Today’s College Students Aren’t Who You Think They Are

Techno-News Blog. So here’s a snapshot of the 17 million Americans enrolled in undergraduate higher education, according to numbers culled by the National Center for Education Statistics.

• 1 in 5 is at least 30 years old
• About half are financially independent from their parents
• 1 in 4 is caring for a child
• 47 percent go to school part time at some point
• A quarter take a year off before starting school
• 2 out of 5 attend a two-year community college
• 44 percent have parents who never completed a bachelor’s degree. More...