Download or read book Guide to Alternative Colleges and Universities written by Wayne Blaze and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Other College Guide written by Paul Glastris and published by New Press, The. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A college degree has never been more important—or more expensive. If you're not made of money, where can you get an amazing liberal arts education without your parents having to remortgage the house or cash in their retirement fund? Which degrees will allow you to fulfill your dreams and earn a decent paycheck? What do you really need to know if you're the first in your family to go to college? How do you find good schools that offer a well-rounded campus life for black or Latino students? From the staff of Washington Monthly comes a new kind of college guide, inspired by and including the magazine's signature alternative college rankings. The Other College Guide features smartly designed, engaging chapters on finding the best-fit schools and the real deal about money, loans, and preparing for the world of work. This essential higher ed handbook also highlights information on what to look for (and watch out for) in online programs and for-profit colleges and concludes with fifty profiles of remarkable but frequently overlooked schools. All things being unequal, The Other College Guide will provide American students—and their families and school counselors—with the honest and practical information they need to make sense of the college process and carve a path to the future they imagine.

Download or read book Best Kind of College The written by Susan McWilliams and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small college professors from across the United States explain why liberal arts institutions remain the gold standard for higher education. The fevered controversy over America’s educational future isn’t simply academic; those who have proposed sweeping reforms include government officials, politicians, foundation officers, think-tank researchers, journalists, media pundits, and university administrators. Drowned out in that noisy debate are the voices of those who actually teach the liberal arts exclusively to undergraduates in our nation’s small liberal arts colleges, or SLACs. The Best Kind of College attempts to rectify that glaring oversight. As an insiders’ “guide” to the liberal arts in its truest form the volume brings together thirty award-winning professors from across the country to convey in various ways some of the virtues, the electricity, and, overall, the importance of the small-seminar, face-to-face approach to education, as typically featured in SLACs. Before we in the United States abandon or compromise our commitment to the liberal arts—oddly enough, precisely at a time when our global competitors are discovering, emulating, and founding American-style SLACs and new liberal arts programs—we need a wake-up call, namely to the fact that the nation’s SLACs provide a time-tested model of educational integrity and success. “At last, some good news about education! This collection brings together essays by professors at small liberal arts colleges, voices largely unheard in the debates raging about higher education. It ranges widely through disciplines and across colleges, taking us into classrooms where we see the creative, inventive kinds of teaching that go on when classes are kept small and professors can interact with students. This book is a welcome corrective to claims that higher education is ‘broken’ and in need of a high-tech fix, a quiet reminder that ‘innovation’ goes on as a matter of course at colleges where teaching is top priority and is kept to human scale.” — Gayle Greene, Scripps College “McWilliams and Seery have achieved something remarkable: they have found a new and interesting way to present the case for the liberal arts model in American education. More than that, they have managed to show the value of, as well as present the argument for, the model. At its best, the book recreates something of the experience of a liberal arts education in microcosm. This is a wonderful, provocative, engaging, and moving book. It is unlikely to be surpassed.” — Simon Stow, author of Republic of Readers? The Literary Turn in Political Thought and Analysis

Download or read book This Way Out written by John Coyne and published by New York : Dutton. This book was released on 1972 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book But What If I Don t Want to Go to College written by Harlow G. Unger and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the previous edition : "This would be a good reference book for any high school or public library."

Download or read book The National Review College Guide written by Charles J. Sykes and published by Touchstone. This book was released on 1993 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For prospective college students and their parents, here are the best schools that have not succumbed to "political correctness", those that still uphold the liberal arts tradition of Western civilization, where the famous teachers actually teach the core curriculum courses.

Download or read book Fiske Guide to Colleges Beyond the Ivies written by Edward B Fiske and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes to academic excellence, the Ivy Leagues aren't the only schools worth their salt. And nobody knows that better than Edward B. Fiske. Beyond the Ivies introduces an exclusively selected sample from the 2014 Guide to Colleges of ten schools that have redefined what it means to be a top university. From leading engineering institutions to small liberal arts colleges, discover which of these academic elites fits your needs the most! Includes: -Full-color photos -Full-color infographics -Links to school websites -Links to admission email addresses

Download or read book Selective Guide to Colleges written by Edward B. Fiske and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Choosing a College written by Thomas Sowell and published by Harper Perennial. This book was released on 1989 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Alternative Schools written by Brenda Edgerton Conley and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2002-11-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describing the various components of alternative education, this book presents a comprehensive view of its impact on public education, particularly in urban school districts.

