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Having Trouble Deciding Your College Major?

Published on Tuesday, July 26th, 2011 Dania Mallette
Tags: choosing a college major, choosing a major for college, college major, College Majors, help deciding on a college major, how to choose a college major

Each person is different so it only makes sense that the approach to pursuing a college education should be done in a way that makes an individual the most comfortable. Going from high school to a college or university is a major transition and while some students may have their academic futures completely laid out, [...]

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Fun in the Sun: Making the Most of Your Summer Vacation

Published on Friday, April 15th, 2011 Ken
Tags: campus visit, college major, community college students, internship position, job resume, part-time work, summer internship, summer vacation, university campuses

With a little over a month left of school, summer is approaching fast. For many community college students, the thought of summer conjures up images of fun in the sun and catching up with friends. Although summer vacation is meant to be restful and relaxing, it can also be productive and useful. How can I [...]

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UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering Update

Published on Thursday, December 9th, 2010 Nohel
Tags: Bioengineering, Bioengineering major, college major, College of Engineering, uc, UC Berkeley

San Francisco, CA (CollegeToCareers.com)-  In a recent notice from the University of California, Berkeley, UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering has made a change to their pre-requisite requirements for Bioengineering. Effective immediately for transfer applicants to the College of Engineering majoring in Bioengineering and the Bioengineering & Materials Science Engineering joint major, Chemistry 3B will no [...]

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Sacramento City College Davis Center at UC Davis

Published on Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 Edwina
Tags: Career Development, college, college admissions, college major, community college transfer, Davis Center, Sacramento CC, Sacramento City College, uc, UC Davis, university of california

In early June, officials from Sacramento City College and UC Davis celebrated the groundbreaking of the Sacramento City College Davis Center at UC Davis West Village.

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SJSU Global Studies Online Degree Approved

Published on Saturday, July 10th, 2010 Nohel
Tags: BA, bachelor's degree, college major, Global Studies, online classes, online college courses, online college degree, online courses, online degree, San Jose State, San Jose State University, SJSU

In a recent email to community college counselors,  San Jose State University’s Global Studies department announce that they were recently approved for accreditation to offer an online college degree program in Global Studies. The notification stated: We’re pleased to announce that WASC has granted approval for San José State University to launch its Global Studies [...]

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Transfer From a Community College in 2 Years

Published on Thursday, July 8th, 2010 Caroline
Tags: architecture major, cal poly, cal poly SLO, college counseling, college counselor, college major, College Majors, College Resources, community college, community college counselor, community college transfer, counselor, ed plan, educational plan, how to transfer, SEP, student education plan, student educational plan, student educational plans, transfer advice, transfer quickly, UC Berkeley

Meet With a College Counselor The most important thing you can do coming into a community college, from high school or from a long break, is to meet with an academic counselor. Many students undervalue the importance of meeting with a counselor when they first go into a community college and find themselves indecisive and [...]

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Choosing a college minor

Published on Friday, July 2nd, 2010 Edwina
Tags: Career Development, choose a college minor, choosing a college minor, college major, college majors and minors, college minor, college programs, find a job, foreign language minor, job market, Job Search, language arts minor, minoring in college

College minors can be a strong supplement to your major area of study, and can help you in your job search and career development.

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College Scholarships: There Are More Than You Think

Published on Thursday, July 1st, 2010 Ken
Tags: academic scholarships, athletic scholarships, college major, college scholarships, College Scholarships And Grants, counselors, external scholarships, Financial Aid, free money, hispanic scholarships, merit based scholarships, minority scholarships, private scholarships, scholarship for moms, scholarships, scholarships for college, scholarships for dads, school scholarships, types of scholarships, veteran scholarships, women's scholarships

Simply put, scholarships are free money. Now you may be wondering, why would anyone want to give money away for free? The answer is because the people and organizations that award scholarships to students do so in order to further the education of that individual. Depending of the donor or founder of the scholarship, each scholarship has certain and distinctive criteria that must be met (for example, a scholarship awarded by a businessman might require the student applying for the scholarship to be a business major, etc.)

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Tips to Succeed in College Courses: In-Class & Online (Part 1)

Published on Thursday, June 24th, 2010 Ken
Tags: college classes, college education, college experience, college grades, college major, pass, passing, professor, success in college

In colleges and universities around the country today, there is a multitude of students struggling and fighting to pass a college course. Regardless of your college major, there will always be that one subject, class, or professor that you can never really seem to wrap your mind around. However, there is a definite and reliable way to make sure that you have the best chance to not only pass, but succeed and excel in these courses.

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Universities encourage students attend community colleges first

Published on Saturday, June 19th, 2010 Nohel
Tags: bachelor's degree, califonia community colleges, college major, community college, CSU Dominguez Hills, CSUDH, ge, general education, higher education, Maryland University, Student Support Services, TRIO, TRIO SSS

The higher educational system across the country is seeing the effects of the economy with an increase of enrollment, budget cuts, and an increase in costs.  Many four year universities are now encouraging students to start at a community college.  This may be a great option for graduating high school students. A more cost effective [...]

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