The Economics of Recognizing Prior Learning in a Baccalaureate Degree Program for Adults. ASHE 1985 Annual Meeting Paper.

Autor/in	Swift, John S., Jr.
Titel	The Economics of Recognizing Prior Learning in a Baccalaureate Degree Program for Adults. ASHE 1985 Annual Meeting Paper.
Quelle	(1985), (23 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Students; Bachelors Degrees; College Credits; College Students; Economic Factors; Enrollment Influences; Higher Education; Income; Liberal Arts; Prior Learning; Student Costs; Tuition + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Collegestudent; Ökonomischer Faktor; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Einkommen; Vorkenntnisse; Studienkosten; Unterweisung; Unterricht
Abstract	The economic effect of the recognized prior learning (RPL) component of the University of Toledo's Adult Liberal Studies baccalaureate degree program was studied. The degree program, which is targeted at adults over 25 years old who have never attended college, provides credit for prior learning. A survey of 169 students who received credit for prior learning assessed whether the adults attended college because of the opportunity provided by RPL. Attention was also directed to: the amount of income the enrollment of these students generated for the university; the number of hours the student enrolled for each quarter and the number of hours of RPL awarded each quarter; and the charges students paid for all courses each quarter. It was found that 68 percent of the students who entered the Adult Liberal Studies program were strongly influenced by the opportunity to receive up to 75 hours of credit for prior learning. Net income generated through RPL was $947,558 for the fall quarter 1971 through winter quarter 1984, after deducting the amount of instructional and general fees, and claimed state subsidy lost because prior learning credit was granted. The additional amount of instructional and general fees students would have paid if no RPL had been offered averaged $1,465 per student. (SW)
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