Articles, tagged with "national center for education statistics", page 1

How to Use Private Education Loans for Younger Students

Sending a child to private school can be expensive, but many parents believe it is well worth the investment. In the long run, children with private school educations in grades pre-kindergarten through high school have a higher percentage of college atten... Read >
Author: Art Jones

How to Get Your Online College Degree Faster and Cheaper

Accredited online degree programs are growing and have become the wave of the future. Based on a recent survey by the National Center for Education Statistics, 2 out of every 3 colleges (66%) have accredited distance learning degree programs already in p... Read >
Author: Don Ellis

How to Get Your Online College Degree Faster and Cheaper

Accredited online degree programs are growing and have become the wave of the future. Based on a recent survey by the National Center for Education Statistics, 2 out of every 3 colleges (66%) have accredited distance learning degree programs already in p... Read >
Author: Don Ellis

Should I Go Back to School?

If you’re in a dead-end occupation, have recently been let go or are concerned about being laid off, could very well be asking yourself if the time has come to return to school. Plenty of people battle with precisely the same problem. Does one continue in... Read >
Author: Jamie Pennington

University Bound: The Non-Traditional Student Version

Not all university bound students are "traditional" students or students who graduate from high school and enter directly into college. Non-traditional students are typically students who are adults and working professionals. They may also be older stud... Read >
Author: university_bound

Today’s Students Take SAT Prep and Learn Vocabulary Online

Contrary to what a lot of us think, the SAT exam is in no way designed to assess your level of scholastic achievement. Instead, it’s supposed to predict how well you’ll do in higher education: statistically speaking, your SAT score has a lot to do with ho... Read >
Author: Paul Thomson

Benefits Offered by Using Distance Education: Literature Review by Cindy Joffrion

In the state of Texas K-12 public and private schools have experienced a steady growth in student enrollment for the past several years. The United States Department of Education's, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has complied data that in... Read >
Author: Cynthia Joffrion

Close the Gap: Diversity on Law School Campuses

Racial and ethnic minorities make up 34 percent of the U.S. population, according to America.gov, but a 2009 study by Law.com shows that they make up less than 15 percent of the country’s practicing attorneys. As this gap continues to widen, Law school di... Read >
Author: jesskerr

Tips You Can Use To Get the Best College Education Savings Account

Its September again and we're here to remind our dear parents and students of how important and expensive college is and hence the need to save money is by far mandatory. Since we're here to learn how to get the best college education plan, let's move on.... Read >
Author: Camoren Dicosta

Student Loans Now Outpace Revolving Consumer Debt

While many students were enjoying their summer vacations, something unusual happened: The amount of student loan debt overtook the amount of consumer debt for the first time in history. According to the Federal Reserve, outstanding student loans in June r... Read >
Author: Jeff Mictabor

Unexpected Benefits of Higher Education

There are a lot of reasons for going to college. Most students use higher education to train for a career path. Or maybe they love a particular subject, and want to get ready for a life in academia. Students just out of high school are looking for a chanc... Read >
Author: aiu online

Benefits of Continuing Education

Are you stuck in a rut at work, doing the same job year after year with little or no hope of moving up the ladder? Do you constantly wish you could switch gears midway through your career in pursuit of that dream job? Are you the idealist who believes edu... Read >
Author: ScottC

New Trends in Online Education

According to the National Center for Education Statistics*, between 2006 and 2007 there were approximately 11,200 college-level programs that were designed to be completed totally through distance education. Do you know what that means? There are a number... Read >
Author: ACADEMY ONLINE

Online Degrees: Increasing Popularity and Credibility

If there's one thing that the Great Recession has taught us, it's the fact that a good education is valued even during the toughest of times. While some may question the wisdom in investing in a college education in these recessionary times, statistics re... Read >
Author: ScottC

The Rapid Growth of Home Schooling

Last year alone, more than one million children in the United States choose homeschooling over traditional education. This stunting figure was released according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Homeschooling is a recent development in ... Read >
Author: Hong Kirby

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