Article: Middle-Age Adults Show Passion for Learning at Newport, N.H., College.

By Patrick O'Grady, Eagle Times, Claremont, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 10--NEWPORT, N.H. -- There are plenty of colleges with more prestige and name recognition, but few with the passion in the classroom like the College of Lifelong Learning.

Adult learners will do that.

With families, full-time jobs and other responsibilities, middle-age adults who return to school are more aware of the challenges and sacrifices they are facing than their younger counterparts fresh out of high school.

When Bill Wilmot of Claremont was earning his associate's degree after high school 24 years ago he admits he was somewhat ...

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