2016 Annual Conference

In serving the nontraditional student population of Johnson C. Smith University, Metropolitan College has cultivated strategies to motivate student to achieve successful outcomes. The presenters will speak to the evolving definition of nontraditional learners, the difference in mentoring adults, and provide examples of the strategies used to generate student success.

Administrators, Faculty and Staff that work with adult learners.

By 2020, 85% of all students matriculating college campuses will be nontraditional. Institutions of higher learning will not only have to attract the nontraditional student to their campus, but also those students will need to be retained. Research indicates that retention rates for postsecondary institutions have not changed in the last 70 years, however nontraditional learners require a scaffolded support system to manage the school/life balance. Successful mentoring strategies for adult learner will not only support postsecondary recruitment, but also facilitate retention and degree completion.