Work First, Study Second: Adult Undergraduates Who Combine Employment and Postsecondary Enrollment

Title:	Work First, Study Second: Adult Undergraduates Who Combine Employment and Postsecondary Enrollment
Description:	Most older students combine employment and postsecondary schooling, but some consider themselves to be primarily students (who work), while others emphasize their role as employees (who study). This analysis compares two groups of working adult undergraduates enrolled in 1999–2000 according to the emphasis or importance they placed on work versus postsecondary enrollment. The analysis addresses the following questions regarding working adult undergraduates (age 24 or older): How do the demographic characteristics of students who identify themselves as employees who study differ from those who identify themselves as students who work? How do the employment and attendance patterns of these two groups of students differ? How do employees who study and students who work differ in where they enroll and what they study? How do employees who study differ from students who work in their reliance on financial aid? How successful are the two groups in completing their postsecondary programs of study?
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Cover Date:	August 2003
Web Release:	August 12, 2003
Print Release:	August 12, 2003
Publication #:	NCES 2003167 Order Your Free Copy Now From Ed Pubs General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Ali Berker and Laura Horn
Type of Product:	Statistical Analysis Report
Survey/Program Areas:	National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) Postsecondary Education Descriptive Analysis Reports (PEDAR)
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Statistical Analysis Report, please contact: Aurora M. D'Amico.