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Friday, October 05, 2007
Accessibility is important for education, too - Times-Union
I commend Karen Schimke and the Times Union for the excellent article on the need for investment in work force development ("Human capital," Sept. 23). The fact that New York and the nation are seeing a dramatic decline in degree completion among adults, at the very time that the majority of newly created jobs are requiring post-secondary education, should be an alarm bell for higher education and economic policy makers. While affordability is an important issue for working adults seeking college degrees, equally important is access to higher education. We have learned from Excelsior College's 30,000 students (head count) that time is often as much of a challenge for working adults as affordability. Thanks to the flexibility of asynchronous online programs, students can access college course work at times more convenient to their schedules, allowing them to maintain full employment and to meet family and civic responsibilities.
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