College for Working Adults Provides Educational Lifeline to Busy Students
Tue, 20 November, 2012 at 7:34 amAn Information Night Will Be Held Thursday, Nov. 29 at 6 pm
Siosiua Vea enrolled in Cañada’s College for Working Adults
as a last chance to get back into school. Now he doesn’t know where he would be
without the program.
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| Siosiua Vea |
The College for Working Adults costs about $400 a semester,
or $46 a unit, and takes three years to complete but offers students the chance
to earn associate’s degrees in social behavioral science or arts and humanities
while attending school on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. Students
follow a prearranged schedule of courses but they are guaranteed entry into
those classes and they don’t have to worry about switching majors or evaluating
whether they can transfer their credits to a UC or CSU school.
A new cohort of 35 students will begin classes in January. A special information night will be held Thursday, Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. in Building 9, Room 106 on the Cañada College campus, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City. To RSVP for the event, email canadacwa@smccd.edu.
A new cohort of 35 students will begin classes in January. A special information night will be held Thursday, Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. in Building 9, Room 106 on the Cañada College campus, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City. To RSVP for the event, email canadacwa@smccd.edu.
“This program has allowed me to rekindle my academic flame,” said Vea. “It’s giving me a chance to earn the first of many degrees to come. CWA is catering to my needs to help me get a degree in two years.”
Stephanie Culberson, a single mom who works
full time as an administrative assistant at Stanford University’s Business School, likes the fact that CWA’s
academic schedule allows her to continue to work full time. “I like the support
of the administrators and the flexibility,” she said.
Culberson said she wants to earn an associate’s degree in
liberal arts, humanities and psychology and then transfer to earn her
bachelor’s degree in psychology.
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| Stephanie Culberson |
Vea said he’s working to bring his GPA up to a 4.0 and then
he’s hoping to graduate from Cañada with two associate’s degrees. “I want to
transfer to Harvard, Syracuse or UC Berkeley to study architecture.”
Because he’s returning to college, Vea said he was uneasy
about the thought of sitting in a class full of students who have recently
graduated from high school. “I like the fact that we have our own cohort
outside of the general population of students,” he said. “This allows me to
focus a little better because I am a working adult. The fact that we have a
dedicated academic counselor for the program is also great. Having personalized
staff working directly with our cohort of students really helps.”
For working adults who are considering returning to school
to earn a degree, Vea said he recommends the program. “If you are working
during the day and want to earn an associate’s degree in two or three years,
CWA is the perfect vehicle,” he said. It is customized for working adults and
all the resources you need are at your fingertips. CWA is a worthwhile program.
Without it, you’re on your own.”
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