Greetings Colleagues,
Most adult online undergraduate students are working adults balancing both careers and distance education.
Demographic Characteristics of the adult learner are:
1. They work full time.
2. They have dependents
3. They are often single parents
4. They usually have a GED instead of a high school diploma
5. Most are first generation college students
6. Median age of 38, 45% of them are over 40.
7. Family median income of $50,000.
Flexibility is a primary factor for the online learner because of the many obligations that the adult learner may already have. In addition, these students are… >>>
