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A new study suggests that in the United States, college and university students must think carefully about their first jobs after graduation. People who take a job that does not require a degree can find themselves in lower-paid positions than their

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ESL Podcast 1155 Getting an Online Degree Carlos: So where are you planning on attending college? Torrie: Ive picked Harford University. Carlos: The only Harford University Ive heard of is a degree mill. Torrie: Im sure its not the same one. The Harf

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VOA慢速英语--College Admission: Finding the Right Fit

The United States has more than 4,000 colleges and universities. It is not easy to decide which schools might be best for you. At the end of high school, many young people in the United States apply for admission to several different schools. The Col

Gaining Greater Knowledge at Dartmouth College

Faith Rotich always thought she would stay in Kenya to seek a university education. Rotich is from Eldoret, a town of about 290,000 people in the western part of the country. After she completed high school in 2012, the University of Nairobi accepted

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Last week, we talked about Americans taking college classes and completing study programs online that is, with the help of computers and over the Internet. The United States Department of Education has noted the growing popularity of online degree pr

VOA标准英语2011--Students Earn Debt-Free College Degree

The Friday afternoon computer science class at Berea College looks much like similar classes on campuses all over America. But there's one big difference. While a four-year undergraduate degree at Berea costs nearly $100,000, these students will neve

Does a College Education Help All People Equally?

Higher education has been a dream for generations of men and women all over the world. Many people consider higher education a major step on the path towards success. Most high-paying jobs require a college or university degree. And parents often beg

Programs Let Inmates Earn University Degree While in Prison

In 2012, Rena Sard was sentenced to five years in prison at the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women. She was 47 years old. I didnt have five years of my life to wasteSo, every chance that I had to do something that was productive, something tha

Forming a Second Family at Mesa Community College

Life was not easy when Emma Seguy first arrived in Mesa, Arizona. The 20-year-old was born in Paris, France. But when she was 16, she decided she wanted to be more independent and to try something new. So, Seguy asked her parents if she could complet

Study: Many Students Who Quit College Are Close to Completion

Oscar Olson did not seek higher education after completing high school because he had a strong wish to earn a college degree. The Massachusetts native says the main reason he decided to go to college was because most of the people he knew were doing

VOA慢速英语2018--College Admissions: Making the Decision to Transfer

Choosing a college or university in the United States is not an exact science. It can be hard to know if you have made the right decision, no matter what school you attend. You might think you like the qualities of a school that accepts you, especial

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2005年NPR美国国家公共电台三月-Jobless with a College Degree: The Number

The US economy continues to recover from the tech bubble burst of 2000. But there're certainly many people still left behind. Long-term unemployment which is defined as being out of work for 27 weeks is at record levels. And within that group,the per

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JUDY WOODRUFF: Now: how life after college can be influenced by choices made before students even enroll, and why it can matter for their financial futures. It's part of our weekly education segment, Making the Grade. William Brangham has our convers

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一个好学位能抵抗经济衰退？

Young adults have long faced a rough job market, but in the last recession and its aftermath, college graduates did not lose nearly as much ground as their less-educated peers, according to a new study.The study, published on Wednesday by the Pew Cha

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