Why are Record Numbers of Adults Enrolling in College?
April 12, 2009 by Daniel Z. Kane
Filed under Online Colleges
More adults are now enrolled in colleges and universities than ever.
There are several reasons for this trend. One is that online education offers adults the opportunity to continue their education without neglecting their career or other obligations.
While it used to be difficult, if not impossible, for adults to be eligible for financial aid, that has changed. And, in many instances, online colleges and universities now offer as much financial aid as their traditional counterparts.
The fact that employers are far more willing than ever to hire and/or promote professionals who have earned one or more degrees online has brought hundreds of thousands of adults to the world of online education.
CLEP…the College Life Experience Program has also been an important factor in getting adults back to school. And, why not? Experience-based credits reduce the cost of earning a degree and may also reduce the time required by a full year.
While most of the growth in adult higher education has taken place in online degree and certificate programs, campuses are also attracting more adults by offering evening and weekend classes, and improving academic advising for their adult degree-seekers.
All the afforementioned factors have helped lead to unparalleled growth in on-campus and online adult education. The single most important reason for the record number of adults now seeking a college or undergraduate degree, however, is the increased realization by working adults that continuing their educations will substantially improve their career options and earning potential.
Whatever your goals, the unprecedented educational options now available to you make them more attainable than at any other time in history.
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