DES MOINES, IOWA (AP) --
Enrollment by older students is increasing at Iowa's community colleges, and education experts say one reason appears to be that more people are seeking jobs rather than retiring.
The Iowa Department of Education says enrollment by students 55 and older in the state's community colleges has increased by 300 students in 2010 to 1,661. That's a rise of 24 percent over 2009.
National enrollment statistics aren't available, but some education researchers say they believe increased numbers of older students are enrolling in college for degrees across the country in hopes to getting good jobs.
Bryan Cook, of the American Council on Education, says he's confident of an increase in older students enrolling in college, and he thinks it's because they can't retire and need the training to get new jobs.
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