Tag: Higher Education
Amazon launches childhood-to-career program to inspire underprivileged youth to build careers in computer science
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that by 2020 there will be 1.4 million computer-science-related jobs available – but only 400,000 computer science graduates with the skills to apply for […]
Class of 2018 college grads’ salaries keeping pace with last year’s salaries
The average starting salary paid to Class of 2018 college graduates is showing little change from that paid to their Class of 2017 counterparts, according to results of a survey […]
Class of 2017: 80% of college grads either employed or continuing education
More than four-fifths of Class of 2017 graduates were employed or taking part in additional education within six months of graduation, according to results of a survey conducted by the […]
Class of 2017’s top-paid Master’s degree major: Computer and Information Sciences
The Computer and Information Sciences majors were among the Class of 2017’s top-paid college graduates at the advanced degree levels according to results of a new report from the National […]
Starting salaries for class of 2017 college grads remain flat
Class of 2017 bachelor’s degree graduates earned starting salaries that average $50,516, which is up just 0.3 percent over last year’s final average starting salary of $50,359 for the Class […]
Education report: Wages and internship hiring rise in 2018
Hiring and wages for internships are both expected to increase this year, according to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). NACE’s employer members responding […]
College hiring for Class of 2018 expected to drop
The hiring projection for college graduates has dropped as employers now plan to hire 1.3 percent fewer graduates from the Class of 2018 for U.S. positions than they did from […]
Employers: How important is prior work experience for new college grads?
When it comes to the qualities that employers seek in their new college hires, work experience is among the most valued, according to results of the recently released annual survey […]
Become a NASA Mission Control Leader: Space agency hiring new Flight Directors
Would you like to sit at the helm of human spaceflight and be responsible for the success of missions and the highly trained teams of engineers and scientists that make […]
Report refutes notion that ‘skills gap’ exists on part of recent college grads
There is a common belief, and perhaps a misperception, that a significant gap in skills on the part of recent college grads is responsible for stunting the growth of American […]
