College Credit but No Degree? Focus on Working Adults
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College Credit No Degree ďƒ˜ (ARA) - If you are a working adult who has accumulated some college credit but haven't earned enough to be awarded a degree, you are not alone. ďƒ˜ There are at least 54 million people in the nation who fall into this category. http://www.oldfashionedhomemaking.com
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College Credit No Degree ďƒ˜ To once again put the United States among world leaders whose citizens have college degrees, these "near completers" are receiving increased attention.
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College Credit No Degree ďƒ˜ During the fall of 2011, the Institute for Higher Education Policy led the first National Summit on Near Completion in Washington D.C., to draw attention to the needs of those with some college, but no degree.
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College Credit No Degree ďƒ˜ These are people for whom life circumstances have prevented them from finishing what they started, even if they are only a year's worth of credit - or less - from completion.
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College Credit No Degree ďƒ˜ Working adults often find that finances, family and work obligations are the main obstacles they face. ďƒ˜ Another major hurdle is the willingness of colleges to accept transfer credit from other institutions and recognized sources that provide equivalent college-level learning. http://www.oldfashionedhomemaking.com
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College Credit No Degree ďƒ˜ Greater acceptance of prior earned credit can result in significant savings for students, their families and benefactors - including federaland state-sponsored grant and scholarship programs.
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College Credit No Degree ďƒ˜ Yet, many colleges have limits on the amount of transfer credit they will accept even though the credits may come from other accredited schools.
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College Credit No Degree ďƒ˜ Some colleges may even require at least a year's worth of credit to be earned at their school which can result in students repeating courses they have already completed.
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College Credit No Degree ďƒ˜ Other colleges, however, are more flexible in this regard. ďƒ˜ One example is Excelsior College, a 40-year old private, nonprofit, accredited institution that is among the nation's leaders in online and distance education. http://www.oldfashionedhomemaking.com
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College Credit No Degree ďƒ˜ Excelsior reported that during the 2010-2011 academic year, it accepted in transfer more than 618,000 hours of undergraduate credit presented by newly enrolled students at an estimated savings to them of $207 million what the college calls its Knowledge Value Index. http://www.oldfashionedhomemaking.com
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College Credit No Degree ďƒ˜ Recognition of transfer credit is one means business leaders across the U.S. agree can reduce the cost of a college education.
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College Credit No Degree ďƒ˜ A recent survey among corporate executives and small business owners conducted by IBOPE Zogby, one of the nation's most respected polling organizations, found that 74 percent of those surveyed believe the acceptance of credit transferred from one institution to another is an important way to make a college education more affordable. http://www.oldfashionedhomemaking.com
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College Credit No Degree ďƒ˜ They also stated that the recognition of credit by examination (69 percent), credit earned through evaluated military training programs (65 percent) and evaluated corporate or industry training programs (63 percent) are other significant ways to lower the cost of a degree. http://www.oldfashionedhomemaking.com
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College Credit No Degree ďƒ˜ Which credits will be accepted in transfer from another college or university is up to the receiving institution.
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College Credit No Degree ďƒ˜ Recommending college-level equivalency from noncollegiate sources is a program that the American Council on Education's College Credit Recommendation Service provides. ďƒ˜ These sources include programs offered by industry, the professions and the military, as well as college-level examination programs. http://www.oldfashionedhomemaking.com
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College Credit No Degree ďƒ˜ Earning a college degree can carry many benefits including higher wages. ďƒ˜ It can also provide a degree of security. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 4.7 percent of those with a bachelor's degree are unemployed today. http://www.oldfashionedhomemaking.com
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College Credit No Degree ďƒ˜ So if you are among the millions of working adults who have some college credit but no degree, you owe it to yourself and your family to take the credits you do have - those nonworking assets on your resume - and turn them into working assets toward achieving your educational goals. http://www.oldfashionedhomemaking.com
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