Look for classes that fit into your current schedule so that you do not have to make major changes to your daily itinerary. Choose classes that fit with your interests or go with your intended major, but try to find a section of a course that is offered at a time you already have free. Search course offerings at local community colleges if you plan to take general classes because many community colleges offer evening classes and cost less than four-year-colleges. Plan to transfer to a four-year college after taking classes at a community college if credits will transfer.
Make major or minor changes to your current schedule so that you can take classes. Work with your supervisor, babysitter or partner to develop a new schedule that does not greatly inconvenience others. Try working different hours or get a babysitter for your child while you attend college. Spend less time on certain leisurely tasks, such as playing games on your computer, so that you have more time for classes.
Enlist help from other people, such as family members, your partner or friends to help you with everyday tasks. Have them help watch your child or clean your house or apartment, so that you have more time for writing papers, reading class materials, posting on discussion boards or studying for tests.
Find an online school through which you can take classes if you do not have time to attend regular classes. You may have to meet with your teacher one or more times in a semester and turn in assignments on deadline, but you often can view class materials, such as PowerPoint presentations, when you have time. The one major drawback to online classes is that you generally only communicate with classmates and your professors via discussion boards or emails.