![]() ![]() ![]() While these students are more likely to drop out than their nonparent peers due to family, financial and other pressures, parenting students tend to have higher grade point averages than other students. Nationally, about one in five college students is a parent. Who it’s for: Howard Community College estimates that one in four of its students have children living at home with them. Her goal as college president now is to “normalize parenthood, ensure every student parent is supported and that resources are available to help them succeed.” I remember taking my daughter to the library with no support.” ![]() In my experience, I was just two steps away from having to stop my education when I became pregnant as a college student. Willis says there’s “still a stigma around pregnant and parenting students in higher education today. Willis, who was herself a parent while in college, also helped plan a family library space in her previous post as president of Everett Community College in Washington State. How it happened: Howard president Daria Willis got the idea for the space when she toured the library last year upon beginning her tenure at the college. What it includes: The Family Study Room, located in the college’s library, has computers, whiteboards, comfy seats, a TV, a DVD player, an interactive touch-screen table, age-appropriate books, games, magazines and more. The room is designed to give parenting students a place to study and keep their children safe and (hopefully) occupied. Howard Community College in Maryland opened its first family-friendly study space on campus earlier this month. ![]()
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