There is a commonly held
belief in the United States about the best path to a college education.
Many Americans would say
this path involves graduating from high school at age 17 or 18. Then, going off
to university to live and study for just four years. And, at the end of that
term, receiving a degree.
But, that is not as usual a
path as people might think. U.S. Department of Education research suggests that
the majority of undergraduate college students take a less traditional
approach.
Carey Dwyer is an example.
She graduated from high school in 2005 and began studying physical therapy at
Temple University in Philadelphia. But, after her first year, she decided she
wanted to study nursing instead.
[Henderson defined nursing in functional terms: "The unique
function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well, in the
performance of those activities ... ]
Dwyer moved back home and
began seeking an associate’s degree at Montgomery College in Takoma Park,
Maryland in 2006. However, medical issues forced her to take time off school.
She started working full-time and going to school part-time.
Dwyer faced several
difficulties. But she says nothing was as hard as returning to school after she
took the time off.
In 2010, Dwyer completed her
associate’s degree -- also called a two year degree. She was 24. Then, she
joined the Army. Using the money she earned, Dwyer completed a bachelor’s
degree at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina in 2015.
Now married with three
children, she says she does not mind that it took her almost ten years to
complete her education. In the end, she says she only put in all the effort
because she wanted to.
"Ultimately, all that matters is that I got my
degree done. I didn’t get it for anyone else. I did it for me, specifically, to
follow my goals and my aspirations."
Strayer University is a
for-profit college with centers all over the country. Earlier this year,
Strayer worked with the media company U.S News and World Report to create the
2016 College Experience Survey. The researchers gathered information from 1,000
U.S. undergraduate students.
The study findings showed
that 70 percent of the students questioned were “nontraditional.”
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Presenta:
M.C. Enrique Ruiz Díaz.
Con título y cédula profesional
5632071 en la Maestría en Ciencias de la Computación.
Egresado del Instituto Tecnológico de Orizaba. Veracruz, México.
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