Posts by Dave Bergman:

How One Columbus, OH Student Earned Admission to Elite Colleges

Posted on: 06 Dec 2025

College admissions for business-oriented students have grown increasingly competitive, especially at top public flagships and Ivy League universities. Strong grades alone are no longer enough. Admissions officers want to see focus, initiative, quantitative readiness, and real-world engagement with business concepts. Today, we’re spotlighting Nika, a Columbus-area student who transformed a strong but conventional profile into […]

Northeast Delta Dental Tuition Reimbursement: Online Degrees for NEDD Employees

Posted on: 05 Dec 2025

Northeast Delta Dental is a small regional dental insurance administrator with about 144 employees across three offices in Concord NH, Saco ME, and Burlington VT. Despite the modest workforce size, the company has built a national reputation for operational excellence and workplace culture. NEDD won the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 2024, has been […]

Online College Review: Should I Go to National University?

Posted on: 05 Dec 2025

National University is a private nonprofit institution that has been serving working adults, military-affiliated students, and transfer learners since 1971. Its one-course-per-month accelerated format, WSCUC regional accreditation, and deep roots in California teacher credentialing make it a distinctive option in the adult-focused online education market. This review examines what National University actually offers, what it […]

Belkin Tuition Reimbursement: Online Degrees for Belkin Employees

Posted on: 04 Dec 2025

Belkin International offers education reimbursement to its US employees as part of a comprehensive benefits package, with specific program terms (annual cap, eligibility window, approved coursework scope) handled through Belkin’s HR team and self-service benefits portal at belkinbenefits.com rather than published publicly. Belkin’s official benefits listing confirms education reimbursement is part of the standard benefits […]

Case Study: How One Wayzata High School Student Earned Admission to Top Colleges

Posted on: 04 Dec 2025

Families in the Minneapolis–St. Paul metro know that selective college admissions have become increasingly competitive, especially in engineering, where interest continues to surge nationwide. Students from top-performing Minnesota schools like Wayzata, Minnetonka, Edina, Mounds View, Eagan, and St. Paul Academy often present extremely strong academic records, leaving many unsure how to rise above an already […]

Is an Online Teaching Degree Recognized by School Districts?

Posted on: 03 Dec 2025

Yes, and the mechanism is straightforward: school districts hire teachers based on state licensure status, not on whether a degree was earned in a physical classroom or online. An online teaching degree from a regionally accredited, state-approved program qualifies a candidate for licensure through the same process as a campus-based degree from the same type […]

Online College Review: Should I Go to Excelsior University?

Posted on: 02 Dec 2025

Excelsior University is one of the oldest and most distinctively structured online institutions in American higher education. Founded in 1971 as Regents College, it was created specifically to help working adults, military service members, and career changers convert prior learning and professional experience into accredited academic credentials. More than 200,000 graduates later, Excelsior occupies a […]

Case Study: How One Madison-Area Student Earned Admission to Selective Colleges

Posted on: 02 Dec 2025

Families in Madison and Dane County face a college admissions challenge that is easy to underestimate. Madison is a world-class university city. The University of Wisconsin-Madison (a flagship research institution with more than $1.6 billion in annual research expenditures) shapes the academic culture of every high school in the metro. Students grow up hearing about […]