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At National University, we strive to make higher education accessible to all adult learners. View our blog articles below that provide insights and information to help navigate your education path.
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September 3, 2020Best Master's Degree Programs
We live in an evolving world. COVID-19 has reshaped almost every aspect of our daily lives, while innovations in the tech sector are constantly resculpting the ways we communicate, learn, socialize, and work. From Fortune 500 companies to small local businesses, every corner of the U.S. economy has been impacted by forces like automation, globalization, ...
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August 31, 2020
Finding Your RN Specialty: Forensic Nursing
A career as a registered nurse (or RN) can present you with many different paths. While some RNs choose to take a more generalized approach to their career, others choose to specialize in specific areas. One unusual, yet intriguing RN specialization is that of a forensic nurse. These nurses work in the arena of criminal ...
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August 27, 2020
Finding Your RN Specialty: Become a Travel Nurse
Registered nurses (or RNs) traditionally work with patients in a hospital or clinic close to where they live. However, there are different types of nurses that work in a variety of other settings. Given the current health and social climate of the world today, more and more nurses are going into travel nursing to help ...
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August 24, 2020
Finding Your RN Specialty: Become a Public Health Nurse
In many cases, a registered nurse (or RN) works one-on-one with patients in a hospital or private practice setting. However, some RNs take up the cause of looking out for the health and well-being of entire communities. These nurses are public health nurses. If you think you may want to work with your community to ...
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August 20, 2020
Finding Your RN Specialty: Become a Nurse Manager
Whether you just earned your Registered Nursing (RN) license or you’ve been working in a hospital or medical center for years, you may be curious about the different avenues you can pursue within the nursing field. Once you have your nursing degree and RN license, you have the ability to explore new specializations, or switch ...
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August 17, 2020
Most Useful Degrees for Business Owners
If you’re thinking of starting your own business or you’re already a seasoned business owner, earning your degree can promote your individual and professional growth and help you earn more. While some business owners may have a bachelor’s in business or a related field, there is not necessarily a clear-cut educational path for entrepreneurs. However, ...
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August 13, 2020Best Degrees and College Courses for Firefighters
More than 310,000 professional firefighters work throughout the United States, and many describe it as the best job in the world. There’s the adrenalin rush of fighting blazes that threaten to consume a home, building, or forest. Making emergency medical calls in response to accidental injuries or disasters brings the deep personal reward of saving ...
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August 10, 2020
Essential Soft Skills for Teachers
Whether a teacher specializes in math, English, science, or history, it’s important that they master their specific area of expertise. Whereas an educator’s proficiency in their subject area can be measured in terms of grades, certifications, and exams, there are some more intangible qualities that can’t be measured that can help them become better, more ...
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August 6, 2020
Computer Science Engineer vs. Information Technology
Computer Science Engineering vs. Information Technology It’s not surprising that people often confuse computer science and information technology (IT) because the two are often intertwined. Three different disciplines generally fall under the category of computer science: computer engineering, information technology, and computer science. What Does a Computer Scientist Do? As the name implies, a computer ...
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August 3, 2020
Can You Get a Nursing Degree Online?
The short answer: yes, you can earn an associate, bachelor’s, and even your master’s degree in nursing online. The long answer: while you can earn your degree and complete your coursework online, you’ll still have to complete in-person clinical hours at a physical location. The exception to the above is if you already have your ...
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July 30, 2020
Specialized Nursing Fields to Pursue With Your RN Degree
A registered nurse (or RN) has a diverse array of duties and responsibilities. Not only do they care for patients, but they sometimes serve as care coordinators for patients, acting as an intermediary between doctors, patients, and patients’ loved ones. RNs work to inform their individual patients or the public at-large about different health conditions ...
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July 27, 2020Everything You Need to Know About Online Engineering Programs
Technology is at the forefront of change and has an impact on nearly every aspect of our daily lives. From computer engineering to construction engineering, inventive minds are needed to create buildings, computer programs, or solve complex problems that affect people and communities. Given the tech-oriented world that we live in and the drive to ...
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July 23, 2020
Make a Career Switch to an Engineer
Do you have a knack for math and science? Enjoy solving complex problems? Have a drive to create new things or improve existing ones? If this sounds like you and you’ve been contemplating a career change, engineering may be the right path for you. Engineering, as a vocation, focuses on using math, science, technology, and ...
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July 21, 2020
How to Select the Right SEL Programs for Your Class
A child’s education is about so much more than academic lessons. What students learn in the classroom extends far beyond the quadratic equation or dates they memorize from their history textbooks. A student’s experience in school should prepare them for social situations, as well as real-life situations that extend beyond the classroom. Social emotional learning ...
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July 16, 2020
What is a Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Specialist?
In addition to academic demands, students today must acquire an ever-growing list of life skills. They learn to cooperate effectively with peers, make social decisions responsibly, make constructive contributions to their families and communities, and attain the skills necessary to become valuable and productive members of society. An educator who specializes in social emotional learning ...
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July 13, 2020
7 Social Emotional Learning Strategies for Remote Teaching
Social emotional learning (SEL) helps students understand their thoughts and emotions and how to express and feel these emotions. While SEL can increase self-awareness, it can also help individuals show more empathy toward others because they’re better able to understand what another individual may be feeling. Social emotional learning can help to improve a student’s ...
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July 6, 2020
How to Choose the Right Student-Parent Friendly College
Returning to school to pursue a degree is a big decision and a significant undertaking for any adult learner. Student parents face an even greater challenge, as they must manage finances, class time, studying, and course work between the never-ending job of caring for their family. Earning a degree can be a rite of passage ...
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July 2, 2020
5 Tips for Parents in College
Adjusting to an undergraduate or graduate degree program can be a challenge for any student. This transition can be even more difficult for a student parent who is juggling family obligations and work on top of their class schedule and school work. Despite these challenges, many parents pursue a degree in order to create a ...
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