Posted by admin in Criminal Justice News Aug 30th, 2009

Everyone looking to attend an online college could surely use a scholarship to fund their education. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to find good scholarships to apply for. We have searched the Internet and found ten really great scholarship opportunities to tell you about. If you know anyone thinking about going to college, we highly recommend that you share this information with them:

1.	2Futuro	This is a great scholarship opportunity where $1,000 is awarded every month. You need to register online to be included in the candidate pool. You can fill out an application here.
2.	USA Funds	This is a $1,500 scholarship that is awarded to students that have clearly demonstrated their economic need. It’s a nonprofit organization which is trying hard to make education accessible to everyone. You can fill out an application here.
3.	American Dream Scholarship	This is a $500 to $5,000 scholarship that is a joint effort with the United Negro College Fund and Sallie Mae, this program is open to African Americans with financial need. You can find out more about this scholarship here.
4.	Community College Transfer	This is a joint effort between Sallie Mae and the Hispanic College Fund. This scholarship is awarded to Latino students that demonstrate financial need. You can fill out an application here.
5.	Unmet Need Program	This is a $1,000 to $3,800 scholarship that is awarded to any U.S. citizen that demonstrates financial need. You can find out more about this scholarship here.
6.	911 Education Fund	This is a $2,500 scholarship that is awarded to family members of victims of the 9/11 bombings of the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and related crashes. You can find out more about this program here.
7.	Brandon Teachers	This scholarship was established in 1999 to offer future teachers and others pursuing careers in the file of education some assistance to allow them to afford college. This is only available in certain areas of the country you can get more details here.
8.	Writers of Passage	This is a $5,000 scholarship that is characterized as an essay competition. As you can imagine, it takes a great entry to win this large scholarship but it’s well worth the effort. You can get entry guidelines here.
9.	First in Family	This is a $500 to $5,000 scholarship that is another joint effort between Sallie Mae and the Hispanic College Fund. Again, this is directed at Latino students who are the first in their family to go to college. You can see if you qualify here.
10.	AXA Achievement	This is a $10,000 scholarship opportunity with only one winner per State. Again, this is for outstanding achievements (community service or other). You can get more information here.

Hopefully, this provides you with a sampling of some of the scholarship opportunities that are out there. You can also find many more on our financing page. Good luck and we hope you find lots of ways to pay for college here.

Posted by admin in Criminal Justice News Aug 28th, 2009

With the latest of many rounds of attention on homeland security it is important to recognize that the need for criminal justice jobs is rising at an exponential pace. We continue to invest in the security of the nation in order to respond to the public’s demand for more public safety (while trying to keep all of our indivudal privacy rights). In general, this presents many challenges not the least of which is finding qualified candidates to meet our homeland security demands. We have a shortange of police officers, security personnel, and even a shortage of people to serve in the military. In a partial response to that we are hoping to raise the awareness of the need for more trained criminalogists in the U.S. We are doing that by providing the names of some of the best online colleges with criminal justice degree programs. If you or anyone you know is looking for job security and a bright future, please recommend that they pursue a criminal justice career.

While the time constraints on all of us are not getting easier (the need to balance work, family, and financial responsibilities), it can be a challenge to find the time and resources to go back to college and obtain a criminal justice degree. Thankfully, there are several fantastic online colleges and universities that provide multiple quality degree programs. The following colleges are at the top of our criminal justice school list:

University of Phoenix
Kaplan University
Boston University
American InterContinental University Online
Colorado Technical University
Grantham University
Keiser College Online

Again, they all offer multiple criminal justice degrees and they provide you with the ability to get all of the classes completed online which allows for you to be able to fit school into your already hectic schedule. With so many jobs available to criminal justice graduates with the Department of Homeland Security, you really owe it to yourself to take a look.