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Fashion Designing: Courses in Shoe designing

If you think you’d like to design shoes for a living? While there aren’t a lot of colleges and universities that offer specific and comprehensive training in footwear design, there are some. Most of these schools also offer degrees and courses in other aspects of accessory and fashion design.
If you think you might be interested [...]

Top Universities in California

California is home to the most elite universities in the world, with some of the most vibrant and beautiful campuses of higher learning. From liberal arts at Stanford to cutting-edge research at Cal Tech, students encounter high-caliber academics, culturally diverse communities and the natural and cultural resources of California.
Introduction
The University of California is one of [...]

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The Reynolda Campus, the university’s main campus, is located north of downtown Winston-Salem, after the university moved there in 1956.
In the 2009 U.S. News America’s Best Colleges report, Wake Forest tied with Tufts University and the University of North Carolina at [...]

College of William and Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia
The College of William & Mary is a public research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1693, it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States after Harvard University. William & Mary’s undergraduate program ranks 4thand 6th among American public universities according to the 2009 Forbes and 2010 U.S. News & World Report rankings, respectively.
William & Mary educated U.S. [...]

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California
General Information

Institutional Control:
Private

Year founded:
1851

Religious affiliation:
N/A

Academic calendar:
semester

Total number of undergraduates:
3,457

Setting:
urban

Endowment:
$200,950,986

Application deadline:
rolling

Application fee:
N/A

Fall 2008 Acceptance rate:
69.4%

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees:
$32,230

Campus
The Stockton campus has a tower, rose gardens, architectural columns, brick-faced buildings, and numerous trees. It is home to three main residential halls: Grace Covell Hall, Southwest Hall, and the Quad Buildings. The Quads are composed of many [...]

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
General Information

Institutional Control:
Private

Year founded:
1892

Religious affiliation:
N/A

Academic calendar:
Semester

Total number of undergraduates:
6,031

Setting:
suburban

Endowment:
$237,254,934

Application deadline:
1st February

Application fee:
$60

Fall 2008 Acceptance rate:
65.5%

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees
$32,060

Student Services and Campus Safety

Student Services
Basic student services offered:
health service, health insurance

Counseling services offered:
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious

Campus Safety
Campus safety and [...]

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago,  Illinois
College Board code: 1412
About
Loyola University Chicago is a Jesuit private university located in Chicago, Illinois. The university was founded in 1870 as St. Ignatius College, and is the largest Jesuit, Catholic University in the United States.
Loyola University Chicago has four campuses: Lake Shore (LSC), Water Tower (WTC), Medical Center, and the John Felice Rome Center in Italy; and [...]

Popularity of Distance Learning Programs in US

Popularity of Distance Learning Programs in US
Distance learning, popularly known as correspondence study can be defined as a non-traditional educational process which mainly exists outside a classroom setting. It is an alternative study method and can be enormously beneficial for students who do not live locally or near to educational schools or want the flexibility [...]

Tips to get Engineering Internship

Tips to get Engineering Internship
Despite current market conditions, demand for qualified engineers is still strong. Studying overseas for an engineering degree that is grounded in practical, hands-on experience will make all the difference to your job prospects, wherever you want to work in the world.
The most important way to add that practical real-life experience is [...]