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View All | Date: | 12/24/07 |
| Title: | Salt Lake Tribune - Consumer Insight Article |
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Help navigating options eases school quest
Salt Lake City - Chris Sower is the founder of EdSoup.com, a matching service for colleges and prospective students, particularly working adults.
How does someone begin a college search these days?
More and more people are using Internet search engines to find a suitable school. Sometimes they search for broad terms like “college directory,” or “online education.” Other times, they are more specific, searching on terms like “dental assisting program Salt Lake City.” They then face the task of sorting through results that are returned for their search query. “College directory” returns over 78 million results at Google. That’s where EdSoup.com comes in. Over the past two years, we have assembled one of the largest online databases of post-secondary educational opportunities. People who use our site tell us about their educational preferences. We match them with as many colleges as they want, at no charge to the student. And we protect their privacy.
Describe a working adult who would benefit from college.
There are many different types of adult learners. There’s the working adult who wants a different career. Many times, we find good matches for these individuals at schools that offer evening or online programs. Another type of adult student is someone who wants to improve their job prospects as soon as possible. We help them find career training programs that will help them learn the skills they need to earn a higher income. We also find a lot of fast-trackers — young adults who don’t want to spend time at a traditional university. They can usually enter the work force sooner with specialized programs in technology, medical or engineering-related fields.
What is usually the biggest expense in seeking higher education?
For people moving away from home to attend college, the biggest expense may be room and board. Most people, though, will find tuition is their biggest expense. Part-time students sometimes are hit with large per-credit costs. For example, at one large public university in Utah this semester, a single, three-hour, lower-division class costs $923.07, if you’re a Utah resident. Graduate-level courses are more expensive. Certain subjects have extra per-credit-hour charges. People need help navigating through this expensive industry.
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