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What are the keys to the success of student parents? – University Business

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Some colleges are providing specialized housing, babysitting and job training

College students who are parents should receive more public assistance to pay for quality childcare, which can cost an average $11,000 a year—which can be more than tuition, the U.S. Government Accountability Office found in an August report to Congress.

The federal government can provide more support through a range of existing programs. The U.S. Department of Education’s Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program, for instance, provides childcare funding for low-income students. The Department of Health and Human Services offers similar assistance, the report says.

Assistance is urgently needed because the report also found that:

  • More than 1 in 5 undergraduates were raising children
  • About half of student parents left school without a degree

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