Is it crazy?

[HQWest]

Originally Posted by gee_ess

To the bolded, Really? I would love to see those stats. Not arguing, just interested. Regardless, the majority of sorority women are in their late teens, early 20's. This is not a group I really wanted to hang with when I was 27. And don't even get me started on how irritatingly immature those frat guts are going to be to the average 27 year old.

The statistic that has such a huge increase in the average age of students starting college is a nationwide statistic taking into account all post secondary institutions. (I have seen it quoted as high as 70% of students now are nontraditional - I think this varies on the sampling methods.) Older students that are looking to improve their career options by taking advantage of programs to allow them to return to school enroll more often in community colleges or schools near where they currently live and/or work. This means that it is more common in schools in urban areas. Federal programs that were to encourage job training at reduced costs often do not allow enrollment in four year universities. The "flagship" state institutions have had an increase in the average age of incoming students, in part due to veterans taking advantage of their GI bill, but it is not as high as the overall nationwide increase.

http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publ...Facts-2011.pdf

http://www.cappex.com/blog/college-l...onal-students/