You send your student off to college and assume that four years later he will graduate with a degree. You plan on four years — and you work hard to budget for four years. And then you realize that it may take your student longer than four years to graduate. Why is your student the … Read more
In our last post, we shared some of the information gathered by Complete College America about college completion rates. In their report The Four-Year Myth CCA shared some sobering information about the length of time that most students in this country need to complete their degrees. We think it is important for parents to understand … Read more
It is possible that your college student may be a part-time student — taking only one or two classes per term while working or doing something else. There are many students who might benefit from entering college slowly — for either academic or financial reasons. This is a decision that you and your student may … Read more
Have you heard the term ”Satisfactory Academic Progress” or SAP? SAP pertains to financial aid eligibility and discussions of the policy are a result of federal regulations incorporated into the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, which require students to be making Satisfactory Academic Progress in order to continue to receive federal financial aid. This … Read more
College parents’ task of estimating and preparing for the cost of college may just have become more realistic. As of October 29, 2011, all colleges receiving federal aid will be required to provide a Net Cost Calculator on their college websites. The new net-price calculators are intended to help future college students and their parents … Read more
This is the third of three posts about decisions new college students may face during the summer before freshman year. As a college parent, you can help your student consider some of these important issues.(Read the post about academic decisions here, and the post about student life decisions here.) This post looks at some financial … Read more
College is expensive. We all know it. Parents and students alike think a lot about college finances. Some parents and students need to work harder than others on making a college education possible. There is a lot of thought given to, and a lot written about, how to finance a college education. Parents and … Read more
College is expensive, there’s no argument there. Many families rely on financial aid to make college a possibility. For most families, that financial aid package contains a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and possible work-study for their student. So you’ve received your financial aid package (which never seems enough, but it helps) and your student … Read more
If the college acceptance letters have just begun to come in, congratulations! You are now officially a college parent. You are excited for your student, and possibly a bit overwhelmed for yourself. You’re not sure what you should be thinking about, or doing, or how to help your student prepare for the next phase. Here … Read more
The reality these days is that most college students will work while they are going to school. The cost of tuition is high — and climbing. In some families, parents may bear all, or a majority of the costs of college, but the majority of students are expected to contribute to expenses. Students may contribute … Read more
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