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housing application, and day care application or apply online
using the links here. Please check websites (links provided)
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go to fafsa.ed.gov
Colleges and universities
marked with * are the least bad!
| Information from: A Guide to Colleges for Mothers |
by Katherine
Arnoldi with Enid
Mastrianni--------updated 06/12/2008
University
of Alaska
*recommended for inexpensive
tuition, but housing is high. Day care center needs improved.
Signer's Hall
P.O. Box 757480
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-7480
Phone 907 474 7500
admissions@uaf.edu
web: www.uaf.edu
Student Body: 4, 862 undergraduates, 1,044 graduates
tuition: $3,946 instate $11,566 out of state (2006-7)
Scholarships: Offers 12 Chancellor's
tuition waivers and 20 Human Achievement half tuition waivers.
Also see the financial aid office about $11,000 Scholar's program
Housing:
Hess Village
Phone: 907 474 7247
1bedroom $610
2bedroom $750
3 bedroom $855
72 apartments with a waiting list. Call early.
Day Care:
In need of more day care! Activist
mothers take note!
907 474 6393
Binal House: 30 months and older
Only accomadates 35 children, waiting list
3 days, half time, $188/month
Early Childhood Lab School
Phone: 907 474 6393
University of Alaska
Ankorage 99508
Scholarships: Offers almost 300 Tuition waivers of up to $3,1000
and 2 AHAINA tuition waiver
See financial aid office
web: uaa.alaska.edu
email: enroll@uaa.alaska.edu
student body:11,398 undergraduate students
Tuition $3,734 instate $11,354 instate Back
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University of
Hawaii
2600 Campus Road Rm 001
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
808 956 8975
Financial aid phone: 808 956 7251
ar-info@hawaii.edu web: hawaii.edu
Student body 13,542 undergraduates, 5,409 graduates
Tuition and fees: $5,136 Out of state: $14,400 (2008)
Scholarships: Pacific Asian tuition scholarships, 10 Presidential
scholarships of $4,000, 10 Presidential Scholarships and 20 Regents
scholarships of $4,000. Also ask about tuition waiver. Check website for housing and day care information.
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University of
Idaho
*Recommended for low tuition, good family housing choices, nine
playgrounds in family housing.
Idaho Admissions Office
P.O. Box 444264
Moscow, ID 83844-3156
Phone: 1 88 88 UIDAHO
208 885 6326
Financial aid phone: 208 885 6312
admappl@uidaho.edu
web: uidaho.edu
Tuition: $4,410 instate, $14,490 out of state (2008-9)
enrollment: 11,027
Scholarships: Offers
5,000 academic awards of $500-$8,000 and 270 tuition waivers.
Housing:
uidaho.edu/uikids
208 885 6163
Elmwood Apartments
1-bedroom $585/mo- $419 (depending on time commitment-cheaper
amt being 24 month lease
2-bedroom $759-$599
South Hill Apartments
1 bedroom $549- $389
2 bedroom $569-$399
3-bedroom $649-$489
South Hill Vista:
1 bedroom $619-$449
2 bedroom $ 704-$539
3 bedroom: $759-$599
Off campus average: 2-bedroom $550
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Idaho State University
*Recommended
921 South 7th Avenue
Pocatello, ID 83209
208 282 3629
web: http://www.isu.edu
Tution: $4,000 in state, $11,700 out of state
Student body: 11,663 undergraduates
13,802 total enrollment
Scholarships: Offers 200 Freshman scholarships of between
$100 and $2180. 50 Kasiska Awards of between $2,000-3,000. 50
Presidential Awards of $2,000-$3,000. See financial aid office.
