A recent report released by the University of California San Diego Extension discussed 14 careers which are hot this year for college graduates. This study does not go in depth as to what all the jobs pay and the number of jobs available for college graduates, but does give you a sense of what careers are hot right now for those graduating college. Across the 14 careers the main themes which dominate are technology, health, and science. However there are a few careers which stand out as abtut unique for this type of report on hot careers. (more…)
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UCSD Report Discusses Hot Careers for College Graduates
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010Lil Romeo Gets Dropped From USC Basketball Team
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010Most California college students had no idea that Lil Romeo, the son of famous rap mogul Master P, had been on the University of Southern California basketball team for his freshman and sophomore years of college. Lil Romeo became well known at age 12 when his father Master P signed him to his record company, No Limits Records. Lil Romeo, aka Percy Miller, later went on to play guard for the basketball team at Beverly Hills High School. While on the USC basketball team for two seasons, Miller only played in a total of nine games in two seasons, for a total of 19 minutes. During his 19 minute college basketball career he only scored five points, while also racking up three rebounds and an assist. (more…)
California College San Diego Adds Associates Degrees
Thursday, May 13th, 2010Students have been attending California College San Diego to further their education and earn a variety of associates and bachelors degrees since 2003. Now California college students at CCSD will have even more options, with the addition of an Associate’s degree in Business Management and Accounting. Business degrees like this are very popular among colleges in California, as students want to quickly learn the skills needed to get a better job or advance to complete their bachelors degree. (more…)
UC Berkeley and UC Davis to Establish Master’s Programs in Sustainable Development
Thursday, May 6th, 2010Sustainable development is becoming increasingly popular, as people and businesses look to decrease their environmental impact to help improve conditions around the world. In order to help this movement, the MacArthur Foundation is donating a total of $5.6 million to 10 universities to establish master’s degree programs in sustainable development. Among those universities selected are California colleges UC Berkeley and UC Davis who will both receive a portion of the $5.6 million grant. (more…)
Fresno State Partners With Chegg.com
Monday, May 3rd, 2010College textbooks can be very expensive, and college students in California are feeling the pain right now trying to afford all the books they need each term. As tuition and fees continue to raise for California Universities, students struggle to keep up with all the expenses which include textbooks. This is why one California college partnered with Santa Clara, California-based Chegg.com, by allowing a Chegg kiosk inside the Fresno State Kennel Bookstore. Chegg.com is a leading online ecommerce site which rents textbooks to college students around the country. Ron Durham, the director of Fresno State’s Kennel Bookstore, felt that he wanted to be one of the first California colleges to adopt this strategy and help meet students’ needs for textbooks. (more…)
26 California Schools Make Princeton Review’s Greenest Colleges
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010California colleges have been popping up in the press quite often this year, as they work to become greener campuses by implementing solar technologies and other environmentally friendly practices. The Princeton Review recently released their Guide to 286 Green Colleges, in which California took 26 of the top spots on the list. However New York beat out every state on The Princeton Review’s Guide to 286 Green Colleges with 37 schools making the list this year. (more…)
Report Recommends California Universities Should Increase Enrollments
Friday, April 23rd, 2010California State University and University of California systems have been struggling the last couple years to offer enough classes to all of the students who want to enroll. The current budget crisis in California, and lack of concentrated efforts on funding the California’s public university systems for the past couple decades, have hindered the universities’ ability to accept as many students as they would like. However the nonprofit Public Policy Institute of California released a report which recommended the state make changes to the current admission guidelines for the California State University and University of California systems. (more…)
Chaos at UC Davis Picnic Day May End Tradition
Friday, April 23rd, 2010UC Davis is not traditionally known for being a big party school, and is rarely in the news for things getting out of control with California college students in and around campus. However over the past few years their annual university open house called Picnic Day got a bit chaotic. Picnic Day has been going on at UC Davis for 96 years, but after major increases in violence and arrests this year, it may be the end of the event. This year had 33 arrests, which was over double what was seen in the past couple years, and the event required a lot more police to handle the crowds. (more…)
California State University and AT&T Partner for College Bus Tour
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010AT&T and the California State University system have teamed up for the Road to College Bus Tour to help educate middle and high school students on how to prepare for college. This will be the second time that the CSU system and AT&T have partnered up for this bus tour, and the 2010 tour is the biggest yet. This tour possible because of a $500,000 donation from AT&T, and the money will go a long way to show the students of California how they can create a path to college. The Road to College Bus Tour started in Imperial Valley yesterday, and will continue on to 23 more cities across California over the next month. (more…)
