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What was education like in the colony of Connecticut?
Like Britain's cuz Connecticut was ruled by them as a colony.
How do you find liability insurance for someone who wants to do small group tutoring?
Just contact any insurer or agent dealing in Professional lines in your state. You should look at either Professional Liability or General Liability depending on the Tutoring Environment.
What are the age groups of middle school high school and college in the US?
Middle school ages range from 11-14, high school ages range from 14-18 and college ages range from 18-21+.
*Remember that a student can skip grades, or some schools may be different (some middle schools are just 7th and 8th grade).
What is the average IQ of a 16-year-old girl?
By definition, the average IQ is always 100. IQ scores are always adjusted for age to keep the average at 100, but above age 15(?) intelligence remains static till age 55+. The scores are usually arranged in such a way that half the population has scores in the range 90-110, and 75% in the range 85-115. Obviously, it is possible to devise scoring systems that minimize or maximize differences. This is particularly obvious at the extremes: one can arrange the scores so that 96% of the population is in the range 60-140 or one can spread the same people over the range 50-150, for example.
What was Andrew Jackson's schooling like?
Jackson's Scotch-Irish parents, Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, emigrated to America from northern Ireland in 1765. At this time they had two sons, Hugh and Robert. The elder Jackson took up farming in the backwoods Waxhaw settlement on the border between North and South Carolina. He died in 1767. A few days later, on March 15, Andrew was born. The widow Jackson moved her family into the home of a nearby relative, James Crawford, where Andrew spent his boyhood. He attended frontier schools and acquired the reputation of being fiery-tempered and willing to fight all comers. He also learned to read, and he was often called on by the community to read aloud the news from the Philadelphia papers.
He never attended college.
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Their education is designed primarily to prepare the elite for study abroad and the eventual assumption of political and economic leadership roles in the society. Go to: www.visittnt.com/General/about/education.html for the answer.
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How did Alexander the Great introduce Greek ideas to Egypt and central Asia?
Alexandria in EgyptAlexander and his army brought greek ideas and beliefs wherever they went. He would leave a few men behind for them to teach the people their culture.
How would you help a non compliant student?
Answers for this will be as many and varied as there are students. Depends on the setting. Public schools, you have no choice, you help the non-compliant student. Luckily there are plenty of resources to try. As a parent, you could contact the school's Special Education Director. Even if your child is not Special Education, they would know where to start you. IF you are a teacher, see the same person, but there should be plenty of suggestions if you ask aroiund in the faculty room. Especially those who have no problems, they have strong classroom management skills you could use.
If it is college, I would contact their advisor. The faculty advisor could put pressure on them since they need them at scheduling time. If you can find out why they are non-compliant that could help. Do they view the class as a waste of time? Found out their interest and show them how it is useful.
Is it better if schools are nationally or regionally accredited?
To begin with, "national" accreditation versus "regional" accreditation has nothing to do with comparing national versus state (or any other kind of) apples and/or oranges. It also has nothing to do with geography, or who "monitors" what, or what "region" a given accreditor covers; and "regionally" accredited schools are not either better or worse than "nationally" accredited schools simply on account of such things. It also has nothing to do with where one intends to work, whether in or out of one's "region," whatever that even means in this context. It also has nothing to do with whether the school in question is "elite" or not; and, yes, there is a difference between "national" and "regional" accreditation, at least in the ignorant minds of many. Pretty much most of every previous answer, here, then, is flat-out wrong. It should be illegal, in my opinion, for answers in a place like this to be so reckless and misleading. Shame on the lot of them for that.
The first and most important thing to understand is that as long as whatever kind of accreditation it is -- be it "regional" or "national" -- is approved by either or both of the US Department of Education (USDE), and/or the USDE-sanctioned Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), then it's all approximately equally credible. Yes, there are practical difference which should not be ignored, and I'll cover them all, here. However, believe me, both regional and national accreditors, as is required of them by USDE and/or CHEA, are painstakingly rigorous in their assessments of their accredited schools.
There are six big both USDE- and CHEA-approved "regional" accreditors, each covering only certain of -- approximately one-sixth of -- the 50 US states. In other words, they accredit only schools in the one-sixth of the 50 US states that are in their respective USDE-assigned regions. Some "regional" accreditors also cover parts of non-US countries, though it's mostly just the 50 US states with which they concern themselves. "Accreditation" in most non-US countries can be quite different from how we do it here, in the US, so most US "regional" accreditors tend not to want to stick their toes into non-US accreditation waters...
...though, that said, some are intentionally expanding to try to do just that. For our purposes, here, though, let's just stick with the US.
The "regional" accreditors came first. At the higher-education (post-secondary) level, the USDE established them, originally, mostly just to ensure that any school -- college, university, seminary, or even post-secondary technical and/or trade/career school -- had sufficiently high academic and administrative standards, and financial soundness, that post-war "GI Bill" money spent by the government to educate veterans would not be wasted. It, at least in the beginning, was really as simple as that. Soon, thereafter, the USDE also became additionally concerned about ensuring that schools on which government grant and/or loan money was spent -- be it money given directly to schools, or to students -- were credible, in the same ways that it wanted to ensure that GI Bill money was only spent on credible schools. So, then, at least at first, that's mostly all that at least USDE-approved accreditation was about: ensuring that government money spent on schools was only spent on academically and administratively and financially sound ones.
However, in very short order, USDE-approved "regional" accreditation became about a whole lot more than just that; it became a way to ensure that all schools, at all levels, were academically rigorous/credible and financially sound, for all kinds of reasons which, ultimately, inure to society's benefit.
On the purely academic side of things, the USDE-sanctioned organizations that were the forerunners of today's CHEA, and now CHEA, today, have always been more about pure educational quality -- academic rigor, financial soundeness, and new and creative educational methods -- than has traditionally been the USDE... though the USDE now cares about all aspects of things, too, and not merely protecting GI Bill, or grant, or student loan money from less-than-credible schools. Both USDE and CHEA, now, care about the whole package.
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is USDE and/or CHEA -- and those two entities, along, in the US -- which approve accreditors. No accreditor which isn't approved by either or both of USDE and/or CHEA may legitimately call itself an educational accreditor; and most so-called accreditors which are not approved by at least one or the other of USDE and/or CHEA are not really accreditors at all; they are, in fact, usually, just fake or bogus accreditors... so-called "accreditation mills." Remember that fake, bogus, unaccredited schools -- degree and diploma mills -- are very sophsticated, and will not hesitate to create a fake/bogus accreditor and impressive-looking website, and then claim that they are accredited by said fake/bogus accreditor. Some of those both fake school and fake accreditor websites can look very professional and sophisticated; and some of the names of the fake/bogus accreditors are sometimes created to sound intentionally confusingly similar to the names of real, USDE- and/or CHEA-approved accreditors. So be careful!
For example, there once was a fake/bogus so-called "accreditor" which called itself "DETC," and which used the .NET version of the real DETC's .ORG domain name. However, DETC, as the rightful owner of that name, used the courts, and the WIPO domain name hearing system, to get that fake DETC's domain name away from it, and to also get its website and operation shut down. Until that happened, though, many degree seekers were misled and ripped-off. Today, though, all common versions of DETC's domain name (the .COM, and the .NET) point toward the real DETC's .ORG website. Were that that were the only example, out there, of such shenanigans, that I could cite. There are many!
Stay away from any school which claims bogus or fake accreditation from an "accreditation mill" (defined as a fake or bogus accreditor which is not either or both of USDE- and/or CHEA-approved). Only schools which have been accredited by agencies approved by either or both of USDE and/or CHEA are legitimate and truly accredited. Down in the "sources and related links" section of this page, beneath these answers, I have added links to the official lists of both USDE- and CHEA-approved accreditors on the USDE and CHEA websites. Stay away from any school which claims alleged accreditation by any so-called "accreditor" which isn't on at least one of those lists!
The only possible exception is an accreditor that's just getting started, and so it must operate for a few years, and show the USDE and/or CHEA that it's legitimate and credible so that it can finally be approved by either or both of USDE and/or CHEA. Such new accreditors would, of course, for at least their first few years of existence, not be USDE- and/or CHEA-approved, even though they're completely credible and operating pursuant to USDE and/or CHEA standards. However, the really credible of such new accreditation start-ups usually have a provable relationship with USDE and/or CHEA; and most of them so respect what the word "accreditation" means, in an educational context, that they won't actually refer to what they do as "accreditation" until they're finally USDE and/or CHEA approved. Until then, they'll tend to call what they do "approval" or "certification," in anticipation of later "accreditation" once they're USDE- and/or CHEA-approved; and the schools which pay them oney for such approval or certification look forward to when the accreditor is finally USDE- and/or CHEA-approved so that their "approval" or "certification" can be turned into real "accreditation." Fortunately, new, start-up accreditors, unlike new, start-up schools, are quite rare. They so rarely happen, in fact, that it's fairly safe to say, just generally, as a rule of thumb, that if the accreditor is not USDE- and/or CHEA-approved, then it's most likely a fake, bogus, "accreditation mill;" and so should be stayed away from, at all costs! Rely only on the lists of real accreditors, as found listed on the USDE and/or CHEA websites, to which I link the reader in the "sources and related links" section, below.
