Emphasizing
the advantages of a college degree, including employment, monetary benefits and personal fulfillment
Not exact matches
More than 4,000 partners already take
advantage of the Starbucks
College Achievement Plan education benefit in partnership with Arizona State University (ASU) to earn a bachelor's
degree with 100 percent tuition coverage.
The proportion
of adults 65 years or older with a high school diploma increased from 55 % in 1990 to 80 % in 2010, while the proportion with a
college degree increased from 12 % to 23 %.12 More years
of formal education is associated with a reduced risk
of dementia, likely through multiple causal pathways, including a direct effect on brain development and function (ie, the building
of «cognitive reserve»), health behaviors, as well as the general health
advantages of having more wealth and opportunities.13 - 15
Indeed, the
advantages of a community
college degree have become part
of the nation's political discourse.
As a result, America's longstanding international
advantage in the share
of its adult population with
college degrees, while still sizable, shows signs
of eroding (see Figure 3).
Students in the program have unique opportunities to extend their learning beyond the School
of Education, e.g. by taking
advantage of the Study Abroad programs offered through Boston University or seeking dual
degrees with the
College of Art and Sciences.
Many high school students also take
advantage of our Early
College Credit program which has allowed some students to graduate with their high school diploma and AA
degree at the same time.
We correspond regularly and take
advantage of opportunities to meet (e.g. at the LEGO Conference in May, where Carlina Rinaldi won the LEGO prize; or in Boston in May, when Tiziana Filippini was awarded an honorary
degree at Wheelock
College).
Those who have a
college degree in the U.S. have a significant earning - power
advantage over those who don't, but an overwhelming number
of graduates find themselves saddled with debt they accumulated getting their education.
Today is the world
of computers and due to it's increasing
advantage in the education world more and more
of the
college goers are opting for this subject to pursue their
degree course.
It's natural to want to give your child every
advantage, including a
college degree, but just be sure any savings you sock away for your child's education do not come at the expense
of your own financial well - being — a classic parent mistake.
I suggested that when he goes to
college, he should take
advantage of connections through the school to get an internship or two over the summer, for the experience and flesh out his resume, since
degree = / = job in this day and age.
So, to take full
advantage of her time, in February
of 2015 she enrolled at Ross
College to pursue her Medical Assistant Associate
of Applied Science
Degree.
According to economists at the New York Federal Reserve, nearly 45 %
of recent
college students are underemployed, working at jobs for which they are overqualified and which do not take
advantage of their
degrees.
Alumni
of degree - granting programs who graduated within the past five years are eligible for career coaching appointments with Boston
College Career Center staff and may also take
advantage of all services available to current students.