Aug 9, 2016 | Article, Campus Safety, Completing, First Weeks of College, Preparing, Transitioning
2016 feels unique. In truth every year is unique, but modern media makes certain trends more obvious. Just think for a moment, the world is unstable. There is needless violence. Police shootings and terrorist attacks. Conflicts among religions and races. Enormous...
Jul 28, 2016 | Article, Completing
Since 1997, College Parents of America has strived to provide valuable resource information to our members, as well as vigorous advocacy. One of those key resource areas involves the question of academic preparation for college, not just what it takes to get in to...
Jul 26, 2016 | Article, Completing, Cost of College, Financial Literacy, Paying for College, Student Health
Many college parents have been asking us about tuition insurance. Tuition insurance is an affordable form of protection that reimburses a college student / family if they are forced to complete a withdrawal from college due to a covered reason. We believe protecting...
Jul 11, 2016 | Admissions, Article, Completing
Bill Coplin, a professor of public policy at the Maxwell School and The College of Arts and Sciences of Syracuse University, and author of “Ten Things Employers Want You to Learn in College” (Ten Speed Press, 2003) first contributed this article to College...
Jun 30, 2016 | Article, Completing, Research & Advocacy
A study from Noel-Levitz reveals parent and student attitudes and concerns toward privacy. While both parents and students have their college-related privacy concerns, parents are quite concerned about student privacy security. Some of the privacy issues surround the...
Jun 21, 2016 | Article, Completing, Cost of College
Taking an extra year or two to complete a college degree in not out of the ordinary in the US. Actually only 40% of four year college students finish in four years. And 60% finished in six years. According to Nerd Wallet a new study examined how much one or two years...
May 11, 2015 | Article, Completing, Student Success
When planning your student’s travel for breaks during the school year, you may not give their dorm a second thought. If you don’t want your student dealing with a mess on their first day back at school, be sure to follow these tips from GradGuard to set...
Mar 9, 2015 | Article, Completing, Research & Advocacy
This is an important article from The Atlantic. It highlights the complex issues surrounding how colleges and universities manage mental health issues of students. A key point to recognize is that despite clear rights of students, it is sometimes difficult to clearly...
Sep 26, 2014 | Article, Completing, Research & Advocacy
Those who may need federal work study the most may miss out on securing its benefits. This is according to a new report from Young Invincibles. The report, which utilizes Department of Education data as well as data from the Access to Success Initiative, shows that...
