» Career http://spring4th.net Sun, 02 Sep 2007 03:28:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Career Colleges Worth the Tuition? http://spring4th.net/2007/07/15/career-colleges-worth-the-tuition/ http://spring4th.net/2007/07/15/career-colleges-worth-the-tuition/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2007 08:25:46 +0000 admin31 http://spring4th.net/2007/07/15/career-colleges-worth-the-tuition/ The Imagine America Foundation, formerly the Career College Association, has released its first economic impact study as part of the group’s effort to change public attitudes about its institutions.   The study asserts that, on average, career college students earned a 31% return on their tuition investments based on the higher wages they will earn over their lifetimes.

Career college graduates earn approximately $9,230 more per year, or $337,000 over their lifetimes, compared with the wages earned by high school graduates.

The Imagine America Foundation is a 1,400 member association of for-profit colleges, most of which offer certificates and associate degrees in fields like health care, business, information technology, and hospitality.

Over 2.1 million students are enrolled in the U.S.’s 2,694 career colleges, up 23% since the 2003-04 academic year.  In 2006, 61 percent of the credentials awarded by career colleges were certificates, 23 percent were associate degrees, 9 percent were bachelor’s, 7 percent were master’s, and 1 percent were professional or doctoral degrees.

The study claims that the overall economic impact of the for-profit sector is nearly $39-billion, taking into account the $14.6-billion in revenue going to the colleges and the additional $4-billion that students spend beyond tuition to attend, along with the indirect impact of the higher wages earned by career-college graduates and the added value they bring to the industries where they go to work.

When asked if the degrees awarded by career colleges are worth it, Harris N. Miller, the association’s president, replied “In a bottom-line sense, absolutely yes”.

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NTI affords students an opportunity to turn their passion for NASCAR into a rewarding career in automotive technology.

NTI is located in Mooresville, North Carolina and provides course work in engine construction, electrical, fuel and lubrication systems, drive trains, body and chassis fabrication and racing theory principles. Students will also learn the history, rules and regulations of NASCAR.  The following is a list of NTI’s auto programs.

NTI AUTO TRAINING PROGRAMS

  • Automotive & Ford FACT Technology
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  • Automotive & NASCAR Technology w/ Pit Crew
  • Automotive / NASCAR / Ford FACT Technology
  • Automotive / NASCAR / Ford FACT Technology w/ Pit Crew
  • Automotive Technology w/ NASCAR Engines I & II
  • Automotive Technology w/ NASCAR Engines I & II + Pit Crew

MANUFACTURER SPECIFIC ADVANCED TRAINING 

Graduates of the NTI Automotive programs that qualify and are accepted can participate in the Manufacturer Specific Advanced Training (MSAT) programs paid for by world-class manufacturers such as Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Volkswagen and Volvo.

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