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Great Universities Unleashed

Great Universities Unleashed

Learners TV InstaEDU - Online tutoring, homework help, online SAT courses 1st Playable Productions, LLC Smart Education: How Lynda.com Hit $70M In Revenue Without A Penny From Investors As Ned Flanders would say, education in the U.S. is in “a dilly of a pickle.” At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the cost of education has become unsustainable. Student loan debt is over $1 trillion, unemployment remains high for the recently graduated, and non-traditional students — older people, single mothers, workers looking to re-train — are returning to academia and learning programs in droves, putting even more competitive pressure on already-scant on-site resources. Higher ed institutions struggle with the cost of expanding to meet demand. Yale, for example, recently decided to add 250 students to its incoming class, which came with a price tag of a quarter of a billion dollars. However, while these startups should be recognized for their mission-driven approaches, some of these startups evidence undercooked business models, obviously a problem for for-profit businesses when the funding (if there is any) dries up. For more on Lynda.com, check them out at home here.

The Minerva Project DELTAK Academic Partnerships In Pictures: Online computer tutorials based on pictures. Free. Top 10 Tips for Your Last Two Years at College - Professors' Guide Many students, when thinking about how to do well in college, focus on the first year or two. That's when college is new to them, and there's much to adjust to and manage. But there are lots of things you can do the last two years of college, which will not only make your second half of college go more smoothly, but will put you in the very best position for what comes next: be it a career, or graduate or professional school. Here are our 10 best tips: 1. [Read 10 Steps to Being Your Own Adviser.] 2. 3. 4. [See the Best Graduate Schools Rankings.] 5. 6. 7. 8. [Read Get a Foot in the Door Before Graduation.] 9. 10. © Copyright 2010 Professors' Guide LLC.

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