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What is Nontraditional student
1.
A
student
who does not immediately enroll in college after graduating from high school, and/or who attends college only part time, and/or who is financially independent from her/his parents, and/or who has children or dependents other than a spouse, and/or who is a single parent, and/or who works full time (35 hours or more per week) while attending college, and/or who has a GED rather than a high school diploma ( Horn & Carroll, 1996 , p. 3).
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2.
A
student
with any of the following characteristics: has delayed enrollment, attends part time, works full time while enrolled, is considered financially independent for purposes of determining financial aid, has dependents other than a spouse, is a single parent, or does not have a high school diploma (NCES).
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3.
A
student
with any of the following characteristics: has delayed enrollment, attends part time, works full time while enrolled, is considered financially independent for purposes of determining financial aid, has dependents other than a spouse, is a single parent, or does not have a high school diploma (NCES).
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4.
Student
s who are over the age of 25, balance a variety of work and family responsibilities, and may attend college part- or full-time.
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5.
Higher education
student
s that exhibit one of seven attributes: delayed enrollment, part-time attendance, financial independence, dependents to support, single parent, full-time employment, or GED or high school equivalent status (Horn, 1996 AU75: The in-text citation "Horn, 1996" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ). Although age was not an attribute in Horn’s research, for the purposes of this study, the terms
Nontraditional
and Adult
student
will be used synonymously.
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6.
A college
student
who is over the age of 24 and/or possesses characteristics that are not typically found in traditional-age college
student
s, such as having a spouse or children, working full time, or being a veteran.
Learn more in: Critical Success Factors and Methods to Increase Persistence for Non-Traditional Online Students
7.
The increasing and majority population of college
student
s who have at least one of the following criteria: 25 or older; single parents; dependents; part-time
student
s; a GED; delayed college attendance; financial independence; and full-time employment.
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8.
Bean and Metzner (1985) define
nontraditional student
s as a population including:
Student
s age 25 or older, part-time enrolled
student
s, commuter
student
s.
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9.
The increasing and majority population of college
student
s who have at least one of the following criteria: 25 or older; single parents; dependents; part-time
student
s; a GED; delayed college attendance; financial independence; and full-time employment.
Learn more in: Adult Learning Theories and Principles
10.
Student
s over the age of 24, and/or with external obligations that create barriers or challenges to attend college.
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11.
The increasing and majority population of college
student
s who have at least one of the following criteria: 25 or older; single parents; dependents; part-time
student
s; a GED; delayed college attendance; financial independence; and full-time employment.
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12.
A term used to label a
student
that is not attending college right out of high school. Synonymous with adult
student
and re-entry
student
, the term is typically used to describe a much older
student
attending college for the first time or returning after an extended period of time.
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13.
The increasing and majority population of college
student
s who have at least one of the following criteria: 25 or older; single parents; dependents; part-time
student
s; a GED; delayed college attendance; financial independence; and full-time employment.
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