Download or read book The Public Ivys written by Richard Moll and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1986 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information on high quality education at state colleges and universities.

Download or read book Alternative Schools written by Jonathan Kozol and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1982 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Insider s Guide to the Colleges 2011 written by Yale Daily News Staff and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2010-06-22 with total page 1024 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than thirty-five years, The Insider's Guide to the Colleges has been the favorite resource of high school students across the country because it is the only comprehensive college reference researched and written by students for students. In interviews with hundreds of peers on campuses from New York to Hawaii and Florida to Alaska, our writers have sought out the inside scoop at every school on everything from the nightlife and professors to the newest dorms and wildest student organizations. In addition to the in-depth profiles of college life, this 37th edition has been revised and updated to include: * Essential statistics for every school, from acceptance rates to the most popular majors * A "College Finder" to help students zero in on the perfect school * Insider's packing list detailing what every college student really needs to bring * FYI sections with student opinions and outrageous off-the-cuff advice. The Insider's Guide to the Colleges cuts through the piles of brochures to get to the things that matter most to students, and by staying on top of trends and attitudes it delivers the straight talk students and parents need to choose the school that's the best fit.

Download or read book Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges written by Barron's Educational Series and published by Barrons Educational Series. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 1124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 70 of the most academically competitive four-year colleges in the United States are described in detail, each entry written by a recent graduate of that school. The book’s personalized entries offer insights that readers aren’t likely to find in other college directories, such as first-hand descriptions of campus environment, social life and activities, and nearby off-campus activities and points of interest. Each college profile also includes the standard “need-to-know” facts and figures, such as admission requirements, academic programs, tuitions and fees, application procedures, sources of financial aid, library and research facilities, student body composition, and admission contacts. Not every aspiring student can get into America’s most competitive colleges, and this book also suggests application strategies, study strategies, essay-writing strategies, and financing strategies designed to help students gain admission. Also featured is a Most Competitive Comparison Chart that presents at-a-glance statistics for each school.

Download or read book The K W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Differences 15th Edition written by The Princeton Review and published by Princeton Review. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make sure you’re preparing with the most up-to-date materials! Look for The Princeton Review’s newest edition of this book, The K&W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Differences, 16th Edition (ISBN: 9780593517406, on-sale September 2023). Publisher's Note: Products purchased from third-party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality or authenticity, and may not include access to online tests or materials included with the original product.

Download or read book You re Certifiable written by Lee Naftali and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 700 PATHS TO A JOB YOU LOVE Are you established in a career but feeling the need for a change? Interested in starting your own business and looking for an alternative to the more traditional enterprises? Graduating from college (or high school) and wondering what to do now? If you are searching for an offbeat, soul-satisfying profession that offers more than just a paycheck, enrolling in a certification program could be the perfect first step to finding the job that is made for you. You're Certifiable is packed with more than 700 ideas for alternative careers as well as all the information that you need to embark on your chosen field, such as: * Holistic health: from acupressure to hypnotherapy * Crafts: From violin making to glassblowing * Art and design: from museum studies to Feng Shui * Working with animals: from horse training to pet grooming * Outdoor pursuits: from diving to hot-air balloon piloting * Food and drink: from beer brewing to cake decorating The first-ever comprehensive directory of certification programs throughout the country, You're Certifiable provides the essentials on how to get certified in the career of your choice, how long it will take, how much it costs, and what to expect once you start working. Lee and Joel Naftali have gathered all the tools you need to find your perfect niche in the professional world.

Download or read book Making a Difference College Graduate Guide written by Miriam Weinstein and published by Sageworks Press. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This intriguing college guide profiles 75 colleges that can be described as environmental colleges, colleges for peace and social justice, college majors that lead to meaningful work and holistic, alternative, creative, innovative colleges.