Sentences with phrase «traditional college classes»

Online classes may be a little cheaper than traditional college classes.

People interested in attending vocational or technical school may be able to skip taking traditional college classes and focus on their other career interests.

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While some people thought that eBooks would drive traditional textbooks out of universities, they are still the primary information resource for college classes.

Given the importance of physics and science, would it surprise you to learn that studies have shown that traditional introductory college classes can decrease students» conceptual understanding of the subject?

When Schultz references an education initiative he recently launched, in which Starbucks will cover tuition for its U.S. employees working more than 20 hours per week who enroll in an online college - degree program from Arizona State University, Tatum asks whether Starbucks considered paying for them to attend traditional, class - based institutions with proven track records and lower attrition rates, like Spelman.

World - class hospitality consultant and restaurateur Elizabeth Blau discusses the growing trend of expanded and premium dining options beyond traditional hotels and restaurants, including arenas, performing arts centers, college campuses and hospitals.

His college offers a four - year bachelor's degree in timber framing and a full progress of traditional historic preservation major class.

Ladan Mohammadi is a registered acupuncturist who graduated from the International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Vancouver where she completed the Acupuncturist program and graduated at the top of her class.

If you loved your art history class as much as I did in college then you'll recognize the inspiration behind this palette: non traditional and rebellious artist Jean Michel Basquiat.

College instructors who use a hybrid approach that includes online learning and in - class lectures are likely to see greater achievement than those who only use a traditional in - class approach to teaching, a study by Brian K. McFarlin, an assistant professor of physiology at the University of Houston, suggests.

«In my graduating class, about a third of us attempted advanced education ranging from a traditional four - year college to diesel school to fix big rigs.

In the fall of 2013, the researchers randomly assigned 907 freshman students assessed as needing math remediation into one of three groups: traditional remedial elementary algebra; the same algebra course with an additional two - hour weekly workshop; or a college - level statistics class with an additional two - hour weekly workshop.

Incoming students assessed as needing remediation were randomly assigned to one of three course types: traditional remedial elementary algebra; the same algebra course with an additional two - hour weekly workshop; or a college - level statistics class with an additional two - hour weekly workshop.

Any participant who did not pass his or her class had to re-enroll in traditional remedial elementary algebra and pass it before taking any college - level quantitative courses.

In 2003, it opened its first school, Summit Prep, which featured traditional college - prep methods and drew the children of affluent Silicon Valley professionals and working - class Mexican immigrants.

In the article that follows we are going to explore pros and cons of blended learning at college, an eLearning method that combines independent study and traditional in - class education.

Eighteen percent of the early college high school graduates who enrolled in college needed to take remedial classes (versus 22 % of the students who went to traditional high schools).

While these schools provide small class sizes to increase individualized attention, they tend not to challenge students with rigorous academics and college - preparation courses, such as AP or honors.The two most viable options for former dropouts and other students who have not succeeded in traditional schools are really not viable at all.

ELOs include traditional afterschool activities with an academic focus, but also incorporate activities such as internships with employers, independent study in alternative settings, classes on college campuses for high school students, and wraparound support services.

Famous institutions like Harrow, Marlborough, Shrewsbury and Brighton College − to name just a few − are clamouring to meet a growing demand for a «traditional» English education among the burgeoning middle classes of these countries as well as the increasing number of British ex-pats who have relocated there.

As successful as ECforME has been, Pour says Maine community college administrators realized the traditional dual - enrollment model alone — in which high school students commute to college campuses to take classes — was not reaching enough students.

Not only is it important to me that these diverse and exceptional students have access to the traditional liberal arts cannon through our classes, but it is crucial that their experiences are informing how those texts are taught and that their participation in the liberal arts college tradition is changing the narrative around who belongs in this type of college environment.»

High school students at 21c have the opportunity to take college classes during traditional school day hours on - site at the nearby Ivy Tech campus.

In a move that some feel is another blow to the big business of traditional publishing, California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation that will give the California college systems the push they need to not only find open source textbooks for their students» classes, but will also enable the colleges and... [Read more...]

Truthfully, if I had to pick a side, I'd say I was a print book guy since that's my background, and I even took several classes in college on traditional book binding, and I'm pretty nerdy about it all.

I took art classes throughout my childhood but by the time I got to college I was veering away from traditional «house style» superhero comic art.

Instead of going to one college for four years, students can cobble together a combination of online classes, traditional college courses, badges for specific skills, and other resources to accomplish their goals.

For decades, community colleges got a bad rap as a second - class education meant for those who couldn't afford or who couldn't meet the high academic requirements of more traditional universities.Now that reputation is changing as cultural norms about post-secondary education start to shift.

For decades, community colleges got a bad rap as a second - class education meant for those who couldn't afford or who couldn't meet the high academic requirements of more traditional universities.

He is a graduate of Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, class of 2000, and he received acupuncture certification from Chi Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2006.