Editing Nontraditional student (section)

==Demographics==
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Regarding the 2011-2012 demographics distribution of nontraditional undergraduate students in the United States, the following were identified by the National Center for Education Statistics:<ref name="Radford, A. W. 2015" />
* 49% dependent and 51% independent
* 28% has dependent(s) and 72% has no dependent
* 15% single with dependent and 85% single with no dependent
* 91% high school graduate and 9% high school equivalency
* 66% delayed postsecondary enrollment less than one year and 34% delayed postsecondary enrollment one year or more
* 57% fulltime student and 43% part-time student
* 26% worked full time, 36% worked part time, and 38% did not work.

In 1999–2000, the most common nontraditional characteristics included financial independence (51 percent),  part-time attendance (48 percent), and delayed enrollment (46 percent).<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/2002012.pdf National Center for Education Statistics. "Nontraditional Undergraduates", Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (p. 3) Accessed 09 July 2017].</ref>

The NCES divides tertiary educational institutions into three categories: public, private-non-profit, and private-for-profit (PFP). With regard to the age demographic of students enrolled in these institutions, the NCES uses three age categories: under 25, between 25 and 34, and 35 and older. According to its most recent publication, in a section called ''The Condition of Education 2013,"''most nontraditional students are enrolled in PFP’s. In fact, for the fall enrollment in 2011, in four-year PFP institutions 71% full-time and 78% part-time students were at least 25 years old or older. In two-year PFP institutions, 52% full-time and 61% part-time students were also included in this 'nontraditional' category."<ref name="nces">[https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/2002012.pdf National Center for Education Statistics. "Nontraditional Undergraduates", Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (p. 146-7) Accessed 30 Sept 2013].</ref>