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Anthem Education Group Names Darcy Richardson President of Anthem College Online

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Anthem Education Group Names Darcy Richardson President of Anthem College Online











Darcy Richardson


Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) April 27, 2011

Anthem Education Group announces the appointment of Darcy Richardson to be Division President for Anthem College Online.

Previously, Richardson served as the Administrative Director of Operations for the online college, which awards Associate of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in seven programs. Before joining Anthem College Online in 2009, Richardson held positions with the Online divisions of Daymar College and Davenport University, including Division President, Director of Online Operations and Director of Online Admissions and Student Services.

“Darcy Richardson brings us experience with just about every aspect of online education administration,” says Anthem Education Group Chancellor Dr. Jim Hutton. “From admissions to student services to operations, she has firsthand experience with the details of directing, expanding and improving post-secondary online education.”

Richardson holds a BBA from Davenport University and is pursuing an MBA from Morehead State University.

Anthem College Online was founded in 2002 to provide an additional option to students pursuing post-secondary education. Its programs include Accounting, Business Management, Criminal Justice, Healthcare Management, Medical Assistant degree completion, Medical Billing & Coding, and Paralegal.

About Anthem College Online

Established in 2002, Anthem College Online is part of Anthem Education Group (AEG), a Phoenix, Arizona-based family of schools and colleges that provides career-focused training and education programs at 23 accredited institutions in 15 states as well as online. The AEG family of schools includes Anthem College, Anthem College Online, Anthem Career College, Anthem Institute, Morrison University, and The Bryman School of Arizona. For more information, visit http://anthem.edu.

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Teenagers Learn Safe Driving While Skipping School; Drivers Education Online

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Teenagers Learn Safe Driving While Skipping School; Drivers Education Online










(PRWEB) February 28, 2004

Teendrivingcourse.com, Naim Interactive’s leading online teen driver’s education, today, announced that it has released its latest version of online Traffic education for teens. A technological breakthrough, online driver education program that is sure to turn out some awesome drivers. Teenagers who need to take their driver education requirement no longer need to sit through a tedious live driver education class. Now they can take the whole course, and prepare for the exam online.

“Our programs was designed for the 21th Century,” says Chief executive officer Sharon Naim. “Teens who take our course are not lectured to. They are given driving exercises and games online. These exercises reinforce the whole learning process.”

The DMV and other driver education establishments fought very hard to keep driver education in physical classrooms. But the California Court of Appeal didn’t agree with them when they refused to make online driver education illegal.

Now Teenagers can focus on taking other classes in High School and other extra-curricular activities. They don’t have to attend classroom-based driver education courses at their high schools or commercial driving schools. These courses save valuable time, and money for teens and their parents too.

For more information please call Sharon Naim at 1-888-329-7069, or visit the website at http://www.TeenDrivingCourse.com.

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GetEducated.com Ranks Online Nursing Programs, Best Buys in Distance Learning Masters

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GetEducated.com Ranks Online Nursing Programs, Best Buys in Distance Learning Masters











Essex Junction, VT (PRWEB) October 14, 2010

GetEducated.com, http://www.geteducated.com, has released its rankings for accredited online nursing programs. The online education research firm reviewed 24 online nursing schools (regionally accredited) that offer 44 different distance learning masters in search of the most affordable online degree for nurses.

The distance learning review team found the average cost — tuition and distance education fees included — for a distance nursing masters was $ 20,216.

GetEducated’s online nursing school rankings detail the Top 24 best buys for students looking for affordable nursing degrees from accredited online graduate schools.

Indiana State University (ISU) ranked as the #1 most affordable distance learning masters for students seeking nursing education online. Online students nationwide will pay a low cost of about $ 10,996 for a distance nursing degree from the Indiana state school.

Among online nursing programs, Lamar University, a state school in Texas, ranked as the #2 most affordable online degree for its Master of Science Nursing ($ 11,005 for Texas residents; $ 22,475 for all others). Jacksonville State University (Alabama) ranked #3 for its online Master of Science Nursing/Clinical Nurse Specialist ($ 11,664).