The reason that each "regional" accreditor covers only roughly one-sixth of the US states is not because of any differences in what happens in the regions or anything like that. They did it that way simply because one-sixth of the nation is about all that any one "regional" accreditor can handle. Remember that they handle accreditation for K-12, and all types of post-secondary schools. That's a lot... and so the task was divided-up, by USDE, into six geographical regions. It's as simple as that.
Moreover, each region's standards are approximately identical. A "regionally" accredited school in one region is going to have the same academic and financial standards as any other "regionally" accredited school in any other region; and their respective credits in transfer, or lower-level degrees as requisite for entry into higher-level degree programs, will all be equally respected and acceptable, as "regionally" accredited, regardless in which region they're either earned or proffered.
Additionally, in what USDE region a person obtains his/her degree has nothing, whatsoever, to do with where s/he will or won't either work, or be allowed to work, or anything like that. The answerer, here, who suggested otherwise was just making stuff up... just guessing, based, obviously, on what about it all seemed to make sense to him/her. Again, such as that is shameful in a place like this where readers may be so easily misled.
Whether or not a school is elite also has nothing whatsoever to do with anything. It's important to remember that accreditation, regardless of type, is a minimal standard: the standard of both academic, administrative and financial quality below which the school in question may simply never sink and still have its credits worthy of transfer to other schools; or its finished degrees worthy of being requisite for entry into higher-level degree programs at said other schools.
Accreditation is not an "optimal" standard... something to which schools aspire as evidence of how
good they are. Rather, accreditation is a "minimal" standard which evidences how bad that the school in question simply cannot be; the standard below which it simply may not sink, no matter what. That simple thing about educational accreditation is critically important for the reader to understand!
The proof of that accreditation is only a minimal, and not optimal, standard is easy to show, to wit: Both Harvard and Yale (or Princeton, or whatever top US schools one chooses) have exactly the same kind of "regional" accreditation, with the exact same academic standards, as one's local two-year community college. And, believe me, and no one who hasn't fallen on his/her head too many times in life would ever suggest that anyone's local community college is on-par with the likes of Harvard or Yale.
So let's just get the whole, silly "elite" schools business, and what that may or may not mean for what kind of accreditation they have, off the table. The answerer, here, who suggested that that made any difference was also wrong... and irresponsible, to boot!
"National" accreditors came about, in the main, because there began to be a need for specialized accreditation, in addition to the more generalize "regional" accreditation. A need for accreditors that focused on just certain aspects of higher education, or on certain subject areas/professions, or on certain kinds of post-secondary schooling, or on certain specific course delivery modalities, was identified. And so "national" accreditors (with the word "national" having nothing to do with geography) were created; and both USDE and CHEA ended-up approving most of them. Some "national" accreditors are approved by USDE, but not CHEA, and vice versa, for a variety of reasons, an example of which I'll herein cover. Keep reading.
For example: A a course delivery modality -- distance learning -- which everyone agreed deserved its own "national" accreditor, spawned the both USDE- and CHEA-approved national accreditor "Distance Education and Training Counsel" (DETC). All of its accredited schools offer their courses and degrees, in a wide variety of both academic and professional/career areas, primarily via one means or another of distance learning... ranging from old-fashioned correspondence, or by videotape and/or DVD through the US Mail; to online learning of all manners and types using sometimes old-fashioned and sometimes bleeding-edge computer technologies; and pretty much any and all other "distance learning" modalities and types that there are out there.
Yes, many "regionally" accredited schools now also offer all manner of distance learning; and their "regional" accreditation adequately covers that. But DETC was created to help schools that offer pretty much nothing but distance learning to have a way to be academically, administratively and financially credible in the same manner as is evidenced by "regional" accreditation...
...though -- and this is important -- for a much lower cost. It costs a lot of money -- an outrageous amount, in my opinion -- for any school to become "regionally" accredited. "Regional" accreditors, in fact, use that, in my professional opinion, as an intentional barrier to entry for small and start-up schools. I do a lot of writing of both local ordinances and state laws as part of my consulting, and I've learned, the hard way, through Court rulings and their concomitant case law, that government may not use inordinately high license application fees to be an effective barrier to a citizen's being able to obtain a license as long as s/he meets all other reasonable and justifiable licensure requirements. Someone, I've long said, should sue the "regional" accreditors for doing effectively the same thing, just as cities and counties which tried to impede business licensure of undesirable businesses got sued... and lost! I believe that the regional accreditors which gouge applicants with outrageous fees would also lose. I've just not, so far, convinced any small school to step-up and be the test case. Pity. But, alas, now I digress. Sorry.
The "national" accreditor DETC exists, in largest measure, so that smaller schools which specialize in the distance learning modality, and so tend to not earn the kind of money that would allow them to become "regionally" accredited, may nevertheless become accredited by a USDE- and/or CHEA-approved agency; and thereby become just as credible as any "regionally" accredited school... at least in theory.
Though those in academia who prefer "regional" accreditation over "national" accreditation will disagree (though usually based on nothing more than their personal bias), "national" accreditors like DETC have standards which are just as academically, administratively, and financially rigorous as any "regional" accreditor. DETC is, in fact, among the best of the "national" accreditors, and so is most likely, among them, to be on-par in pretty much every way with pretty much any "regional" accreditor. And, to their chagrin, all the "regional" accreditors' wishing otherwise won't change that. The notion that "national" accreditors are somehow inherently sub-standard to "regional" ones is little more than "regional" accreditor propaganda. I discuss this more further down herein.
Other "national" accreditors specialize in subject areas, or professions. For example, the USDE- and/or CHEA-approved accreditors which specialize in accrediting engineering degree programs, or accounting degree programs, or law schools, or dental schools, or nursing schools, etc....
...they're all "national" accreditors. And some of their accreditations are
so important to their respective professions that most state government professional licensing agencies -- such as nursing boards, for example; or boards which offer Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licenses; or law licenses; or psychologist licenses, etc. -- will not accept a degree as requisite for sitting for their exams which are not accredited by their respective professions' USDE- and/or CHEA-approved "national" programmatic accreditors. Said boards usually also require that said degrees be generally "regionally" accredited, too. But profession-specific, programmatic "national" accreditation is usually also required by state professional licensing boards.
Similarly, many professions, though not governmentaly licensed, maintain certain self-iimposed standards with regard to how the degrees of those in said professions are "nationally" accredited. For example, though many "regionally" accredited (and even nationally, DETC-for-example-accredited) schools offer Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees, it's very difficult for an MBA-holder to get a serious job in, for example, one of the big national banks or Wall Street firms unless his/her MBA is also "nationally" accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). It's not that the MBA degree holder can't get a good job even if his/her MBA is not AACSB-accredited; however, it's simply true that at the highest levels of employment where an MBA is the dead-minimum educational requirement, said MBA's AACSB accreditation -- in addition to its school's likely also "regional" accreditation -- is essential.
Same thing in the world of religion: The big "national" USDE- and CHEA-approved accreditor of mainline denominational seminaries and schools of theology and divinity is the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS). Pretty much anyone with a Master of Divinity (MDiv) degree who plans to be clergy in one of the mainline denominations (Roman Catholicism, the big/main Episcopal denomination in the US, the big/main Presbyterian denomination in the US, the three main/big Lutheran denominations in the US, the big/main Methodist denomination in the US, etc.), had better have gotten said MDiv from an ATS-accredited seminary, even if said seminary was also "regionally" or even "nationally" accredited by some other means, or s/he will likely not be allowed to become clergy in any of those mainline denominations. Or, if s/he ultimately would be, then it would likely only be after s/he spent at least a few months -- maybe a semester or two -- in said denomination's official ATS-accredited seminary.
There are also career/trade/tech-school "national" accreditors: accreditors which specialize in helping career, trade and technical schools and colleges maintain high academic, administrative and financial standards, despite that said schools tend to want to just teach the kinds of non-academic courses that will best prepare their students for the hands-on work and career for which they're training. Such schools train, hands-on, for things like automobile or motorcycle repair, dental or medical assisting, medical billing, becoming a journeyman electrician, becoming one of the lower-level (non-RN) types of nurses (an LPN or LVN), etc. These career/trade/tech school "national" accreditors tend to be the most controversial (and some say they've given "national" accreditation a bad name) because they really do only require the dead minimum amount of true academic rigor from their accredited schools as is minimally necessary so that as many as possible of said schools' courses may be devoted to the hands-on caeer training part.
