Non Traditional Students

Attending college is demanding for working and non- working students. The non-traditional student and the traditional student have many similarities as well as differences. To help understand both types of students; it will be beneficial to define them.

Non-traditional or working students often find themselves juggling an array of responsibilities such as a full time job and a family while trying to obtain a college degree. Non- traditional students are typically an older crowd that has been absence from the collegiate world for a period of time. They have the advantage over younger students by being able to have been away from the college world , obtaining multiple jobs and seeing what the oppotunites are out there and what careers have a better job market as oppose to others. These types of students are more likely to be on their own studying or working a full time job to support a family or even themselves rather than hanging out or doing things to past time. They are found to have a profound goal; to be accepted to a University, graduate in a certain time span, and excel in there career of choice to make a living. These crowds of students are more likely to be self driven instead of controlled by society.

Often times they attend college immediately after high school, stay on a college campus, and do not have children. They pursue their college studies on a full time plan and complete the minimum of a bachelors’ degree within 4 ½ - 5 years. Traditional college students may even obtain a part time job on or away from campus for extra money during their collegiate career. This type of student would more likely be a younger crowd. They have the disadvantage of having pratical life experience, the struggle of knowing what carrer they want to pursue at first sight, and having the trouble of balancing peer pressure with trying to maintain a decent