The University of Delaware offered the least affordable online nursing degrees in the survey at an estimated cost of just over $ 42,000 for either a Master of Science Nursing/Adult Health or a Master of Science Nursing/Pediatrics.

However, the University of Delaware’s distance learning Master of Science Nursing / Health Services Administration ranked #6 on GetEducated’s Best Buy list at a cost of just over $ 12,000.

GetEducated.com’s Top 24 Ranked Affordable Online Nursing Programs is posted on the online education research firm’s website.

Online students can compare and rank 1,277 distance learning masters by cost, accreditation, and student reviews by visiting GetEducated’s free guide to the best online education.

GetEducated publishes reviews of 50 online nursing degree programs from accredited graduate schools ranging from traditional residential schools such as George Washington University to online nursing education programs from distance learning universities such as Capella University.

CONTACT: Vicky Phillips, GetEducated.com, Burlington, VT, 05201, 802-899-4866. Website: http://www.geteducated.com

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EducationDynamics Announces New Intelligence to Decipher Supply and Demand Characteristics in Online Education Market

Posted by on July 3, 2011 1 comment

EducationDynamics Announces New Intelligence to Decipher Supply and Demand Characteristics in Online Education Market











Hoboken, New Jersey (PRWEB) August 26, 2008

EducationDynamics today released the 2007 eLearning Index, a tool designed to offer colleges and universities critical insight into trends in demand for online education. By identifying the supply and demand characteristics in online education, EducationDynamics’ exclusive research report allows schools to tailor program offerings to boost high-quality leads.

EducationDynamics aggregated the data from one of its premier websites, eLearners.com®, which has been connecting learners to online education for nearly a decade. While eLearners.com offers an information-rich platform through which students can find appropriate online degree program offerings, the website also offers higher education institutions proprietary data to enhance their prospecting activities. By tracking activity on the website, EducationDynamics is able to measure the supply and demand of online education to determine which programs are hot, which are not and to identify the greatest opportunities in launching new online programs.

“With nearly one million unique visitors a month and more than seven years of mining data from prospective students visiting the site, eLearners.com is in the unique position to observe trends, demands and behavior of prospective online students,” explains Steve Isaac, CEO of EducationDynamics. “As a result, we are able to gather broad demographic and psychographic data proven to help schools meet demand in areas of high student interest in online programs and increase the effectiveness of their prospecting initiatives.”

The eLearning Index captures the current landscape of demand for online higher education, with specific emphasis in the following areas:

Demographic qualities of those seeking to pursue online education;
Key motivators for students pursuing an online degree;
The most highly sought after degree programs;
A comparison of relative performance by academic degree level; and
States with higher and lower demand for online education.
For schools interested in exploring additional information gleaned by the 2007 eLearning Index, the report is now available on a paid subscription basis by contacting Howard Mandel at hmandel@educationdynamics.com or 201.377.3020. As part of the eLearning Index subscription package, institutional planners will receive two hours of an EducationDynamics analyst’s time for a detailed and custom analysis of findings as they pertain to their specific institutional goals.

About EducationDynamics

EducationDynamics, a portfolio company of Halyard Capital, is the leading marketing and information services company dedicated to helping higher education institutions find, enroll and retain students. Its content-rich and highly visible education websites, including EarnMyDegree.com, eLearners.com, GradSchools.com, StudyAbroad.com, and its more than 50 special interest microsites, make EducationDynamics the premier provider of qualified prospective students for colleges and universities. In addition, the company offers a full suite of Web-delivered services proven to drive enrollment growth and reduce student attrition. For more information, visit http://www.educationdynamics.com.

About eLearners.com®

The eLearners.com website is one of several high visibility, high-quality websites operated by EducationDynamics. Since 1999, eLearners.com has been successfully connecting learners to online education, including online degrees and certificate programs, specialized career training, and a variety of online courses. For prospective students, eLearners.com provides a powerful search engine for users to find thousands of online program offerings, as well as educational evaluation tools and financial aid resources. For colleges and universities, the eLearners.com website offers a low-cost, performance-based method to provide national exposure and increase enrollments in their programs. For more information on eLearners.com, visit http://www.eLearners.com.

