According to the good folks over at the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, those who attend the for-profit University of Phoenix earn more than those who attend traditional, selective colleges. Well, sort of. This is potentially very important information. The University of Phoenix, like all for-profit colleges, is a career school; the point of
High unemployment makes it hard to moonlight in many states. When David Clarke finishes the day at his job with the city of Phoenix, he often heads over to a local boutique hotel. But Clarke isn’t there to meet with friends or get a drink at the bar. Instead, he dons a uniform and
Even if it does, the benefit will likely be diminished by high student debt. Philosophy majors at liberal-arts colleges used to have the best claim to unemployable—or at least underemployable—futures. But students at for-profit colleges and universities are also finding that their degrees too often fail to translate into well-paying jobs. New data from the
Fastest Growing and Most Common Job Openings If you need a job, and you don’t have a lot of experience or a degree, here are the jobs that you are most likely to come across in Arizona, and in the greater Phoenix area in particular. These jobs may require work experience, or offer on-the-job
