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Data Reveals – What is College Really Like

College Parents often ask what is college life really like. With polarized politics, rising student debt, mental health concerns, and increased institutional efforts to confront and prevent campus sexual assault represent some of the heated national topics that colleges and universities helped us measure in 2016. One resource we greatly respect is the Higher Education […]

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Clery Center Celebrates 30 Years of Safer Campuses

The concerns of college parents about the well-being and safety of their students has a paramount issue for college families.  As a result, we are pleased to recognize and thank the Clery Center for the 30 years of dedicated service to the schools, students and families.
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2019 College Humor: Mid-Term & Thanksgiving Comic

The fourth comic in the College Parents of America Humor series is online--just in time for Thanksgiving! This comic, a collaboration between College Parents of America and Hector Curriel, discusses a common bit of news that parents are thankful for this time of year. 
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Plan Your School Visit and Other Trips While Keeping in Mind Best and Worst Days to Travel

Whether you're planning a campus visit or arranging your student's international travel for break, it's important to keep in mind how the time of year could affect your plans. There are, of course, non-negotiable travel dates, such as the beginning and end of a semester, or holiday weekends. However, when possible, you should aim to plan around the most and least popular travel times of the year to reduce your costs and stress.
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National Survey of College Parents

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 success and college completion.” The 2016 survey of more than 510 College Parents conducted by College Parents of America through internet channels and subscribers in late June of 2016. We have a high degree of confidence that the survey is directionally correct and will be valuable to colleges and universities as well as other stakeholders interested in increasing rates of college completion.