Such academically minimal standards drive nuts those in legitimate academia at "regionally" (and even some "nationally") accredited schools because they value real and serious academic rigor, and not all this non-academic and hands-on career training coursework that trade/career/tech schools offer. They, in their bias, want all degrees to consist, primarily, of only academically rigorous courses in the sciences, in the arts and humanities, etc. And so that, in the main, is how "national" accreditation started to get a bad name among academicians...
...usually academicians who haven't bothered to realize that it is only the trade/career/tech post-secondary schools which offer the dead minimum of true academic rigor that's necessary for their degrees to still be worthy of USDE- and/or CHEA-approved accreditation. All other "national" accreditors have pretty much the same standards with regard to academic rigor as any "regional" accreditor. The "national" accreditors just charge less money!
And so, yes, it's true that some "national" career/trade/tech school accreditors have comparatively less academically rigorous standards, generally speaking. However, that's only for their accredited schools' non-academic courses. The general education courses that such schools teach which are the same as what "regionally" accredited schools teach -- things like English Composition, College Algebra, etc. -- are exactly the same, in terms of academic rigor, as what "regionally" accredited schools teach. And said "nationally" accredited career/tech/trade schools must nevertheless be as administratively and financially sound as any "regionally" accredited school. Even their hands-on, career-training courses must still meet the same kinds of basic standards as any "regionally" accredited school in terms of the number of clock hours, both in the classroom, and doing homework, which must be invested by the student in order to earn three (3) semester credit hours of credit for a given course.
So, then, even the often maligned career/trade/tech school accreditor, Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), is given a bad rap by those in "regionally" accredited academia, simply because it allows less-academically-rigorous (but nevertheless stll mathematically worthy of three semester credit hours of college-level credit) hands-on, career training courses, alongside the legitimately academic courses it also requires of its schools.
That said, it really is possible for a USDE-approved "national" accreditor to be fairly objectively bad. The career/trade/tech school accreditor, Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) is not very good...
...so much so, in fact, that USDE approves it as an accreditor, but CHEA won't have anything to do with it. And rightly so. In my educational consulting experience, I've observed that ACCSC's standards, just generally speaking, border on objectively sub-par. And so, then, any school accredited by it tends to have a fairly poor reputation. ACICS, on the other hand, is a head-and-shoulders better "national" career/trade/tech school accreditor than is ACCSC... hence the reason that both USDE and CHEA approve ACICS, but only USDE approves ACCSC.
And I could go on and on with other examples; but, hopefully, what I've herein provided about "national" accreditors helps the reader to really and truly understand them, as oppsed to "regional" ones. "Regional" accreditation, though, remains the preferred, "go to" kind of accreditation. Here's why...
"Regional accreditation" is a term that most people use interchangeably with the word "accreditation." For them, "regional" accreditation is the only kind they know or have ever heard of, and so when they say "regional accreditation," they really just mean "accreditation." For them, it can be surprising to learn that there's any other kind. That's, in part, because every public elementary school, middle school and high school across the nation is "regionally" accredited... most private ones, too. Also, virtually every both public and private college, university, seminary, and even some career/trade/tech school(s) in most US states are "regionally" accredited. There is no question, then, that "regional" accreditation is the "big dog" on the block when it comes to accreditation, just generally.
"Regional" accreditation is thought of, by many in academia as the "gold standard" of accreditation. Many employers -- including both those who don't know there's any other kind, as well as those who do, but who see "regional" as an inherently superior kind -- agree. And -- and this is key -- most "regionally" accredited colleges and universities see "regional" accreditation as the only kind worth having; the only kind that's any good; the only kind that anyone need bother with or respect.
Sadly, that's an arrogance mostly proffered and maintained by the "regional" accreditors, and their brainwashed "regionally accredited" schools. And the reason, in the main, is that "regionally" accredited schools wand everyone to only attend them, and to ignore the "nationally" accredited schools... for largely financial reasons, of course. Consequently, if an applicant for admission at a "regionally" accredited school presents with a "nationally" accredited degree (or transfer credits) and offers same as requisite for entry into a higher-level (or any, for that matter) degree at said "regionally" accredited school, then it's quite possible (though, gratefully, becoming less and less so, with every passing year, because of the HETA program, described in the next paragraph) that said applicant's "nationally" accredited degree (or transfer credits) will likely be summarily rejected as requisite for entry into the higher-level (or any, for that matter) "regionally" accredited degree program. Not all "regionally" accredited schools are so arrogant, but many still are.
CHEA sees that as a huge problem, and so it launched, a few years ago, its "Higher Education Transfer Alliance" (HETA) program (see the link to it in the "sources and related links" section, below) to educate schools about the credibility of all accreditation, as long as it's USDE- and/or CHEA-approved; and to encourage all schools, be they "regionally" or "nationally" accredited, to respect one another's accreditation, and to allow either "regionally" or "nationally" accredited credits to equally transfer between either "regionally" or "nationally" accredited schools; and/or to allow either "regionally" or "nationally" accredited lower-level degrees to be equally acceptable at both "regionally" and "nationally" accredited schools as requisite for entry into higher-level degree programs.
Sadly, while that all works nicely on paper, the cold, harsh reality is that "regional" accreditation tends to be
the coin of the realm with most employers, with much of government, and especially among the "regionally" accredited schools out there. For many of them, the HETA program means little or nothing. For many of them, if the degree isn't "regionally" accredited, then it's not really worth anything. They're wrong, of course, but since they're the ones, ignorant or not, who decide whether a person with a degree will or won't be hired, or will or won't be allowed to obtain professional licensure, or will or won't be admitted to a "regionally" accredited degree program, then what they believe matters, like it or not.
For that reason, even though "nationally" accrredited schools and their degrees are every bit as academically rigorous and valid and impressive as most "regionally" accredited ones, I always advise degree seekers to be painfully aware of the regional-is-better-than-national bias out there. It's always better to just play it safe and go to the the "regionally" accredited school, and get its "regionally" accredited degree. Only if the "nationally" accredited school and its degree will positively serve the degree-seeker's ultimate career or vocational or educational enlightenment needs should said "nationally" accredited school and its degree be chosen over the "regionally" accredited one.
It's a pity -- actually, it borders on criminal, in my personal opinion -- that that's how things are in the real world, but it is what it is; and all my wishing in the world won't change that. All I can do is try to educate people, like I'm herein doing, as to the real truth of it all, and than hope that sometime in the not too distant future the goals of CHEA's HETA program are finally met; and that all schools, as long as their accreditation is either or both of USDE- and/or CHEA-approved, will treat one another equally; and also that all employers, and government professional licensing agencies, will do the same.
In the meantime, though, yes, there is a difference between "national" and "regional" accreditation; and it's important for those who deign to proffer reasons why, in places like this, to bother to get it right. The first answerers, here, did not so bother... and so degree-seekers gott misled. Shame, again, on them.
There are really two "bottom lines" for degree-seekers. The first is to ensure that whatever school one attends is accredited by a USDE- and/or CHEA-approved agency. The second is to ensure that a "regionally" accredited school and degree is chosen, unless there's a compelling reason to go with "national" accreditation. And I say, again, that it's a pity that that's the way things are!
Determining that a given school is accredited by either or both of a USDE- and/or CHEA-approved agency is as simple as taking literally only 30 seconds to look-up the school in either or both of the USDE and/or CHEA online databases, on their respective websites. I've provided the links to said databases down in the "sources and related links" section, beneath these answers, on this webpage. If any school that one is considering attending isn't listed in one or the other (or both) of those USDE and/or CHEA databases, then said school is not accredited, no matter what it claims...
...and don't forget that degree/diploma mills will shameless claim that they're accredited, even when nothing could
What is the positive and negative of internet on education?
There are several positive and negative impacts of the Internet on education. For rural areas especially, the access to information that the Internet offers is an incredible positive force, allowing almost anyone to find the answers to basic questions simply and easily. It helps education in that when someone is curious about something (and therefore open to learning), they can find out some information to feed that "learning hunger" immediately. If you are curious about the ants in the backyard, or want to know more about dinosaurs or mythology... there is a wealth of information at your fingertips and you can enhance your knowledge.
How do you get rich?
J. P. Getty probably answered this question best when he said what the secret of his success was: "Rise early, work hard, strike oil." In other words, becoming rich is a mixture of hard work and luck. But here are a few pointers to get you to the ideal financial situation.
