2011 Job Survival Survey: 39% of Americans Say Experience, Education are Top Factors for Staying Employed

August 24, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24, 2011 – With high unemployment continuing to grip the nation, 39% of Americans say experience or education are the two most important factors for keeping a job, according to data released today in the 2011 Job Survival Survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Everest College. The survey of nearly [...]

Everest Institute to Open New Bensalem Campus

August 16, 2011

Bensalem, Penn. – Aug. 16, 2011 – Everest Institute, a career establishment that provides diploma programs in the healthcare, skilled trades and business fields, will open a new campus in north suburban Bensalem this month – the school’s first Philadelphia-area campus location. The 42,000-square-foot campus facility, located at 3050 Tillman Drive, will open for classes [...]

Everest College – Bedford Park Student Receives AARP Foundation Scholarship

August 11, 2011

CHICAGO – Aug. 11, 2011 – Regina Wells-Anderson, 51, a medical assistant student at Everest College – Bedford Park, has received a $3,000 academic award from the AARP Foundation Women’s Scholarship Program. The program provides monetary assistance to women over age 40 with a demonstrated financial need who seek new job skills, training and educational [...]

Everest College – Aurora Names Barton President

August 1, 2011

AURORA, Colo. – August 1, 2011 – Carissa Barton was recently promoted to president of Everest College’s Aurora campus. In her new position, Barton will oversee all administrative departments, including admissions and student affairs as well as community and business relations. Barton received her bachelor’s degree from Hastings College in Nebraska where she double majored [...]

Everest College-Atlanta-West Dedicates New Campus

July 22, 2011

ATLANTA — Everest College Atlanta-West – one of Atlanta’s leading career colleges – officially dedicated a 45,000-square-foot expansion campus that underwent $5.5 million in renovations to transform from a former grocery store to a vibrant campus. A dedication and ribbon-cutting for the new facility was held on July 21 at the campus, 2841 Greenbriar Parkway [...]

Everest College Student Pursuing Associate Degree in Business Puts Education to Good Use in West Africa

July 21, 2011

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – July 2011 – Babajide Shittu, a business student at Everest College in Colorado Springs, is putting his education to good use to help the people of Nigeria – his home country in West Africa. According to Shittu, in Nigeria there is a great need for transportation services. “Imagine 300 million people [...]

Best Mother’s Day Gift is the Gift of Education

May 4, 2011

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May 4, 2011 — Mother’s Day usually means chocolates and flowers, however, according to a recent survey conducted by Harris/Decima, what moms really want is the gift that lasts a lifetime — education. Results show that 43 percent of moms not planning to return to school in the next two years would [...]

Final Exam Stress? Consider These 5 Simple Ways to Reduce Test-taking Anxiety

April 28, 2011

DETROIT – With the final exam season about to hit, many students across Michigan understandably feel anxious about test taking, which unfortunately can also impact their performance, grades and even earning their degrees. Jennifer Pollack, director of career services at Everest Institute-Detroit, offers these five tips to students to decrease stress and help relax during [...]

Everest Institute – Southfield Names Micelli President

April 18, 2011

Southfield, Mich. – Tara Miceli of Carleton, Mich., has been appointed president of Everest Institute in Southfield. In her new position, Miceli will oversee all administrative departments, including admissions, student affairs, educational programming and community and business relations. Miceli joined Everest in May of 2010 and served as the northeast regional director of admissions before [...]

Everest Institute Partners with Local Job Corps for Professional Development Series

April 5, 2011

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Everest Institute in Grand Rapids is partnering with the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center to deliver a series of monthly workshops focused on professional development and life management skills for area youth. The program, which kicked off in January, supplements the technical training offered by Job Corps, a no-cost [...]