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At National University, we strive to make higher education accessible to all adult learners. View our blog articles below that provide insights and information to help navigate your education path.
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August 13, 2020
Best Degrees and College Courses for Firefighters
More than 310,000 professional firefighters work throughout the United States, and many describe it as the best job in the world. There’s the adrenalin rush of fighting blazes that threaten to consume a home, building, or forest. Making emergency medical calls in response to accidental injuries or disasters brings the deep personal reward of saving ...
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August 10, 2020
Essential Soft Skills for Teachers
Whether a teacher specializes in math, English, science, or history, it’s important that they master their specific area of expertise. Whereas an educator’s proficiency in their subject area can be measured in terms of grades, certifications, and exams, there are some more intangible qualities that can’t be measured that can help them become better, more ...
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August 6, 2020
Computer Science vs Information Technology
It’s not surprising that people often confuse computer science vs information technology (IT) because the two are often intertwined. Three different disciplines generally fall under the category of computer science: computer engineering, information technology, and computer science. Table of Contents What Does a Computer Scientist Do? As the name implies, a computer scientist is actually ...
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August 3, 2020
Can You Get a Nursing Degree Online?
The short answer: yes, you can earn an associate, bachelor’s, and even your master’s degree in nursing online. The long answer: while you can earn your degree and complete your coursework online, you’ll still have to complete in-person clinical hours at a physical location. The exception to the above is if you already have your ...
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July 30, 2020
Specialized Nursing Fields to Pursue With Your RN Degree
A registered nurse (or RN) has a diverse array of duties and responsibilities. Not only do they care for patients, but they sometimes serve as care coordinators for patients, acting as an intermediary between doctors, patients, and patients’ loved ones. RNs work to inform their individual patients or the public at-large about different health conditions ...
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July 27, 2020
Everything You Need to Know About Online Engineering Programs
Technology is at the forefront of change and has an impact on nearly every aspect of our daily lives. From computer engineering to construction engineering, inventive minds are needed to create buildings, computer programs, or solve complex problems that affect people and communities. Given the tech-oriented world that we live in and the drive to ...
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July 23, 2020
Make a Career Switch to an Engineer
Do you have a knack for math and science? Enjoy solving complex problems? Have a drive to create new things or improve existing ones? If this sounds like you and you’ve been contemplating a career change, engineering may be the right path for you. Engineering, as a vocation, focuses on using math, science, technology, and ...
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July 21, 2020
How to Select the Right SEL Programs for Your Class
A child’s education is about so much more than academic lessons. What students learn in the classroom extends far beyond the quadratic equation or dates they memorize from their history textbooks. A student’s experience in school should prepare them for social situations, as well as real-life situations that extend beyond the classroom. Social emotional learning ...
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July 16, 2020
What is a Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Specialist?
In addition to academic demands, students today must acquire an ever-growing list of life skills. They learn to cooperate effectively with peers, make social decisions responsibly, make constructive contributions to their families and communities, and attain the skills necessary to become valuable and productive members of society. An educator who specializes in social emotional learning ...
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July 13, 2020
7 Social Emotional Learning Strategies for Remote Teaching
Social emotional learning (SEL) helps students understand their thoughts and emotions and how to express and feel these emotions. While SEL can increase self-awareness, it can also help individuals show more empathy toward others because they’re better able to understand what another individual may be feeling. Social emotional learning can help to improve a student’s ...
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July 6, 2020
How to Choose the Right Student-Parent Friendly College
Returning to school to pursue a degree is a big decision and a significant undertaking for any adult learner. Student parents face an even greater challenge, as they must manage finances, class time, studying, and course work between the never-ending job of caring for their family. Earning a degree can be a rite of passage ...
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July 2, 2020
5 Tips for Parents in College
Adjusting to an undergraduate or graduate degree program can be a challenge for any student. This transition can be even more difficult for a student parent who is juggling family obligations and work on top of their class schedule and school work. Despite these challenges, many parents pursue a degree in order to create a ...
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June 29, 2020
Resource and Help for Single Parents in College
The number of student parents who have enrolled in college has doubled over the past decade. And of those 4.3 million students with children, over 3.5 million of them are single parents. Single parents, more than any other group of college students, face some of the toughest hurdles to earning their degree. Over 88 percent ...
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June 25, 2020
8 Things You May Not Have Realized About Student Parents
It could be a mother of two sitting next to you in class, or a single father whose face you see in an online classroom. Chances are, you couldn’t pick out a student parent in a classroom, but there’s a good chance that you may know one. A number of students with children often decide ...
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June 22, 2020
4 Ways to Fast-Track Your Teaching Career
Whether you’re starting out in the workforce or have decided on a career change, becoming a teacher can be a rewarding path that allows you to help students learn and reach their full potential. If you’ve decided that teaching is the right career for you, you’re probably eager to make your move to the classroom ...
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June 18, 2020
Student Parents: Balancing School, Work, & Child Care During COVID-19Â
Working From Home With Kids With schools and child care facilities shutting down or moving to online instruction due to COVID-19, working from home with kids has become a daily struggle for parents. Add in working toward a certification program or online classes of your own, and you’ve got a jam-packed schedule and a recipe ...
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June 11, 2020
Best Nursing Degrees
If you’ve been thinking about entering the nursing field to help make a difference in peoples’ lives, now is a great time to find the best nursing degree to fit your interests and career goals. Not only is the need for registered nurses (RNs) expanding, due in large part to the service demands of the ...
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June 8, 2020
Inside Info: Skills You Learn in Human Resources Courses
The role of the human resources (HR) department has always been important to the well-being of a company and its employees. However, in today’s workplace — which includes employees ranging from baby boomers to Gen Z — having an HR department with highly-skilled, versatile, and committed professionals is absolutely essential.
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