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Anthem Education Group Names James Hutton, PhD, as CEO

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Anthem Education Group Names James Hutton, PhD, as CEO











James Hutton, PhD


Phoenix, AZ (Vocus/PRWEB) April 05, 2011

Anthem Education Group (AEG) announces the appointment of James Hutton, PhD, as Chancellor and CEO.

Dr. Hutton has served as AEG’s Executive Chairman of the Board since January 2008. He brings a solid background working with and improving the quality of private sector college and university education since 1988. Previously, he served as Vice Chairman for Education Corporation of America, which he also co-founded, and as CEO for Virginia College. He served as a Commissioner for the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) and as Board Chair in 2006.

He presently serves on the Board of Directors for the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU).

Dr. Hutton earned a PhD in Health Services Administration and an MBA from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

“I am honored to assume the CEO and Chancellor role at AEG and continue to be a part of the Anthem Advantage for our students, team members, employers, and the communities we serve,” Hutton said in a statement. “Our vision continues to be the most trusted provider of post-secondary education and training in the world and our goal to be the school employers call first.”

About Anthem Education Group

Anthem Education Group (AEG) is a Phoenix, Arizona-based family of schools and colleges that provides career-focused training and education programs at 23 accredited institutions in 15 states as well as online. The AEG family of schools includes Anthem College, Anthem College Online, Anthem Career College, Anthem Institute, Morrison University and The Bryman School of Arizona. For more information, visit http://anthem.edu.

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Geography Matters in Online Higher Education

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Geography Matters in Online Higher Education











Boston, MA (PRWEB) March 28, 2007

Online education heralded the promise of borderless educational opportunity, yet nearly two out of every three online students live within the geographical region of their awarding institution, according to a recent study by Eduventures, the leading research and consulting firm for the education industry. Even more surprising is that more than one-third live within a 50-mile radius of their online education provider.

“At the height of the dot-com boom, some commentators assumed that online delivery would remove geography from the higher education equation. The projected ability to study at any institution, nationwide or internationally, implied that the geographic fragmentation of U.S. postsecondary education would be fundamentally disrupted,” said Richard Garrett, Eduventures program director and senior research analyst. “This does not appear to be the case.” In fact, Eduventures’ research shows that of consumers willing to consider an online program, 63% preferred an online provider to have some physical presence at least within their state.

Eduventures’ report, Online Higher Education Market Update, Part I, also considered the market size and share of online education. Eduventures found that:


The online higher education market continued to grow strongly through 2005 and 2006. The total number of students in online programs at the end of 2006 is estimated to have exceeded 1.5 million (24% growth over 2005) and represents 8.6% of all higher education students in the United States at degree-granting, Title IV eligible institutions. This is up from 7% in 2005, and is projected to rise to around 11.5% in 2008 (approximately 2.13 million students).

At the close of 2005, the tuition revenue market size for online higher education was around $ 6.2 billion. By the end of 2006, it jumped approximately 30% to around $ 8.1 billion.

A small number of schools account for a significant proportion of online students. For example, in 2005, out of 156 schools with data, 10% of schools accounted for more than 63% of reported online students. The vast majority of online program providers have relatively small numbers of online students—fewer than 500.

While accounting for only 5.1% of students at degree-granting institutions in 2004, for-profit schools encompassed 37% of online students. By 2008, for-profit market share of online students is expected to fall to 32%.

“Strong consumer interest in online delivery, far in excess of current participation, combined with the growing acceptance of online education by constituents, including faculty, institutional management, governments, students, consumers, and employers, suggests room for significant growth for the foreseeable future,” said Noah Carp, senior analyst for Eduventures and co-author of the report.

