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6 Tricks Online Colleges Use to Appear Less Expensive
Financial Aid  >  Consumer's College Cost Cutting Guide
By GetEducated Consumer Reporting Team  |  March 08, 2010   
 
Online universities don't need to pay for buildings, so they should be cheaper, right?Cost of Education

Not necessarily.

Some online universities are, in fact, much more expensive than traditional, campus-based schools—but they may lead you to believe the opposite is true, through a variety of subtle means.

Here are six college pricing tricks you may encounter. Don't be fooled by them!
Learn the six tricks some colleges may try to play to make their programs look less expensive
 
Best Jobs for Paralegals in Government, Small Law Firms
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By GetEducated.com Consumer Reprting Team  |  March 02, 2010   
 
ParalegalJobs for paralegals are expected to increase faster than those for attorneys in the coming years, making the profession a tempting alternative for people seeking a legal career.

While the recession has had an impact, the paralegal field "is still a growth profession and is still expected to be one of the top growing professions for the future," says Laura Barnard, director of the paralegal studies program at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, Ohio, and chairman of the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Paralegals Approval Commission.

"Newly graduated paralegals are still getting jobs," says Barnard, pointing to government and small law firms as chief sources of employment.
Learn more about options for online paralegal education
 
New Study Shows Online Education Growing By 17 Percent
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A new study of online education in the U.S. finds that more students than Learning on Demand, Sloan Report on Online Education 2009ever are taking distance learning courses —a 17 percent jump from 2007 to 2008.

Learning on Demand: Online Education in the United States, 2009 is the seventh annual survey of online learning produced by the Sloan Consortium. The study is based on responses from more than 2,500 colleges and universities.

Some key findings:

• In the fall of 2008, more than 4.6 million students took at least one online course—a 17 percent increase over the previous year.
Check out more findings about online education from Sloan's new report
 
Use Your Criminal Justice Degree to Become a Federal Air Marshal
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By GetEducated.com Consumer Reporting Team  |  February 11, 2010   
 
Air MarshalBeing a federal air marshal means long hours in airports and even longer hours sitting in airplanes.

But it also means travel—often overseas. And it means serving your country.


The U.S. Federal Air Marshal program is expanding, due to an order by President Obama in January to put more air marshals on flights after the Christmas 2009 attempted bombing of a Northwest Airlines jet. Applications for new air marshals are now being accepted.

What do air marshals earn? Learn more about this career and how to apply
 
Best Choice for Graduate Nursing Degree Online
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By Vicky Phillips, Chief Education Analyst  |  February 10, 2010   
 
Nurse seeking online masters degree

I've been an RN for 10 years and earned my RN-BSN on campus. To advance to a management position at my hospital I need a masters degree. I want to specialize in geriatrics. Can I earn this type of advanced nursing degree online?

—Kim, Wisconsin


Yes. There are several online graduate school options for seasoned nurses who want to move from direct care into nursing management.

The most common online masters for you to consider would be the Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN). This is the traditional capstone nursing degree. Because there remains such a severe shortage of nurses, many colleges—indeed hospitals themselves—are sponsoring distance learning nursing masters degrees.
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Learn about other types of online masters degrees related to nursing
 
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