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A College that takes Section 8 in Family Housing? Check it out here at UC Davis:

Back to Map    home	University of California Los Angeles All University of California campuses are recommended for pregnant students, for parenting students, for teenage mothers, for single mothers and single fathers because of the reasonable tuition, family housing and child care centers on campus. Still there is much work to do: join the single mother support groups on campus or start one and organize for more reasonable child care on these college campuses. ----Katherine Arnoldi, author, The Amazing True Story of a Teenage Single Mom   405 Hilgard Avenue Los Angeles, 90095 Phone: 310 825 3101 Financial aid phone: 310 206 0400 admissions@ucla.edu Web: ucla.edu 25,432 undergraduates 11,020 graduates Tuition: $6,485 instate $24,305 out of state (2008) Scholarships: University of California Los Angeles Over 140 Regents Awards of over $5,000 Honor's awards of $1,000 - $4,000 Strauss Scholarship $10,000 Jack Kent Award of $50,000 for graduate school Marshall award for graduate study Housing: 310 398 4692 vas@ha.ucla.edu 5 Apartment Buildings some with pools, saunas! 1-bedroom: $761- $898 2-bedroom $842-$1,099 3-bedroom $1,099 Waiting list for all apartments Day Care: 310 825 5086/ 825 2900 / 915 5827 3 day care centers Child care subsidy: ask for application forms income requirements for subsidy /
Need help with getting CalWorks (welfare) and knowing your rights concerning CalWorks and staying in college? Need help with Financial Aid, Individual Development Accounts? Check out Lifetime: 888-404 7726 East Bay Office 1880 Fairway San Leandro, CA 94577	*University of California at Davis   175 Mrak Hall Davis, CA 95616 Phone: 530 752 1280 Financial aid phone: 530 752 2390 web: ucdavis.edu email: undergraduateadmissions@ucdavis.edu Tuition $0, Fees, $8,229 Out of State: $25,277 (2008) enrollment: 22,618 undergrauates, 6,608 graduates Scholarships: University of California at Davis Alumni Awards of $500-1,000 Regents awards of $1,000 or more depending on need Housing: $20 application fee Orchard Park, 200 2-bedroom apartments at $575/month Solano Park 108 1-bedroom apartments at $472/month/ 2-bedrooms apartments at $537 (solar heated water!) plus utilities. Accepts Section 8 vouchers. Day Care: Two centers on campus. reduced fees for residents of Russell, Orchard and Solano Park Apartments. Also a Head Start. Davis has the Child Care Grant (PACEAPP) Child Care Subsidy based on income. Back to Map
Go to: ged-to-phds.org      home      Check out  The College Mom Magazine:  Paying Tribute to College Moms!	University of California at San Diego   See College Mom Magazine for stories of moms going to UCSD:  The College Mom Magazine.com 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0337 Phone: 858 534 4831 Financial aid phone: 858 534 4480 admissioninfo@ucsd.edu web: www.ucsd.edu admissionsinfo@ucsd.edu Student population: 20,679 undergraduates, 4,324 graduates Tuition: $6,685 in state, Fees, $540 $23,961 out of state (2008) Scholarships: University of California at San Diego 55 Regents Awards of $1,000-$13,500 Housing: LaJolla del Sol apartments (a pool!) 1 bedroom/1bath $879-933 2bedroom/2bath $1077-1131 Mesa apartments for single parents! 256 2 bedroom apartments, all utilities included North: 2 bedroom, 1 bath $579 Central: 9 1 bedroom, 1 bath $558 182 2 bedroom $600 9 3 bedroom $$693 South: 240 2 bedroom $690 Coast apartments: walk to class or beach! Studio: $522 1 bedroom $603 2bedroom $732 Childcare: 858 534 2768 11 months to 6 and a half years subsidized program: ask early! nonsubsidized costs: $740 month for an infant $702 for a toddler $653 preschool 10% reduction for additional children Back to map  University of California at Riverside 1138 Hinderaker Hall Riverside, California 92521 Phone: 951 827 3411 Financial aid phone: 951 827 3878 discover@pop.ucr.edu web: www.ucr.edu student population: 14,792 undergraduates 1,973 graduates Tuition: $6,681 in state 25,277 out of state (2008) Scholarships: Univeristy of California at Riverside 10 Engineering Awards of between $500 and $5,000 18 Alumni Awards of $1,000 100 Academic Awards of between $100 and $1500 50 Regent's Awards of $4,000-$10,000 80 Chancellor's Awards of about $4,000 Housing: 40%of students live in dorms where freshman and continuing dorm students are guaranteed a spot---wonder if this means pregnant and parenting students? Please see the Title IX page to question this. If they offer something to one student, they must offer it to all regardless of gender or our gender characteristics of having children. Check out complete Title IX text here. Back to map    University of California at Santa Cruz Recommended. Especially for having family housing for LGBT families. The fact that they have good family housing informatin on the website including housing costs is indicative that they are welcoming. Cool school. Admissions Cook House 1156 High Street Santa Cruz, CA 95064 Website http://www.ucsc.edu Admissions Office: (831) 459 - 4009 Financial aid phone: 831 459 2963   Tuition: $0 Fees: $7,017 In state (2008)   $25,185 out of state   Student Body: Undergraduate enrollment: 13,941   Total enrollment: 15,036 Scholarships: Regent's Awards of $6,000 Merit Awards of $2,000 Karl S. Pister Opportunity Transfer awards of $20,000 Page and Eloise Smith Awards of $1,000 for homeless youth Call 831 459 3480   Day care:   Child care and early education center    Infant-Toddler        (children 3-months to 30-months)              Full-day $1085 $650              Half-day $540  $325              Granary Moon Room (children 2-3 years)              