Oct 14, 2017 | Article, Completing, Cost of College, Financial Literacy, Paying for College, Research & Advocacy, student loans
Recently the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators wrote a useful article highlighting a new study from Navient, the nation’s largest student loan servicing business. College Parents of America agrees with NASFAA’s author that...
Aug 8, 2017 | Article, Completing, Financial Literacy, Research & Advocacy, Student Success
Over the past twenty-years, much of the work of College Parents of America has been focused on highlighting research and promoting actionable insights for families to support their college student through to graduation. As a result, it is noteworthy to see Allianz...
Jun 25, 2017 | Article, Completing, Cost of College, Insurance, Paying for College, Student Health, Student Success, Transitioning
Nationwide, college families are busy completing student orientation and finding ways to pay for college. Among the many questions that college students are smart to ask is – What will happen if your student has to withdraw from college? According to a 2015 National...
Jun 3, 2017 | Article, College Degrees, Completing, Research & Advocacy
Many years ago we heard a statement that the real job of a parent is to help their children find their purpose. Within this context, it is terrific to see a report from Gallup and Strada Education Network reveal the views of U.S. adults asking about their experiences...
Nov 14, 2016 | Article, Completing, Parenting, Transitioning
Today more than ever, communications between students and parents can often be a simple text message. In fact, our 2016 survey of College Parents indicated that 36% of college parents surveyed communicate daily or multiple times per day with their student. According...
Oct 12, 2016 | Article, Campus Safety, Completing, Financial Literacy, Insurance, Living Independently, Preparing, Research & Advocacy, Transitioning
Part of our work at College Parents of America is to complete research work that helped identify trends important to college families. This summer our interns helped identify a trend where a growing number of state insurance commissioners recommend the purchase of...
Aug 14, 2016 | Article, Campus Safety, Completing, Financial Literacy, First Weeks of College, Preparing, Transitioning
College students are heading back to school, many with the help of their parents who have invested thousands of dollars in laptops, smartphones, bicycles and textbooks on students’ packing lists. Consider this – how will your student and family replace these...
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...
