More Adults in College than Ever Before; Why?
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Today there are more working adults enrolled in college degree programs than ever before.
The reasons are fairly straightforward. First, the wide availability of online education makes it possible for adults to pursue a degree online without interrupting their careers.
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.
Just as online college programs are now frequently accepted as being equivalent to traditional, campus-based degrees, the awarding of college credit for life experience has enjoyed increasing acceptance in recent years. As a result, time-to-degree has been reduced for many adults. So has the cost.
And, it's not just online colleges that are enrolling more adults. Traditional colleges are growing by making it possible for working adults to earn a degree by attending evening and/or weekend classes.
Accessibility, affordability, the increased credibility of online degrees, and several other factors have all played a major role in the swelling number of adults pursuing degrees. However, the biggest factor driving adults back to education appears to be the need to stay current in the increasingly fast-paced world of work.
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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Daniel Z. Kane is an experienced college admissions director, dean, and counselor whose websites offer information on online degree programs and online university degrees.
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