Thinking and Linking by Joanne Jacobs
Unemployed college graduates are heading to community colleges for associate degrees in nursing, medical technology, information technology and other high-demand fields.
In California, a record number of recent four-year graduates are working in food service, retail and clerical jobs.
University enrollment has soared by 30 percent in China in recent years, but graduates are having trouble finding jobs, reports Online Colleges. “It’s estimated that one-third of China’s 5.6 million 2008 graduates were unemployed during their first year after school.”
Information technology tops the list of The 10 Hottest College Majors in China. China produced half a million IT graduates in 2009, but there are plenty of jobs for well-qualified IT grads.
In addition to electrical and mechanical engineering, medicine, accounting, architecture and business management, the top 10 include English (not many jobs, but it helps with study in the U.S.), journalism (way too many graduates for the jobs) and law (too many graduates.)
Data-mining can predict which online students are “green” (likely to pass with a C or better), “yellow” (headed for a D) or “red” (likely to fail). An Arizona community college that’s pioneered online courses is looking for ways to green its students.
At a magnet high school in Florida, students can graduate with college credits and certifications in information technology.
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