She is part of a group of students who are older, more experienced and have come back to college to get a degree. Generally, nontraditional students are defined by the University as students older than 25. Therefore, we do not keep records of nontraditional students.
Drake recruits nontraditional students in different ways.
We usually go to corporate fairs because there are a number of companies that will help pay tuition for their employees to attend college. We also visit community colleges, and a lot of students approach us as they usually transfer from these colleges. The biggest challenge that I faced were finances, as my wife and I are solely responsible for the financing of my education and our living expenses. Cheryl Cox, director of marketing and special events, said that scholarship options are limited for nontraditional students. There are no scholarships available for four-year transfer students.