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Kiersten McFarland, RN first came to ATA College in 2016 in search of starting a career in Healthcare. After graduating from high school she started working at Ford Motor Company, where she soon realized that she wanted a more...

8 Tips to Balance College & a Full Time Job 1. Time ManagementWe’ve all heard it before and it may be a bit cliché, but managing your time is and will continue to be the most beneficial thing. I am IN LOVE with planners and notebooks for the simple fact of being...

Make a Study Plan- Your time is precious and time should never be wasted. Therefore we suggest creating a study plan to organize your time and thoughts before diving in. A study plan outlines study times and learning goals. Create a schedule to block off time frames...

Medical coding is a high demand profession that is expected to increase by 21% by 2020, according to The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  The BLS forsees this industry as having a faster growth rate on average than all other occupations.  Medical...

I’ll never forget when my 44 year old single mother of two told me that she was going to start college. I remember questioning that and quickly passing it off. She had a number of motivations: it would afford her advancement opportunities at work, it was a goal she...