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By Robyn Tellefsen When you're going back to school as an adult, you won't have the cushion of your parents' income to help you foot the bill. On the other hand, you also won't have to worry about as many "hidden costs" faced by traditional students, including meal plans, sorority and fraternity fees, and...

Education is critical to the future of the U.S. economy, something that President Obama hammered home to the American public in his recent speech about the American Jobs Act, which proposes to renovate over 35,000 schools. Hovering over much of the president's rhetoric is the specter of ascendant emerging...

A growing number of college graduates are filing for bankruptcy, suggesting that an advanced education is no longer the hedge it once used to be in preventing personal financial turmoil, a new report finds. The percentage of college graduates filing for personal bankruptcy rose 20 percent during the last...

It's long been known that more education means more earnings for American workers. But a new report from the federal government shows just how stark the difference is among workers, depending on their level of education. The survey reveals that, for every educational hurdle they cross, workers' annual...

College enrollment jumped during the recession, but the pay-off of a college education did not. As the Economic Policy Institute reports, the average starting salary of young college graduates, adjusted for inflation, has dropped by almost a dollar in the last 10 years.

This article was originally featured on Schools.com A recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers found that more than 61 percent of college students with a paid internship in the for-profit sector received job offers upon graduation. Amber Rinehard was one of those fortunate interns...

When Ross Waycaster began his studies at Mississippi State, the one thing he was sure of was that he loved making websites. He already had a background in computer programming, but as he plunged into his business information systems major, he sought a way to set himself apart in an ever-changing and...

This article was originally featured on OnlineDegrees.com By Maryalene LaPonsie Recent media reports on the job market for new college grads are full of horror stories: sky high student debt and sub-par entry-level salaries. But it isn't all bad news. The National Association of Colleges and Employers...

So why is the Career Fair so important? After all, most of the time students feel as if they stand in line (sometimes 30 minutes, especially with the larger companies) just to talk to a company representative who then basically tells them to go apply on the website. What a waste of time right? Wrong! Look,...

There was something a little unusual about the America's Top Colleges list published by Forbes this month. The Ivy League bombed. The holy octet of higher education has dominated other rankings for over a quarter century. But Forbes' criteria is different. It chose to "evaluate the college purchase as a...

By PayScale Aug 18th 2011 @ 8:09AM

Now that sales of pencils and notebooks are in full swing, kids everywhere are facing the inevitability of going back to school. Their teachers have already been prepping for the new academic year. Though envied for their months long "break" from work, the teaching profession involves some trade-offs. One of...

As college students get ready to head back to the classroom, thousands of university employees are already on campus, working hard as most of them do year-round. By now, you've seen countless reports ranking the top universities in the nation, including the recently released "America's Top Colleges" report...

This article was originally featured on Schools.com Josh Scherr, lead cinematic animator at Naughty Dog, a major video game developer, began learning about movie effects when he was about six years old. That's when he saw Star Wars and his parents explained to him that light sabers don't really exist. He...

When Richard Smith started college, Bing Crosby was all the rage. When he finished his Ph.D, it was Lil Wayne. Over the weekend, Smith became the oldest person to ever receive a diploma from Florida International University. He's three years shy of 90. Smith has had one of the most drawn-out love affairs...

What generation has been more devastated by the Great Recession than the one just entering the workforce? Though they have been pilloried for their sense of entitlement, the members of the millennial generation are the envy of no other for the challenges they face in establishing themselves in this...

One of the main reasons to research a college before applying is to find out what life would be like if you choose to attend that school ... what your classes would be like, what kind of dorm room you'd live in, what you'd do on weekends and how far away from home you'd be. But perhaps even more important...

Perhaps it's because America's students have watched their parents suffer through jobs that don't inspire them -- just to make a living. But today's students do not seem to be all about the money when it comes to their careers. A recent study shows that 72 percent of students want a career that aligns with...

By Larry Buhl, Special to CareerBuilder While the job market can't be called robust, employers say that they plan to hire almost 20 percent more four-year college graduates than they did last year, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Already, 41 percent of the current...

In the new movie "Larry Crowne," Tom Hanks plays a Navy veteran who is a manager at one of those big box stores where you can buy bananas, a TV, new tires for your car and a fish tank all under one roof. Although he is something of a superstar employee, he's unceremoniously let go when the company downsizes,...

By Robyn Tellefsen You're all grown up now, which means no one's giving you cash for doing your chores, minding your manners, or losing your teeth. But you're not completely on your own -- especially if you're going back to school. Check out these six grown-up-friendly scholarships that can help you make...