Blog Tagged: Graduate School

The University of South Carolina College of Social Work is organizing the Lowcountry Social Work Connections Spring Conference, which is “to provide networking opportunities, offer an affordable way to earn high-quality social work CEUs, and spotlight alumni of the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina,”…

We hear all the time about the need for tech talent all over the country and here in Charleston as the local tech sector blossoms. Right now, website developers with coding skills and no experience can walk into $60,000 entry-level positions with dozens of area tech companies.

New Year’s is a time when we resolve to do things put off. Is this the time to get that advanced degree you’ve been thinking about?

Many summer classes are hybrid in-person/online or feature small class sizes. For those taking courses outside their core competencies, that can be extremely helpful. At the Lowcountry Graduate Center, classes generally contain no more than 20 students and many are much smaller.

Whether you’re a native speaker of these languages (Spanish, Mandarin, Hebrew and Polish), or any of the 6,904 others believed to be in use around the globe, you’ll need to speak English fluently if you want to attend an American university or just get along in the United States today.

In the fluid learning economy in which we operate today, more people than ever are seeking to update, or acquire new skills. The last 20 years have completely disrupted the fields of journalism, marketing, music, publishing, travel, retail and many others. The shift from a knowledge economy to a learning economy – i.e. one where…

A Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) is the single most common graduate degree in America. If so many people have earned this degree, how much value can it have? And is it worth the cost of going to graduate school? Fortunately, the MBA may be the most studied degree in America too, and it…

  Although policy makers lament the growing slice of the economic pie being consumed by healthcare, there is one group thrilled about it – people who work in healthcare. More healthcare means more opportunities for jobs, businesses and careers. Dr. Nancy Muller is the Associate Dean of the School of Professional Studies at the College…

Photo by Angelina Litvin via Unsplash For many courses in graduate school, the final exam determines a substantial part of the overall grade. That means a semester of work can be undone by one bad exam. So what’s the secret to studying for finals? Three veteran exam takers with very different studying styles share this…

South Carolina State University is hosting an information session on their Healthcare Management Concentration of the Masters in Business Administration program. Hear about admission requirements, application processes, curriculum, and career opportunities. The program features a possible 1-year completion, remote enabled capability from the LGC, evening and weekend classes, AACSB-accreditation, and placement assistance.

Dalina Rainey’s pursuit of a graduate degree first began almost four years ago while she was doing intensive in-home counseling in Virginia. She was working with at-risk youth and when she saw the type of impact she could have on the lives of her clients she was inspired. “I said to myself there has to…