Here is a link to an article about the advantages for someone interested in getting a four year degree or starting their college career at a community college for two years and then transferring. Read More
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The Book of Majors 2016 by The College Board
For anyone doing research on a particular college major and colleges that offer a strong program in that major, this books is invaluable. The 2015 edition covers every college major identified by the U.S. Department of Education—over 1,200 majors are listed in all. This is also the only guide that shows what degree levels each college offers in a major, whether a certificate, associate, bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate. Read More
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Securing Oklahoma’s Economic Future
Securing Oklahoma’s Economic Future By Bill Langdon The declining level of investment in our kid’s education and healthcare is having economic consequences for Oklahoma and threatening the economic future of our state. We no longer have a competitive, well trained and healthy workforce and are not attracting enough well paying jobs that can reverse the declining standard of living faced by the families in our state. Here are the statistics employers see when they consider locating in Oklahoma. We rank 32nd in the percentage of people in our state over 25 that have a high school education but only 42nd in terms of those who have a college degree or 30.8% compared with 34% for the nation as a whole. In addition, Oklahoma now ranks 47th in terms of the educational quality of its public schools as of 2017 and 46th in terms of overall medical health. These are...
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STEM Grads Projected to Earn Highest Average Starting Salaries
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Top US College Scholarships for 2019
Here is a link to an article on the website OneClass.com with their list of the Top Scholarships in the US for 2019. Brandon Oldham is YPNG mentor who recently did a podcast for us who said he did not apply for the Gates Scholarship they listed because he did not think his grades were high enough. But when he got to OU he met people who received this scholarship who had grades similar to his. If you have good grades, don’t hesitate to apply for one of these that interests you.
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“College Majors Handbook with Real Career Paths and Payoffs” by Neeta P. Fogg, Ph.D., Paul E. Harrignton, Ed.D and several more.
This book’s foundation is a U.S. Census Bureau study of 170,000 college graduates in 50 majors, a huge data base that gives you confidence in the accuracy of the authors’ observations and conclusions about the earnings of each major as well as future job and earnings projections for each category, a description of what the jobs entail, job satisfaction in each major and information on future education that is likely to be necessary to stay competitive. But the authors go further than just reciting statistics and discuss important steps a high school student needs to take before going to college. A good book to give a high school student or someone in college trying to decide on a career path a realistic assessment of what to expect if they graduate with one of these majors.
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High School Action Plan
This article lists actions plans for high school students who want to prepare for college and look for scholarship options. It has plans for each of the four years of high school that will help a student focus on what are the most important things to do each year. The article stresses that students need to set specific goals for their high school education if they want to be prepared to enter college and be competitive when they apply for scholarships. Whether or not you plan on attending college, high school is a good time to begin to take inventory of your aspirations, experiences, strengths, and weaknesses and start to figure out what sorts of things you might like doing when you’re on your own. You don’t need to have a precise career plan pinned down immediately, but during your first two years of high school, especially, you will want...
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Who Moved My Cheese?
Cheese is a metaphor for what you want in life and the book gives young people a fun vocabulary and way to understand change and move forward in their lives. The subtitle is How to Change and Win. This cover says the book is for teens. But there is also an adult version. YPNG learned about this book from a University Professor who gives a copy to all his Freshman students every year. Read More
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Engineer / Corporate Manager / Entrepreneur – Mentor, Tom Naugle
Engineer / Corporate Manager / Entrepreneur Mentor, Tom Naugle Tom’s business career is a good example of what you can achieve with hard work, persistence and the ability to motivate and manage people. Tom paid for his education himself and started working to save for college while he was in high school and then continued to work during the summers while he was getting his BS in Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State. After graduating, Tom began his business career as an engineer working for two chemical companies before a mentor encouraged him to apply to Harvard Business School and get an MBA. That degree opened the door to a position with Cooper Industries where he first worked in the corporate planning department and then went on to manage several of their divisions. He successfully turned around one failing business and improved the profitability of others before he was recruited...
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