Standard Membership Benefits

$89.00

Tuition Insurance

$2,500 per term / $5,000 annual tuition insurance benefit.

Underwritten by A.M. Best "A" (Excellent) rated Markel Insurance, GradGuard Tuition Insurance is a group policy with College Parents of America that refunds the cost of tuition, academic fees, room, board and other legitimate expenses if a full-time student is forced to withdraw from school due to unexpected illness, injury or death.

Advocacy and Information

Advocacy

As the only national membership association dedicated to advocating on behalf of parents as they prepare for and put their children through college, College Parents of America's advocacy intends to represent and bring benefit to more than 35 million households – one in every three households in America and a critical constituency in national- and state-level debates on higher education issues. We seek to empower parents with content, services, benefits, resources and partnerships that can guide our members to make decisions with greater insight and confidence. We also embrace the issues that affect your college experience and deploy our resources to influence the changes that will benefit our members.

Information

Professional Resources Information regarding Transition, Adjustment, and Completion through College:

Paying for college—including Simple Tuition
Career Development & Internships
Study Abroad
Transition to the Work Place or Graduate School

Scholarships

A competitive scholarship program is established by College Parents of America to reward students for their outstanding academic performance, excellence in community service and exceptional leadership.

In 2010, ten $1,000 P. Douglas Laughlin Scholarships will be awarded to deserving students in the categories of:

First Generation College Students entering freshman year
Incoming freshman or upperclassmen who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, academic excellence and community service