Hard work:
1. Obtain higher education.
2. Save the majority of the money you make and invest it, especially at a young age.
3. Start your own business.
Luck:
1. Become a professional athlete or entertainer.
2. Inherit family money.
3. Marry rich.
Here are a few more ideas about striking it rich from our Answers.com contributors:
I wouldn't call myself rich, I am comfortable. I have worked hard in school to get a basic understanding of Math, English, Science and History. I started working at 15 years old and saved my money while my friends were spending all of theirs. I went on to College to learn more of the specific field I enjoyed while working as a truck driver. When completed I joined the U.S. Marines again saving most of my money, this time putting it into Mutual Funds. When my enlistment ended I went back to the work force still saving money in Mutual Funds, less then before. If a person was to save $2000.00 a year from the age of 18 to 24 at a rate of 10% (I received an average of 28%) you will end up at the age of 65 with about a $1,000,000.00. Now if you wait until 24 years old to start you will need to save $2,000 each year until you are 65 to get roughly the same amount. The secret is to start saving earlier and let your money grow for you. Follow the rule of 72 and you will be successful. What is the rule of 72? Divide the interest you get into 72 the number you get is how many years it will take for that money to double. I now have a home (6,800 sq ft) on 85 acres of land. I am ready for retirement long before 65 years of age.
Get a decent job and start saving up money, then start your own business, and market well. Make sure your product/service is a NEED, not a WANT.
You can become rich by finding something that you are passionate about and working hard to make it earn money for you. You could get lucky and win the lottery, too.
What is the difference between a centralized and decentralized organization?
Organization
I think centralised organisations are those that workers are not involved in decision making while decentralisation organisation are those which involve their workers in decesion making
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What is tuition?
Tuition is the name for the money paid to attend higher education. Typically tuition is the administrative costs (enrollment, classes, fees for insurance, legal, etc) and do not include the cost of room and board, meals, or books.
What is the literacy rate in England?
The United Kingdom has a literacy rate of 99%, with a Functional literacy rate of around 84%
Figures from the Literacy Trust UK
99%
What number is Pi in the Greek alphabet?
Numbers are never in the alphabet. In English speaking countries pi equals 3.14. In the Greek alphabet it is the 16th letter.
Are most Latin Americans literate?
Today nearly 90 per cent of Latin American/Caribbean adults can read and write in Spanish but poor education systems continue to generate new illiterates
If you have no employment history can you be emancipated?
A. I don't think you could become emancipated without a job because you have to prove that you can financially support yourself; and without work, you cannot. B. It shouldn't be illegal for you to date your boyfriend once he turns 18 unless your state laws prohibit it. I know my state (Pennsylvania) allows minors to date within 4 years above their age until they reach 16. Once the age of 16 is reached, the minor is allowed to date whomever he/she wishes. It's called the age of consent (which is the age you can decide who you can see/not see). In order for you to find out your laws about the age difference, I would check into the statutory rape laws of your state. You should be able to find the information online. C. If your boyfriends parents are so willing to let you move in with them and your mom is so interested in putting you up for adoption, why not let her and have his parents let you stay there as a "foster" child until you turn 18 (or reach the age of consent in your state). You need to firstly check out the statutory rape laws of your state, though, because then you'll know if your mom CAN even press charges against him. Good luck! yes i don't see whay not. because i am thinking about emancipation right now because my mother hates my boyfriend who is 17 ( im 14 ). and no my mom is saying that i have a choice that i can either live with my grandmother or i can go to a foster home. me and my grandmother don't get alond because all we do is argue plus me and my little brother hate each other. my mom has threatened to get my boyfriend arrested or statutatory rape. when we are both still virgins. plus when he turns 18 yea it will be illeagle for us to date but when i turn 15 it wont be. he turns 18 on 12-15-06 and i turn 15 on 7-27-07. and his parents have said that if my mom wasnt as bad as she was i could move in with them. but they don't want my boyfriend to get arrested. so i was thinking about emancipation. i have no job but i do have a place to live. i can live with him. so in my opinion yes you should be able to get emancipated with or without a job as long as you have an approperiate place to live and you continue to go to school.
*sweetie im sorry but no just because your 15 you cannot date him i met my fiance' when i was 14 and he was 17 i turned 15 on dec 3 and he turned 18 dec 18 guess What i was still illeagal and the matter of fact is that if you are not 17 you cannot date your boyfriend against you parents consent even if you don't have sex it is still considered statatory rape my parents in themselves decide to try to fight my relationship with my current fiance' and it wasa hard fight don't think it wsas easy and we are still fighting and dec 20th we would of been engadeged for a year and im 16 now and hes 19 if its close to 3 years and im mean close then that's it they cant do much but if its over 3 you cant do much either because it is the law but i fought and they gave up on tring to win so not that im advising it well yes i am if you love him fight if its just a fling and you just want him because your parents don't want you to have him then don't fight for those you love
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How many pints are in a liter?
1 liter = 2.11337642 US pints 1 litre = 1.75975326 Imperial pints
1 pint (US) = 0.47 litres.
1 pint (UK) = 0.57 litres.
How long is a semester?
High school = January through May (and part of June)
College = January through April (and part of May)
Typically.
A semester has a duration of 6 months and in some universities it could be of 4 months.
What education do you need to become a veterinarian?
In the United States you must obtain a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or Veterinary Medical Doctor (VMD) degree from one of 28 accredited colleges of veterinary medicine in the country. Admission to these colleges is very competitive, and you must complete at least three years of undergraduate college before you can apply to a vet school.
Outside of the United States you must complete 6-8 years of post-secondary education; the exact structure of the curriculum, the time frame and the name of the degree vary slightly depending upon the educational system of the individual country.
Regardless of the school you attend, you will be studying subjects ranging from communication skills to epidemiology to anatomy and physiology to molecular biology. Also, a veterinarian is typically trained on all major domestic species in their country of training; a veterinarian who wants to specialize further into either minor or non-domesticated species (such as reptiles or birds) would likely continue with additional training in that field after graduation from vet school.
How do you answer 'Describe your ideal job' in a job interview?
While this question may seem inconsequential at the time of the interview, this one can actually keep you apart from others who share the same educational qualifications or even have the same experience.
If asked about your ideal job, you should ensure the interviewer that you wish to have a job that gives you professional progress as well as creative satisfaction, along with providing a stability that is required by every person.
What is fe curriculum?
To the best of my knowledge FE stands for further education, so an FE curriculum would constitute the things you learn at university.
What are the top cosmetology schools in the United States?
There are a number of excellent cosmetology schools available in the United States that offer a number of different features.
What constitutes a "top cosmetology school" depends on the features that are most important to a potential cosmetology school student:
- Location
- Price
- Accreditation
- Programs offered
- Flexibility of scheduling (availability of night or weekend classes)
- Access to a hands-on student salon
- Availability of financial aid
- Job placement services
The best places on the web to find top cosmetology schools are BeautySchool.com and Beauty Schools Directory. Top cosmetology schools can be found when searching by location and/or program.
The most popular schools, however, include Empire Beauty Schools, Regency Beauty Schools, Aveda Beauty Schools and Arrojo Cosmetology Schools. However, popularity is not necessarily the only indicator of being a "top cosmetology school."
Here given below the list of Top 10 cosmetology schools in the United States:-
1. Aveda Institutes
2. Empire Beauty Schools
3. Ogle Beauty Schools
4. Paul Mitchell Schools
5. Regency Beauty Institute
6. EI School of Professional Makeup-the most popular and oldest in Hollywood, CA
7. ARROJO cosmetology, an ivy league school in New York City
8. Elite Academy of Beauty Arts in Brooklyn, NY
9. La James College of Cosmetology in Mason City, Iowa
10. Milan Institute in California, Texas, and Nevada
What is the difference between a bachelor's and an associate's degree at ABAC?
The differences in an associate's degree and a bachelor's degree at any college, including ABAC are:
Associate's Degrees are two-year degrees.
Bachelor's Degrees are four-year degrees.
Credits earned for an Associate's Degree may or may not be applicable to a four year degree.
How long does it take to earn a Ph.D?
It takes usually between 2.5 and 5 years.
The PhD would take approximately four years post bachelor's to complete. The actual length of time depends much on how long it takes a student to prepare and defend their dissertation, which is an individual project on a topic of the students choosing with extensive research from an original view point and approved by a designated committee.
What are the top law schools in the US?
Generally the top 6 are considered to be:
Yale Harvard Stanford University of Chicago Columbia NYU based on the rankings from USnews.com, the top Law Schools are:
Yale Harvard Stanford Columbia NYU University of Chicago University of Penn University of Michigan University of Virginia Northwestern University
these are just the top ten but a complete list can be found at this website, www.usnews.com
From what I've heard the best is Harvard or Yale both hard to get into
How many credit hours are need for a BA?
