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College is not just for kids anymore! 

Whether it is to remain competitive by completing long-delayed degrees or for simple self-improvement, adults are returning to college in droves.

But going to college as an adult is much different and more complex than going to college as a teenager. Never Too Late to Learn is the Definitive guide for the older student returning to college or wanting to attend college online. It advises the older student on:

• Locating and using distance learning and e-education college degree programs 
• Maximizing old transfer credits and minimizing costs 
• Earning college credit for work, career, and life experience
• Balancing education and a busy career and personal schedule
• Preparing for college admission tests and interviews 
• Earning Associate or Bachelor degrees or professional Certificates
• Finding and selecting adult-friendly colleges and programs 
• Creatively financing a college education and lifelong learning needs 
• Avoiding degree mills and fly-by-night unaccredited colleges

Never Too Late to Learn includes helpful insights and strategies based on Vicky Phillips' experience counseling and instructing over 17,000 adult learners online and on campus. Vicky, known as the Dear Abby of Distance Learning, designed and directed America's first online counseling center for adult learners for the Electronic University Network on America Online. She previously served as Director of Academic Services for Antioch University, San Francisco, and is a Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude college graduate who holds a Master's degree in Psychology.

Never Too Late to Learn includes a directory to over 125 accredited, degree-granting distance learning programs that offer Associate or Bachelor degrees, or professional Certificates and Career credentials online or through other convenient means such as videotape or local cable TV.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Back in College at Midlife: Real Fears and Emerging Hopes

Chapter 2: Preparing for College Admission

Chapter 3: Selecting the Best College and Kind of Degree

Chapter 4: Distance Learning: Earning Your Degree Without Leaving Home

Chapter 5: Saving Time and Money: Maximizing Your Transfer Credits

Chapter 6: Earning College Credit for Career and Life Experience

Chapter 7: Back in College: Personal Strategies for Success

Chapter 8: The Personal Juggling Act: Time and Life Management Tips

Chapter 9: Money Matters: Financing Your College Education