Central Georgia Technical College adult education students take a picture of a slide showing uses for the word “remember” in an English as a Second Language (ESL) course on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at ...

MOLINE, Ill. — Students of Black Hawk College's Adult Education English as a Second Language program celebrated their graduation on Thursday at Vibrant Arena. Some students enter the program with ...

Brockton's Adult Learning Center has a waitlist of 1,256 people for its English language classes. The center is funded by the city and federal grants, not the regular school budget for K-12 education.

Research shows that adults often enter college with a goal in mind, such as a career pivot, additional education in their current industry or completion of a degree they previously started. But ...

Calvin University announces the launch of new programs designed for adult learners who started a bachelor’s degree but never completed it. Nearly two million Michiganders have some college credits but ...

Adult learners in colleges and universities nationally comprise about a quarter of all undergraduate students. Although that figure fluctuates in relation to the overall economy and varies further ...

Massachusetts invested $10 million in workforce training programs for English learners, counteracting federal funding cuts. The investment aims to expand access to English for Speakers of Other ...

More colleges and universities are enrolling nontraditional learners—adults who have completed some college education but didn’t finish a credential or those who are re-enrolling to gain new skills or ...

Editor’s note: This article is part of Teaching the Adult Learner: Practical Strategies for Higher Ed Success, a six-part series exploring how colleges can better support nontraditional students.

This isn’t just about second chances. It’s about rewriting futures. Across Louisiana, adult learners are stepping into classrooms not with shame or regret—but with purpose, power, and promise. Many ...

The traditional enrollment funnel was never built for the complexities of adult life. Designed around the steady rhythm of high school seniors preparing for college, it falters when applied to ...