Get Help on Your Campus
Check with your institution through advising, counseling, or even admissions departments to see what help they can provide to non-traditional aged students.
Resources
High School Equivalency and Adult Education
Earning High School Equivalency – Adults wishing to earn their high school equivalency can learn more and register for exams at The GED Test or The HiSET.
Adult Basic and Family Literacy Education – The Pennsylvania Division of Adult Education administers programs that provide services to help adults fully participate in their child’s schooling, provide basic skill for employment, or to obtain a high school equivalency credential.
Adult College Guides
How To Go Back To College – Graduate Philadelphia! advisors provide guidance on filling out and filing financial assistance forms, getting academic support, navigating work and family schedules, completing paperwork, improving study skills, and staying in school.
Parenting Students
Pittsburgh Scholar House is an example of a two-generation model for parenting students. An affiliate of the Family Scholar House in Louisville, KY, this program – which will eventually have an on-site housing component – offers parenting students academic supports and financial resources to engage with postsecondary education, continue in their program of study, reengage with postsecondary education, or upskill to find different or better employment.
1 Student Enrollment: How many students ages 25 and over enroll in postsecondary institutions in the fall? (US. Dept of Education, National Center for Education Statistics)
2 Building Family-Friendly Campuses: Strategies to Promote College Success Among Student Parents