These York Technical College programs can prepare you for some of the hottest careers going—today and well into the future. One of them may be just what you’re looking for. Criminal Justice Technology The men and women who graduate from York Tech’s Criminal Justice Technology program mature to become some of the most respected members of our communities as police officers, Sheriff’s...

Half of “Best Jobs” Require Fewer Than Four Years of College USNews updated its Best Jobs for 2013 and the number one job is….dentist! Okay, for that one you’re going to need an advanced degree. But if you think a bachelor’s degree or higher is the only avenue to get a good job, think again. To make the “best jobs” list, a job must first be in demand, but it also has to pay a good...

Are you Happy at Work? Let’s Find out Love your job? Hate your job? If you really aren’t sure, take the survey at Delivering Happiness at Work (app.happinessatworksurvey.com). This online survey will rate your degree of satisfaction with everything from job stress, co-workers and pay, to the social impact of your work. When you’re done, you’ll receive an overall Happiness Score and...

Dim lighting sparks creativity Want to encourage innovative thinking? Try lowering the lights. “Darkness increases freedom from constraints, which in turn promotes creativity,” according to German research published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology. In a series of experiments, 114 University of Stuttgart students solved creative problems in different lighting. Those in dimmer...

The buzz of creativity If creativity had a soundtrack, what would it be?  One study suggests that it probably the busy hum of activity, neither too loud nor too quiet. A 2012 study found that subjects ask to perform a creative task generated more and better ideas when sound levels were around 70 decibels, similar to the buzz of café or restaurant. In contrast, quieter conditions, more like a...

Eliminate future debt Student loan debt has more than tripled over the past decade, as both the number of borrowers and the size of the average balance have increased. Nearly three in four graduates from four-year institutions today carry a sizeable debt along with their diplomas. For these borrowers, the typical balance is $26,500, according to the Hamilton Project, a research group based at the...