09/18/2013
Famous business school Wharton, UPenn, has put first-year MBA courses online for free!
Wharton Puts First-Year MBA Courses Online for Free
Wharton is now offering four core courses from its highly ranked full-time MBA program on the online learning platform Coursera
09/10/2013
Your Annual Reminder to Ignore the U.S. News & World Report College Rankings
The list's real purpose is to "exacerbate the status anxiety" of prospective students and parents.
07/17/2013
As student loan rates double, how do students make the best out of college?
Stafford loan rates double Monday: Tips for students on minimizing education debt
The heavy burden of college costs is about to get even worse: Rates on newly issued subsidized Stafford loans — government student loans often awarded to low-income families — are set to double to 6.8% on Monday, after the Senate failed to reach an agreement to avoid the scheduled increases.
01/06/2013
10 Hot Majors:
1. New Media
2. Biotechnology
3. Organic Agriculture
4. Emergency and Disaster Management
5. E-business
6. Computer Game Design
7. Forensic Accounting
8. Information System
9. Environmental Science
10. Nanotechnology
01/06/2013
This week's major: Forensic Accounting
Forensic accountants are financial detectives who audit, investigate and ascertain the accuracy of financial reporting documents, often in connection with anticipated or ongoing legal action.
Read more: http://www.investopedia.com/articles/financial-careers/08/forensic-accounting-career.asp
Uncovering A Career In Forensic Accounting
Does a job as a financial sleuth sound interesting to you? Dig in to learn more.
01/02/2013
Here's a list of the five top-earning majors based on the Census Bureau report:
1. Engineering -- $91,611 (median annual salary)
2. Computers, mathematics and statistics -- $80,180
3. Physical and related sciences -- $80,037
4. Social sciences -- $70,197
5. Biological, agricultural and environmental sciences -- $70,025
12/31/2012
Happy New Year to all of you! Thank you for supporting Advance College Consulting in the past year!
12/25/2012
This week's Major: Statistics
Statistics students study probability theory and sampling theory. They also learn to use techniques based on these theories to study the relationships between groups of measurements.
12/24/2012
We wish you a Merry Christmas!
12/20/2012
Have you learned about new majors such as Forensic Accounting and Nanotechnology? Read about these new majors that didn't exist 10 years ago!
Ten Majors that Didn't Exist 10 Years Ago
New college majors that didn't exist 10 years ago.
12/18/2012
This week's Major: Health Services Administration
Students of health services administration learn all aspects of overseeing health care facilities and the services they provide. Instruction includes financial management, human resources, and policy making.