Are there any college programs for moms?

Question

I am a mom of two and wanting to continue my education. Is there a such thing as a campus for mother and children? Where they can go to school and daycare?

Answer 1

Most college campuses have some sort of day care available for kids. It may be in the form of a preschool program where they go 2-3 times a week for half a day while you take your classes on those days or it may be something more flexible. Go to the website of the college you are considering and use their search feature to look up "child care." A lot of colleges actually have offices devoted specifically to that. Good luck going back!  

Answer 2

Not all colleges have daycare, and not all offer housing for mom and child.

Here are some that do:

--Endicott College: "At Endicott College in Peabody, Mass., seven mothers and their children live in apartments designed specifically for parents. The dormitory features a playroom inside and a play yard outside."

--Wilson College (full residential programs)

--College Misericordia in Dallas, PA (same)

--Texas College in Tyler, TX (same)

--Berea College in KY (mothers receive financial support, academic support, healthcare, and child care.)

--Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio (same)

--College of Saint Mary in Nebraska (same)

--Saint Paul's College in VA (same)

These are some of the only colleges with residence halls for mother and child. Others may have daycare, but not residential living.

Answer 3

Probably most any of them. I went to a community college and they had a daycare on campus that you could take your kids to. Just check into whichever college you would like to go to.  

Answer 4

For many community/junior colleges and state schools caught in the middle-of-the-pack, returning moms are a growth industry.

First - did you realize you can often get an AA degree online without leaving your house?  If you can find someone to watch the kids while you get to a computer, you can do this from home or, often, from a public library.

Next - as a prior answerer mentioned, call your friendly, neighborhood college and find out what's available.  Most have daycare of some sort for faculty and staff.  Four-year colleges often have these in the Education departments because it's a cheap but valuable employee incentive *AND* it provides kids for the education majors to observe, interact with and teach.  Also call the Financial Aid department; there can be special programs for returning moms - especially single parents - to assist in tuition, books and child-care cost.

Follow that - with a call to your city, county, parish or state employment and social services agencies.  They can help you find programs for mothers returning to school that might be available to you - maybe at little or no cost.  Because these programs can be spread out, have some patience and be diligent in getting answers (these are, after all, bureaucracies...*sigh).  If you are presently unemployed, there may be special programs in your state to get you sufficient education to qualify you for a better position.

Your employer - may have tuition reimbursement benefits.  Check your Human Resources department for any benefits information and how to qualify for it.

Search - the web for special scholarships for women returning to school.  Some will allow any school and any major.  Some require attending specific schools or specific majors.  Some require completion of a certain level of degree (Bachelor's,  Master's, etc.).

Apply - for a job at a nearby college to get access to on-campus child-care and to free-or-reduced tuition.  You may even be allowed to attend classes during working hours.

Hope this helps!