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Did you know that the 18–22-year-old full-time undergraduate student represents only 16% of the higher education population?

Today's students:

40% study part time.

40% attend two-year institutions.

40% are age 25 or older.

58% are age 22 or older.

Source: Commission on the Future of Higher Education, Department of Education.

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