The Impact of Adult and Nontraditional Students on American Campuses Today and in the Future December 6-7 Washington, DC Facts Unprecedented demands for lifelong learning will not only increase the number of adult students in higher education but dramatically alter the way instruction is delivered.
Adult students represent the fastest growing market for higher education.
Adult students acting as consumers want to complete their educational objectives quickly and efficiently. Private for-profit educational providers are proliferating in response to market demands. From the corporate perspective, John Welch, chief executive officer of General Electric, states that the Internet is the biggest thing to happen to business since the Industrial Revolution. The delivery of courses on-line will revolutionize the higher education enterprise as well. Distance education providers are not the only competitors in the higher education marketplace.