More and more Americans are dealing with the recession by returning to the classroom to acquire some new career skills. One example is Louisiana State University's continuing education program, which has especially seen growing interest in its paralegal program, reports WVLA-TV in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. "We've found in continuing ed that when the economy is down, training is up," Charlotte DesHotels of LSU told the television station. This trend is similar in other parts of the country. Last month, a representative from Moraine Valley Community College in the Chicago area told the Southtown Star that enrollment is at an all-time high. "I suspect that's the trend with community colleges across the board," spokesman Mark Horstmeyer told the newspaper. Elsewhere, the Tacoma News Tribune reported recently that Washington State was seeing double-digit jumps in enrollment in its community colleges. In Colorado, the state's 9NEWS.com website cites National Center for Education statistics showing that the number of college students aged 25 and up will increase 21 percent by 2016, with 6.7 million of them projected by 2012.  |