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Just a Hundred Years Ago... |
 Life
has changed a lot in the last 100 years. In the early 1900s, a
dentist made just around $2,500, the average wage in the US was 22 cents per hour,
and a typical US worker only made between $200 and $400 per year!
Now let's look at how education has evolved in just the last 60 or so years.
In 1947, only 5 percent of people had bachelor's degrees or higher. As of 2005, that figure had
climbed over 500 percent to 27.7 percent. Pretty cool, huh?
With fall semester right around the corner, why not join the movement to get that percentage to 30?
Look below for online degrees of all levels in just about any subject.
For majors you're looking for something else completely,
click here to search 2,500+ online degrees from more than 200 schools in
just 30 seconds!
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Check Out: 9 Exercises You Can Do at Your Desk
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 We
know adding e-learning to your plate can seem, at times, as stressful as it is beneficial. We also know that exercise happens to be a great stress reliever. Can't make it to the gym? From our Back to
School Survival Guide, here are 9 Simple Exercises You Can Do Right at Your Desk.
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Presenting
The Career Stimulus Package!
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 The
Empowerment Tour
is making its way across the country offering free career counseling and fund-raising for scholarship dollars.
The tour is part of the
Career Stimulus
Package, which will award 100 full-tuition scholarships totalling almost $4 million.
The winners also one-week paid internships with some of America's most
innovative companies. The deadline to apply is 10/31, so get your entries in.
Next week's
Empowerment Tour stops are:
- Tues, August 11, St. Louis, MO
- Thu, August 13, Kansas City, MO
- Sat, August 15, Des Moines, IA
- Mon, August 17, Bloomington, MN
Click to learn more about the
Career Stimulus
Package and to see when the tour is coming your
way!
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Student Spotlight: Andrea
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 American
novelist Thomas Wolfe said, "You can't go home again." Rock 'n' roller Bon Jovi
disagrees and so did this 30-year-old online student, Andrea Ehmen. Going back to her hometown — virtually — to earn her graduate degree was a perk that really hit, well...home.
Click to read how Andrea returned to school as an e-learner at
West Virginia University to earn her master's degree online in integrated marketing communications, or click here see marketing degrees at other levels.
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eLearners Community News
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This week's highlight from the
Online Education Blogs:
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New
eLearners blogger
JaynaB writes about her personal struggle with motivation in
her latest blog,
Playing Hide and Go Seek with Motivation.
Notable Quote:
"Promising greatness to yourself is not being selfish, it's faith."
A new question from our
Distance Learning Discussion Forums:
- Jessie asks, "What do I do if I find out the school I'm attending isn't an accredited school?"
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