To accommodate both non-traditional and on-campus students alike, the Division of Continuing Education is offering more evening classes this fall.

"This year there has been an increase in students and there is a demand for more flexibility for classes," said Melinda Sinn, coordinator of Public Information for Continuing Education.

Sinn said the addition of new evening classes will help students get ahead in their program or major.

"This program is geared more toward the adult students who work during the day and cannot fit daytime classes into their schedule and on-campus students who have other obligations as well," said Sinn.

Sinn also said that this is all a effort to help accommodate K-State students.

"The classes will run in eight week, twelve week and full semester terms," said Dave Stewart, assistant dean of continuing education at K-State.

Stewart said one way they are attempting to accommodate adult students is by offering eight-week courses, of which they can fit in two by semester's end.

"As assistant dean of continuing education it is my role to oversee the program and have a global view of what's going on," said Stewart.

Sinn said this decision for new evening classes was very economy-driven and that they really wanted to look into what different circumstances adult students encounter in completing a degree.

Stewart said they also manipulated the times so students who are extra ambitious could attend two classes in one evening.

"I took an evening class my spring semester of my sophomore year and I think it is very convenient, because I have a part-time job and it allowed me to work more while getting the same credits in," said Ashley Miller, junior in public relations.

The first eight-week term started on Aug. 24 and will run until October. The evening classes meet 5:30-7:55 and 9:05-10:30.