With a 1,000% increase in population since 1940, Arizona is a popular location for students wishing to work and study. Surprise, AZ ranked number one on Money Magazine’s list of cities with the fastest job growth from 2000 to 2005. Throughout the state, Arizona colleges and universities [...]
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Management analysts, or management consultants, are expected to see more than a 27% increase in job openings through the year 2014, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. As of 2004, there were already 605,000 workers in the management analyst field. Enrolling in a campus or online management degree program is a promising [...]
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Between 1980 and 2000, the percentage of Registered Nurses holding a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) rose from 22% to 32%. The number of BSN graduates continues to rise today as employers more often prefer to hire nurses with a bachelor degree. These 5 important reasons to earn a BSN [...]
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Between 2001 and 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the fastest growing occupations will be those that require an associate of arts degree. Currently, over 400,000 associate in arts degrees are awarded to U.S. students every year. These students go on to either directly enter the work force [...]
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Japan’s Nintendo Wii has a one-of-a-kind wireless controller. Gamers will be able to use the controller as a tennis racket, bowling ball, golf club, boxing gloves, and more. Instead of a complex series of button combinations to produce action, gamers simply tilt, swing, and point the controller. This [...]
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Model maker may not sound like an official profession but, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were over 11,000 model makers employed in May 2004. One of those professionals, Duane Martinez, creates models of everything from computers and gas pumps to MP3 players. When asked to describe [...]
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Enrollment in computer programming schools has dropped in recent years, partly in fear of labor outsourcing and partly in response to waning student interest in math and science. While the computer programming profession continues to hold its ground, competition for available jobs with average starting salaries of $52,500 to [...]
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All over the U.S., the health care industry has reported a shortage in qualified nurses. Several online colleges and universities, such as The University of Phoenix, are trying to help by offering several health care and nursing degrees.
The American Association of College of Nursing said that the in the U.S. alone, there could be a [...]
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