04.03.08
Posted in College Education at 8:16 pm by admin
The University of Phoenix Online started as a traditional university in 1976 and was one of the first to go online in 1989. It is currently the leading online university, with tens of thousands of students from countries around the world. This has made this school one of the most popular of its kind anywhere in the world. Their flexible schedule and commitment to excellence shines through as they churn out more graduates than any other school in their class every year.
One hundred percent online. Lectures and assignments can be downloaded into your home computer through the use of special Internet-access software. There are no live lectures to facilitate comprehensive access for everybody. A forum grants the students the chance to interact with each other and ask questions. A full line of research services and online libraries are available to the student. Contact between instructor/advisor and student are handled through email.
After a one-time application fee of $110, the University of Phoenix works as any other institution, charging students by the credit hour. Currently, prices are $460/$570/$645 for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral credit hours, respectively.
There are other incidental charges, such as late-payment and graduation-audit fees, and you should ask for a detailed breakdown before enrolling.
Low-cost financing and financial aid is available and you can consult an admissions counselor about eligibility. Payments are broken down as per course rather than per semester, which makes them more affordable and easier to budget for.
According to an article published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, the average Phoenix student is 34 years old and female. The average tuition is just under $30,750 for an undergraduate degree. Sixty six percent of enrolled students earn the degree they signed up for. Fifty percent of students receive some kind of grant or financial aid.
A degree can be completed in as little as two years, but students can take up to five. If credits are transferred into the program at the time of enrolling, time can be considerably reduced. Other way of earning credits is through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP).
All instructors hold a minimum of a master’s degree and are successful professionals in their fields. The faculty includes hundreds of CEOs, business owners, executives, and experts in all related disciplines.
Independent study requires discipline and creativity, plus the ability to communicate efficiently. Beyond that, high-quality online universities do not differ much from traditional ones and offer the benefit of flexibility, fundamental to today’s busy professionals.
There is one matter that requires some thought. You cannot complete your degree through University of Phoenix online. All of the classroom and book work will be complete, but in order to earn the degree you will need to transfer to a traditional university program for the clinicals which must take place in a medical setting and have you in person and onsite.
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03.30.08
Posted in College Education at 9:46 am by admin
Marcha Thomas-Blades, “Caribbean Migration into Baytown, Texas,” Touchstone, vol. XIX (2000), 59-67.
This article traces the migration of Caribbean Islanders into Baytown, Texas, and explores the impact their immigration has had on Baytown. The first Caribbean peoples arrived in Texas as slave labor in the early nineteenth century. At this time, Galveston Island was an important port in the slave trade, which supplied slaves to Texas colonists.
In the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, a series of natural disasters and economic depression caused many Caribbean Islanders to immigrate to other countries. The building of the Panama Canal attracted Islanders to Panama, and oil production drew many to Curacoa and Venezuela in the early nineteenth century. In 1960, the U.S. Virgin Island of St. Croix employed many Islanders in the oil industry.
The first influx of Caribbean Islanders in Texas settled in La Porte due to Brown & Root’s active recruitment among the Islanders. In the 1970s, the Islanders began moving to Baytown, which was experiencing an economic boom due to the oil industry. Brown & Root recruited many Islanders to help build the Baytown Olefins Plant.
Mr. Jesse Powell and his wife Dorothy helped the Caribbean Islanders adjust to life in Baytown. They provided housing in their trailer park and transportation for the immigrants for $70 dollars a week. Mrs. Powell helped them with such things as enrolling their children in school, shopping, and finding employment.
Caribbean Islanders in La Porte also began moving to Baytown due to racism. Although Baytown was not as hostile, the Islanders still suffered discrimination on account of their skin color and accent. Consequently, many children found it necessary to suppress their ethnicity, even while their parents strived to teach them Caribbean culture and values.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Caribbean immigration continued into Baytown, and many Islanders from other parts of the United States and Canada also came to Baytown. Baytown was a preferred spot because of the availability of jobs, tropical climate, small population, and the existing Caribbean community. The 1990 Census reported about 1,081 Caribbean immigrants living in Baytown.
The Caribbean population began to have an impact on Baytown. Many businesses opened that sold Caribbean products, such as the Caribbean Snacks and Produce Store. Jah Colors sells Caribbean memorabilia, music, and clothing. The nightclub, The Robe, offers Caribbean music and dancing. Caribbean organizations were formed, such as the Lee College Caribbean Association, which sponsored the first Carifiesta in 1993. This festival was continued for three years, until the graduation of two of its most active members resulted in the decline of the LC Caribbean Association’s activities. In 1998, the LC Caribbean Association ceased to exist.
Since Caribbean culture has been accepted in Baytown, the children of Islanders are not ostracized and now are proud to exhibit their heritage. Marcha Thomas-Blades contends that while the Caribbean youth have held on to their culture, they have assimilated into the dominant culture. Consequently, they are experiencing the best of both cultures.
Mary Arnold graduated from University of Houston-Clear Lake with a B.A. in literature and history.
She is an author on http://www.Writing.Com/ which is a site for Writers.
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