| Online college can help single mothers in many ways, | | | | suggest. More highly educated women tend to spend |
| and obtaining a degree can be as good for the health | | | | more time with their children and during that time help |
| as it is the pocketbook. Completing higher education | | | | to prepare their children for the future, according to |
| has always been associated with the good health of | | | | reports. |
| graduates and their children, according to a report from | | | | College graduates often make better buying decisions, |
| the ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education. And, like | | | | have bigger savings accounts, and enjoy more |
| scholarships, grants and other financial aid programs, | | | | hobbies and leisure activities, according to the Institute |
| web-based college makes higher education more | | | | for Higher Education Policy. Single mothers and others |
| easily accessible for single mothers. | | | | who complete online college might also find |
| Single mothers enrolled in online college classes and | | | | themselves more open-minded, cultured, rational, |
| degree programs don't have to sacrifice work and | | | | consistent and less authoritarian, a Carnegie Foundation |
| child-rearing responsibilities for their studies. Attending | | | | Report on the completion of higher education in |
| college this way, single moms can accomplish studies | | | | general suggests. |
| when a child is napping, at school, or in bed for the | | | | Ultimately, a single mom's college degree can help |
| night. For single moms, college classes and degree | | | | boost her marketability, income potential and job |
| programs accomplished this way can also help save | | | | security. The National Center for Children in Poverty |
| on expenses associated with childcare, automobile | | | | reports that the majority of adolescents in low-income |
| maintenance, gas or public transportation. | | | | families live with single moms and dads and parents |
| Most college students are, in fact, women - many of | | | | who have not obtained college degrees. In 2007, |
| them juggling work and family responsibilities at the | | | | people with bachelor degrees earned an annual |
| same time. College for single moms can help them to | | | | median $51,324 - about $20,000 more than high school |
| widen their horizons and enhance their interaction with | | | | graduates without college degrees, according to the |
| others without leaving home or the workplace. Some | | | | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
| online college classes and degree programs are said | | | | Online college for single moms who demonstrate a |
| to be accompanied by interactive communities. | | | | financial need can be funded, at least in part, by grants, |
| Online college for single moms can improve their quality | | | | loans and work study programs. All resources that |
| of life and the quality of life for children as well, studies | | | | meet many of the needs of those pursuing this course. |