More than Just Online Degrees - DeVry Registers Voters this Week

Posted by admin on September 17th, 2008

From September 15th to the 19th, DeVry University will be doing more than helping students earn their online accredited degrees — the school will be striving to register 8,000 new voters for this fall’s upcoming election.

In a way, DeVry’s efforts will be making visible a correlation that has always existed between education and voter participation.  As U.S. Census Bureau data illustrates, eligible voters with a bachelor’s degree or graduate degree are more likely to register than those without a college degree.  In 2004, 78% of those with a bachelor’s degree had registered to vote, while only 62% of eligible voters with a high school diploma had registered to vote.

The disparity between voting engagement and education becomes even more pronounced when one looks at actual voting numbers.  74% of the voting age population with at least a bachelor’s degree voted in 2004, while only 52% of the voting age population with a high school diploma voted that year.

The 2008 presidential election is being touted as one of the most engaging races in recent memory.  Even if you are not earning an online degree from DeVry University, you can still visit one of the 72 participating registration locations this week and register to vote.

You can find info on the candidates and their policies via their respective party websites:

• Democratic Party: Barack Obama
• Republican Party: John McCain

• Constitution Party: Chuck Baldwin
• Green Party: Cynthia McKinney
• Independent: Ralph Nader
• Libertarian Party: Bob Barr

Online Schools tell students to “press start” for an online video game degree

Posted by Dan on June 27th, 2008

Halo, Grand Theft Auto, and Super Mario have made the video game industry a multi billion dollar industry and now universities are reaching out to students by offering online video game degree programs.  There is no doubt that video games are big business, and with the industry growing by 15% or more each year, more and more students are seeking a degree in game design and software development.

Online programs are becoming increasingly more popular and schools such a DeVry University offer one of the industries only online Game Design degree programs.  More and more students are spending more time playing video game than watching television or surfing the net and it makes sense to offer degree programs in fields of study that are in demand and popular.  As more students enroll in online video game degree programs, more universities will begin to adapt their curriculum.

So while playing hours of video games may not help your chances at achieveing a career in the video game industry, earning a degree program from an accredited online school opens the door to the potential to design the next Gears of War or Madden video game.