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The cost of continued education is soaring, and rate increases still loom on the horizon for many college students.
Couple this with the fact that tuition costs are rising faster than inflation, and it's not surprising in the least to see college-age kids starting to look elsewhere for education alternatives.
Since so many schools have begun offering online courses as part of their curricula and app developers are making education apps by the truckload, we thought it'd be worth our while -- and yours -- to assemble a shortlist of the best alternatives to traditional education that are currently on the market. After all, you're never too old to learn something new.