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	<description>Answers to Your Career Education Questions</description>
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		<title>Technical Schools Welcoming More Students</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/11/03/technical-schools-welcoming-more-students/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gen Y]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s some encouraging news out of my home state of Georgia: Record numbers of students are enrolling in technical colleges, inspired to try new career fields and seeking to quickly gain the knowledge needed to land those jobs.
Data from the Technical College System of Georgia shows a 24 percent increase in 2009 enrollment compared to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Horror Movie Masters: 20 Who Got Their Start In College</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/10/30/top-20-horror-movie-masters-college/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/10/30/top-20-horror-movie-masters-college/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CollegeSurfing Insider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[                                              
Whether or not you enjoy a good scare, have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Questions to Ask About Nursing Degrees</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/10/27/three-questions-to-ask-about-nursing-degrees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/10/27/three-questions-to-ask-about-nursing-degrees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[admissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bachelor's of nursing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[degree]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nursing health care sector hospitals physicians]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While health care reform is grabbing headlines, health care is one of the more secure job sectors.
Some professionals in hospitals and physicians offices are seizing the moment to earn degrees. If you’re a registered nurse, you may be considering a bachelor’s in nursing, which could lead to promotions or higher-paying jobs. You also could teach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let Nobel Prize Laureates Inspire You</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/10/20/let-nobel-prize-laureates-inspire-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/10/20/let-nobel-prize-laureates-inspire-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[careers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[College search Noble Prize education bachelor's Ph.D.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
The 2009 Nobel Prize laureates who are U.S. citizens earned their degrees from a variety of schools. Their hard work has received attention this year, and check out the list below to see how their majors and college paths contributed to their research and efforts that received recognition from the Nobel Prize committee.
Even if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteer Your Way to a New You (and Career Success!)</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/10/13/volunteer-your-way-to-a-new-you-and-career-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/10/13/volunteer-your-way-to-a-new-you-and-career-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CollegeSurfing Insider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[career skills]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[community service]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven’t seen the prolific public service announcements yet, you will. This month, be on the lookout for TV stars like Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Masi Oka, and Rainn Wilson singing the praises of service and volunteering through a new Web site, iParticipate.org. In fact, all sorts of celebs are offering up personal stories on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Been Away? Follow These Steps for Going Back to the Classroom</title>
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		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/10/07/been-away-follow-these-steps-for-going-back-to-the-classroom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[career change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going to college after years away, or for the first time as an older student, can seem daunting, but it’s possible to juggle papers and exams with family, work, and other time-consuming obligations.

A friend of mine has been doing just that, pursuing her master’s while holding down a full-time job, and the duties of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And the Top Jobs for 2009 Grads Are&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/09/29/and-the-top-jobs-for-2009-grads-are/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/09/29/and-the-top-jobs-for-2009-grads-are/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CollegeSurfing Insider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[careers]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">/blog/?p=612</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no doubt, job offers are few and far between in these dreary days of layoffs, cutbacks, and hiring freezes. That&#8217;s why we can learn a lot from the  list of the 10 jobs most offered to the class of 2009 as reported by the National Association of Colleges and Employers in its Fall  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Education Speech Not Just for Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/09/09/obama-education-speech-not-just-for-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/09/09/obama-education-speech-not-just-for-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CollegeSurfing Insider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adult education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Career Advancement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education speech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obama]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">/blog/?p=605</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Forget about your political leanings, who you voted for, and whether or not President Obama&#8217;s address should have been played for children at school. Regardless of whether or not you bought into the controversy hype, what our nation&#8217;s leader had to say about education was just the message that today&#8217;s students needed to hear &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Decoding Emerging College Majors</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/09/02/decoding-emerging-college-majors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/09/02/decoding-emerging-college-majors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CollegeSurfing Insider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[career skills]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hot career]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love reading articles about college major trends because that&#8217;s a good way to gauge which career fields are up-and-coming and eager to hire. Lucky for us, writers at The Chronicle of Higher Education did some legwork in yesterday&#8217;s story, &#8220;5 College Majors on the Rise.&#8221;
Not surprisingly, all of the majors they list have something [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is an Online Degree Right for You?</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/09/02/is-an-online-degree-right-for-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/09/02/is-an-online-degree-right-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online degrees]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">/blog/?p=594</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Online degree programs seem to have taken the world by storm, offering a flexible and convenient way to achieve your personal and professional goals. Critics of online colleges say that nothing can replace a traditional on-campus experience, while proponents insist that education is beneficial either in or out of the classroom. If you are on [...]]]></description>
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