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Study Up before
Applying to Online
Universities
T he B etter B usiness B ureau is
w arning prospective students to
be w ary o f certain o nline schools
and education opportunities.
W ith nearly 6.5 m illion people
involved in som e form o f online
learning, it is m ore im portant than
ever to take precautions to ensure
tim e, energy and m oney a re n ’t
w asted.
"The popularity o f distance d e ­
grees and sim ilar program s has
le d to m o re d ip lo m a m ills ,
u n a c c re d ite d u n iv e rs itie s a n d
shady institutions that take a d ­
v a n ta g e o f u n a s s u m in g s tu ­
dents," said R obert W .G. A ndrew ,
c h ie f executive officer o f the BBB
serving A laska, O regon and W est­
ern W ashington.
D egrees from accredited u n i­
versities are m ore likely to be rec­
ognized by em ployers and oth er
h ig h e r e d u c a tio n in s titu tio n s .
B efore applying, understand a c ­
creditation inform ation provided
Alberta •
July 4, 2012
e d itio n
Champion of Campus Diversity
A n n a G o n zalez, a 17-year v e t­
e ra n in the s tu d e n t-a ffa irs field
an d a c h a m p io n o f c a m p u s d i­
v e rsity , is th e n ew d e an o f s tu ­
d e n ts at L e w is & C la rk C o lle g e.
G o n z a le z m o st re c e n tly
se rv e d as a ss o c ia te v ice c h a n ­
c e llo r fo r stu d e n t a ffa irs at the
U n iv e rsity o f Illin o is. S he p re v i­
o u sly led a v a rie ty o f s tu d e n t-
life fu n c tio n s at the U n iv e rsity
o f C a lifo rn ia at Irv in e , th e U n i­
v e rsity o f V irg in ia an d U n iv e r­
sity o f P ittsb u rg h .
A t Illin o is, she led e ffo rts to
re c ru it an d re ta in a d iv e rs e stu - Anna Gonzalez
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by the U .S. D epartm ent o f E d u ca­
tion and research accreditation
claim s through the D atabase o f
A ccredited Postsecondary Insti­
tutions and Program s.
T ake note o f enrollm ent p ro ­
c e s s e s . Is a d m is s io n g ra n te d
based on test scores, entry exam s
and additional background infor­
m ation o r by sim ply paying tu ­
ition? D egree fees are typically
based on credit loads; be cautious
o f schools that accept all students
o r charge a flat degree fee.
Be skeptical o f accelerated d e ­
M t. H ood C om m u n ity C ollege
g re e p ro g r a m s th a t p ro m is e
w ill launch a new autom otive p ro ­
quicker-than-average com pletion
gram in light repair and m aintenance,
dates; com pare program lengths
to those o f w ell-know n schools. I providing m en and w om en w ith the
hands-on skills to succeed in the
S p e a k d ire c tly w ith sch o o l
evolving autom otive rep air in d u s­
counselors to get answ ers to all
try.
financial, degree and enrollm ent
T ypically, people w ho perform
questions. A lso, g ath er in fo rm a­
light auto rep air and m aintenance
tio n fro m w e b site s, in c lu d in g
start in the $ 12 - $20 p er h o u r range
physical locations, faculty b io g ­
and find jo b s at tire service centers,
raphies and program specifics. *
q u ick lube stations, car d ealerships
d e n t-a ffa irs s ta ff an d o v e rsaw
th e m a n a g e m e n t o f c u ltu ra l c e n ­
te rs fo r A sia n A m e ric a n , A fri­
c an A m e ric a n , L a tin o , an d o th e r
m in o rity
s tu d e n t g ro u p s .
G o n z a le z c u rre n tly s e rv e s as
tre a s u re r an d s e c re ta ry fo r the
N a tio n a l A ss o c ia tio n fo r A sian
A m e ric a n S tu d ies.
"W hat e x cites m e ab o u t L ew is
& C la rk is its e th o s o f so cial
ju s tic e , e n v iro n m e n ta l a w a re ­
n e ss, an d c o m m itm e n t to p re ­
p a rin g stu d e n ts to be p o sitiv e
c h a n g e a g e n ts in th e w o rld ,"
G o n z ale z said.
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Mt. Hood Adds Auto Skills Program
Portland
and ind ep en d en t shops.
D ennis M attoon, dean o f instruc­
a re a c o lle g e to o ffe r a tra in in g
p ro g ra m in a u to m o tiv e lig h t au to
tion fo r Industrial T ech n o lo g y at re p a ir an d m a in te n a n c e . T w e n ty -
M H C C , says this new pro g ram a d ­ fiv e stu d e n ts w ill be a d m itte d in to
dresses the ev o lv in g au to m o tiv e th e p ro g ra m w h e n it b e g in s n e x t
field. “T ech n o lo g y has im proved. w in te r term .
C ars are d esig n ed b etter and last
S tudents can co m plete the p ro ­
longer, p ro v id ed they receive high gram in a relatively short period o f
quality m ain ten an ce,” he explains. tim e, ju s t three term s, and at sig n ifi­
“ B ecause o f this, there is a sig n ifi­ cantly less cost co m pared to other
cant need for LR M m ech an ics.”
autom otive training. For m ore infor­
M H C C is th e o n ly P o rtla n d - m ation, visit m h cc.ed u .
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