Lack Of Education Hampers Adult Learners’ Future College Aspirations

Abstract:

The National Center for Education Statistics released an issue brief yesterday that details the participation of adult learners with different levels of formal education. Of the adults surveyed, more than half had completed some sort of formal learning activity in the previous 12 months. But participation rates in college courses or personal interest or work-related courses increased by education level. Adults with higher levels of education were far more likely to enroll in college, personal interest, or work-related courses.

The full article was originally published in NASFAA’s Today’s News.