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Associate Degrees in US – How they are paying off (Infographic)
With the cost of tuition at four-year colleges and universities growing out of control, it is no surprise people are more interested in two-year degrees. Let’s take a look at how popular associate degrees are and how they are paying off. Source: DegreeQuery.com Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Associate Degrees: Bang … Continue reading
Canada / Close to half of full-time college and university students are working
An overwhelming 96 per cent of postsecondary students hold jobs in the service sector Continue reading
US / The New College Grads Job Market In 3 Graphs
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, bachelor’s degree holders between the ages of 20 and 24 saw average unemployment more than double from 2007 through 2011. But by 2012, it was falling quickly, back to within about a point of where it was at the turn of the century, when times weren’t exactly … Continue reading
Born in the bottom without higher education: 45% chance of remaining there
As the semester draws to a close at schools and universities across the country and college applications are submitted, the Treasury Department has released a report that should be food for thought for students scrambling to complete their work and finish their exams. The new report, prepared in conjunction with the Education Department, shows that … Continue reading
US – Top 7 College Degrees to be Unemployed
Not all college degrees are created equal. This is according to a recent report by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. The major you choose could reduce your chances of being part of the latest unemployment statistic—or make you the newest member of the club. It would be in your best interest to … Continue reading
UK – Higher Education – The proportion of unemployed full-time first degree leavers reaches a high of 10% in 2008/09
In 2010/11 there were 224,045 full-time first degree graduates whose destinations were known, compared to 213,390 in 2009/10. In 2010/11, 63% (140,085) were in employment only and 9% (20,620) were assumed to be unemployed both showing no change since 2009/10. (See Table 1 and Chart 1.) In 2010/11, of the full-time first degree graduates whose … Continue reading
The United States College Completion Imperative: How do you think a nation will get by in the 21st century ?
The United States used to lead the world in educational attainment. We now rank 16th. Our low college graduation rates are not keeping pace globally or meet workforce demands over the next decade-plus, and are creating serious economic problems today.
Higher education job growth continues to outpace overall job growth in US, but the gap is narrowing
Key findings from the report for Q1 2012: Although the growth rate of higher education jobs continued to outpace the growth rate for all U.S. jobs in Q1 2012, the gap has narrowed and the “market share” of higher education jobs was unchanged year-over-year. The number of advertisements for job openings in higher education continued … Continue reading
The U.S. workplace is polarizing between the education haves and have-nots
The U.S. workplace is polarizing between the education haves and have-nots, says David Autor, professor of economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. So-called middle-skill jobs, typically well-paying work that doesn’t require extensive higher education, are vanishing, dividing the labor force into high- and low-skill positions. While women are moving up the knowledge ladder, … Continue reading
Vocational Certificates and College Degrees | The employment benefits – a reminder of old results
A research published in 1999 and funded in part by the U.S. Department of Education, compares the various credentials, their benefits in relation to employment, and their role in the lifelong learning patterns of career-focused individuals. Key points Studies verify that education beyond high school results in higher earnings. (a 5-15% rate of return in … Continue reading
U.S. | Only 56 percent of college students complete four-year degrees within six years
“The American system for preparing young people to lead productive and prosperous lives as adults is clearly badly broken” according to the Pathways to Prosperity study by the in 20 Harvard Graduate School of Education. Only 56 percent of college students complete four-year degrees within six years. Only 29 percent of those who start two-year degrees finish them within three … Continue reading
Job Gap | Skill Gap | Matching the Jobless With 3.4 Million Jobs – NYTimes.com
EVER since the deep recession hit four years ago, many colleges have been rethinking their continuing education programs, straining to figure out how best to help the many unemployed Americans who have looked to them as a lifeline. With the unemployment rate still stubbornly high, this rethinking has led to a powerful trend in which … Continue reading
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