In this department, we will bring you in-depth profiles of a wide variety of some of the most exciting colleges, universities, and other types of schools and academies in America today.

Here is a sampling of our current articles on schools:

Colleges and Universities is a list of the colleges and universities for which we have prepared special profiles. Each profile provides you with basic information about the college or university in question, including brief highlights, a detailed overview, a listing of educational programs, and notes on student life, faculty, the admissions process, and financial aid. To access a school’s special profile, just click on its name. Our list of colleges and universities profiles is constantly growing, so check back often!

Recognized Schools for Children with Autism provides a list of more than 30 schools in 13 states that offer outstanding programs aimed at optimizing academic learning and mental and emotional growth for children with autism spectrum disorders. Detailed descriptions of each school include therapeutic orientations, well-known faculty, staff-to-student ratios, and awards and other forms of public recognition. The list was compiled on the basis of extensive research on the Web, as well as information gathered from professional organizations and academic and medical experts via email inquiries.

Top 25 Schools for Online Nursing Degrees ranks the 25 best nursing schools in the country that offer extensive online degree programs, in order of affordability. The article focuses on popular RN-to-BSN degree programs, including information on tuition per credit hour, credit hours required for graduation, prerequisities, and accreditation for each one. Links are also provided to either in-depth descriptions or web pages for each of the schools ranked.

The Best Online Baseball (and Softball) Hitting Academy introduces you to Chris O’Leary’s superb batting tutorial, offered via DVD and an accompanying client web site.

The Best Martial Arts Academy in America profiles Grandmasters Wing Chun, a truly outstanding martial arts academy founded by Grandmaster Steve Lee Swift in Oldsmar, Florida.

The Best Short Course in Economics is Chris Martenson’s “Crash Course,” first available on the web as a series of instructional videos and now in book form. Martenson details how the economy, energy, and the environment are converging in a way that will fundamentally affect our way of life.

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