Seven Tips for Non-Traditional Students to Advance Their Education
by This article examines the options for advanced education available to non traditional students.
Distance and online learning classes facilitate the non traditional student’s educational goals to be reality.
For the motivated learner, distance and online classes can be the ticket to flexible class schedules. While some computer oriented classes are created with set class times, many are not. These classes allow students to log on to the system when their schedule allows. They can literally go to school during the day, evening, or night. Because flexible class schedules, they can mix and match class times to still be able to work and meet family needs. Motivation is the key to success in this mode of education.
Trade schools often offer a mix of classroom and on the job education.
For those who are entering a trade, these schools can be the ticket to advancement. You can learn to work on houses, cars, electric, heating and air conditioning, and a host of other options. Many of these programs will allow an internship for credit with local contractors and businesses that make an earn as you learn environment. The graduates frequently leave school to full time employment with the company that they served as an intern.
Sometimes parents, grandparents, or a spouse will be able to fund the non traditional student’s education.
This means that although these students are technically non traditional, they can enter the education ranks with a much more traditional approach. Especially those who are childless or have family members willing to bear the load of child care, they can schedule classes when they are available and move as a traditional student through the channels of education. Often, student loans and grants help make up a portion of the educational costs. Concessions sometimes have to be made within the family to free up study time for the student.
Seminars, workshops, and company funded education can benefit the non traditional student.
Some companies offer scholarships and time off from work to attend classes. Others offer tuition to seminars, conventions, and workshops where CEU’s (continuing education credits) can be earned. These credits along with job training and experience are accepted at some colleges in place of classroom instruction. These life experience credits sometimes are charged for at the same rate as classroom hours. Getting credit this way can earn a non traditional student 20 to 30 hours of education without the time investment. It can shorten the time to earn a degree by a year or more. This is often the difference between being able to earn a degree or not.
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Post CommentHarris garcia
On August 6, 2009 at 6:32 am
That’s the hard fact of life. Not just these non traditional students, there are plenty of people who consider distance education as their first choice to get themselves strong academically. There are hybrid programs available nowadays in which you can attend classes online as well as on campus. As far as funding is concerned, many universities provide financial aids even.Looking into the true value for such people, I searched a website that can help them to study further:
http://www.thedegreeexperts.com/online-degree.aspx
These non traditional students can earn degree from these online universities and can take benefits of such mode of education.
A.Teal
On August 10, 2009 at 3:46 am
Hey Garcia, thanks for your kind concern for such students. I was about to suggest such a quality link for non traditional students giving real info about distance education programs. Thanks once again.