Jun 30, 2014 | Article, Research & Advocacy
screenshot of heading graphic on http://collegecost.ed.gov/catc/ The U.S. Department of Education updated its most expensive and least expensive colleges list. This now marks the fourh year in a row that such data has been released. While some have argued that the...
Jun 27, 2014 | Article, Research & Advocacy
Duke’s Trinity College Library Reading Room, image by flickr user Duke Year Looks Looking for an early jump on your Sunday paper? College Parents of America recommends that you try these recent stories about higher education. The...
Jun 25, 2014 | Article, Research & Advocacy
photo from flickr user Michael Theis From Chegg’s The Student Hub survey of College and High School students: Women are markedly more concerned about on-campus violence than men: 41% of female students rank non-lethal...
Jun 20, 2014 | Article, Completing, Preparing, Research & Advocacy
Harvard College Library inscription. Image from flickr user Houghton Modern (cc license) Looking for an early jump on your Sunday paper? College Parents of America recommends that you try these recent stories about higher...
Jun 19, 2014 | Article, Completing, Research & Advocacy
“Burglars Burgle Elsewhere” by hobvias sudoneighm, cc license As part of our series investigating safety statistics for college campuses, College Parents of America presents our newest offering: incident rates of robberies and burglaries in student...
Jun 16, 2014 | Article, Completing, Research & Advocacy, Transitioning
photo from flickr user Michael Theis Over the next few weeks, College Parents of America will be evaluating data on college safety and releasing some helpful lists. However, given that this topic is oft-covered in the media, it is important to sort through and...
Jun 13, 2014 | Article, Research & Advocacy
image by flickr user utah state library (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. Chronicle of Higher...
Jun 9, 2014 | Article, Preparing, Research & Advocacy
sallie mae, how america pays for college, figure 11 It’s been known for a while that grandparents help their grandchildren to save and pay for college. But what is that role exactly? Little has been known before. For instance, in Sallie Mae’s How America...
Jun 6, 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. The Motley Fool: Proof a College Degree Is...
Jun 4, 2014 | Article, Research & Advocacy
image by flickr user lee morley, cc license For every two years of college, 1.7% of students can expect a parent to pass away. This statistic, from Balk, Walker and Baker’s “Prevalence And Severity Of College Student Bereavement Examined In A Randomly...
