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Klein-Collins, Rebecca; Taylor, Jason; Bishop, Carianne; Bransberger, Peace; Lane, Patrick; Leibrandt, Sarah – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, 2020
This report describes the adult student's experience with prior learning assessment (PLA) using student record data from 72 degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States, primarily focusing on the data from 69 of those institutions based on the more detailed data provided by those institutions to the study. Researchers from the…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Student Evaluation, Adult Students, Student Records
Johnson, Nate; Bell, Alli – Lumina Foundation for Education, 2014
An estimated 46 million adults have some college education but have not completed their degrees. For many, especially those who have accumulated several years' worth of credits, the inability to finish college remains a frustration. If the United States is to achieve its ambitious education attainment goals, many more adults with such experience…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Educational Attainment, Higher Education, Academic Persistence
Klein-Collins, Rebecca – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2010
Prior Learning Assessment, or PLA, is an important and often overlooked strategy for helping adults progress towards a degree. PLA is the process by which many colleges evaluate for academic credit the college-level knowledge and skills an individual has gained outside of the classroom (or from non-college instructional programs), including…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement, Military Training
Levitz, Randi S.; Noel, Lee – 1980
Results of a national survey, "Attracting and Retaining Adult Learners" (ARAL), by the American College Testing Program are summarized. Attention is focused on programs and services that have been successful with adult learners. ARAL respondents were from three types of institutions: (1) those for whom adult learners represent a primary thrust of…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Ancillary School Services