The Pew Research Center has a website for demographic information about a wide variety of subjects, including the use of Social Media and the internet. When preparing a Social Media marketing strategy, this is often a comprehensive place to start your research. Many of the charts and graphs are interactive, so that you can get the data that you want for the year you are interested in. (this resource is featured in greater detail in Athivia College's Social Media Marketing Course. 
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Ahivia College - Student Loan Alternatives
| Lifetime earnings soar with education level - in fact, that's the problem. Of all consumer financing, student loans represents one of the best value equations in terms of return on investment. Students who successfully complete post-secondary education frequently see their invested money returned several-fold (not to mention quality of life benefits). Unfortunately, this value sometimes prevents students for looking for other alternatives: |
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Free Education (our alternative) Athivia College specializes in delivering online college content to the international student community. Our open college model allows us to be a valuable, cost-free education opportunity everywhere outside of Canada. We currently accept student enrolments from 192 sovereign countries worldwide. Students wishing to study with us will need only an Internet connection (high-speed is preferable, but not required) and computer on which to display course content. Our courses are currently delivered exclusively in English and are available to any international student who is at least 19 years of age or who has graduated from high school. Sponsored Education (another alternative) Hundreds of companies worldwide offer tuition reimbursement (even McDonalds) as a benefit (just like dental or RRSP contributions), but sadly the vast majority of these benefits go unclaimed. Even if your employer does not have a formal program, many are willing to discuss creating a personalized plan if the education is appropriate to the workplace. Alternate Financing (yet another alternative) As many students are just starting out, traditional student finance instruments tend to be skewed towards either financial need, co-signing or higher-interest. Unfortunately, this can really cripple access to students who are wanting to get a leg up, but have not yet hit rock bottom. If you are in stronger financial shape, it pays to look at HELOCs and other cash-freeing forms of financing. |