Varies from college to college, generally about 120 credit hours
It does vary although I believe that you get 24 credit hours for Unspecified General Education courses depending on your major, 32 credit hours for General Education courses which equals a subtotal of 56 credit hours. With Core classes you get 40 credit hours unspecified Core classes, and depending on your program of study or major it's 92 credit hours for main Core classes and 32 credit hour for unspecified Elective courses. The minimum required credit hours for a Baccalaureate degree is a grand total of 180 credit hours.
What do Ivy League Colleges look at when you are in High School?
Everything! You must be a well-rounded person to get into an ivy league school. From academics to clubs, you must do it all. Try your best and I'm sure you'll be fine.
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Don't ever forget grades! If you don't get good grades, you are lucky if you get into any college!
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Another viewpoint
Not necessarily. A friend of mine is like you say a well-rounded person, an exemplary student. He has always been active in many students organizations to cause political, environmental, economic, or social changes in campus or beyond its limits. In addition to that he is a champman and plays basketball team and what? He has not been accepted to Ivy League institution because of inconsistent admission essay while other students who were far from being perfect got accepted because they have had their admission essays completed by professionals, I guess.
So this really doesn't matter, there should be sheer luck. Now I look how to choose a writing service for my son's admission essay, I do not want him to loose opportunity to study at Ivy League College. So maybe you should consider looking for professional help with your admission essay.
What is a mason and what do they do?
Masons construct buildings from "masonry." There are three kinds--brick masons work in brick, block masons in block and stone masons in stone. Laying brick is very similar to laying block, but it's different enough that a lot of masons will lay either brick or block, but not both. Most masons are men, but women are entering the field.
Some of the skills a mason needs:
blueprint reading
estimating the number of "masonry units" and quantity of mortar needed for the job
laying out corners and walls
mixing mortar
driving forklifts, telehandlers and trucks
building walls from masonry
cleaning up the worksite
safety
There are three ways a mason can learn his or her trade. Many masons are "second generation" masons--their fathers or other relatives were masons and trained them. Masons' unions have apprenticeship programs, in which you work under the supervision of master masons. Also,bang a boo community colleges have programs in masonry.
If you like to work outside and enjoy hard, heavy work, masonry is a fulfilling occupation.
What math classes are needed to obtain a degree in Marketing?
You are required to take general education courses in conjunction with your marketing cources. Accounting I (Financial) - ACG 2021 Accounting II (Managerial) - ACG 2071 Methods of Calculus - MAC 2233 Introductory Statistics - STA 2023
What information must be covered in career options lesson?
When I went to a One Stop employment center, I was given tests that determined my skills and interests and helped me place them into occupations. Also, resume writing, practice with interview questions and practical information regarding interviews. Here's a website to look at:
http://www.de.state.az.us/esa/jobs/tpsonjob.asp
What is a faculty?
Faculty is people who work and have lots of people who work together. An example is your school all the deans teachers are your faculties.
However, in Europe it is generally used in the sense of 'department', 'group of subjects that belong together' or 'school'. Examples, 'Faculty of Medicine', 'Faculty of Modern Languages', 'Faculty of Engineering'.
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What is a good college to go to for an elementary education major?
In Michigan:
Central Michigan University
Western Michigan University
Michigan State University
University of Michigan
Grand Valley State University
Cornerstone University
Ferris State University
Wayne State University
What is the highest score you can receive on a GEPA test?
I looked it up for you and the answer is: 52. The total maximum points possible is 52.
What are common errors colleges make in the selection and recruitment of students?
In general: recruiters overlook students who have low SAT scores but have high GPAs, students that may have suffered some type of economic or familial hardship that interrupted their studies and therefore resulted in a less than outstanding transcript, high schools may send the wrong transcript
More specifically: Recruiters forget about applications. As in my case--I applied to the Univ of MD and was considered for an elite scholarship, however, my application was mysteriously forgotten about (I'm not sure if this happens often, so I think it is an unique experience).
For the most part, however college recruiters try to find a diverse group of students to admit.
If the student who have higher GPA and higher SAT get good colleges, when compared to the other students. But some students suffered due to the economic problem. The colleges give preference to the high score students. It is same as in the management entrance test. The management colleges choose the students who have higher JMET scores.
What if it asks for salary info on a job application?
If the job application form you are filling allow you to express it in some text characters then write it as Negotiable or Entry Level and if you cannot enter the text then give a particular range.
What are the top ten United States colleges?
Answer: Well that's a tough question,because it completely depends on the academic stream you select and many colleges specialize in certain courses. For ex: If you think of engineering, it is MIT, like wise for business it is Harvard, Stanford, Wharton etc... My sister got an admission into Syracuse university through a professional consultancy who helped her get an admission.
Through them i found out best ranked engineering schools for the year 2008 are- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California--Berkeley, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL, California Institute of Technology Pasadena, Carnegie Mellon University University of Southern California (Viterbi) Los Angeles, CA Cornell University NY University of Michigan
Answer: That's a complex question, as the ranking of colleges and universities follow specific criteria for their size, academic offerings such as advanced degrees, and so forth.
Of course Princeton and Harvard are #1 and #2 on a regular basis. Also at the top would be MIT, Yale, Duke, Stanford, CA-Berkley, and Washington U.- STL (my personal choice). Full Sail Harvard Yale Princeton Lehigh NorthEastern UConn Sacred Heart Fairfield University Marist Norwalk Community College
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Answer: According to Academic Ranking of World Universities top ten Universities Of US are
1: Harvard University, 2: Stanford University, 3: University of California, Berkeley, 4: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 5: California Institute of Technology, 6: Columbia University, 7: Princeton University, 8: University of Chicago, 9: Yale University, 10: Cornell University
What kind of an education do you need to get in to veterinarian school?
The prerequisites for admission vary by veterinary medical college. Many of these colleges do not require a bachelor's degree for entrance, but all require a significant number of credit hours -- ranging from 45 to 90 semester hours -- at the undergraduate level. However, most of the students admitted have completed an undergraduate program. Applicants without a bachelor's degree face a difficult task gaining admittance. Preveterinary courses emphasize the sciences. Veterinary medical colleges typically require classes in organic and inorganic chemistry, physics, biochemistry, general biology, animal biology, animal nutrition, genetics, vertebrate embryology, cellular biology, microbiology, zoology, and systemic physiology. Some programs require calculus; some require only statistics, college algebra and trigonometry, or precalculus. Most veterinary medical colleges also require core courses, including some in English or literature, the social sciences, and the humanities. Increasingly, courses in practice management and career development are becoming a standard part of the curriculum to provide a foundation of general business knowledge for new graduates. In addition to satisfying preveterinary course requirements, applicants also must submit test scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), the Veterinary College Admission Test (VCAT), or the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), depending on the preference of each college. Currently, 21 schools require the GRE, 5 require the VCAT, and 2 accept the MCAT. Some veterinary medical colleges place heavy consideration on a candidate's veterinary and animal experience in admittance decisions. Formal experience, such as work with veterinarians or scientists in clinics, agribusiness, research, or some area of health science, is particularly advantageous. Less formal experience, such as working with animals on a farm or ranch or at a stable or animal shelter, also is helpful. Students must demonstrate ambition and an eagerness to work with animals.There is keen competition for admission to veterinary school. The number of accredited veterinary colleges has largely remained the same since 1983, whereas the number of applicants has risen significantly. Only about 1 in 3 applicants was accepted in 2002. Most veterinary medical colleges are public, State-supported institutions and reserve the majority of their openings for instate residents, making admission for out-of-state applicants difficult. (This is all from the U.S. Department of Labor's handbook on careers.)
How far back should a person go when listing your job history?
This is really an individual decision, but generally no more than 10 years in detail. Basically, when designing a resume, you are trying to market yourself to best effect. This means the only rule is: include what makes you look attractive, exclude what doesn't. Of course that sometimes a challenge to figure out, but that's really the key. Louise Fletcher President and CPRW Blue Sky Resumes
depends on what type of job you are looking for. If you have rocky history and the job requires it, give it. eg. If you're a robber and the co. wants one, just tell them how good u have been. Just get the job whatever be the cost.
Additionally, one can avoid the "history" type of resume by instead grouping one's skills. For example,
Compensation Management
* created a new structure for sales incentive programs
a. This involved major changes in the XYZ corporation and the Smith corporation.
* Cut costs and spending
a. Reduced costs by using different vendors at the XYZ corporation...
Answer: Your resume must make the first impression before you get to walk in the door. A recruiter once told me don't bother going back past 15 years. List your skills on your resume and back up with accomplishments. Have you created anything, done anything really signifucant that stood out to your boss? Basically be confident and tell your story on your resume. An excellent book is the Knock Em Dead series. Check it out st the library or buy, you will not regret it. My nephew landed his job reading something over the phone directly from the book and it helped me get two different jobs.
