May 24, 2017 | Article, Cost of College, Financial Literacy, Paying for College |
Many times — maybe too many — high school seniors are just so happy to be accepted to their dream school that they don’t give a second thought to the financial implications of their college choice. Then reality sinks in when they start digging into the details...
Feb 14, 2017 | Article, Parenting, Research & Advocacy, Student Health |
Valentines Day is here again. So there may not be a better time than to discuss sex in college. College sex is a real issue but how do we know what is actually happening? College Parents of America went out to find the truth beyond the headlines. The recent book...
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...
Jul 15, 2014 | Article, Research & Advocacy |
cc license, flickr photo by Tom Magliery (mag3737) “Down” Over the past year, Moody’s has downgraded around the financial ratings for about three dozen colleges. Given the financial state of higher education, this shouldn’t be terribly...
May 29, 2014 | Article, Completing, Preparing |
image on cc license from flickr user Elmira College This week brought two new articles defending the fact that college is worth the investment. In the New York Times, David Leonhardt writes that going to college doesn’t simply that correlate with higher...
Mar 27, 2014 | Article, Post College |
image by flickr user 401(K)2012, cc license Consider higher education an investment in your student’s future? Then Payscale.com has a must-read ranking list just for you. This week, Payscale.com released its annual College Education Return on Investment...
Jul 26, 2013 | Article, Transitioning |
For a multitude of reasons, campus security is important both to college parents and college students. Knowing this, College Parents of America previously put together an article on how to navigate media articles on campus security, and key tools and how to...
May 28, 2013 | Article, Preparing, Research & Advocacy |
Introduction A sad truth of higher education is that not every student will graduate. Some students don’t persist because they struggle with college life or academics, but quite a few others withdraw for financial reasons or medical reasons. From external research...
May 10, 2013 | Article, Completing, Preparing, Research & Advocacy |
pic from Flickr user Tax Credits Introduction A sad truth of higher education is that not every student will graduate. Some students don’t persist because they struggle with college life or academics, but quite a few others withdraw for financial reasons or medical...
May 9, 2013 | Article, Preparing, Research & Advocacy |
Consider higher education an investment in your student’s future? Then Payscale.com has a must-read ranking list just for you. This week, Payscale.com released its annual College Education Return on Investment Rankings. This ranking shows how much one would...
