Traditional student explained

A traditional student is a category of students at colleges and universities. Traditional students are contrasted with non-traditional students.^{[1] [2]}

In the United States, it is used to refer to post-secondary students under 25 years old who enroll directly from high school, attend full-time, and do not have major life and work responsibilities (e.g., full-time job or dependents).^{[3] [4] [5]} However these days around 75% of undergrads have at least 1 nontraditional characteristic.^{[6] [7] [8]}

It is frequently observed that traditional higher education programs and policies are geared toward, and the outcome of, the previous era when traditional students were the main market for higher education.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Kim . K.A. . 2002 . ERIC review: Exploring the meaning of "nontraditional" at the community college . Community College Review . 30 . 1 . 74-89 . 10.1177/009155210203000104 . 143876218.
2. https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/2002012.pdf National Center for Education Statistics. "Nontraditional Undergraduates", Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (pp. 2-3) Accessed 10 July 2017
3. Terenzini. Patrick T. Winter 1998. Studying College Students in the 21st Century: Meeting New Challenges. The Review of Higher Education. 21. 2. 151. Pascarella. Ernest T.. 10.1353/rhe.1998.a30045 . 142073525 .
4. Book: How college affects students, volume 2: A third decade of research. Pascarella. E. T.. Terenzini. P. T.. Jossey-Bass. 2005. 978-0-7879-1044-0. San Francisco, CA.
5. https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/2002012.pdf National Center for Education Statistics. "Nontraditional Undergraduates", Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (p. 1) Accessed 10 July 2017
6. Book: Stephanie, Babb . Meeting the Needs of Nontraditional Undergraduate Students . 2022-06-10 . IGI Global . 978-1-7998-8325-8 . en.
7. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Nontraditional-Students-Facts-2011.pdf Yesterday's Nontraditional Student is Today's Traditional Student
8. Pascarella . Ernest T. . Terenzini . Patrick T . Winter 1998 . Studying College Students in the 21st Century: Meeting New Challenges . The Review of Higher Education . 21 . 2 . 151 . 10.1353/rhe.1998.a30045 . 142073525.
9. Chao. E. L.. DeRocco. E. S.. Flynn. M. K.. 2007. Adult learners in higher education: Barriers to success and strategies to improve results. Employment and Training Administration Occasional Paper 2007-03. U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Washington, DC.