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National Survey of College Parents

National Survey of College Parents

May 30, 2018 | Article, Financial Literacy, Paying for College, Research & Advocacy, Resources, Student Success

Since 1997 College Parents of America has sought to identify trends impacting college achievement and student success.  We regularly publish and compile research including a national study we complete every two years. In fact, our 2016 biennial survey of college...
Second Thoughts on College & More

Second Thoughts on College & More

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...
2016 Survey of College Parents

2016 Survey of College Parents

Aug 1, 2016 | Article, Financial Literacy, Paying for College, Research & Advocacy, Resources, Student Success

We are pleased to share the results of the 2016 biennial survey of college parents.  The findings of this report are consistent with our prior the two prior research studies and confirms that “college families are an important source of support for increasing student...

Trends in Student Debt: Debt Levels of Graduating Classes Up, Income-Based Repayment Also Up

Aug 22, 2014 | Article, Research & Advocacy

Average student debt levels for the graduating 2012 class is up over historical debt levels. In these graphs from the Educational Policy Institute (which relies on data from the Project on Student Debt), one can see both the historical student debt trend as well as...

The Many Roles that College Parents Play: Guides to College

Aug 21, 2014 | Article, Research & Advocacy

Parents are critical partners and participants in college students’ lives. In fact, multiple studies detail the importance of parents in getting students into college, keeping them there and helping them graduate. Today, we’re detailing one of the crucial...

Heard about the Brookings Institute report on student loan repayment? Here’s why you should be careful with some of its conclusions.

Jul 23, 2014 | Article, Post College, Research & Advocacy

“arrow” by flickr user alan berning, cc license Which data source or data sources upon which your rely to make your argument is incredibly important to the validity of tha conclusion. Failing to properly account for why the Federal Reserve data is a shaky...

College Parents of America, Weekend Reading Room (7/19/14)

Jul 18, 2014 | Article, Research & Advocacy

  image of NYC library reading room by flickr user MichaelKuhn_pics (cc license) Looking for an early jump on your Sunday paper? College Parents of America recommends that you try these recent stories about higher education. NJ.com:...

Cleveland Fed Says College is Worth It (but mind the subtext about graduating!)

Jul 17, 2014 | Article, Research & Advocacy

Echoing many previous pieces around the internet, the Cleveland Federal Reserve, too, is letting everyone know that the cost of a college degree is worth it. The Cleveland Fed, in its post, states that student debt, as of 2010, averaged $16,714, nearly a 400 percent...

Gym Attendance as a Way to Boost your College GPA?

Jul 14, 2014 | Article, Completing, Transitioning

A Michigan State University paper has taken the internet and other media by storm today by laying out the statistical case that gym attendance can boost a college GPA for freshmen and sophomores.  The paper, written by kinesiology and epidemiology...

Are the Costs of Textbooks and ‘Other’ College Costs Falling?

Jul 10, 2014 | Article, Research & Advocacy

In today’s Chronicle of Higher Education, there was a substantive discussion about how costs of books and ‘other’ college expenses (laundry, entertainment, transportation) are reportedly falling. But who is providing the data behind this reporting?...
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