Can you get a credit card without a job?
Obtaining a credit card I did. In fact, my first card was a gold card. I had no job, hadn't had one for years. Nor did I have any other form of income. Now I have three cards all of them platinum and I don't want any more. (It's not good for your credit rating to have too many cards even if you don't use them!) I've done a little freelance work over the past several years but nothing steady or longterm. Right now, I only work part time, yet each one of my cards (only one carries a small balance - less than $1000) has a limit of over $10,000, and my interest rates range from 5% to 9.9%. See, good credit is rewarded with low interest rates. I would never pay the exorbitant interest rates a lot of cards charge - it's outrageous. I don't think card companies really care who they issue cards to as long as they get paid. If someone can only afford to make the minimum payment, that's even better for the card companies because the tiny payments barely cover the interest. More input from FAQ Farmers:
I have a terrible credit rating, ccjs etc due to a few years of financial difficulty............however I concentrated on paying back my bank overdraft and have kept my current account in credit for a year. My bank has now given me an overdraft facility and a credit card, and I,m not working at the moment.
But be careful: If you charge anything, pay it off that month. Many of these cards have low amounts available and if you are late or over the limit, you could wind up in a neverending cycle of fees. Yikes!
But if you worry so much about whether you'll be approved for one or not, you can always get a job as a webcam model at PAYMECAM.com
How do you list salary history on a resume?
Including salary history with resumes:
The easiest way to create a salary history is to open your resume file in your word processing program and save it as a new document (e.g. YourName_salaryhistory.doc). Leave in the heading that contains your name and contact information so the salary history layout matches your resume layout. Next, remove all sections other than your work history, leaving in employer names, dates and job titles. Below each position, add in one or two of your top accomplishments, followed by your total compensation, including bonuses, stock options, tips and benefits. You may also include starting and ending salaries for each position in which your salary increased. Title your page "Confidential Salary History."
Another way is to include your starting salary and ending salary in your job description. For example, I did . . .starting salary $20,000 a year, ending salary $30, 0000 a year.
Many employers now require a salary history to be included along with your resume. It is only then that you should provide this information before a face-to-face interview. Do this in a separate document; never within the resume. You do not have to be specific about what you made- for example, you can state that you made "in the 30's." If you are asked for your expected salary, provide the minimum you know you can accept, but consider stating that this is negotiable.
Other answers:
Only give salary details if expressly asked to do so.
Unless a resume is required with salary history, ie. you know it won't be read unless it's there, don't include it. The company may be willing to pay a much higher salary than you previously received; by listing former salaries you just ace yourself out of that higher salary. Some human resources interviewers may pass over your resume if they think you received too low a salary for your previous job, no matter how fancy the title or responsible the position. You can always answer the question of how much you received at your last job when face to face with the interviewer after you have impressed him/her with your intelligence, charisma and charm. FYI: Always know your potential employer's business from top to bottom. Knowing company history and management names is always a big plus!
Salaries should never be included on resumes, but only discussed in person if and when you get an interview and are asked about your salary history. It is not standard practice in the business to include salary history on resumes and makes the resume seem unprofessional. It is confidential information. Please don't include it on a resume.
What is the smallest school to ever be in the NCAA tourney?
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee I call foul on this answer, UWM has 24,273 undergrads. Without knowing the exact answer, just for arguments sake, Wake Forest has 4,321 undergrads.
According to the Carnegie Foundation, Davidson had 1,714 students in 2004. And according to the Princeton Review (which is probably more current), it has 1,668. So around 1,700.
Where can you get teacher's unemployment insurance?
If you are looking for actual unemployment insurance (in case you're fired or laid off), then your employer is responsible for this. Your employer must pay into the state unemployment fund. If, your employer is a non-profit organization such as a religious school, etc., then the employer would probably not pay into the unemployment fund, so there is no unemployment insurance available for employees of this type of organization.
It is also important to mention that, depending on the state, substitute teachers who work only September through June may be eligible for unemployment benefits during the summer. Check with your local unemployment office for more information. In most cases, teachers are eligible for the same benefits as any other worker if the benefits are available.
From what I researched, substitute teacher's in California cannot receive unemployment benefits when they have "reasonable assurance" to work the following school year. However in the Los Angeles School District says it different. They have 2 ways of doing it. Please check out their website in the Related Link below, or go to the second Related Link below and on the left hand side, click substitute. Their web page says "When you call to start your claim, it is imperative that you tell the EDD representative that you are a 'Year Round' Substitute Teacher." The second solution: Once on the web page, download the substitute handbook. This handbooks says "When you call to start your claim, it is imperative that you tell the EDD representative that as as Substitute Teacher you do not have "reasonable assurance" to return to work, and they should refer to the EDD's procedures for the year 2005-2006, Unemployment Insurance Project Notice (UIPN #05-038). This will clarify your status as a Substitute Teacher who is eligible for unemployment benefits. This will eliminate the need for a follow-up phone interview. If the representative is not familiar with these new EDD procedures and inform you you are scheduled for a phone interview, ask to speak to a supervisor.
What are the limitations of a community college?
This depends largely on what you want to do in life. Community colleges are usually two-year schools as opposed to the four-year state universities. That alone should give you a feeling for the difference; less time means (usually) less education and therefore less prestige with the degree.
Community colleges also tend to be smaller than four-year schools. The benefit of this seems to be a more personal, friendly experience. The disadvantage is that the professors have to teach a broader range of material, much of which is outside of their specialty and sometimes even their understanding.
For reference, I have known a few people who started in community colleges and switched to four-year universities. The reports I heard were mixed. Usually these were low-income students trying to save a few bucks. A friend in engineering grad school regrets the years he spent there because they did not have a rigorous curriculum. The liberal arts and sciences students seemed to fare better through the transition.
In undergrad, a common practice is to take "soft" courses such as English at the local community college in order to avoid the higher tuition at the university. This is usually done during summer semesters. Check on the ability to transfer credits before doing this, though.
In short, I view community colleges similar to vo-tech schools, but for a different audience. If you are looking for a generic college degree, the community college may be a better value than a university. Many schools even bill themselves this way, providing case studies of people who earned their accounting or programming or ___ degree.
On the other hand, people interested in math, the hard sciences (physics, chemistry, astronomy, ...), engineering, medicine (other than staffing positions), or law should probably steer clear of community colleges.
I flatly disagree with the assertion that one should avoid a community college. There are many benefits to going to a community college. I do, however, recognize that it really depends on the school, but in my experience, it was a very good place to start. It depends though on the student. One gets out of college what they put into it.
As far as the limitations go: it is, again, up to the student. Continuing with my own experience, I attended a community college with the express intention of moving to a four-year school. The problem was that I had no test scores and was a little older. This did give me the opportunity to prove myself to a four-year institution, which I subsequently did. I am now attending a tier one law school. The bottom line is: it all depends on what a person wants out of college, and further, how hard you want to work.
im currently enrolled in a comunity college. and i have to disagree with the first poster. I like the second poster am starting school a little later and i have to SAT scores to show. im also pretty broke.
you need to know what you want to get out of the comunity college. take my school for example. im taking the AS transfer programing for engineering. i take all the basic course requirement such as calc 1 2 and 3, as well as the basic English and humanities courses. after i finish these i take a few engineering courses. these engineering course and simply designed to give me a jumpstart on what ill be learning when i transfer.
if you just was the AS from the school you take pretty much the same courses with a few differences. you might not have to take all the calc courses.
and then theres the profesional program you get no degree with this. you simply take courses to further your carreer or get it start by using what you learn to get certs.
don't simply dismiss comunity college just because its cheap. but you should look into your local comunity college to see how good they really are. some can be pretty bad. but the majority are just misjudged
Community colleges can award only A.A. (Associate in Arts) or A.S. (Associate in Science) degrees. The good news, however, that these degrees replace the first two years of study at a regular four-university (credits transfer if at least C grade).
What are opinions on Coventry or Bradford University as a school for engineering?
Coventry or Bradford Coventry has a better reputation internationally. The place where the British car industry began. It has top design school in the world... Jaguar, Peugeot, and a tractor firm all have firm links in Coventry city. Other FAQ Farmers say:
Bradford is better!
What are the limitations of a community college?
This depends largely on what you want to do in life. Community colleges are usually two-year schools as opposed to the four-year state universities. That alone should give you a feeling for the difference; less time means (usually) less education and therefore less prestige with the degree.
Community colleges also tend to be smaller than four-year schools. The benefit of this seems to be a more personal, friendly experience. The disadvantage is that the professors have to teach a broader range of material, much of which is outside of their specialty and sometimes even their understanding.
