In ordinary times, a college degree goes a long way toward securing employment, even during a recession. It also offers some measure of job security: Workers with at least a college diploma are less likely to lose their jobs in down times. But college grads are now finding that a postsecondary education isn't necessarily enough.

OEDb Releases 2009 Online College Rankings (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

OEDb released its third annual Online College Rankings earlier today. OEDb's Online College Rankings 2009 ranks 44 undergraduate colleges and universities that offer most or all of their degree programs online.

OEDb Releases 2009 Online College Rankings (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

OEDb released its third annual Online College Rankings earlier today. OEDb's Online College Rankings 2009 ranks 44 undergraduate colleges and universities that offer most or all of their degree programs online. OEDb has millions of visitors each year, and hundreds of thousands of potential students turn to these rankings each year when considering online study.

UIC College of Nursing Now Accepting Applications for Graduate Programs (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

For those looking to go beyond a bachelor's degree in nursing studies, the University of Illinois College of Nursing offers a variety of advanced practice nursing degrees to fit any schedule.

College educated among job losers (UPI)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. workers are finding that possessing a college degree isn't enough to escape layoffs and hold onto jobs during the recession, economists say.