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RETURNING TO SCHOOL

AS AN ADULT

Education opens many doors.
Sometimes life throws a person a
curveball and education gets put
on the back burner. Even if school
plans have been derailed for
several years, one can explore how
to return to school as an adult.
Adult students are often described
as nontraditional students, while
traditional students are those who
enroll in a college or university or
go on to trade school immediately
after graduating from high school.
Nontraditional students are those
who return to get their degrees
as adult learners. According
to a 2013 National Study of
Prospective Adult Students by the
higher education marketing group
STAMATS, students over the age
of 25 are the fastest-growing
segment in higher education.
For those people resolving to
return to school this year, these
tips can help them confront
any uncertainty they may have
about cracking the books after
a long layoff.
• Recognize you’re never too old.
If you have the time and the • Ask for the support of friends and became a necessity in the wake
means to attend school, you can family. Students’ success often of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it
likely find a program that can depends on a strong support may be an increasingly popular
benefit you regardless of how network. Be sure to discuss plans method of conducting classes in
old you may be. to return to school with a spouse, the future. For adult learners who A Special Advertising Section of The Morning Call
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it’s easy to get stuck in a rut. and certain responsibilities you programs can be the perfect fit.
Going back to school can help handled may have to be taken on Goals for the new year may
a person get out of that rut and by family members. include returning to school.
on a path to something new. • Explore accessibility. Now Whether a person is completing
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