Schools expect enrollment to increase among adults

"It's actually always a great time to invest in your future and it doesn't matter if Covid-19 is going on or not quite honestly."

Prices on packages for companies like with a lot of time on our hands, academic advisers from local colleges say now might be a great time to continue your education.

Kimt news three's zach gilleland is looking in on why schools enrollments could increase this fall.xx "many adults are grabbing their textbooks... and heading back to school.

At both niacc and riverland college, they've seen an uptick in people looking to continue their education."

"we are certainly seeing an uptick now as far as summer is concerned and we're definitely starting to see more people get ready to try to get into the fall semester as well."

Chris frenz at niacc says enrollment is up, but why the sudden jump now?

During the covi?19 pandemic, many are looking for things to do.

Riverland academic adviser amy wagner says this downtime could be an opportunity for some to go back to school.

They perhaps aren't working and have the time to do it or this has given them a chance to think differently about what they want to do for their life."

Frenz says that no matter the circumstance, it's never a bad time to get an education.

It's actually always a great time to invest in your future and it doesn't matter if covi?19 is going on or not quite honestly.

And a better education could make graduates more attractive for potential employers, but wagner notes it may be difficult to find those jobs right now.

"the more education that a person has, the higher wage they can expect to earn.

I think they're going to have