AMERICA has helped service members transition from military to civilian life through the transformative powerof education since World War…
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Hungry and Homeless in College
Food and housing insecurity among the nation’s community college students threatens their health andwellbeing, along with their academic achievements.…
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Understanding Part-Time College Students in America
Too often, it is assumed that the average college student is the 19-year-old living in a dorm and studying…
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Adult Training and Education
This report presents data on adults’ training and education in the United States as of 2016. The report focuses…
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State Innovations for Near-Completers
As of 2011, 31 million adults in the United States had some college credit but had not earned a…
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Identifying Predictors of Credential Completion Among Beginning Community College Students
This research brief is the second in a series of four, exploring outcomes for recent high school graduates who…
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Single Mothers in College
Single student mothers are growing in both absolute numbers and as a share of the college population. Theyoften face…
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Beyond Financial Aid
The key to individual and societal success is today what it has always been: education. But the high school…
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Fast Facts on Adult Learners
85% of Americans enrolled in postsecondary institutions are "non-traditional" learners. More than 1/4 of US college students are taking…
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Strengthening America’s Economy By Expanding Educational Opportunities for Working Adults
America’s middle class has lost a lot of its strength in recent decades due to a rapidly changing economy.…
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101: Today’s Students
Today's students are different than the students that federal policy is designed to serve. They are working adults, parents,…
John Englehart
Maryland
University of Maryland University College student John Englehart discusses his experiences as an adult learner and student parent.
Contributed by: Higher Learning Advocates (HLA)
Aya Waller-Bey – LEDA Scholar
Michigan
Georgetown University graduate and LEDA Scholar Aya Waller-Bey discusses her experience as a first-generation student and navigating the federal…
Contributed by: Higher Learning Advocates (HLA)
Marissa Reyes – LEDA Scholar
New York
We Need to Make Mental Health a Priority in CollegeI stared at my unfamiliar boney frame as I choked…
