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Invest in yourself...
In times of uncertainty, the only safe investment is you.
Whether you are considering a change of career, advancing within your current job, or seeking personal enrichment, Edinboro University wants to help you succeed.
Don't think of it as going back. Think of it as moving forward.
What's New
- Edinboro University Adult Students are now on Facebook. Become a fan!
- View the Summer and Fall 2010 class schedules at this link.
- Attended Edinboro University previously and would like to return to either finish an undergraduate degree or pursue a second undergraduate degree? You don't need to reapply (regardless of how much time has past). Simply visit this link and fill out the reinstatement form. If you attended Edinboro University five or more years ago and were academically dismissed, you may qualify for our academic amnesty program called Fresh Start. (You will be automatically reviewed for this program if you fill out a reinstatement form.)
- Funding for dislocated workers
2009-2010 Academic Year Accomplishments
- Fall 2009 first-time and transfer adult student enrollment increased by 37% over the previous Fall (2008)
- Spring 2010 first-time and transfer adult student enrollment increased by 16% over the previous Spring (2009).
- A facebook page was created for Edinboro University Adult Students
- The number of approved TAA/WIA-funded degree programs (programs approved for federal funding to dislocated workers) increased by 45% compared to previous academic year. During the 2009-2010 academic year, Edinboro University offered more approved programs than any other provider in Erie or Crawford county and more than any other Pennsylvania State System school.
- Workshops for life experience portfolios, CLEP exams, and scheduling were instituted during the 2009-2010 academic year.
- The Adult Student Services Office communicated several “Tips of the Day” which were e-mailed to adult students throughout the Fall and Spring semester. Tips were items about which adult students may not be aware but were essential information to their academic career.
- A survey administered to adult students in the Spring 2010 indicated that awareness of the services provided by the Adult Student Services Office has increased by as much as 14% compared to two years ago. The Adult Student Services Office was also mentioned more than any other office on campus as an “office or service that had been most helpful in completing your degree.”
- 13 adult students were inducted into Alpha Sigma Lambda (Edinboro University’s adult honor society) with an average GPA of 3.96.
- A record number of life experience credits earned in one semester was achieved in the Spring 2010 for a total of 86.
- Fall 2009 to Spring 2010 retention of all first-time, full-time adult students increased from the previous academic year by 18 percentage points from 79% to 97%
