Adult Learner Services

Adult Learner Services offers support to adult learners – those who are 25 years of age or older, or who have been out of school for four years or more.

The service provides academic and personal support, individually and through programming, with an "up-close-and-personal" approach.

Programs and activities are designed not only to assist but also to educate older students as they move in and through college.

Nationwide, as adults continue to be the fastest growing segment of entering college students, institutions are finding new ways to accommodate the adult student's needs.

YSU established Adult Learner Services in 1994 to meet the needs of its adult learners.

Adult Enrollment Trends in Higher Education

From the U.S. Department of Education...

42% of all college students are 25 years of age or older
80% of adult students study at public colleges
50% of adult students are enrolled in four-year institutions

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the year 2003 established...

a 4% gain for students under 25
a 16% gain for students over 25
43% of all student enrollment age 25 and older a forecast to 50% of all student enrollment age 25 and older by 2010.

The Center for Student Progress is offering

• Collaboration in forming math classes for adult students
• Decision-making and goal-setting workshops
• Assistance in course selection, scheduling and registration
• Individual consultations for current and entering adult students
• Surveying and assessing adult learner needs and concerns
• Guidance and referrals for U.S. veterans
• Information regarding adult enrollment data
• Adult peer mentoring and extended orientation

Additional resource available at

College for Adults (National College Transition Network)

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