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May 11, 2018 at 9:37 am

Advance Course: Taking education to a higher level

Are you thinking about a career change? Ready to take your current job to the next level? Education can be just the catalyst to get...

Hope Collins is a Grays Harbor Historical Seaport sailor. (Courtesy of Meg Patterson)

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May 11, 2018 at 9:02 am

Set sail at the Northwest’s newest sea school

Sea School Northwest in Aberdeen to train maritime workers during an eight-week program.

Clinton Howard was born into drug addiction, dropped out of school by eighth grade, and went to prison twice. Now, he’s president of Lower Columbia College’s student government. (Bill Wagner / The Longview Daily News via AP)

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May 11, 2018 at 8:23 am

From felon to star student

Washington man reinvents himself with support of loved ones — and community college

Lisa Branham, who started a second career in health care after being laid off from her interior design job in late 2011, was named UWMC Employee of the Year in 2015. (Courtesy of Lisa Branham)

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May 11, 2018 at 8:13 am

Seattle-area certificate programs pave way to health care careers

Health care jobs are in demand. Is it time for you to switch industries?

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May 11, 2018 at 8:04 am

Is an online degree right for you?

Five questions to ask before you apply to be a virtual student

Stephen Schwarzman, founder and CEO of the Blackstone Group, opened the Schwarzman Scholars program at Tsinghua University in Beijing in 2016. (Associated Press file photo by Mark Schiefelbein)

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May 11, 2018 at 7:45 am

Apply for the Schwarzman Scholars program in Beijing

A study program at an elite Chinese university that was inspired by the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship is now taking applications for its third cohort.

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May 11, 2018 at 7:37 am

Apps that help pay down student loan debt

What if every time you ordered a spicy tuna roll, you could set aside an extra dollar or so to put toward your student loan...

John Madison, shown with daughters Alexa Madison DuKate (from left) and Sabrina Madison and his wife, Rachel Madison, is looking into using the surplus in his daughters’ 529 plans for his own professional education. (Courtesy of John Madison)

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May 11, 2018 at 7:29 am

How you can use a 529 plan for yourself — and when you’d want to

Tuition strategies for when your family has leftover funds in 529 college savings plans — or when you are planning ahead for your own professional...

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May 11, 2018 at 7:14 am

What higher-ed options are there for training to work in the legal field?

A look at law schools, master’s degree alternatives and certificate programs in the Seattle area.

Oregon Health & Science University fourth-year medical student Sophia Hayes (left) speaks with Dr. Susan Tolle, director of the OHSU Center for Ethics in Health Care, about her exam in compassionate communication. (Courtesy of Jordan Sleeth via TNS)

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May 11, 2018 at 7:13 am

Medical students face tough test: Delivering bad news

By graduation, these Oregon students must be able to show how to admit a medical mistake, deliver a death notice and talk effectively about other...

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