For Adult Learners

"Am I too old to go to college?  I’ve got kids and no time to go to school.  What difference can it possibly make at my age, anyway?" 

These are just a few of the challenges and questions I often get from working adults who want to go back to college, but figure that they have missed the educational boat.

Recently, I was totally inspired by a woman I worked with at a client site, whom I shall refer to as Sarah. Sarah was an administrative assistant and after working for this company for 30+ years she decided to go back to college.  She would vent from time to time about the course load and time commitments, but she stuck with it.  Not long ago, Sarah informed me that she graduated with honors with a Bachelors Degree in Management.  She did this at the beautiful age of 74.

Ladies and gentlemen, if Sarah can make it, we certainly owe it to ourselves to find out if we can.  Don't forget, I am one of you.  I finished my first degree at the age of 30, my second at the age of 34, and 6 years later (I'll let you do the math), I finally finished my Ph.D.  Believe me, I’m not getting any younger and my life commitments are even more demanding than before, but I stuck with it and got it done.

You can, too.  As a college professor, I work every day with people just like you who have made the decision to go back to school and finish what they started.  Some are starting college for the very first time, decades after high school.  It is NEVER too late.  Of course, being older and wiser, we have the luxury of learning from others and finding out the best ways to do things, and that is where I come in. 

Let me help encourage you to take the steps necessary to invest in your greatest asset… YOU.
Please check this site later this year... I will be setting up a resource page that will answer many of the questions you might have about opportunities available for working adults.

Take care,

George Sparks, Ph.D.