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Students that like sciences and building things are often interested in studying engineering in college, but most high schools don’t offer courses or an overview to help students decide what type of engineering program to seek. Engineering solves problems for tomorrow and places a focus on theoretical and scientific knowledge.  Engineering technology solves problems of today and prepares for practical design and production work with hands-on labs.  For clarification, technicians usually have an associate degree, which is different than a 4-year engineering technology BS degree.  Read more

College Fairs of Greater Denver, Inc. has three out-of-state college fairs planned for this coming week.These fairs present a great opportunity for freshman, sophomores and juniors to start browsing through the huge variety of colleges across the nation and beyond. For seniors, the fair is the perfect place to meet the admissions representative that may be reading your application and both verify and update your college list.  Read more

After spending a couple days visiting colleges in the Chicago area last week, my husband asked me which one I like best and would recommend to students.  My quick answer was “It depends” on who is the student and what are they looking for.  Chicago is a fabulous city that offers a litany of choices for students and visitors alike.  Read more

I spent the last week at a Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA) conference at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and had the opportunity to visit many schools in northwestern Washington and the Vancouver area. The variety of institutions in this small part of our world is quite amazing: small, quaint, focused art colleges to incredibly large and diverse universities.   Read more