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Which college grads snag the best salaries

(CNN Money) - Attending school in California and becoming an engineering major can really pay off for college graduates -- by thousands of dollars a year. According to a report released Thursday from salary-tracker PayScale.com, petroleum engineering majors and graduates of Harvey Mudd College are taking home the biggest paychecks.  While mid-career salaries fell 1.5%...

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More Utah Students taking ACT (SL Tribune)

More Utah students than ever are taking the ACT college admissions exam but with mixed results, according to data released Wednesday. About 71 percent of Utah’s Class of 2010 took the exam before graduating from high school, and they scored an average of 21.8 points out of 36 — the same as in 2009...

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Many college graduates find transition difficult

As thousands of students prepare for graduation from Utah's colleges and universities, many of them are finding it harder to move on to the real world than they had hoped. Students across the state will be getting their diplomas in the coming weeks. BYU and Weber State's commencement ceremonies are set for Friday....

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Engineering Graduates See Salary Increase

"Starting salary offers to Class of 2010 new college graduates are down, compared to those offered a year ago, according to a new study published by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)." The report found that "the overall average offer to a bachelor's degree graduate is $48,351, down 2 percent from the average offer of $49,353 made...

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