I study off campus, it is a challenge but also has it's benefits of being able to work when I want, be at home, have a baby, no travelling an hr for an hr lecture etc.
Downside is you need to motivate yourself and you don't have the support of classmates, although we have online forums which help a little.
It was hard adjusting to external studies but so far so good, I'd been out of school ten yrs when I started and I'm finding it pretty good