All Entries in the "Career Education" Category
Indiana State Education Programs to Help Working Adults Earn Degrees
Career Education: Indiana State University has launched a new program to encourage adults who did not complete their college education to return to school and earn four-year degrees.
The newly created Adult Career Education (ACE) program hopes to target persons 25 or older that have already completed approximately 60 hours of college credit or more. [...]
Walmart Employees to earn affordable college degrees online
Career Education: American Public University, a member institution of the fully-accredited American Public University System (APUS), recently announced an agreement to enable US employees of Walmart and Sam’s Club to earn college degrees at an affordable price.
The agreement incorporates associates of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc earning [...]
Microsoft offers online training and certification to Ohio residents
Microsoft Corporation, an international leader in software, services and technology solutions, will provide free vouchers to the entire state of Ohio to pay for online training and certification courses in using its variety of products.
Kaplan University Sponsors National EMS Week
Kaplan Continuing Education and Kaplan University are sponsoring the first-annual National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week, which brings safety awareness and public service announcements while paying homage to dedicated EMS professional nationwide.
Online Career Education Leader Completes New Agreement
The Princeton Review, Inc. – one of the nation’s leading online career education and test preparation providers – has completed a new agreement with the National Labor College.
The related press release declares that the “strategic relationship will bring together the technical and financial resources of The Princeton Review and its subsidiary, Penn Foster, with [...]
Capella University publishes “Inside Online Education” Podcast
Online Education: Capella University has published its new “Inside Online Education” podcast, which reveals a first-hand look at the school’s innovative online library. The podcast provides a unique overview of how Capella’s online library is so unique and effective in the online education forum. The podcast, which lasts about 15 minutes, includes live interviews with [...]
Online Education prominence affirmed by US News directory
US News and World Report, long considered one of the world’s premier education resource centers, has launched a new, innovative Online Education forum…
Meritus University appeals to mature, experienced students
The concept of working toward a prominent education degree while maintaining a full-time position in your current career has become a reality for students across the world… (Image by Mike Blogs)
Middle East students turning to Canada continuing education
Many students from the United Arab Emirates, China, and South Korea are enrolling at Canadian schools offering continuing education in large numbers…
Online education offers new skills, careers
With the national unemployment rate still hovering in double digits, many laid off workers are turning to online education as a tool to acquire new skills and become more appealing to prospective employers…
Walden University launches innovative virtual advisor
Walden University, a leading online education provider, has announced the launch of a new online “virtual advisor”… (Image by Ed Yourdon)
Saudi Arabia exploring online education, distance learning
A fascinating relationship between Saudi Arabian students and universities outside of the Middle East is gaining momentum at an increasingly fast pace.
Re-education fosters career ‘bloom’ in floristry
While most spend decades before becoming a business owner, for Jade Upton, returning to college allowed an impressive leap to be made in less than one year…
Bahrain higher education focused in technical, applied training
Bahrain’s Ministry of Education is meeting the new decade head-on with many high-tech ‘e’-services.
Technical and applied education has assumed an integral stratum in Bahrain’s education structure. Before a student even reaches the university level, he or she receives vocational training. Secondary school tenth through twelfth grade students are presented with a litany of career-focused classes [...]
Qatar higher education a leader in the Middle East
The State of Qatar, home of the global Education City, has come a long way from its early days of “Katatibs,” or small pre-school institutions where students were taught basic reading and writing skills.
In today’s Qatar, a diverse education is offered at both public and private schools throughout the country. Private schools, which are [...]
