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Are more adults returning to school to boost their job prospects or enhance their careers?
Statistics seem to say so. More than 5.2 million people age 30 and up were enrolled in degree programs in 2001, compared to slightly more than 5 million in 2009, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
What about you? Are you going back to college or taking career-related classes this year? Take our poll to the right.
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