A few days ago
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How old are most community college students?

Hopefully 16-22 year olds range? I keep hearing about old fogeys in the 40s and 50s taking classes in community college – in the news, etc. What age ranges are the minority, and what age range is the majority?

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A few days ago
Jen

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I just took a class about community colleges this summer. The average age is 27. It does tend to be a little older because you have working adults going back to school, trying to save money, and CC usually have many classes offered in the evenings so it’s more convenient for working adults.

Don’t worry there will still be plenty of people your own age there.

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A few days ago
hplss.rmntc
The majority of community college students are probably 18-40, but you will find older people there too. High school students sometimes take classes there too. If you are taking online courses you are probably more likely to see a wide range of ages.
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A few days ago
Leonard W
I went to a community college in NYC. The vast majority of students are traditional college students (18-23). However, there are plenty of students in their 30’s, 40’s, and even 50’s. Generally the classes in the evenings and weekends have older students.
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A few days ago
eri
Community colleges are having a lot of trouble attracting older students as of late, so most of the colleges have students with an average age of 18 or 19. But there are older students as well – that’s where the ‘community’ comes from. Most of the older students tend to be women.
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A few days ago
higherlovetx
Trust me, there are plenty of people in their late teens/early 20s that are enrolled in community college. Being someone in my early 30s, it’s annoying to see that so many of them are not mature enough to be there…obviously, I wasn’t either at that age, which is why I am getting my education now…better late than never!
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A few days ago
latricerobinson3000
WHY ARE YOU MAD CAUSE THESE PEOPLE WANT TO GET THEIR EDUCATION SOUND LIKE YOU NEED SOME YOURSELF !! KUDOS TO ANYONE THINKING ABOUT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL THE ONLY THING YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT ARE SHALLOW IDIOTS WHO ARE MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE NEXT PERSON’S LIFE THAN THEIR OWN OOPS NO YOU DON’T CAUSE THEY WON’T BE THERE THEMSELVES CAUSE THEY ARE BUSY FLUNKING OUT SOMEWHERE ELSE !!!!!!
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