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It’s Never Too Late to Go Back to College

Maybe you delayed going to college to work and save up for school for a year, then five years later, you’re wondering where the time went.

Maybe you’re a stay-at-home-mom who started a family early without starting or finishing your degree.

Maybe you found yourself unemployed after decades in the work force, and it’s time for a career change.

Chances are you’ve thought about going back to school, but as the freshmen start looking younger and younger you’re intimidated about feeling like the oldest person on campus. You may also have regrets about missing out on the college experience like Nick @fleetwoodsc who tweeted, “i regret that i didnt go off to college, not meetin life long friends, missin all the events, and the whole college experience smh [sic]“.

If you have regrets about not going to college, want to finish what you started, or simply need a change of scenery, it’s never too late to go back to college.

Just ask the oldest college graduate, 95-year-old Nola Ochs who earned her college degree alongside her 21-year-old granddaughter from Fort Hays State College in Kansas. After Ochs husband died in 1972, she enrolled in a community college and began taking a class here, a class there. Pretty soon, they added up and she graduated in 2007. She told ABC News, “Everybody has accepted me, and I feel just like another student.”

My colleague’s mother just graduated from college at 51 with a degree in elementary education after taking night classes for years. She is currently working as a teacher’s aide and will be teaching second grade next year.

Many colleges offer classes during the evenings and weekends for associate’s and bachelor’s degrees, as well as certifications or continuing education classes. If the thought of rubbing shoulders with 18-year-old students makes your head spin, online college allows you to finish your degrees in the comfort of your own home, giving you access to professors via email.

If you’re regretting having missed out on the college experience, know this: it’s never too late to go back to college.

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