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Career Colleges Help Students Meet the Needs of a Rapidly Changing Job Market that Requires Specialized Training and Skills (English-Language)
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AS THE NATION CONTINUES TO CONTEND WITH THE GRIM ECONOMY--INCLUDING
MASSIVE UNEMPLOYMENT NATIONWIDE--THERE IS A SILVER LINING:
MANY AMERICANS ARE APPLYING THIS NEW WORLDVIEW TO THEIR CAREER--EITHER
REINVENTING THEMSELVES VIA A CAREER SWITCH, OR ALIGNING THEIR EDUCATION
WITH THEIR LONGER-TERM CAREER GOALS. IN FACT, ACCORDING TO THE
DELTA COST PROJECT, ENROLLMENTS FOR CAREER COLLEGES--WHICH
FOCUS ON TRAINING STUDENTS FOR JOBS IN A PARTICULAR FIELD--ARE RISING
RAPIDLY. RUSS NATOCE ["NAH-TOE-SEE"], OF
WESTWOOD COLLEGE, HAS MORE...
(NATOCE):
"WE'RE SEEING AN INCREASING DEMAND FROM BOTH YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT TO
ENTER THE WORKFORCE, AND DISPLACED WORKERS WHO WANT TO MOVE INTO
INDUSTRIES WITH STRONG EMPLOYMENT RATES--LIKE TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS, AND
HEALTH CARE. CAREER COLLEGES HELP STUDENTS MEET THE NEEDS OF A
RAPIDLY CHANGING JOB MARKET THAT REQUIRES SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND
SKILLS. SUCH INSTITUTIONS CAN OFFER A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN THREE
YEARS, SMALL CLASS SIZES, AND FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING OPTIONS. AND,
UNLIKE MORE-TRADITIONAL UNIVERSITIES, OUR FACULTY IS COMPRISED OF
WORKING PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR SPECIFIC FIELDS OF STUDY. WE
INCLUDE EMPLOYERS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING OUR CURRICULUM--SO OUR
GRADUATES HAVE THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO MEET EMPLOYERS' NEEDS, FROM DAY
ONE. IN FACT, A RECENT STUDY SHOWS THAT MORE THAN THREE-QUARTERS
OF OUR GRADUATES ARE EMPLOYED IN THEIR FIELD OF STUDY."
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AND, IF YOU'RE AMONG THOSE THINKING ABOUT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL AND
CHANGING YOUR CAREER, YOU'RE NOT ALONE: ACCORDING TO A RECENT
SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CAREER COLLEGE ASSOCIATION, THREE
OUT OF FOUR RESPONDENTS AGES 18 TO 24 ARE USING HIGHER EDUCATION AS AN
ACTION STEP TO IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS. FOR MORE
INFORMATION--AND TO FIND A CAREER-COLLEGE CAMPUS NEAR YOU--VISIT
"WESTWOOD"-DOT-E-D-U.
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