Is College Worth It For Me?

A recent publication from Public Agenda, Is College Worth It For Me? How Adults Without Degrees Think About Going (Back) to School, examines what adults ages 18 to 55, who are considering pursuing postsecondary credentials want, need, and expect from a school, and if these students know how to find the best institution to meet their needs. The study found that those adults interviewed cited education costs as their primary concern about returning to school. Balancing the demands of school with family and work responsibilities ranked second. And the third greatest concern was keeping up academically, a concern of over half the potential students surveyed.  

Do any of these findings surprise you? Are these also the concerns expressed by your students? Please share what strategies your program uses to reach out to the students around their financial aid options.

Also join us from February 3- 14 for a special discussion in which adult education program managers, counselors, and teachers from a range of adult education programs will share their strategies and techniques for incorporating financial literacy and financial planning for college in their programming.

We would love to hear from you if you have or are planning to integrate financial literacy in your program or classroom! Guest experts will detail their experiences and share curriculum examples and resources. Please feel free to ask questions and share your own strategies for incorporating financial literacy into your program. We look forward to hearing from you beginning next Monday!

Priyanka Sharma