Looking for a new career with job security?  Gear yourself to work for the government with a degree in Public Administration.  There are always government jobs whether on a federal, state, county, city or local level.  Government continues to expand so the field is offering more positions every day.  Get your foot in the door with a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration.  Slam the door shut behind you with a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. 

A Public Administration Degree can prepare to work for city hall, or you can prime for the big time in Washington D.C. to try your luck with the federal government.  You can be trained for a wide variety of government jobs with a Public Administration degree.  Interested in urban planning, transportation, public health care, economic development, urban management, community development, education, non-profits, information technology, or environmental policy?  You can concentrate your studies for your Bachelor or Master’s Degree in any of those areas.

Now instead of heading back to school for the Public Administration Degree, why not earn a degree at home online?  Distance learning is becoming more popular every day.  With gas prices over four dollars a gallon, you could save a bundle of money getting an online degree. What’s even better is that there are many online universities offering Bachelor’s Degree programs and Master’s Degree programs in Public Administration.  And, a degree from an online university is just as good as a campus degree. 

Getting started with your online Bachelor’s Degree or online Master’s Degree is as easy as a few clicks on your computer.  Choose from literally hundreds of online schools.   What are you waiting for?  Begin today working toward the government job of your dreams by earning an online degree in Public Administration.

New Beginnings: Going Back to College for That Degree.

Heading back to college for the first time since high school graduation? Are you feeling uncertain about the whole experience, and wondering exactly how you are going to survive? Here are some tips to help get your feet wet without getting in over your head.

First, start slowly with your degree program. If you are able to, begin by taking one or two classes. This is an excellent way to gain confidence without becoming overwhelmed. This will also help you to reorganize your work and family situations to find prioritized study time.

Begin with classes you understand. If, for example, your strengths are in English or Literature, don’t take Calculus or Physics first. Allow yourself to adjust to the new demands of university education in the context that is most comfortable to you.

Consider an online degree or a few onine courses. Students who take college courses online often report feeling more flexibility and less stress than students who try to enter new career fields through traditional, campus-based programs. In addition, you will typically be able to complete the course in your own time frame. Be aware, however, that people who lack self-discipline or motivation often struggle with completing online degree programs.

Form relationships with other students. This offers you a sense of community and support in preparing for difficult classes. Furthermore, friends may understand homework or lecture concepts that you find incomprehensible. Don’t be shy about discussing these concepts with your professors, either. Most professors appreciate the depth of experience adult students bring to the classroom, and often respond well to interested questions or requests for assistance.

These strategies will help to maximize the success of your experience in returning to college. Allow yourself plenty of time to prepare, and be aware that you will probably feel overwhelmed at first. Just continue studying, work hard, accept these feelings, and soon you will find yourself sailing along to success!

Strangely it depends on where you got that degree and what you are using it for. 

In the US you can take four or more years to complete a degree.  You can also take four or few years  to complete a degree.  I completed my bachelor’s degree in 3.5 years and if I  wanted I could have easily completed it in 3 years.  There are many US online and campus based programs that are designed to complete a bachelor’s degree in 3 years.  It has been reported that it can be completed by testing out in as little as 4 months see www.degree.com/new

However if you are coming in from another country there is  a good deal of  controversy with many universities, educators and  evaluators saying  a bachelor’s degree is or is not eqivalent to a bachelor’s degree.  Certainly the UNESCO guidelines  - which are legally binding - state that.  However this is no guarantee that your non-US bachelor’s degree, even one that represents far more study hours than a US bachelor’s degree will be considered equivalent.  While we as American’s seem to think we are the “gold standard” for world education looking at transcripts knows that many foreign degree holders have worked much harder than  their  conterparts in the US.  For an interesting look at the Indian three year degree see http://degree.com/articles/3-year-indian-degree.html

I have a great deal of difficulty watching intelligent people who worked very hard for their bachelor’s  degree in other countries be told that their degree does not equal a bachelor’s  degree in the US because it did  not take them four years to complete - even though we have many students completing many us programs in less than four years.  To me this is terrible discrimination.