Classes That Start at Midnight

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Space planners have been telling us for years that space utilization would be more efficient if learning spaces were scheduled across a longer learning day. Not to mention that energy efficiency would go up it more buildings were more fully utilized when they are active. This Inside Higher Ed article by David Molz reviews quite a few institutions, with examples of what they're offering to night owls.

Community colleges are leading the surge toward perhaps all day scheduling, especially with workforce development classes that take advantage of people having free time later into the day. The increase in demand for classes that came with the financial crisis and the recession is causing more institutions to more broadly schedule classes, even Psychology or English, after midnight.