For reference, I have known a few people who started in community colleges and switched to four-year universities. The reports I heard were mixed. Usually these were low-income students trying to save a few bucks. A friend in engineering grad school regrets the years he spent there because they did not have a rigorous curriculum. The liberal arts and sciences students seemed to fare better through the transition.
In undergrad, a common practice is to take "soft" courses such as English at the local community college in order to avoid the higher tuition at the university. This is usually done during summer semesters. Check on the ability to transfer credits before doing this, though.
In short, I view community colleges similar to vo-tech schools, but for a different audience. If you are looking for a generic college degree, the community college may be a better value than a university. Many schools even bill themselves this way, providing case studies of people who earned their accounting or programming or ___ degree.
On the other hand, people interested in math, the hard sciences (physics, chemistry, astronomy, ...), engineering, medicine (other than staffing positions), or law should probably steer clear of community colleges.
I flatly disagree with the assertion that one should avoid a community college. There are many benefits to going to a community college. I do, however, recognize that it really depends on the school, but in my experience, it was a very good place to start. It depends though on the student. One gets out of college what they put into it.
As far as the limitations go: it is, again, up to the student. Continuing with my own experience, I attended a community college with the express intention of moving to a four-year school. The problem was that I had no test scores and was a little older. This did give me the opportunity to prove myself to a four-year institution, which I subsequently did. I am now attending a tier one law school. The bottom line is: it all depends on what a person wants out of college, and further, how hard you want to work.
im currently enrolled in a comunity college. and i have to disagree with the first poster. I like the second poster am starting school a little later and i have to SAT scores to show. im also pretty broke.
you need to know what you want to get out of the comunity college. take my school for example. im taking the AS transfer programing for engineering. i take all the basic course requirement such as calc 1 2 and 3, as well as the basic English and humanities courses. after i finish these i take a few engineering courses. these engineering course and simply designed to give me a jumpstart on what ill be learning when i transfer.
if you just was the AS from the school you take pretty much the same courses with a few differences. you might not have to take all the calc courses.
and then theres the profesional program you get no degree with this. you simply take courses to further your carreer or get it start by using what you learn to get certs.
don't simply dismiss comunity college just because its cheap. but you should look into your local comunity college to see how good they really are. some can be pretty bad. but the majority are just misjudged
Community colleges can award only A.A. (Associate in Arts) or A.S. (Associate in Science) degrees. The good news, however, that these degrees replace the first two years of study at a regular four-university (credits transfer if at least C grade).
How old do you have to be to apply to a university college?
The "traditional" age for students to attend an undergraduate program is 18, however there are students who attend earlier. And most institutions also have students who attend later. Universities and colleges usually do not have an age requirement but base entrance requirements on meeting preparation requirements. You would need to check the entrance requirements of the individual institution in which you are interested.
Many students start applying in their junior year of high school, after they get their SAT scores back. Some apply in their senior year. depending on what school you want to get into. if its a hard school to get into, you might think about applying early so you can find out if you need any extra courses or activities.
Highly gifted students can enter college very early; many attend as early as age 10. If you need to go to college this early, an SAT or ACT with scores better than average is extremely helpful. If you are very much younger than the average age you may have problems interacting with other undergraduates.
Why are some colleges called a 'School of X' while others are a 'College of X'?
In the US, you would have a School of Architecture as a part of the University. School of Engineering, School of Business, etc - all part of the University. For example, there is a School of Law at the University of Virginia.
In certain other countries, when it talks about a school, it refers to the standard of education you are legally required to take. A college is where someone goes to achieve a slightly higher, more specified level of education, For example, As or A2 levels, this is often attached to a high school, and a University is where you can go to get a degree in something. Also, if it is a school for adults as such, a school will teach you how to do something, whilst a college or university will give you a diploma.
What is considered lower division credit upon transferring from a junior college to a university?
All of your courses taken at a JC is considered lower division (100s & 200s or As & Bs).
However, you are considered a lower division transfer student if you have less than 60 semester units that are trasferrably... meaning you still have some GEs (lower division courses) that will need to be taken at the 4year level on top of the units required for your major.
Upper division transfer students are those with more than 60 transferrably semester units and they have GE certification that their GEs are completed.. and they will only have to take the courses necessary for their major (upper division unitis).
The major difference between the two is application process. Many universities are impacted at the Freshman Entry/Lower Division entry.. and it is much more difficult to get into those universities. They consider your high school transcript, JC transcript and your test scores. Upper division transfer applications only have their JC transcripts looked at. So if you didn't do so well in HS, being an UD is to your benefit.
A junior college usually issues an Associates degree, which is typically 60 hours of credit. Of that, roughly 40 hours is "general education," and about 20 hours is major-specific.
All "general education" is, by definition, "lower division" to a bachelors degree. And, sadly, so will most of the major-specific 20 hours also be considered "lower division" by most bachelors programs.
It is, generally speaking, during the junior and senior year of a bachelors degree when "upper division" credits are earned.
I don't think any Jr College can offer upper-level credit (that is what makes them "Jr"). I'm pretty sure that is the case. I know there were no upper level credits at my community college. At any rate, it's usually pretty easy to tell: Look at the course numbers. The first numbers of all the courses at a jr college will generally be a 1 or a 2 (for example, PSY 1240 or COMM 2113). In this system anything that begins with a 1 or a 2 is a lower level (freshman or sophmore) level course. Once you trasfer you will need to take upper division credits (typically begining with 3s and 4s). Master's level classes begin with 5s and on up. Good luck
Lower division is freshmen and sophomore level classes. Upper division is junior and senior level classes. Most universities allow 60 - 68 hours to transfer in from a community college.
What is the difference between a college and a university?
Colleges vs. Universities vs. Schools:
The difference between a college and a university is that a college just offers a collection of degrees in one specific area while a university is a collection of colleges. When you go to a university you are going to be graduating from one of their colleges, such as the business college. As to which is better, it depends on what you want. Single colleges tend to be smaller while universities are bigger, but universities are better known.
Explanations from other contributors:
Be aware that there is a very distinct difference in terminology between the USA and the rest of the world. In the US, there is very little difference academically between a "college" and a "university." In the US, the terms are synonymous; other countries use "college" to refer to some secondary schools, but "university" is always used to mean an institution of tertiary education and higher learning. Universities are usually larger and often contain multiple "colleges" within them. However, some of the top-ranked schools in the US have a name including "college" (e.g., Dartmouth College). In other parts of the English-speaking world, the term "university" equates to the US use of "college" and the term "college" refers more to a trade or vocational school.
Depends on the country you are in. Here in the UK, a university can award its own degrees and has a charter giving it various guarantees of independence. A college usually depends on a fully-fledged university to validate its degrees, or may even be part of a university, as in Oxford or Cambridge colleges. Or a college may be little to do with degree-level education at all, such as a Further Education college.
Also don't forget Community Colleges. In that usage a college is very different than a University because a community college can't offer a 4-year degree (i.e., a B.A. or a B.S.). Community colleges can offer trade and technical certifications and training as well as the first 2 years of a 4-year program, but they are unable to grant Bachelor's degrees.
In Canada, a University is an education institution that can grant degrees (BA, BSc, MA, PHd, etc). Colleges can grant certificates or diplomas, but not degrees.
Maybe it is in Canada alone that universities are different than colleges. Most countries except Canada (developing or developed countries), colleges offers four (4) year course - Bachelor's Degree. Of course, universities are more prestigious and more expensive. Also, universities offers further studies after a Bachelor's degree like Master's degrees, Doctorate degree, and Post Doctorate degree - these degrees can be achieved if you have earned a Bachelor's degree first. Basically, colleges are small and faculties (such as lecturers) are more focused to students. They usually focus on a few courses (for a Bachelor's degree). In universities, a professor handles more students and they most likely can't place a focus on each individual student.
Australia is in the same boat as Canada, then. Here, Universities offer degrees, but Colleges (also known as T.A.F.E.,) offer Diplomas and Certificates.
In France, college Grande Ecole is highly reputing than University especially in Engineering. It is part of National Polytechnic Institute taking into account the selection criteria.
A university confers degrees up to PhD. A 4-year college confers Bachelor's and Master's degrees (BA, BS & MA, MS). A 2-year or community college confers the associate degree (AA or AS).
The main difference between a college and a university is that the university maintains research requirements for its instructors and that the university is, in essence, a more research-focused institution.
A college can offer many majors with which to direct your studies. However, doctorate programs are more prone to be offered at universities where they have the money to support such programs.
This is probably related to the fact that Universities conduct research, which in turn allows them a certain degree of recognition, attracts a larger student body and affords them the capacity to offer higher learning options than a college can offer.
