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  Marketing Meets the World of Celebs
Ever wonder how all those celebs glamming it up at parties wind up on the front page of your newspaper's entertainment section? Or, better yet, how they got invited to that hot party in the first place? The answers lie with marketing managers...

Medical Assistant Schools Make a Difference
Want to get a job where you can make a difference and still make a buck? Consider medical assisting, the third-fastest growing occupation in the country, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Harness Your Inner Critic at Interior Design Schools
Confession time: Have you ever gone to a friend's place and wondered why in the world he chose that color scheme, picked that couch, knocked down that wall? Do you have a vision for turning the space into something beautiful? Harness your inner critic, because interior design schools could be the place for you.

Beyond the Garage: Mechanic Schools
If you want to be a run-of-the-mill automotive technician, you can probably pick up some vocational tips at your uncle's garage. But if you want to be a top-notch automotive tech, you'll also need formal training from mechanic schools.

Bringing Stories to Life at Audio Schools
Movies, TV shows, and video games wouldn't be the same without the music and sound effects that bring the stories to life. Music and sound lovers can score a thrilling, behind-the-scenes recording career with education from audio schools.

And the GRAMMY Goes to ... Audio Engineering
When you tune in to this year's GRAMMY Awards ceremony, pay close attention to the audio engineering professionals alongside the performing artists. With the right training and skills, you could be one of them!

The Latest IT Certification: CCDE
A Cisco Certified Design Expert assesses advanced network infrastructure design principles and fundamentals for large networks. To be a viable candidate for the CCDE credential, you should have a minimum of seven years experience on the job.

X-Ray Eyes
Picture this: You're the only radiologic technologist on duty in the ER (Emergency Room); you work side by side with a doctor in charge of a trauma patient who has just arrived. This is a place where life and death is measured in minutes.

The Heroes of Aviation Careers
When potential disaster strikes, as it did on Flight 1549, those in aviation careers need to not only recall their emergency training, but put it into practice and get it right the first time. There are no do-overs.

A Playful Design Career
If you ever wondered what it would be like to play a role in coming up with the cool toys you see on store shelves, read on...

A Finance Career with Finesse
Did you ever wonder how people save for down payments, a college education, retirement, and other big expenses? Many times, they retain the assistance of a financial planner to help them along their way.

Fashioning a Career in Fashion Design
With every new season, runways are filled with the latest in fashion. But you may be surprised at just how much work goes into making every outfit and design happen.

Booting Up a Career in Information Technology
Whether it's a simple user problem or a complicated crisis that takes hours or days to solve, a network technician's goal remains the same -- to keep everyone happily connected.

A Soaring Profession in the Airline Industry
From juggling flights to ensuring customer satisfaction, a job in the airline industry can be an exercise in balance and multitasking.

Building a Career in Engineering
From buildings and ships, to computers and cars, the field of engineering is responsible for many of the inventions and innovations of the world. Read on to find out more about the field...

Behind the Scenes at MTV
If you're interested in a career behind the camera, here's your chance to learn what it takes to be a TV production assistant...

Working Out Towards a Better Career
If you've got a pumping-up passion that goes beyond a basic workout, you might want to consider flexing your college muscles with a major in exercise science...

Cooking Up a Culinary Career
Not every culinary career is set in the heat of a kitchen restaurant. Check out how one chef cooks up the creations behind the scenes.

Double-Jump Your Way into the Video Game Industry
With the right training and education you can stop playing video games and start making them...

Accounting: Beyond the Numbers
Today's accountants know that calculators and computers alone won't get the job done. Read on to discover what else you'll need to succeed in the field of accounting...

No Fear... Well, Maybe Some
Does life as a secret agent intrigue you? Check out what a real FBI agent has to say about this interesting career track...

Helping Out as a Social Worker
Are you the one your friends always flock to for advice? Does your phone line seem more like a "help line"? If so, a career in social work may be in your future.

Soaring into a Career in Aviation
We've all seen dazzling flight scenes in movies before. Beyond Hollywood, however, there is quite a bit of work that goes into learning how to fly an aircraft. The College Bound Network caught Rene Spratt, a certified flight instructor from New Jersey, on the ground long enough to ask her about her amazing career.

Going Public with a Public Relations Career
While at Santa Rosa Junior College (Santa Rosa, CA), Marc Cowlin caught a glimpse of where he belonged. "I took a media studies class and fell in love. I knew my major had to be communications studies. But it was in a public relations class at Sonoma State University where I really knew for sure."

Working it With a Communications Major
Check out how Nancy Retherford is applying her communications major to her work with the Red Cross.



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