Articles About Education

Are you thinking of returning to college? Admission counselors are in place to help throughout the process, answer early-stage questions, guide you through applying and prepare you for enrollment. Whether you’re still deciding or ready to apply, you don't have to get started alone.

If you're the first person in your family to do or achieve something, that makes you first generation. If you're a first-generation student or graduate, that means you're paving the way as the first in your family to earn a four-year college degree.

If you have existing college credits, it usually makes sense to transfer as many of them as possible when you enroll in a degree program at another school. However, whether or not your credits are likely to transfer will depend on a few different factors.

The number of credits needed to graduate from college depends on what degree you want to earn. It typically takes 60 credits to earn an associate degree, 120 to earn a bachelor's and 30-60 to earn a master's. You may be able to transfer previously earned credits to speed up your time to graduation.