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If you are the parent of a college student, you know the cost of higher education is not limited to tuition. If your child has not yet started college … well, the added cost of travel, school supplies and general living expenses may come as an unwelcome surprise.
That’s why College Parents of America has begun (and continues) to forge partnerships with select companies – to provide our members with valuable discounts, deals and special offers on products and services necessary in the years prior to and during college.
Restaurant & Retail Discounts
Members: Click here to access your member benefits!
College Parents of America has teamed with one of the country’s largest providers of discounted products and services, One Big Planet, to provide you and your family with savings at over 180,000 national and local merchants. With discounts as high as 50%, you can save up to $2,000 per year on your favorite restaurants, movie theatres, retail stores, hotels and much more!
Choose the level of savings that best fits your needs when you join College Parents of America:
- the Gold Membership (entitling you to all College Parents of America benefits and full access to all One Big Planet discounts)
- the Silver Membership (providing you with One Big Planet discounts only)
- the Bronze Membership (featuring discounted food and dining options).
Click on the membership levels above to read more.
Why pay full price for anything? With the College Parents of America discount card, you can pay less for almost everything!
Gold Membership Deals
Some of our current partners and their special offers to Gold members include:
Academic Programs
Books/Guides
College/Career Counseling
- ApplyWise
Reduce College Application Stress - Save 10% on a groundbreaking online college admissions counseling program.
- College Coaches Online
Discount on vital information about athletic programs and coaches at schools nationwide
Financial Services
- ethosTM
The College Student's Money Management and Access Card
- SimpleTuition
Make choosing a student loan simple.
Gifts/School Supplies
Scholarships
- FindTuition
Discounted subscription to the world’s largest scholarship database
Test Prep/Tutoring
- Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
Savings on classroom test prep courses from the nation’s premier provider of test preparation and admissions consulting services.
- SATMethod
Save 20% on SATMethod’s innovative audio file program that includes explanations to over 1,400 real SAT questions.
- SMARTHINKING
Savings on the country's leading provider of online tutoring services for high school and college students.
Transportation
- Avis
Free weekend day or $15 off the weekly rate for car rental.
- Global Rescue
Emergency medical transportation for your child on campus and abroad.
- SafeCar Services
Prepaid taxi fare card to make sure young adults always have a safe ride home
Other Valuable Services
- Alert Notification
20% off medical alert service.
- DHL
Up to 30% off the shipping costs for letters and packages
- Legal Club of America®
Affordable legal representation for your family by a nationwide attorney referral service.
- MOFChat.com
20% off subscription rate for Mothers-of-Freshmen Web site.
- Portable Health Profile
Free download and 20% off retail price for the transportable key-chain or credit-card size version of the software.
- Student Advantage
Savings of up to 50% on top brands at over 20,000 on-campus, online and nationwide locations
- StuHealth
Savings of up to $2,500 annually on your child’s health insurance.
- Verizon Wireless
Instant $50 discount for wireless service
In the coming months, look for member discounts on computers, telecommunications products/services, insurance, dorm/apartment furnishings, airline travel, clothing and much more.