Here in the UK college students do not have quite the same reputation as those in the US. There is no doubting the quality of our universities - and I don’t just mean Oxford and Cambridge, but students have traditionally been seen as beer-swilling, junk-food eating slobs.
Apparently, these days this is no longer true. You are as likely to see a student in the gym as in the pub, and with rising fees, most students spend more time serving behind bars than drinking at them.
The point is, it got me thinking about how much further education has changed in the 13 years since I finished my degree. Educational institutions are having to become fitter and leaner - just like their students.
Moreover, students who would struggle to pay for a full-time degree now have the chance to work and study in equal measure. Flexible options such as online degrees are helping to change the face of the modern student.
Another big difference is the range of degrees available today. Paralegal studies, homeland security and networking are relatively new online degrees, but all of them have proved successful among both high school graduates and working professionals.
Online degrees such as networking reflect a world of business almost unrecognisable from the one I entered in 1993. We can expect many more changes in the future.
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