Adult Students with Dependent Children

At least 2 million adults are students with children who work full-time and are enrolled in postsecondary institutions. Only 15 percent of these are enrolled full-time, and another 29 percent are enrolled half-time.

Source: Carnevale, Anthony. Post Secondary Education as we Know It Is Not Enough: Why We Need To Leaven Postsecondary Strategy with More Attention to Employment Policy, Social Policy, and Career and Technical Education in High School. The Georgetown University and Urban Institute: January 15, 2010.