Planning Your Education

planning for single moms

With your children, work, and your studies, your time can dwindle pretty fast. But here, you can learn how to manage your time and get everything done! When going back to school, you have to consider whether you want to attend full time or part time, or perhaps night school. Find out here how to decide which one will work best with your schedule. Finally, while passing your classes is important too, having an idea of what to do after graduation often gets pushed aside. Start here to plan for graduation and beyond!



Lifelong Learning through Adult Education

April 11, 2012

Learning is a life long process, and many adults are finding that higher education can be a key to the puzzle in advancing them in their chosen careers. Some even reach a point in their lives where they decide that the career field that they chose when they were younger no longer appeals to them [...]

Read the full article →

How to Get Your Mind Set for College

November 28, 2011

Going to college is a big step in one’s life. Up until high-school you have been very dependant on the people around you, starting college you are all alone and have to figure thing out on your own. Being a single mom and having to manage college classes, work, and your children can be quite [...]

Read the full article →

How to Make Yourself Comfortable at College

November 16, 2011

Starting college can be a very scary thing. It is a whole new experience where everyone is new and different.  Especially for those who move states and times zones, for you nothing is familiar, you just have to start fresh. Single moms who have to go through this, it can be both exciting and difficult. [...]

Read the full article →

Night School Tips

November 9, 2011

Being a single mom isn’t an easy task, it requires you to make a lot of sacrifices, one of them being going to night school. Of course this isn’t the situation for all but for those who which it is, it’s not as difficult as you make it out to be. As a matter of [...]

Read the full article →

Single Mom Education Options

October 13, 2011

As a single mother, you know how difficult it can be to juggle home life and work life. You also have dreams of a career rather than just a job where you can, provide a financially sound future for you and your children. Fulfilling that dream means getting an education. Fitting it time for school, [...]

Read the full article →

Best Nursing Schools in the Nation

September 26, 2011

Becoming a Nurse is a big deal. If you are looking to go to a top school in the nursing field, here is a list of the top nursing schools in the nation. It may be a little hard for many single moms to afford, but if you live close enough to one if these, [...]

Read the full article →

Night School vs. Online School

September 19, 2011

Not sure whether to take night school or online school? Well depending on your schedule and the load of work you have either may be in your benefit.  Now here are some reasons why either may be good. Online School: 1)    There are more programs offered.  Online school provides more degrees and classes for you [...]

Read the full article →

About Attending College at Night

August 18, 2011

No one wants to go to school at but sometimes life simply deals you that hand. You might have children to take care of during the day and your only available babysitter is free at night. You might have a day job and are forced to take classes at night. Whatever your situation, no one [...]

Read the full article →

Be Ready for the Unexpected when Planning for your College Courses

July 31, 2011

When the single mom goes back to school, there are a lot of things that must be planned out in advance. She has to make sure that she is committed to the challenges that college makes on a student, especially when the student has a family and home to take care of in addition to [...]

Read the full article →

How To Fit Part Time Course Work Into Your Schedule

July 11, 2011
Thumbnail image for How To Fit Part Time Course Work Into Your Schedule

As the single mom plans her education path to get the certificates and degrees she feels that she needs to advance her career, she finds that she has to conform to the time available between her family and her job. A lot of non-traditional students find themselves in this situation. When a student goes directly [...]

Read the full article →
Join The Single Mom Community