received through a traditional educational campus. Distance learning schools must be accredited, so the school of your choice should offer potential students everything that a typical college campus does, including student services, financial offices, student support services as well as guidance and educational counselors. You won’t be limited to attending … | Read the rest of this entry »

The 2007 edition of The Best and Worst Online Degree Programs has recently been released, and the University of Phoenix has received high rankings. According to DegreeFinder.com:
The report lists the University of Phoenix as the third best online university in the world and the top online school in North America. The only two online programs that topped the UofP were those run by the University of London and by the University of South Africa.
The University of Phoenix is one of the largest online degree providers in North America. Their degree programs allow students to earn anything from an undergraduate certificate to a doctoral degree from the comfort of their own home and around their own schedule.
With convenient online courses Phoenix University Online allows you to … | Read the rest of this entry »

College admission counselors help students decide on what colleges to apply to by considering their grades, their involvement in extracurricular activities, and their desires for their education. Hiring the services of a college admissions counselor can be costly, as much as $6,500 for the process. However, the American Educational Guidance Center is offering free college admissions counseling, until August 15th, to the first 300 students who request it. According to North Texas e-News:
There is just one catch. Students must agree to perform two hours of community service (in any setting they choose).
“We spend so much time on our websites and our blog that we can’t offer comprehensive counseling to 300 students, but we can provide them with a list of colleges to explore which may … | Read the rest of this entry »

Between April and May of 2007, eLearners.com took count of the number of students who visited their site seeking information on different online degrees. The following degrees were those that received the most page views:
Associate Degree Programs
Business Administration
Criminal Justice
Early Childhood Education
Accounting
Bachelor’s Degree Programs
Criminal Justice
Business Administration
Psychology
Health Administration
Master’s Degree Programs
Business Administration
Psychology
Counseling
Health Administration
eLearners.com is a web database that connects students to online colleges and universities that offers programs that a student is interested in. They have information for more than 630 online business degree programs and more than 120 online criminal justice degree programs.

High school students in North Carolina will soon have a new way to earn their diploma. North Carolina is one of the many states that are beginning to offer high school courses online. Administrators hope that students will be able to complete their degrees in as little as two years, or, if it takes longer, to earn an associate’s degree as well as their high school diploma. According to Goldsboro News-Argus:
Some of the programs provide dual credit for high school and college, administrators explained.
The concept will expand educational opportunities for students, since courses are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Youth already familiar with concepts like discussion boards, e-mail and texting will find those easily incorporated into a learning situation.
The shortage … | Read the rest of this entry »

While there are a number of online colleges to choose from, there aren’t many Christian colleges that offer online degrees. However, Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi is changing that. They have recently started offering an online associate’s and bachelor’s degree that students can complete entirely online. According to SolancoNews:
Since 1883, Belhaven College, in Jackson, Miss., has been a leader in providing comprehensive Christian education. President Roger Parrott says, “the new Virtual Online Education Program emphasizes our commitment to helping students all over the world, including missionaries, their children and others, receive a Christ-centered education,” while also keeping up with family, ministry and work responsibilities.
President Parrott, a leader in the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization for 20 years, says the Virtual Online Education Program equips … | Read the rest of this entry »

GetEducated.com has recently released their annual affordability rankings of online colleges that offer degrees in the social sciences, psychology, and human services. Their results rate 26 accredited online universities on the cost of their master’s degree courses. According to PRWeb:
West Virginia University ranks number one on GetEducated.com’s Best Buy list for their distance master’s in rehabilitation counseling management. State residents will pay a remarkably low rate of about $2,500 for the entire master’s while non-residents can expect to pay significantly more yet well below the national average ($7,200).
East Carolina University’s masters in general psychology ranked number two at $4,200 (NC); $19,300 (Others), with Winston Salem State University of North Carolina taking the number three spot.
By comparison, the average cost for a distance master’s in the … | Read the rest of this entry »

After receiving a $12 gift from benefactors Earl and Thelma Hodges in May, International College changed its name to Hodges University. Hodges University currently offers more than a dozen online degrees, and they plan to use the gift to expand their programs and begin marketing them to national and international students. According to News-Press:
President Terry McMahan said the unrestricted gift will be used in part to expand the distance education program from the 10 online degrees offered.
“We’re going to start marketing our programs nationally and internationally,” he said.
“We’re going after those students who probably take all of their courses online and will not necessarily be from this area.”
The institution serves about 1,800 students and is expected to grow to more than 2,000 by 2008. Most … | Read the rest of this entry »