Eduventures’ report, Online Higher Education Market Update, Part I, provides market analysis of the online higher education market, including online student population, growth rates, dollar size, and market share, with unprecedented details on the market by credential, discipline, and geography. This research is a product of Eduventures’ Online Higher Education Learning Collaborative, a member-based research program designed to help college and university administrators responsible for their institutions’ online programs address critical strategic, marketing, and operational challenges, as well as Eduventures’ Industry Solutions division, which provides research and consulting to providers serving the education market.

About Eduventures

For more than a decade, Eduventures has been the most trusted name in the education market for research, consulting services, and peer networking. Its clients include senior administrators and executives from leading educational institutions and companies serving the K-12, higher education, and corporate learning markets, as well as decision-makers in government agencies and the investment community. For more information, visit http://www.eduventures.com.

Contact:

Steven Shapiro

303.886.6342

sshapiro(at)commstratgroup.com

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Online-Education.net Selects One Winner for $2,000 Scholarship; Launches Round Three

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Online-Education.net Selects One Winner for $ 2,000 Scholarship; Launches Round Three











Foster City, CA (PRWEB) May 02, 2011

Online-Education.net, a portal for students seeking online education, recently chose Georgia Doucette as the winner of its essay contest. Doucette won a $ 2,000 scholarship to the college of her choice. She submitted an essay which answered the question, “What TV character’s career would you like to have and why?”

Doucette, an aspiring teacher and devoted student, wrote about her desire to be like Hilary Swank’s character Erin Gruwell in “Freedom Writers.”

“This contest provided a platform for current and prospective students to showcase their opinions and writing skills in a creative and fun way,” said Anne Larsson, spokesperson for Online-Education.net. “Georgia’s essay was very engaging and showed how strongly she believes in furthering her own education to ultimately reach her goal of becoming an inner-city school teacher.”

Doucette’s winning essay can be read here: “Let Freedom Ring – Hilary Swank in ‘Freedom Writers.’”

Additionally, Online-Education.net launched its third scholarship contest May 3, 2011. Two entrants will have the chance to win a $ 2,000 scholarship award for answering one of the two essay topics: “If you could pick anyone, dead or alive, famous or not, to be your teacher, who would it be and why?” and “Describe a moment that inspired you to get an education.”

“With each scholarship contest we launch, we see more and more quality entries,” Larrson commented. “We are happy to be able to provide students with the opportunity to showcase their talents and help fund their educational goals.”

Details about the Online-Education.net scholarship contest can be found on the official contest rules page at http://www.online-education.net/scholarships/terms-and-conditions. For additional education information and resources visit http://www.online-education.net or by email at info(at)online-education(dot)net.

About Online-Education.net

Online-Education.net is a one-stop source for students and prospective students. In addition to interactive career coaching, the site offers information on courses, online degree programs, and computer training.

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Online MBA Survey by GetEducated.com Reveals Most Distance MBAs Require No GMAT or GRE

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Online MBA Survey by GetEducated.com Reveals Most Distance MBAs Require No GMAT or GRE












Essex Junction, VT (PRWEB) October 7, 2008

Considering an Online MBA (Masters of Business Administration) but don’t want take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Exam (GRE)? GetEducated.com’s National Survey of Online MBAs has revealed that the majority of Regionally Accredited Online Business Schools – more than 70% – have abolished the GRE or GMAT for MBA admission.

Even more surprising, 10 out of 50, or 20% of AACSB-accredited Online MBAs do not require the GRE or GMAT for admission.

“The no GMAT or GRE MBA admission trend in online education is not a sign of inferior quality,” explains Vicky Phillips, GetEducated.com’s chief online education analyst. “It’s a sign of changing student demographics. Because online MBA degree programs cater to nontraditional, older adult students many of them are abandoning old school tests – tests which were designed as measures of preparedness for students who had recently completed an undergraduate education. Instead, online MBA programs look for adult students who demonstrate real-life success in the world of work.”

GetEducated.com’s National Survey of Online MBAs uncovered 89 accredited distance MBAs which do not require the GRE or GMAT.