Housing
rellife@isu.edu
Family Housing:
Pulling Courts: 1 bedroom $450.00/month
McIntosh Manor: 1 bedroom, $450/month
McIntosh Manor: 2 bedroom $525/month
Ridge Crest: 2 bedroom Townhouse $550/month
Day Care:
ISU Learning Center
Phone: 208 282 2769
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University of North
Dakota at Grand Forks
*recommended for decent
tuition, good on campus housing , day care, and a woman's center
Box 8135
Grand Forks, ND 58202
Phone: 800 CALL-UND
800 225 5863
700 777 4463
Financial aid phone: 701 777 3121
web: und.edu
10,498 undergraduate students 2,456 graduates
Tuition: $4,786 instate (2008)
$12,6780 out of state
Scholarships: 250-3250 Freshman Honor Awards of $250-$3,000.
General academic awards of $250.
Housing:
850 apartments
$35 non refundable application fee. $266-$557: monthly rent
Day Care
701 777 3947
2 and a half to 5 years old
Full day $20
half day $13
discounts for students
Women's Center on campus Back
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Ohio State
University
3rd Floor Lincoln Tower
1800 Cannon Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Phone: 614 2923980
email: admissions@osu.edu
web: osu.edu
students: Undergraduates 37,239 Graduates: 13,093
Tuition: $8,298 yearly in state (2008)
$20,193 out of state
Scholarships: Ohio State University
at Columbus: see financial aid office to
apply
University awards of $1800
10 Presidential full scholarships
30 Medalist tuition awards
80 Tradition half tuition awards
110 Distinguished awards of Tuition and $4,000
Trustee awards of $750
National Buckeye Awards of $2,000-$4,000 Back
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Housing:
Buckeye Village
2661 Defiance Drive
Columbus, Ohio, 43210
Phone: 614 292 6561
One bedroom $501
Two bedroom $660
Amenities: free high speed internet access, free parking, heat
and hot water included, on site laundry, playgrounds, recreation
center. Tenant pays electric, telephone, cable
There is a wait list for these below market value apartments.
Apply early!!
Off campus housing: www.offcampus.osu.edu
Child Care:
Activists: Plenty of work to do on child care on this campus!!
Sophie Rogers Lab. for Child and Family Studies
614 292 5602
They only take 20 children 3-5 years old and 10 infants and toddlers
Go to Activist Mom page
Off campus student Services has a list of off campus day care
centers
Student Affairs: 614 292 0100
ocss@studentarrairs.osu.edu
Land Grant Scholarships offered to students in each of Ohio's
88 counties. Why shouldn't this go to 88 single moms!!!!!!!!!
Apply now. If you feel you have been discriminated against get
a legal aid lawyer. Ask to see how many single moms receive these
awards! There is work to do here!
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Ohio University at Athens
120 Chubb Hall
Athens, OH 45701
Admissions phone 740 593 4100
Financial aid phone; 740 593 4141
email: admissions.freshmen@ohiou.edu
Website: http://www.ohiou.edu
Tuition: $8,316 in state $16,308 out of state (2008)
Undergraduate population: 16,872
Scholarships:
894 Scholarships Gateway full
tuition
Gateway scholarships Excellence grants
Trustee Awards
Bobcat Grants
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University of Cincinnati
Office of Admissions
P.O. Box 210091
Cincinnati, OH 45221
Phone 513 556 110
Financial aid phone: 513 556 1000
website: http://www.uc.edu
Tuition: $7,896 instate $22,419 out of state (2008)
undergraduate population: 19,217
Scholarships: University of
Cincinnati
1500 awards of $1500- full tuition
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Kent State Univesity, Kent, Ohio For information about Kent State's
LIFE program to support single moms, go to College Mom's
Magazine Winter 2008 issue. http://www.collegemommagazine.com
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University of Oklahoma
555 Parrington Oval
Norman, OK 73019
Phone: 800 234 6868
405 325 2551
Financial aid phone: 405 325 4521
email: admission@ou.edu
web: ou.edu
students: 20,967 undergraduates 9,207 graduates
Tuition: $4,408 instate (2008)
$12,301 out of state
Scholarships: Oklahoma
University at Norman
75 Awards of Excellence at $1500
75 American Indian awards of over $3,000
about 250 National merit awards of $7,500- to over $9,000
40 Alumni scholars awards of $1,000
10 Gunning awards of $2,000
75 Honors awards of $1,000
40 community college awards of $1,000
80 Oklahoma Univesity Achievement awards of $1,000
40 Passages to Progress Awards at $1,000
80 Presidential Leadership awards of $1,000
40 transfer awards of $1,000
125 Lt. William J. Schoot awards of $1,000
Housing:
Phone: 888 416 9524
3 Complexes:
2 bedroom: unfurnished $406-632
3 bedrooms $461
Garden plots, play areas, swimming pool, tennis courts
Waiting list of 6-8 months: Apply early
Day Care
Children's World
Phone: 405 325 0528
Infant $142/week
toddler $127/week
1 year waiting list: Activists get
busy on this campus!
