Single Mothers Grants-Scholarships Available For Single Moms
Single moms often have to work while raising their children and, still, they barely make enough money to get by. Saving for their children’s college education can be so much of a struggle they can’t even fathom starting or continuing work toward their own degree. But for single moms, college tuition assistance can come in the way of grants, scholarships and more. And online degree programs can help them find the time to fit higher education into their often hectic schedules.
“Online degrees” are as substantive as those bestowed by traditionally attending a college or university, according to Ladies Home Journal Editor-in-Chief Sally Lee, who discussed distance learning with Ann Curry of The Today Show. They can be obtained through Internet-based participation in classes offered online by “bricks and mortar” institutions and accredited colleges and universities with presences exclusively online.
For single moms, “online college” allows the time for self-development during their children’s naps, early bed time, school and play time. Single moms can also create weekly timetables that detail for their families what their class, study and homework schedule is, according to a column by communications specialist Kelly Kennedy, who specializes in financial strategies for single moms at the MindComet marketing agency.
Taking college courses online is no less expensive than taking them at a “bricks and mortar” institution. But expensive as it might be to pursue, higher education has become a reality for a wide variety of people. Researchers have learned that women’s grades tend to be better than those of men and that more men tend to drop out, according to a February 2010 New York Times article. Older, low-income and black and Hispanic women tend to form the majority of female students, the article reported.
That’s according to information from researchers cited in a February 2010 New York Times article, which detailed that most female college students are older, black and Hispanic and described as low-income.
President Barack Obama has encouraged single moms to pursue higher education. Online college for single moms can mean saving money on costs otherwise needed for child care and saving travel time, because they don’t have to commute to and from campus.
Those who spend time and money and do some financial aid research to offset the overall costs of college can see the return after earning a degree. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statics, high school graduates without college degrees in 2007 made a median $31,408. Those with bachelor degrees earned a median $51,324, and the median salary for doctoral degree-holders was $60,580.
Governments, non-profit organizations and colleges and universities offer college grants, loans and work study programs to qualify grants for single parents in need of financial assistance. The U.S. Department of Education’s FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) opens a door to many grants for online college offerings and, like many tuition assistance venues, is available on the Internet.
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