In an effort to help consumers understand their online graduate business school options, GetEducated.com offers free consumer resources: Top Ranked Online MBA with No GMAT? and GetEducated.com’s Official List of Online MBAs that Require NO GRE or GMAT.

GetEducated.com’s National Survey of Online MBAs findings are based on data from 168 graduate business schools offering 390 distance MBAs.

Online education students can explore all 390 distance MBAs and view the Top Ranked Least Expensive Online MBAs by visiting GetEducated.com.

About: GetEducated.com is a consumer watchdog group that rates, ranks, and verifies the cost and credibility of online colleges and online universities. Founded in 1989, by Vicky Phillips, an educator, GetEducated.com developed America’s first online counseling center for adult distance learners. Today, GetEducated.com remains the only consumer group in the USA dedicated exclusively to assisting online students in analyzing, comparing, rating, and ranking online colleges and universities.

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EducationBug.org Launches Free Job Post

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EducationBug.org Launches Free Job Post










Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) August 21, 2008

EducationBug.org, a leading resource for education articles, resources, and profiles, announced today it is offering free education job listings for schools, libraries, districts, or other education related companies. The EducationBug.org portal focuses on providing parents, students, teachers, and administrators quality education resources.

The directory, designed by a staff with expertise in the education and technology industries, organizes education datasets into an easy to find format. Users can also review a school, college, library, or district. Profiles of public schools and other institutions include contact information, website links, location map, user reviews, and statistics.

In the last 30 days, EducationBug has launched many new tools that include: website submission, user review submission, new company blog, a free newsletter for users, free inclusion for private schools, and blog directory.

Even though job listings are free, the EducationBug.org job directory can deliver significant website traffic and quality leads to employers looking to fill positions. Additionally, EducationBug.org offers additional opportunities for those who wish to boost their web presence on the directory even more. To post a job visit – http://www.educationbug.org/jobs/ .

About EducationBug.org

EducationBug.org, an online education portal, was started by educators and advocates for a better way of finding education information/data online. In addition, EducationBug.org also delivers articles and a glossary to help those seeking advice or information on various education related issues or topics. For more information, visit EducationBug.org.

Contact:

Mr. M. Alan

pr@educationbug.org

877-632-5359

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Advanced Cardiac Life Support Study Guide Offered In New Healthedsolutions.com Special Section

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Advanced Cardiac Life Support Study Guide Offered In New Healthedsolutions.com Special Section











Lincoln, NE (PRWEB) May 03, 2011

To provide helpful resources to the growing number of healthcare professionals looking online for certification options, Health Education Solutions, the leading provider of ACLS certification online, today released a new “Study Guide” Special Section. Available in Health Education Solutions’ online research library, this series of articles provides tools and tips to help professionals in the rapidly growing healthcare industry prepare for advanced cardiac life support and pediatric advanced life support certification exams.

“Online courses are an effective and efficient option for busy healthcare professionals and first responders who need to be prepared to provide emergency care,” said Melissa Marks, president of Health Education Solutions. “Health Education Solutions provides a variety of convenient online certification options. Our online research library offers comprehensive resources to help professionals successfully complete their certification exams.”

The special section is free and available for individuals interested in PALS or ACLS certification requirements, as well as those who simply want to be prepared to provide care in an emergency situation. Highlights include:


    Preparing for the PALS Exam: Four Keys to Success
    Time for Advanced Cardiac Life Support Recertification? Why Studying is More Important Than Ever This Time Around

Health Education Solutions offers online ACLS certification and online PALS certification courses for first responders and healthcare professionals, as well as first aid courses and CPR and AED training for individuals seeking lifesaving skills. ACLS and PALS courses were developed in partnership with Union College.

For more information, please visit healthedsolutions.com.

About Health Education Solutions

Health Education Solutions (HES) is a leading provider of continuing education solutions for healthcare professionals. HES, a subsidiary of Nelnet Inc. (NYSE: NNI), offers ACLS and PALS courses developed in partnership with medical faculty at Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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