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Would You Like a Tesla with That Degree?

When being a smarter education consumer is like getting a degree AND a $50,000 sports car. A few weeks ago the Department of Education released new scorecard…

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Is Your Company’s Tuition Assistance Program Leaving Money on the Table?

While many companies find it difficult to gauge the impact of a tuition assistance program (TA program), there is a very obvious way. And though it may seem…

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Smarter Ways HR Can Approach Education as a Benefit

Education benefits are a hot item in the HR toolkit. According to estimates by risk-management and advisory firm Willis Towers Watson, around 90% of midsize …

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The Most Important Tool for Finding the Right Degree Program

Artificial Intelligence. Algorithms. Automated Decision Making. These are a few of the tools (not all of which start with an “A”) that are integrated into th…

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An Online Degree Can Mean Many Things – Understand Your Options Before Choosing a Degree Program

Online Education…Online Learning….e-Learning…Digital Learning…Distance Learning. These are a few of the many interchangeable names used to describe what I ca…

What Happens When You Click a "Go Back to School" Ad?

What Happens When You Click That “You Can Go Back to School” Ad

How 1 click led to 62 phone calls and over 260 emails – in 3 days!! It’s happened to all of us a hundred times. We go to a website for information or look at…

What’s Happening in Non-Traditional Higher Education?

What’s Making Headlines in Non-Traditional Higher Education?

We talk to a lot of business leaders about education as part of employee career development, and many are interested in what’s happening in the world of high…

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Online Graduate Degrees – Behind the Numbers

Graduate school students are more likely to be working professionals. As a result there is a big interest in online options for grad school in order to fit g…

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The Devil’s in the Details: 7 Smarter Questions to Ask Before Starting an Online Degree Program

We’ve all had that unnerving feeling when we buy something expensive. Did I make the right decision? Did I spend too much? Did I do all the necessary researc…

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5 Skills You Need to Be a Successful Online Student

Online learning is everywhere. It’s used by kids from pre-school to high school. It’s used by college students attending an on-ground campus. As almost every…