According to an article by Sean Bryant in Investopedia, Denver, Colorado is the top place for college grads to land their first job.
Start Saving Now
Knowing how and when to spend your money, are big responsibilities; even adults struggle them. So the sooner students can get a budget in place, the better.
Support for STEM Students
An article written by Mark Huffman featured on ConsumerAffairs.com explains that there are many students who are not finishing their STEM education.
From STEM to STEAM
The “A” in STEAM, stands for arts. And many want it to replace STEM. Gary S. May, dean of the Georgia Tech College of Engineering, however, believes that STEM should remain STEM “because education policy has yet to fully embrace the concept it represents — and that concept is more important than ever.”
Cards Against Humanity Supports STEM
The “Party game for horrible people,” Cards Against Humanity, has released an expanded science pack of cards. Sales of the pack go toward a full-ride scholarship for women seeking undergraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math.
will.i.am talks STEM
Grammy Award-winning artist, will.i.am is a producer, director, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is also passionate about science, technology, engineering, and math. He has set out to empower students because he wants to get kids from his neighborhood on the path that’s “about radical change to inspire them” to explore STEM subjects.
How One Women is Changing Education
Alita McCoy Zuber, the assistant superintendent for business in the Ossining school district, sees her job as “not only to get people thinking about school finance, but also to educate them on it.” Zuber is recognized for her leadership in business finances in an article by Education Leaders to Learn From.
The Industries that Will Pay 2015 Graduates the Most
The oil and gas industry is projected to pay its “college graduate hires starting salaries that average nearly $68,000,” according to a survey performed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Other high-paying industries, NACE reports, are motor vehicle manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, food and beverage manufacturing and computer and electronics manufacturing; “all of […]