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...
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...
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...
Aug 9, 2012 | Article, Transitioning |
Twitter isn’t for everyone, but it sure can benefit parents to stay in touch with campus life and resources to help your college student. Before sharing our list of some of our favorite Twitter accounts to follow we should suggest some important # (hashtags) to...
Aug 8, 2012 | Article, Transitioning |
Many families ask us for the best apps to suggest to their college student. Our favorite list of Free Apps that Make College Life Simple was recently published by GradGuard – http://blog.gradguard.com/2012/06/7-free-apps-that-make-college-life-simple/ We are...
Jul 21, 2012 | Article, Completing, Transitioning |
Parents worry about their students in many ways. We are worried about having the money to support their student, we worry about the risks that may interefere with the investment they make in college, we worry about the academic progress their student makes towards...
Oct 14, 2010 | Article, Preparing |
Your child’s college education is one of the biggest purchases you will make in your lifetime. Whether it’s the $15,000 a year you are spending on a public school in your state, or the $35,000 or more you are bleeding for a private school clear across the country,...
Jun 17, 2010 | Article, Research & Advocacy, Transitioning |
In 2010, College Parents of America launched the first nationally available form of tuition insurance for college students and their families. In partnership with GradGuard, a service of Next Generation Insurance Group LLC, we began offering tuition refund insurance...
Feb 17, 2010 | Article, Preparing |
All of us have learned through experience, and occasionally from hard knocks, that it is best to insure an expensive purchase, whether it is a home, car, plane fare, luxury good or electronic device. Yet until now, one of the most expensive purchases that parents make...
