CAROL RICHARDSCARRIE DUNN

KYLE PRICE

Non-Traditional Students

What is a Traditional Student?

What was a Traditional Student?

Perceptions about Non-Traditional Students

Definitions

Illinois State NOT a Traditional

Student Independent student Full Time Employment Commuter Person with

Dependents Veteran Returning student

after a break from school

25 or older with additional responsibilities

National Center for Education Statistics Financially

Independent Student Person with

dependents Full time employment Other major

responsibilitiesOther Illinois State

Sources Part time job

Traditional Student

Student coming straight from High School with no break

Dependent on Parents for financial obligations

Don’t work full timeHave no outside

obligations

Conclusions