Is
Continuing Ed For You?
In a word: Yes. Continuing education is important
for everyone now, in all fields.
Steps
to Take Back to School
The first step involved in planning to further your
education is an understanding your motivation to
do so.
Graduate
School: It's About Time
Here it is- graduate school. When people say you
are on your own, they mean it.
The
Big Payoff
This special study illustrates the value of a college
degree. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing.
The
Burden of Borrowing
As college costs continue rising, students are increasingly
carrying high levels of debt to finance their education.
Report is in Adobe Acrobat format.
Special
Analysis 2002: Nontraditional Undergraduates.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, there
are more older students on campus. 39 percent of
all college students were 25 years or older in 1999,
compared with 28 percent in 1970.
Why
are "Baby Boomers" in College?
Special series of reports from About.com.
The
“Old” New Resource for Education: Student Age.
Studies the proposition that older students show
higher academic achievement than younger students,
with GPA as the criteria.
College
Quality and the Earnings of Recent College Graduates.
Examines factors such as selectivity and other institutional
characteristics, and the earnings of recent college
graduates 5 years after graduation.
Vocational
Certificates and College Degrees.
Comparison of benefits for educational credentials.
Single
Parents: Career Related Issues and Needs.
Explores the special preemployment and employment
needs of single-parent families, and the characteristics
of effective career development programs to meet
those needs.
Students
with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education: A
Profile of Preparation, Participation, and Outcomes.
Addresses how well students with disabilities persist
to degree attainment as well as the likely labor
market outcomes and graduate school enrollment rates
of students with disabilities.
Adult
Women in Community Colleges.
Reviews the motivations, unique needs, and barriers
to entry for adult women in community colleges,
as well as methods to enhance educational experience.
Adults
With Learning Disabilities.
Looks at definitions of learning disabilities, the
experiences of adults with LD, factors influencing
their successful adjustment to adult life, and strategies
for educators and counselors.
Postsecondary Financing Strategies. Combining Work,
Borrowing, and Attendance.
Examines the postsecondary financing strategies
of undergraduates, showing how work, borrowing,
and attendance is combined to support college enrollment.
Graduate
Field of Study, by Sex.
Condition of Education report on graduate degrees
conferred by gender and field of concentration.
Reaping
the Benefits: Defining the Value of Going to College.
An indepth discussion on the benefits of attaining
a college degree.
Education:
What It's Worth.
Average earnings, job options, and life fulfillment.
Projection
of Education Statistics to 2008.
Enrollment and degrees conferred. |
