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Why graduates from community colleges are now out-earning folks with traditional bachelor's degrees
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Unfortunately the unemployment numbers continue to ride his side and their very high with so many people out of work but.
You know you don't need to be a college graduate.
From a university your four year college to find a job is a lot of those students actually -- graduating and not finding jobs so what do you do.
Well in today's take charge consumer protection segment I wanted to tell you how you can take charge of your employment situation.
And may -- even out earned those that have a traditional four year degree.
And here to explain that I'm joined by channeling Brian who is a career coach Kelly thanks for coming in on this this was actually a study.
That said that.
Community college graduates right now by a very large margin are -- -- traditional university college for your graduates.
Well I think you have to look at the numbers are very carefully because the average starting salary for.
Recent graduates who four year colleges 44000.
But this statistics that have been cited for the graduates of technical.
Programs.
-- are the higher rates so just as you hear often about all of the opportunities and science technology engineering and math.
Those are also that the associates degrees.
For -- graduates earning less money so that's fascinating in the reason that I do this take charge consumer protection segment for you is to help you take charge and improve your situation.
What if you don't have the science background is actually you can really learn in two years.
Well absolutely this morning I was actually on -- dot org which is a new initiative.
Designed to teach people how to code -- and it was start medical billing.
-- no computer programming okay and in fact Mark Zuckerberg says that essentially there one million jobs that could be.
Are ready for the taking.
Should people learn those skills and that some freeways to learn that but certainly overall.
There's some very good ways to have earned money through tears -- programs and if you have a job and you need to keep your job but you want to further your education or discover something new like coating which you're mentioning in the computer industry.
What about online to your programs are they -- -- by employers with the same.
Interest I think you ordered to be considered it seriously -- am an employer at the most important thing is to have a recognized credential.
And many.
Industries are moving towards looking at industry based certifications which are.
Created our certified by professional associations and so I think the key with that is whenever you want to study and online degree.
Go to a site like -- -- my next move dot org which provides you with salary projections and training and education look at the less of certifications.
And then from there.
Pursue your career that's a great tip I only have thirty seconds what other -- can you consider with a two year degree.
A two year degree one of the best.
Careers -- to look at is nursing there approximately one point one million.
Nursing jobs so that's one of the best paralegal.
Paralegal as well only.
55% of the class of 2011 from law school had jobs eight months after graduation -- paralegal is an excellent.
Place to look so firms are looking at that as an option that's so great -- thank you so much especially for the website information will post this.
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Of the latest take charge consumer protection segments thank you channeling great great to meet you --
