Jul
21
Schools that Welcome Adult Students
Filed Under Education
If you are returning to school as an adult, for obvious reasons you will want to choose a college or a vocational school that welcomes adult students. Many schools try to attract returning students with different enrollment requirements, flexible scheduling, and an adult-friendly student atmosphere.
For example, the college I attended to get my bachelor’s degree catered to adult students. Placement testing and other enrollment requirements were reduced for students who were transferring credits or past a certain age. There were also tons of classes offered evenings and weekends, at extended campus locations, or even online.
But most noticable of all was the atmosphere, which was conducive to helping adult students return to school because of how many adults were already enrolled. The average student age was 28, demonstrating that the majority of students were not kids fresh out of high school, but mature adults going back to school and/or attending college part-time while they worked full-time jobs. I also think it helped that there were no dorms at my school, and therefore no kids partying their degrees away.
This kind of atmosphere will be the most conducive to adult education. It’s hard to focus on learning when your classmates don’t take it seriously. Luckily, many schools are beginning to realize that there is a lot of potential for enrollment in the more mature age groups, and many community colleges, universities, and even vocational schools such as cooking schools and culinary arts schools are catering to older students.
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