01.29.08

OEDb’s online college rankings published

Posted in Colleges at 10:22 pm by Matthew Bass

The Online Education Database has published their second annual online college rankings. This is a good reference if you have several distance education schools in mind and are trying to decide between them. The metrics gathered appear to be very thorough, though my own alma mater, Thomas Edison State College, didn’t make the list for some reason, despite the fact that it is fully accredited.

Some encouraging advice

Posted in General at 7:43 pm by Matthew Bass

The Teaching Home is a magazine for Christian home educators. A few years ag, they published some suggestions for parents and students who are considering higher education. If you’ve been wondering what the Biblical motivations and goals behind higher education should be, this is an excellent read.

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01.16.08

Phyllis Schlaffly: College not always necessary

Posted in General at 9:14 pm by Matthew Bass

While the price of a college education has skyrocketed far faster than inflation, many careers for which colleges prepare their graduates are disappearing. U.S. News‘ Best Careers guide concludes that “college grads might want to consider blue-collar careers” because B.A. diploma holders “are having trouble finding jobs that require college-graduate skills.”

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