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By GetEducated.com Consumer Reporting Team | March 15, 2010
Computers are now woven into almost every aspect of modern life—including crime.
In the past decade, computers—including smartphones and GPS devices—have become "either a tool or an instrument of crime, the target of a crime, or the record-keeper of a crime," says Gary Kessler, director of the computer forensics and digital investigations online degree programs at Champlain College in Burlington, VT.
One result? Jobs are expanding rapidly for cybersecurity specialists—people who use today's tech tools to combat and prevent crime. Such computer forensics experts work both for public agencies, such as police departments, and for private companies.
By GetEducated.com Consumer Reprting Team | March 02, 2010
Jobs 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.
By GetEducated.com Consumer Reporting Team | February 11, 2010
Being 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.
By GetEducated.com Consumer Reporting Team | January 22, 2010
If you want to use your new online criminal justice degree to land a job in law enforcement, you will find the most success with federal safety jobs, rather than police jobs at the state and local levels.
Many state and local governments are strapped for cash and are not hiring new police officers, at least for the next two years, says Jason Abend, executive director of the National Law Enforcement Recruiters Association in Arlington, Va.
However, he says, there are some bright spots. Consider these federal government positions, which will allow you to gain valuable policing skills as well as a foothold in the government hiring system:
By GetEducated Consumer Reporting Team | July 26, 2009
Douglas Blatt wanted to go to law school 20 years ago, but life got in the way. Today, the 43-year-old Texas computer programmer dreams again of becoming an attorney—by studying at an online school, so he can continue to work and support his family.
However, Texas—like most other states—allows only American Bar Association-accredited law school graduates to take its bar exam and become licensed attorneys. And the ABA does not accredit online law schools.
The ABA is in the middle of a review of its accreditation standards, including “Standard 306,” which applies to distance education. This standard allows law schools to offer some online courses in their degree programs—but only 12 credits total. Of these, only four credits can be taken in a semester and students can’t take them in their first year of law school.
These restrictions effectively eliminate online schools from accreditation.
I’m looking for an online MBA. I’ve found several that fit my budget but none are accredited by the AACSB. What is the AACSB? Do I really need a distance MBA degree that is accredited by them?
—Roberta, Gary, IN
The AACSB is the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. It is considered the gold standard of business school accreditation. But not every student needs an AACSB-accredited MBA...
I was laid off from my job as a real estate agent and want to be a high school math teacher, but my bachelor’s degree is in psychology. Do I need a new degree in education? Will an online bachelor’s in education qualify me to become a licensed teacher?
—Willis, Houston, Texas
If you didn’t earn a bachelor’s degree in education years ago and you now want to teach in the public schools, don’t fret. Every state maintains what are termed “alternative teacher certification” programs...
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I’m looking for an online MBA. I’ve found several that fit my budget but none are accredited by the AACSB. What is the AACSB? Do I really need a distance MBA degree that is accredited by them?
—Roberta, Gary, IN 
The AACSB is the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. It is considered the gold standard of business school accreditation. But not every student needs an AACSB-accredited MBA... 
Jobs 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. 
t to use your new online criminal justice degree to land a job in law enforcement, you will find the most success with federal safety jobs, rather than police jobs at the state and local levels.
standards, including “Standard 306,” which applies to distance education. This standard allows law schools to offer some online courses in their degree programs—but only 12 credits total. Of these, only four credits can be taken in a semester and students can’t take them in their first year of law school.
