This document discusses the advantages and benefits of adult and continuing education. It notes that adults have higher graduation rates than traditional students, and they bring life experience that contributes to their learning. Higher education allows adults to further their careers through promotions, salary increases, or career changes. There are also many financial aid options available for adults, including grants, loans, scholarships, and tuition reimbursement programs. Distance education provides flexibility that allows adults to learn while continuing to work full-time. Continuing education can improve promotion opportunities and wages, and increase one's marketability and skills for career transitions.

2. ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
ADVANTAGES AND BENEFITS
A LECTURE
BY
MR. ALLAHDAD KHAN

3. Adult Education Advantages
 Adults starting new or returning to school most often
have found within themselves a strengthened desire to
succeed. Studies have shown that 80% of adult students
graduate as compared to a 50% average graduation
rate among the traditional students.

4. Adults Role
 Adults have a bank of knowledge from life or work
experience that can contribute to what they will learn in
school. This is a fantastic advantage over their younger
peers. Adults also view their professors as peers and
are less intimidated by them.

5. Higher Education
 Higher education for the adult is a life changing
experience. Most often, adults go to school to further
their education in hopes of salary increase, chances for
promotion, or they go to school for change, hoping to
enter into a better field or pursue a field that they have a
deep-rooted passion for.

6. Sources of Financial Aid
 There many sources of financial aid offered to adults
wishing to go back to school. What people fear is
whether or not they’ll qualify for such help, and they
miss out on the variety of aid offered in the form of
grants, low interest loans, scholarships, etc., that are
given out regardless of credit, GPA or income level.
Part-time students can also apply. Additionally, many
companies will offer tuition reimbursement programs for
employees wishing to further their education in that
respective industry or as stipulated by that company

7. Distance Education
 Distance education via computers and the internet have
made the distribution of information quicker and more
efficient, and provides the flexibility needed to allow
adults to continue to work full-time and learn at a self-
imposed pace

8. Continuing Education Benefits
 Those with jobs who obtain graduate degrees improve
promotion opportunities and can qualify for higher
wages. It is often required to complete specialized
training to quality for certain jobs, such as management
or administration positions.

9. Additional Education
 Obtaining additional education can also increase one's
marketability in the job market.
 Continuing education is the way to develop new skills or
knowledge necessary for a career transition.

10. Continuing Education
 Continuing education is a great way to learn about
subjects of personal interest. Courses taken do not
necessarily have to be related to an individual's job.
 Obtaining more education can improve one's image in
family or social circles.
 Obtaining additional education or completing a college
program can enhance self-image and have positive
effects on other aspects of a person's life.