Accepts DHS subsidies (okay, this is good!)
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Oklahoma State University
Scholarships: Oklahoma
State University, Stillwater
100 Academic achiever awards
of $1,000
100 Freshman excellence awards of $1500
150 Freshman University awards of $1,000
Non resident incentive awards of $3,000-$4,000
30 President's Awards $2,000
100 President's Leadership awards at $1500
200 Regents Distinguished awards of $1500
100 transfer awards $1200 Back
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University of Oregon
Great housing costs, abundance of scholarships for moms, but
tuition too high (student protests needed)
240 Oregon Hall
Eugene, OR 97403
Phone 1-800 BE A DUCK
1-800 232 3825
541 346 3201
Financial aid phone 541 346 3211
web: uoregon.edu
email: uoadmit@uoregon.edu
students: 16,282 undergraduates 3,436 graduates
Tuition: $4,341 instate (2008) Required fees: $1,497
$16,755 out of state Required fees: $1,497 (2008)
Scholarships: University
of Oregon at Eugene
General awards $750-$2,700
Dean's Awards of $2,000-$5,000
50 Minority awards/ half to full tuition
Dean's Awards of $2,000-$5,000
Ask your financial aid counselor about
special lottery merit based awards.
Housing:
Phone 541 346 4277
800 total apartments
1 bedroom: $307
2 bedroom: $343
Average wait is only 2 months
Students with children have priority
Day Care:
541 346 4384
Students get discount and have priority
12 months to 6 years
$130 per week
Special Note: Jennifer L. Wishe Memorial Scholarship for
women students returning to obtain bachelor's who are
over 40 years of age!
Also a Children's World Scholarship: Amount
varies/ Given to students who have one or more children
enrolled in the Children's World Learning Center
Alvin Terrell Dixon Memorial Scholarship $1,000
for women 30 years of age or older who are within 24 months
of completing undergraduate degree.
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University of Wyoming*
*recommended for cheap tuition,
housing and an on campus day care center
P.O.Office Box 3435
Laramie, WY 82071
307 766 5160
Financial aid phone: 307 766 2116
email:undergraduateadmissions@uwyo.edu
Web: uwyo.edu
8,894 undergraduate Students 2,171 graduates
Tuition: $3,429 instate (2008)
$9,819 out of state
Scholarships: University
of Wyoming at Laramie
President's high school honors awards of over $2,000
500 Western undergraduate exchange awards of over $4,000
Hathaway Opportunity unmet need awards of $1,500
Harhawary honors awards of full scholarships
Trustee's Pride all expenses awards
J.W. Van Dyke award of $500-$1500
Kaniel/Nellie Beck Award of $500
Phi Theta Kappa awards
Peak Achievement awards of $7,000 a year
Housing
Phone 307 766 1121
housing email: housing-uw@uwyo.edu
Total 600 units Wait list of about 125 applicants: get application
in early
1 bedroom apartments: $358-$457
2 bedroom $446-$709
3 bedroom $626
Day Care
Phone 307 742 0578
25 children ages 3-5
$16.75 per day for 5 or more hours
$11.50 for half day
Women's Center Back to map
Cool mom sights:
hipmama.com. / girl-mom.com / mothersmovement.org
Child
Care Access Means Parents in School Program provides
subsidies for day care Scholarship information: raisethenation.org For financial aid information go to fafsa.ed.gov
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