Going back to school is one of the most positive ways to increase job security and achieve promotions, Baby Boomers say.
Books like the College Board College Handbook 2006 and many online sources offer information on schools across the nation, including what majors they offer, tuition costs and class sizes.
Kasey Hoffman, a Morningside College freshman from Watertown, S.D., drinks a couple of classes of milk with his lunch. (Staff photos by Jerry Mennenga)
Freshman year of college is a period of adjustment for every student. The key to a well-balanced lifestyle is time management.
Some things never change: Cars line the parking lot at Dordt College during one of its early years. (Submitted photo)
Deejay Chance Corderman looks over music while working at KMSC, the Morningside College radio station. (Staff photo by Jim Lee)
Morningside College students Amy Salton (Cinderella) and Joshua Phipps (The Prince) rehearse a scene from the school's presentation of the musical "Cinderella." (Staff photo by Jerry Mennenga)
Activity enables Briar Cliff University junior Wes Zach to eat just about what he wants. (Staff photo by Jim Lee)
Central College offers small class sizes, and faculty members are involved in helping students explore their interests.
In times when family budgets are tight, it pays to get your college students organized and primed to help keep the costs down wherever they can. Before your college student takes off this year, take a moment and tell him that your goal is to provide an education, not enable a lifestyle.
Briar Cliff University sophomores Nicole Hoogeveen and Rikole Santin came up with five items that top their list of must-haves for college. Hoogeveen displays her cell phone and Santin poses with her laptop computer. (Staff photo by Jerry Mennenga)
At Morningside College, students develop leadership skills.
Submitted photo With a major shortage of healthcare professionals including both nurses and other allied health professions predicted in the next couple of years, St. Luke#,s College is planning ahead to ensure the school not only attracts top students but retains quality graduates in the Siouxland region after graduation.
Kyle Hueser, director of Western Iowa Tech Community College"s physical plant and college safety, holds a paper recycling bin.
Nate Hovinga is a broadcasting major at Iowa Lakes Community College. He encourages students to try Iowa Lakes CC first and then transfer to another institution.
Explore your academic options. Check out Central"s new athletic training major.
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