The Online Degree Dorm Room

engineering degree online : Is the “non-traditional” student becoming the norm?

Posted by bposton on October 29th, 2006 — Posted in engineering degree online

I was up last in the dorm room last night, and found a report by
WorldWideLearn.com, the world’s premier directory of education.

After reading it, I’m beginning to think that maybe, just maybe, the tide
is turning - that online education is finally becoming mainstream.

Here’s why…

In this report, it states that working adults are looking for
college degrees in greater and greater numbers, and they are changing the way
universities and colleges are doing business.

According to the report, 58 percent of those students taking courses today are
financially independent adults over the age of 22.
 
That’s in stark contrast to the typical freshman right out of high school.

In fact, they report that only 16 percent of college students
fit the typical profile of a 18-22 year old studying full-time on campus.

Interesting, huh?

So what is causing this stampede to the online colleges?

One reason may be that those without degrees are seeing the “writing on the wall”.

For example, the Federal government estimates more than half (63%) of the 19 million new jobs that will be created in the next 10 years will require at least a B.A.

In my next post I’ll go over a more of what I learned in this report

Stay tuned…

Ben