Full-day $1025 $395              Half-day $510 $200              Granary Sun Room (children 3-4 years)              Full-day $950 $380              Half-day  $475 $190              Children's Center (children 4-6 years and   pre-kindergarten)              Full-day $950 $380              Half-day $475 $190              Extended Day* (per day) $15  $8                     Monthly Rates  Faculty and Staff  Students (non-FSH residents)          Students(FSH residents)              School    Age Center   (kindergarten to age 12)              Kindergarten $385 $145 $75              1st-6th Grade$225 $65 $31              Full-day Extended Day*$30$15  $13              Half-day Extended Day* $15 $8 $7         * Extended Day: Schools close periodically during the academic year while UCSC remains open. On these days, service is offered from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.   State Subsidized Care: Free or low-cost care (state sliding-scale) may be available for families that meet income and need eligibility requirements.   Non-subsidized families with more than one child enrolled receive a 10% family discount.   Public schools close every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. instead of 2:30 p.m. There is no extra charge for these additional hours of care.   Child Care and Education Education Services programs are open to all university families and children without regard to religion, race, color, national origin, gender, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, or marital status.   Housing:   Family Student Housing   No meal plan required Monthly Rate $1,131   Security Deposit $500   Residents are responsible for gas, electrical, and telephone services. Parking and cable T.V. are included in rental fees.   Questions? Contact Family Student Housing office (831) 459-4080 University of California at Berkeley *recommended by college moms that have emailed the Guide to Colleges. 110 Sproul Hall # 5800 Berkeley, CA 94720-5800 Admissions Phone: 510 642 3175 Financial Aid: 530 752 2390 email: quars@uclink.berkeley.edu website: http://www.berkeley.edu  Tuition: $0 Fees amount to $8,385 (2008) Out of state: $19,068 Health insurance: $610 Scholarships: University of California Berkeley: apply at financial aid office 200 Regents, or Chancellor's Awards of $1,000 or more depending on need 3,000 Berkeley Scholar Award of $200 or more depending on need Housing: http://www.housing.berkeley.edu/livingatcal/studentsfamilies.html Phone: 510 642 642 4109 email: adts@berkeley.edu University Village 760 1-2-3- bedroom apartments East Village Apartments 2 bedroom 1 bath $1465-$1539 2 bedroom 2 bath $1539-$1672 3 bedoom $1672 West Village apartments: 2 bedroom 1 bathroom $1360 3 bedroom 1.5 bath $1549 Smyth Fernwald Complex 74 apartments 1 bedroom $857-$911 2 bedroom $938 0 $1008 3 bedroom $1067 Cal Rentals 510 642 3642 homeinfo@berkeley.edu Child Care http://www.housing.berkeley.edu/child/index.html Phone 510 642 2272  University of California at Santa Barbara Office of Admission 1210 Cheadle Hall Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Admissions phone: 805 893 2881 Financial aid phone: 805 893 2432 Tuition: $0 Fees: $7,277 (2008) Out of state: $18,168 plust the fees $7,277 Undergraduate population: 18,210  California State University at Stanislaus 801 West Monte Vista Avenue Turlock, CA 95382 Phone: 209 667 3070 800 300 7420 Financial aid Phone: 209 667 3336 website: csustan.edu email: desk@csustan.edu Tuition: 0$ Fees: $3,307 (2008) Out of state tuition; $10,170 6,576 Students  Sonoma State University 1801 East Cotati Avenue Rohnert Park, CA 94928 Phone 707 664 2778 Financial aid phone: 707 664 2389 Website: http://www.sonoma.edu email: admitme.@sonoma.edu Tuition $0 Fees: $3,648 Out of state tuition $10,170 Student Population: 7,112 Scholarships : Contact the financial aid office 350 University Awards up to $2,000 70 Scholar's Awards of $1,000 Leadership Awards of $2,500 Scholarships at California State University at Bakersfield: apply at the financial aid office. 45 Honors Awards of over $400 30 Pelletier Presidential awards of $750 40 Hispanic Excellence Awards of $1,000 10 Dr. Ernst E. Williams awards of $1,000 Merit scholars awards of about $2,000 Other California State Universities at Carson, Chico, Fresno, Fullerton, Hayward, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Norhtridge, San Bernadino, and Turlock: most of these universities have Presidential scholarships of $2,000, Academic scholarships between $100-$1,000, Department awards, Rogers Awards, CSUN awards, AF Moore Awards. Check with the financial aid office.
illustrations by Katherine Arnoldi author, The Amazing True Story of a Teenage Single Mom about her own struggle to attend college as a teen mom  Check out  The College Mom Magazine:  Paying Tribute to College Moms!	Mills College   Not recommended unless admission accompained by a full scholarship with no loans!! The HipMaMa of all of us, Ariel Gore, went here: to find out more go to arielgore.com If you do choose this school, try to not take on huge school loans. Insist on total scholarship. 500 Mac Arthur Boulevard Oakland, CA 94613 510 430 2135 800 8764557 web: www. mills.edu 1,169 women students Tuition: $26,060 Watch school loans here! Housing: "Married " student housing open to same sex couples! 11 - 2 bedroom apartments $923/ month 4 apartments available a year. Slow turnover Off campus housing: $800-$1400 Day Care Geranium Cottage 510 430 3396 Children's school 510 430 2118 Office of Student Life: 510 430 2130 increased financial aid for day care and extra housing expenses for mothers Back to map
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