Adult education booms in our area
Adult education is booming on campuses all over our area. Newswatch 16 s Sarah Buynovsky spoke with educators, students & school officials about why it s working. Author: Sarah Buynovsky Updated: 9:03 AM EST March 1, 2021
SCRANTON, Pa. They are back to class in a big way.
Adult education is booming on campuses all over northeast and central Pennsylvania as more and more adults are going back to school, some for brand-new careers, others to advance in their current jobs.
“We were pleasantly surprised that with the more short-term job training and people shifting maybe from jobs they saw as vulnerable, or some front-line service workers felt a calling to go into other careers we saw huge demand, said Terri Keefe, dean of employer engagement and tech education at Lehigh Carbon Community College.