Study Tips for College Students

Are you attending an online college and having trouble balancing your classwork with the rest of your life? Are you living on campus and struggling with time management? No matter what your situation, the study tips at Just Colleges will help get you on the right track.

The hardest part of earning an online degree is finding balance and making time. Going to college on-campus can mean getting swept up in social activities. Don't let your schoolwork suffer.

Check out the study tips at Just Colleges and get organized today!

Medical Assisting Programs

Medical assisting is a great way to get your feet wet in the health care industry without committing to years of college. Medical assistants generally work in hospitals and nursing homes, and they assist nurses with basic procedures.

Medical assistants are in demand. They do valuable work and free up doctors and nurses to perform more complex tasks. The greatest thing about being a medical assistant is that you can start work with only a medical assisting certificate or diploma, meaning that you can be out of school and working in less than a year.

See a list of medical assistant programs.

Benefits of Massage Therapy

Massage therapy isn't just some new age practice for hippie quacks. Research suggests that massage therapy has many real-world health benefits, and it is now being incorporated into patients' treatments in many hospitals and clinics.

Why is massage therapy now being recognized as a valuable part of the health care industry? Massage therapy improves circulation, which can be invaluable to diabetics and elderly folks suffering from decreased circulation to the hands and feet.

Massage therapy also stimulates tissue growth and can help people recover from surgery faster and with less pain.

And we all know that stress is the cause of so many illnesses, and nothing is more relaxing than a massage from a well-trained massage therapist.

Read more about the benefits of massage therapy.

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Just Colleges Health Care Channel

If you're pretty sure you're looking for a career in health care, but you're not quite sure which career would suit you best, Just Colleges has launched a new Health Care Channel to put all the information you need in one place.

See career profiles of nurses, x-ray technicians, massage therapists, and many more. Find out what sort of health care degree you'll need for your chosen profession, and find a campus-based or online health care program that matches what you're looking for in a college.

The Just Colleges Health Care Channel is a repository of health care career-related articles. Find out things like what you can do with a cosmetology degree to help cancer patients, and the differences between a medical assistant and nursing assistant.

For more information, check out the Just Colleges Health Care Channel today!

Paralegal Degrees

Paralegals do much of the work that lawyers used to, but with far fewer educational requirements. An exciting career in the legal field can be obtained with only a paralegal certificate or paralegal associate degree.

Though paralegals can't try cases in court or give legal advice, they can compose contracts, file documents, and do research. Paralegals often prepare briefs and interview witnesses for lawyers.

Paralegals and legal secretaries are in demand, and many of today's lawyers wouldn't be able to function without them. Find out more about what paralegals do and paralegal colleges to see if this might be the career you've been searching for.


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Cosmetology Programs

What exactly do students learn in cosmetology programs? Well, there are four main branches of cosmetology: hair, makeup, skin care, and nails. While you'll probably get an education in all of them, the cosmetology classes you take will depend on what sort of career you'd like to have when you graduate.

Cosmetologists work as nail technicians, hair stylists, wig designers, theatrical makeup artists, and estheticians. And those are just a few of the possibilities.

To become a cosmetologist, you must graduate from a cosmetology program and pass a state licensing exam.


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X-Ray Technicians

What's the hardest thing about being an x-ray technician?

Some say it's memorizing the names of all the bones in the human skeleton. Others say it's learning how to operate the equipment. Still others say it's taking continuing education courses to renew certification every two years.

The real answer is none of the above. Get the real scoop on what's it's like to have a career as an x-ray technician.

If you think you can handle it, check out the x-ray technician schools directory while you're there to see what programs are available near you.

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Advantages of Career Schools

What makes career schools more appealing than traditional schools to so many students?

• Career schools don't make you take as many general requirement classes. The focus is on classroom and hands-on learning you can apply to a real-world job when you graduate.

• Careers schools take less time to finish. Many career schools go year-round and have accelerated programs to get you working as soon as possible.

• Career schools give you something to put on your resume before you graduate through internships, externships, and real-world learning experiences.
  

Read more about the advantages of earning a degree from an accredited career school.

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Online MBA Programs

For a working professional, an Executive MBA program (EMBA) might seem like the only reasonable choice. Executive MBA programs are designed so that professionals can take classes around their work schedules, and many employers include EMBA degree programs in their tuition reimbursement programs.

There are some misconceptions about Executive MBA programs. For example, an Executive MBA program is usually not a part-time program, but rather a compressed program. The learning is accelerated so students can receive their degrees sooner rather than later, but it is a complete program with all the rich content students expect from other types of MBA programs.

What else do you need to know about Executive MBA programs?

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MBA Programs

What does it take to get into an MBA program? Do you need a certain number of years in the business world before you can apply? What other requirements do you need to meet to become an MBA candidate?

Whatever you may have heard, business school is changing for the better. MBA programs now focus on things like hands-on learning and interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving. This new approach also teaches you to look past the bottom line and aim for long-term goals and customer satisfaction.

Take a look at how MBA programs have changed and get answers to common questions about business school.


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MBA Program Admissions Essays

Nervous about applying to an MBA program because of the essay you'll have to write? The essay part of the application is the scariest for many potential students because it's the most personal part.

Use this to your advantage. The essay exists for you to speak directly to the admissions board. If your undergraduate grades weren't the best, write your essay about the personal struggle you had to overcome that semester. Been out of school for awhile? Talk about your accomplishments in the meantime.

No matter what you write about in your essay, make sure you're selling your personality and playing up your strengths without being dishonest. And don't forget to get help with that MBA program admissions essay.

Fashion Design

If you're totally obsessed with Project Runway or you spend hours altering your own clothes, you might be harboring a secret: You want to become a fashion designer!

Earning a degree in fashion design sounds risky. It's an artistic field, and how many jobs are really available to fresh young designers straight out of school?

You'd be surprised at exactly how many different types of career paths there are in the fashion industry and how many different fashion design degree programs are available. Many employers prefer to hire people who have graduated from a career school where the learning is more hands-on. Check out these fashion design colleges to see what they have to offer.

Turns out that your secret dreams of becoming a fashion designer might not be so far-fetched after all.

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Film and Video Production Degrees and Careers

Have you ever secretly dreamed of being the person who sat in the director's chair? A degree in film and video production just might be the thing that gets you there.

Besides directing, careers in film and video production include producer, sound engineer, broadcaster, camera person, and editor. Whether you want to run the entire show from behind the scenes, or become a specialist in an area like sound, a degree in film and video production will give you the technical training and experience you need to enter your dream career.

Many people think that to be involved in film production, you have to move to New York or Los Angeles. But because films and television shows are filmed in locations all over the country, you may be able to work without leaving home. And local television stations and news networks always need people in the neighborhood, so film and video production careers can be found virtually everywhere.

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