Month: August 2011

FOX Business reports on latest trends in adult education

In a FOXBusiness.com article about the increasing numbers of working adults who are going back to school, reporter Emily Driscoll examines the trend and reveals some of the reasons why more and more adults are deciding to return to school. She sets the stage with an interesting statistic from a 2007 survey by U.S. News […]

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A non-traditional approach for non-traditional students

In education, adult learners are known as non-traditional students. A non-traditional student is one who is beginning or completing his college education when his adult life, a life filled with the responsibilities of family and work, has already begun. Adult learners need support from people who understand the difficulties that come with juggling education and […]

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Peirce Commencement hits the big screen: Your computer

Grab your popcorn and a soda, because you have a free ticket to the movie of the year! It’s a film that’s hitting web browsers everywhere, and its hundreds of stars each give an Oscar-worthy performance. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll applaud adult learners as you watch Peirce graduates on the first day of the […]

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