Recession looming? Perhaps, but things aren’t looking so gloomy in metro Atlanta, which posted its second strongest June ever for job growth, adding 20,600 new jobs per the Georgia Department of Labor. The only better month in city history was in 1996, the month before the Summer Olympics. So while there are still fears for the future, it is a good time for metro Atlantans to find or change jobs with a strong market, which has workers RISING…
Georgia approves three-year bachelor’s degree
Georgia is joining a handful of other states in trying out a new three-year bachelor’s degree program meant to get students into the job market faster. The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents has approved the Bachelor of Applied Science, which cuts down on electives and only requires 90 credit hours instead of the traditional 120. It remains to be seen how successful these new degrees will be, but another option for students, and one that could help stave off the “enrollment cliff” has Georgia colleges and their students RISING…
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