While the terms today are often used interchangeably, originally a college was a specific school teaching a specific subject, such as Education, Medicine, etc. and a University is a school made up of numerous colleges.
In general the difference is the level of degree that they can award. Colleges typically award Bachelor's degrees and Universities can confer Master's and Doctorate degrees. The distinction has never been "enforced" by any organization.
Sometimes a college could have called themselves a university, but chooses not to for historical reasons and/or continuity of its name. The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, founded in 1693, could have long ago called itself a university, with studies available in many areas, undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate. However, to maintain the historical title that dates back to colonial times, the college has never adopted the title of university.
Those of us who work here commonly refer to it as "the university," and as a Virginia Charter University, which has allowed William & Mary a large degree of independence from the commonwealth, all new employees are now "university employees" vice "state employees" as the college now has its own human resources structure separate from (but similar to) the commonwealth's HR structure. Current "state employees" also have the option to convert to "university employees." Bottom line: While W&M operates at a level commonly equated to universities, it chooses to maintain the title of college for historical reasons. I suspect that Dartmouth College has the same or similar reasoning for not taking on the title of university, although it certainly would be justified in doing so.
A few notes on some of these comments:
1) Community colleges absolutely do now offer bachelor degrees and not always in conjunction with a 4-year college or university. This is a new trend in the US and many are fighting it, because that wasn't the purpose behind the community college concept when it was first developed.
2) Universities are not more prestigious than colleges. I defy anyone to tell me that MIT, which isn't a university, isn't as prestigious as Harvard University.
3) In answer to this post: "A university confers degrees up to PhD. A 4-year college confers Bachelors and Masters degrees. (BA,BS & MA, MS) A 2-year or community college confers the associate degree. (AA or AS)":
There are many colleges that offer doctoral degrees. In the US, a "4-year college" does not offer a masters. That goes beyond the 4 years. As I wrote before, many community and 2-year colleges offer bachelor degrees.
4) Last point, in answer to "The difference between a college and a university is that a college just offers a collection of degrees in one specific area, while a university is a collection of colleges": Universities contain colleges and universities offer the degree. For example, my degree is from the University of Illinois, not from the College of Education. I earned the degree through the COE, but UI granted the degree.
How do you get enough financial aid to cover your expenses when you are enrolled in two colleges at the same time?
For starters, always get your taxes done ASAP each year, and file for financial aid as early as the first week of January through FAFSA.ed.gov. The amount you receive is dependent on how early you file. More money is given to those who apply early, less if you file by the deadline (usually the first 2-3 days of march). Depending on income (especially your parents income if you are 24 or younger) you can receive federal grants. Each state also offers grants based off of your FAFSA application, and if you can't receive grants, depending on your parents income, you can still receive a fee waiver to have free or discounted tuition. Also, although it may be lying, students who say they will be living off-campus receive more than those who admit that they will be living with their parents.
Apply for work study programs if they are offered to you as well.
You need to decide what college you want to attend as your "degree granting institution," and fill out the financial aid paperwork for that school. Then, ask for the amount of aid needed to fund your education at both schools. More than likely, one would only take a couple of classes at their "secondary" school. If the financial aid from scholarships and government loans are not enough to cover the costs, private funding may be an option. Keep in mind though, that private loans are credit-based loans that require an established, positive, credit history. Moreover, if the student will not be working, it will probably be necessary to obtain a cosigner to guarantee the loan. Further, these loans, generally, have higher interest rates and other fees than that of government-backed loans; they should be used as a last resort.
If there's a will, there's a way! Think ahead so that you can plan the things you will going to do so that you can go to two colleges and have enough money for both!
Federal or state financial aid in the form of grants or loans CANNOT be used at two schools at once. It's illegal.
Why should you choose to study abroad?
Studying Abroad Many American students choose to study abroad in order to get exposure to another culture.
Many international students choose to study in the US because American colleges and universities offer a better education than those in their local areas.
In addition, choosing to study in a country where they speak a language other than your own can help you improve your foreign language skills. With such a global economy, it can be helpful for your job prospects to be proficient in other languages.
Gaining an education in a different country is a unique and powerful experience that everyone should try to do at some point in their life. It can be challenging to find the right institution that fits your criteria, and I have found SchooLinks to be a helpful tool in doing so. Now that I have had the chance to study in Spain I have a new perspective on United States culture and it has made me want to travel and learn as much as I can.
If you;re looking for a university in the UAE, Edarabia.com is a good website.
Here is some input from our contributors:
I'm going to be studying in Japan next year. I'm doing it to learn that language. I'm currently taking Japanese at my college, and I can get a better general education here, but I want to further my language ability.
In addition to quality education, many international students choose to study abroad in order to complete their degree program in the shortest possible time. For example, a student pursuing a B.Sc degree in engineering at the University of Liberia (UL) might spend up to 10 years because the school doesn't open on time. Beside, there may be a problem of the lack of professors in a particular course of study and that course may not be offered,there by keeping the students back.
Studying abroad is such a great learning opportunity that if given the chance should be taken.
Originally from Los Angeles, I studied abroad in Boston, and several of my friends traveled to places like Alaska, Florida, Texas, Costa Rica, and one guy even traveled to Japan. Each of us learned so much about the different cultures and people of the world. I encourage you to look into the experience.
Could you have ADHD if you pay good attention in a class you really like but not in a class you hate?
Probably not. One tends to pay attention, and fare better in subjects that one likes. I myself used to day dream a lot, and downright fall asleep in classes I absolutely hated.
Can a 17-year-old legally move out without their parents' permission if they are still in high school?
Generally, no. The age of majority in most US states and Western countries is 18. That's when you're considered a legal adult and you can make all your own decisions. In some cases a minor can be legally emancipated, but if you're still in high school it is unlikely that you will be granted emancipation.
What percentage of homeschooled students go to college?
WELL..........
i am 12 and i do not want to go to collage and i have been going to homeschool ALL my life an di want to go to public school REALY bad but my mom will not let me because she thinks i am a good person now and she dose not want me to be a bad person (witch i don't think i will be if i go to public school) and i don't know why she think that well i g2g. lata That is the most uninformed commentary imaginable. The vast majority of home-schooled students are far above what the public school produces. My 16 year old is taking advanced chemistry, calculus, and physics. Our entire curriculum is custom designed for each of our children. Our "quick" children are permitted to move at a pace that suits them and are not held back by a one-size-fits-all lesson plan or by 4 hours of garbage time a day. (standing in line, waiting for bells to ring, waiting for papers to be picked up and handed out, lectures about things they already learned) Our "slower" children are never intimidated by cruelty and are permitted to spend as much time as needed to actually learn the material.
Do you need to have finished high school to homeschool your children?
Some Fathers and Mothers is very busy in our life in that condescension he/she never care our children. So he/she take want to study our children in home school.
Do you get a high school diploma after being homeschooled?
I graduated from a homeschooling program this year, but I never received any sort of formal diploma for having done so. However, there are several Internet-based homeschooling high schools which do offer a program through which one can earn a diploma. Also, many colleges don't require a high school diploma if you offer proof that the local school district approved your curriculum and scores through your high school career, especially if one or more parents have their teaching credentials, even if it isn't in the state you resided in at the end of high school. The route which I and several of my homeschooling friends have taken is fairly simple, though; we just went to our state testing offices and took the GED. If you've been through a decent homeschooling program, the GED should be easy and is acceptable at any college or university.
other contributor answers:
Sure you can get a diploma - if you have a good printer. :-) A home-school is essentially the same as a private school - neither is accredited by the state. A private school's non-accredited diploma may "mean" more because of it's reputation, but home schooling is so widely accepted that there is no problem accepting documentation of completion of high school from a home school.
I did get a high school diploma after homeschooling and also a report card throughout the year. With the program that I used which was Christian Liberty. I even got to go through a graduation ceremony. It was a very interesting ceremony. On one side of me there was a kid from Florida and on the other side was a kid from Texas. I am very glad I homeschooled.
I started taking college courses at 16. After I completed 24 credit hours, the state of New York issued me a high school equivalency diploma. I suppose that since I proved I was capable of college-level work, it would have been pointless to require me to take a GED exam. This worked out great for me, and I have never had any problem when applying for college etc.
You can buy or make a diploma for 8th grade and High School graduation. I worked hard to make mine that I use for all 7 of my children! I also sell them on eBay at a low price to help other Homeschoolers! :-)
Very nice selection of answers which I used to draw my own conclusion.
There is also an equivalency test you can take should you need 'proof' that your child is on par with other children of the same academic level. (OR, there used to be)...This is a standardized test which equates your child's knowledge with that of a traditionally schooled child. It always seemed to me that this test was a contradiction in terms for me but it is a source of re-assurance for many parents who home school. The test can be given by any certified child educator and can be given at the child's home...