| Income:
Those with HS diplomas have a
median income of $28,122.50; those with bachelors degrees earn $45,489.00.
Over a lifetime that amounts to 44% more.
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| Your Military Experience may have earned you college
credit. The American Council on Education (ACE) has established guidelines
for evaluating military credit. It is important that you find out if the college
you want to attend will accept military credit.
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| Continuing education is more flexible than ever.
Thirty years ago, going to college part time was the exception, today it is the
rule. Over 60% of today's college students are part-time students. 10% of all
college students are taking online courses. Even better, online education is now
becoming the wave of the future. A survey of working adults conducted by Opinion
Research Corp. revealed that 54 percent believe
that college courses offered via the Internet are the future of higher education.
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Even
more reasons
Skill Development & Certification- Todays workers are taking command
of their careers and becoming free agents in the workforce. Workers that hone
their skills and obtain industry certifications earn 49% more than workers
that do not. In certain industries, (IT for example) certification ensures that
a worker will command top wages.
Workers must continually learn-World
famous management guru Peter Drucker explains "The impact of the Net on higher
education is almost certain to be very much greater than on any business. The
average knowledge worker will outlive the average employing organization. This
is the first time in history that this has happened. You must have a great deal
of knowledge today, and it must often be highly focused. So the center of gravity
of higher education is already shifting from the education of the young to the
continuing education of adults"
Junior Officers and Enlisted Technicians
with Masters degrees are some of the most sought after employees by Corporate
America. Students with Masters degrees earn 41% more more than undergraduate
students over a lifetime. |
