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Focusing on Assiniboine Community College in southwestern Manitoba, the paper examines barriers faced by students returning to study from 2008 to 2013, including situational, dispositional, and institutional challenges. 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At Assiniboine Community College (ACC), in southwestern Manitoba, an average of 360 mature students enrolled in various programs each year from 2008 to 2013. These mature students bring with them unique strengths and challenges. The purpose of this paper, after defining the term “mature student,” is to describe the barriers that mature students face in returning to college or university, to elaborate the importance of mature student success for themselves and their families, and to propose orientation and professional development programs atACC in order to help the mature students of Assiniboine Community College to be successful.  \nA significant number of mature students attend Assiniboine Community College (ACC) in southwestern Manitoba. These students are returning to school for a variety of reasons, for example, after working, serving in the army, or parenting for some amount of time. Because of their varying life experiences, mature students often have needs and expectations that are different from those of traditionally aged students and, thus, their college experiences are also likely going to be different. Mature students often do not have the same amount of time to commit to the entire “student experience,” because they are balancing their lives as students with outside responsibilities such as parenting, earning an income, and caring for aging parents. It is important to note that mature students, like any students, are individuals who do not all have the same characteristics or needs as learners. O’Shea and Stone (2011) remarked on this diversity, “When family commitments, employment status, past education experience and full-or part-time enrolment are considered, some idea of the melting pot of the mature-age student experience becomes apparent” (p. 275) . Similarly, Fragoso et al. (2013) cautioned against viewing mature students as a homogenous group, because of their wide range of individual commitments and responsibilities outside of being students. In this paper, I describe the challenges that may face these mature students and propose supports that could be put in place in order to help these students to succeed.  \nThere are differing definitions of mature students. Tones, Fraser, Elder, and White (2009) stated that 25 years old is a logical cut-off point because of “the significant difference in life circumstances between students aged less than 25 years   and mature-aged students”(p. 506) . Fragoso et al. (2013) noted that mature students are often characterized by their inability to predominantly prioritize their academic life, but instead must make room for their studies among other responsibilities such as career, family, and personal factors. ACC defines mature students as those students who are over 25 at the beginning of their studies.  \nBecause mature students often face barriers that differ from their younger, traditionally aged classmates, it is important for ACC to understand and meet the needs of these students. In this paper, I explore the following: the barriers that mature students face in their return to education, the concepts of self-investment and perseverance, and the implications of the success of these students for themselves, the college, and their communities. With this focus in mind, I then propose orientation and professional development programs that will help the college to meet the needs of these students and assist the students to transition successfully into their academic studies.  \nBarriers for Mature Students  \nUpon returning to formal education, mature students often face various barriers that make it more difficult for them to make the transition to the role of the student. Petty and Thomas (2014) categorized these barriers as situational, dispositio","cbCaieskATTwTnrA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieskATTwTnrA","pdf",237365,"English","# Abstract\n# Barriers for Mature Students\n## Situational, dispositional, and institutional barriers\n## Competing priorities and family transition impacts","[{\"question\":\"What definition of mature students does ACC use in the paper?\",\"answer\":\"ACC defines mature students as those who are over 25 at the beginning of their studies.\"},{\"question\":\"What kinds of barriers do mature students face when returning to education?\",\"answer\":\"The paper groups barriers into situational, dispositional, and institutional categories.\"},{\"question\":\"What supports does the paper propose to improve mature students’ success?\",\"answer\":\"It proposes orientation and professional development programs to help the college meet students’ needs and support successful transitions.\"}]","Mature Students in Community College - Two Supports To Improve Student Success | PDF",1792082258]