While many seniors golf, putter around in the garden or travel, others are heading back to campus, as another school year gets under way. And why not? All 50 states and the District of Columbia have programs that make it easy—and in some cases free—for residents over a certain age to expand their minds and learn something new.
Community colleges may also offer cheap or even free classes. You’re probably familiar with community colleges near you, but if not a good resource is the The American Association of Community Colleges ; on the left side of the home page you’ll see a red box that says “Find A College.” Start there. Others, like Georgetown, let you audit classes for a nominal $50 fee, on a space-available basis. Considering that full-time tuition at the ritzy Washington school this coming year is $55,440, that’s unbelievable.
And I don’t care what others tell you: You’re not too old to switch careers, either. It may be harder, you have to push, but you can do it. Want job security and good money? Here are two examples of rapidly growing fields with huge shortages of workers:
How old is a Sr? What a great reason to move back to D.C. Well, that and the Redskins.
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