why do people go back to college

[mreed6]

well i really want to go back to school but something is wrong with that statement.

[jowbow]

I'm 44 years old and have only been out of school 2 years in my life after leaving high school.  My grandfather always told me that an education is the best why to get knowledge and that knowledge is power.  Even a crafting class will teach you something you didn't know.

[premar16]

for some its a chance to do it over. for some stay at home moms its there chance to do what they allowed there children to do.some just want to learn more

[jtrask]

I went back to college - always feel  I need to learn something new, great to learn the computer stuff - btw every time some new computer thing Apple or PC computer comes out computer teachers have to learn it.

[vp44]

I was always taught that your never to old to learn new things. So i may take a online class here and there and I really took classes when my son was in reg school. I have went to school for accounting, CNA nursing, medical billing, learned all forms of the computer programs pertaining to Microsoft Office, Adobe, Graphic design, Photoshop. Many things I feel that will allow me to have many skills. I take classes just to keep my skills updated because there is always something new coming out or something being upgraded. When I was younger I took my first computer apart to learn how it worked so I have learned many parts of the computer and how it works and also do many of my own upgrades like the motherboard all the way down to putting in a new hard drive, changing my memory, graphics card cd/dvd disk drives. I must say I love education and I think its the must have. Whether its learning history, geography, economics,etc. Going back to school and maintaining a constant learning in different things is a great thing. My latest adventures are learning more about a vehicle and the many parts it has to provide it to run from the engine all the way to the tire pressure and windshield wipers. 

[CHANEYLAKEGIRL]

I went back to college, but had to quit for financial reasons. I hope to get back at it someday. I enjoy learning. I would also like to do something different career wise.

[Tresbn00]

There are many rasons to go back to college.  I believe in constant and never ending improvement.  Just as one works out a body in the gym to keep it healthy so must one work out a brain with higher education. I originally went to school and got my four year degrees and found that the most important thing gleaned from the experience were the contacts that I made (from a vocational standpoint) and some of my jobs asked for a copy of my degree.  I think that higher, two-year degrees (ie Masters, JD) help a person specialize into something that pays more and, perhaps, they will enjoy more.  I think that if you are questioning why you should look deeper and determine the answer.

[jstein2]

I would love to have the chance to go back to school. I did try when my son was two years old. But I had to quit when other responsibilities came up. Now I don't have the time. I should have gone as soon as I graduated high school, but that is only one of the wrong choices I made when I was younger. I may try to go back some day but right it doesn't look like it.

[lgemini]

I am 46 and I have over 3.5 years of credits toward my degree,but I keep putting it off.   I know next year I will finish my degree.  I want to go to graduate school.  Good luck to you!

[brum7814]

If you have the money, you might as well finish.  It'll probably be more beneficial in the long run.

[PMZ908]

there's nothing wrong with going back to school. some people want a career change or some just want to improve themselves.

[southernhorizons]

When I got laid off from my job a few years ago, I went to x-ray school, so I would have more job opportunities. People have a lot of different reasons for going back to school as an adult. With the changing world, it pays to expand your knowledge and skills so you have a better chance at getting a good job.

[loulizlee]

I got my Associate's Degree when I was 65.  I am 70 now and hope to get my Bachelor's sometime soon.  I like learning and I always dreamed of having a college degree.  I couldn't afford to go when I graduated from high school, and they didn't have the assistance programs available now.

[EDW39A]

well i really want to go back to school but something is wrong with that statement.

Nothing wrong with that statement. When I went to college to CUNY in NYC I was a ringer along with other high school class mates. We studied electronics, just went over what we learned in a pretty good high school. In fact one friend never purchased any text books. I didn't graduate from CUNY, got a transfer to a college in NJ. Now I want to go back and learn something this time.

Every heard of Lifetime Learning credit... "...class work does not have to count towards a degree, (but the Lifetime Learning credit will not cover expenses for courses that involve sports, hobbies, games, or any course taken for no credit.)

Lifetime Learning Credit

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The Lifetime Learning Credit, provided by 26 U.S.C. § 25A(b), is available to taxpayers who have incurred education expenses. For this credit to be claimed by a taxpayer, the student must attend school on at least a part-time basis. The credit can be claimed for education expenses incurred by the taxpayer, the taxpayer’s spouse, or the taxpayer’s dependent.

This credit allows for a 20% tax credit for first $10,000 of qualified tuition and expenses to be fully creditable against the taxpayer’s total tax liability. The maximum amount of the credit is $2000 per household. [1] The credit is available for net tuition and fees (less grant aid) paid for post-secondary enrollment. The credit is available on a per-taxpayer (family) basis, and is phased out at the same income levels as the Hope Scholarship Credit..."



And the idea here is lifetime college learning. Not just, self-directed learning, autodidacticism (also autodidactism)"complemented by learning in formal and informal spaces: from classrooms to other social settings." So go for it!

[blondie71]

I went back to school a few years ago but not because I wanted to because I was made to.  I got hurt at work and I have other illnesses so I went to the state to help me suppost my son until he graduated, since his father would not pay his child support.  The state gave me two opptions go back to school or do community serviced , I told them if I could work I would of kept my job because I was getting about $8.50 an hour.  I am still unemployed and I have not won my case for disability yet so that is why I went back to school.  Everyone has there reasons.