Top 10 Most Common College Degrees
In an effort to attract more students colleges have begun to expand the list of majors they offer. However, no matter how many new majors colleges ad these ten are always the most popular.
Read More5 “Sure-Thing” Career Fields
As you pursue a career for the first time or transition into a new job, you don’t want to jump into a career where opportunities are limited. Instead, look at these hot programs in industries where the demand for trained professionals will be high for years to come.
Read MoreTop 10 Recession-Proof Jobs in 2010
In 2010, unemployment remains around 10% as companies nationwide continue significant cutbacks in spending and workforce. With more and more experienced and established workers vying for the same jobs once virtually guaranteed to those fresh out of college, today’s college graduates must seek recession-proof professions and careers in order to ensure future employment.
Read MoreHow To Deduct Your Student Loan Interest
It’s tax time again, and if you paid interest on a student loan in 2009 you may be eligible to deduct up to $2,500 of the interest you paid, whether the loan was for your own education, your spouse’s, or that of a child or anyone else who was your dependent at the time the education was undertaken.
Read More7 Celebrity Sponsored College Scholarships
This the season to be sharing, so we’ve compiled a list of scholarships offered by some of Hollywood’s biggest names. Some of these college scholarships are pretty hefty offering full-ride scholarship opportunities. Enjoy and good luck!
Read More5 Photography Jobs to Die For
Point, click and shoot your way into cool and well-paying gigs after completing photography school. We found five photography jobs to envy that you can aspire to once you finish a photography program.
Read MoreUK Student Loan Fiasco Foreshadows Future Woes in US Plan
President Obama’s Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, which would force students to obtain their college loans directly from the federal government, is not an unprecedented consolidation of the student loan industry. In fact, across the Atlantic in the United Kingdom, students must now utilize a centralized authority for their student loan needs. This authority, the Student Loans Company (SLC), has been designated by the government as the sole provider of student loans in the U.K. In its first year, the SLC has already so muddled the process that much of the angered public has called for the resignation, or firing, of its head official. The outrage comes on the heel of reports that more than 100,000 students in the U.K. are still awaiting their first loan payment, months after the start of term. The SLC has found many scapegoats for the delays, including a record rise in loan applications, the recession, and even the transfer of the student loan administration from the various smaller local authorities to the SLC.
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