Academics

Just because a tuition check is written doesn’t mean your student’s college expenses are covered. Next up:  textbooks. Insure that your student gets the correct textbooks at the most affordable prices.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects your college student's privacy and grants him exclusive right to view and share his education records such as grades and transcripts. Under the law, colleges and universities may not disclose education records to anyone other than the student.

Choosing a major is no easy task. Besides tuition money and semester hours, your student’s future is at stake. Help ease the stress and guide your student to a decision with the following ten questions.

Before your student boards a plane to study abroad in another country, there is a lot of planning and considerations to be made. Check out the top 5 things to consider as you and your student discuss taking this big step.

The process of college admittance and registration can be confusing. To help you make sense of it all, here is a list of common college terms and their definitions.

College for your student may be the best of times and the worst of times, but one thing is likely:  it will be a longer time than you thought. Only half of all students who graduate college get it done in four years – the rest take longer.

Latino students often face sizeable obstacles on the road to college. Some may live in poor neighborhoods, where schools lack resources and don’t offer advanced courses needed for college admission. Others may be the children of undocumented immigrants or may be undocumented themselves, limiting their opportunity for higher education. They may face financial hardship and may be forced to choose between school and work. They may struggle with cultural balancing acts, and may be pressured to stay close to home.

So, what can Latino parents do to help their children avoid common obstacles and stay on the college track?

Cracking open a textbook may soon be unnecessary for your college student. Before you add a line to your budget for a $600 iPad, consider the benefits and challenges that digital textbooks could present to your college student.