Key takeaways from data on adult learners in New England ...
Educational opportunities for those age 25 and older allow people already in the workforce to improve their skills, employment opportunities and wages in ways that they may not otherwise be able to.
Changing economic conditions, which increasingly limit opportunities to those with postsecondary degrees, mean that the incentives ...
The population of students pursuing postsecondary education in New England is not what it used to be. Fewer individuals fit the traditional profile of the 18- to 24-year old student who lives on campus and attends class full-time. Increasingly, adults are seeking higher education. These students include those who:
Are aged 25 or older (who account for 33% of the New England postsecondary popu...
In a historic unanimous vote on May 20, 2015, the Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education welcomed College Unbound as a degree-granting postsecondary option in the state, designed to serve the more than 110,000 Rhode Island adults who began but did not complete bachelor’s degrees.
The college is the adult-learning initiative of Big Picture Learning, a nonprofit organization dedicated ...
Assessing what someone has learned from work and life experience to determine if it's worth college credit
When Massachusetts Higher Education Commissioner Richard M. Freeland met in June with representatives from Boston businesses and the local community, four-year colleges, community colleges and the workforce system, he described the Vision Project, an initiative through the Massachusetts De...
Key takeaways from data on adult learners in New England ...
Educational opportunities for those age 25 and older allow people already in the workforce to improve their skills, employment opportunities and wages in ways that they may not otherwise be able to.
Changing economic conditions, which increasingly limit opportunities to those with postsecondary degrees, mean that the incentives ... 
The population of students pursuing postsecondary education in New England is not what it used to be. Fewer individuals fit the traditional profile of the 18- to 24-year old student who lives on campus and attends class full-time. Increasingly, adults are seeking higher education. These students include those who:
Are aged 25 or older (who account for 33% of the New England postsecondary popu... 
In a historic unanimous vote on May 20, 2015, the Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education welcomed College Unbound as a degree-granting postsecondary option in the state, designed to serve the more than 110,000 Rhode Island adults who began but did not complete bachelor’s degrees.
The college is the adult-learning initiative of Big Picture Learning, a nonprofit organization dedicated ... 
Assessing what someone has learned from work and life experience to determine if it's worth college credit
When Massachusetts Higher Education Commissioner Richard M. Freeland met in June with representatives from Boston businesses and the local community, four-year colleges, community colleges and the workforce system, he described the Vision Project, an initiative through the Massachusetts De...