info for parents / family
ways to support
As a parent or a child's primary caregiver, you may wonder whether education after high school is necessary or a good fit for your child. Or maybe you want to know how to help your child go to college. The answers are right here.
After you finish this section, go through the Why Go, What to Do and How to Pay sections of this site. The information and resources there will also be valuable to you.
why they should go
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a better life is within reach
what you can do![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090109013617im_/http://www.college.gov/wps/wcm/connect/3ccf3b004b0ec346a012f16472a9603d/grey_arrow.gif?MOD=AJPERES)
be a partner in their progress
how to deal with the cost![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090109013617im_/http://www.college.gov/wps/wcm/connect/3ccf3b004b0ec346a012f16472a9603d/grey_arrow.gif?MOD=AJPERES)
making opportunities affordable