Three Hurdles Facing College-Bound Adult Students

Co-written with Elena Gardea | Adult Education Transitions Coordinator, Elgin Community College Across the country, educators are facing the challenge of improving the transition rate of adult education students into postsecondary-level instruction. Before we can make significant progress on this issue, we need to understand the unique barriers impacting their ability to successfully complete adult basic education, adult secondary education or English as a second language programs and advance to postsecondary-level instruction. Here are three of the most common hurdles…


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Percentage of colleges in America that award credits for military or career experience, according to the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning.


“The idea that it’s going to replace or render unnecessary classroom instruction is nonsense and I think foolish.”
~ WILLIAM THOMAS, history department chairman at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, told the Journal Star that Massive Open Online Courses do not provide the academic rigor that face-to-face classes are known for.


“Going back to school as an adult learner after 30 years, I felt out of place and lacked confidence in my skills.”
~ CAROL MULTACK, president and chief executive officer of A Legacy For Learning, told Northern Illinois University Today that she felt overwhelmed returning to school as a non-traditional student, and felt compelled to help out other non-traditional students by developing a scholarship for veterans.

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