Project Working Mom:
Putting Education to Work

 Hi AZatAshford! I am a moderator for this community and helped Passion get approved to write for the site. Are you attending Ashford?

 Hi Laura, I'm so sorry to hear about your situtation. What school are you at? You have a right to pause your classes. If you are experiencing financial hardships because you were misled by their admissions and financial aid representatives, you have every right to tell them that. Do you have anything in writing from the school that ...

Earla Transue Bachelor of Science - Business Administration Virginia College Online I have always had a great desire for learning despite growing up in a working class family with parents who had no regard for education. That mindset influenced my thinking also. I was told, however subliminally, that I was not college ...

Jhonny Serrano Bachelor of Science - Management Information Systems Virginia College Online Getting a bachelor degree is one of the most wanted goals for everyone but a highly important effort for those who, by being parents, have to deal with their busy schedule to accomplish it. Since I got married, I have to put off my ...

Connie Keeling Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Virginia College Online My name is Connie Keeling, I am 45 years old. I have 9-year-old twin boys and an 18-year-old boy still in high school. I am and have been a single mom for 18 years. It is hard to juggle work, school and motherhood, but it is worth it. When I was ...

Lawanda Watson Master of Science - Criminal Justice Virginia College Online As a single mother with two children, a 14-year-old son and a 5-year-old daughter, I always stress to my children how important getting a good education is. There are many benefits to attaining the highest education possible. I was pregnant with my ...

Rondeanda Williams Associate of Science - Healthcare Reimbursement Virginia College Online I am a 24-year-old single mom with a 7-year-old daughter. I have been working so hard to provide all that I can for my daughter since I was 16. I had my daughter at the age of 16 in the 11th grade. I did not let having a baby stop me ...

Shonda Peeples Bachelor of Science - Business Administration Virginia College Online Going to college had always been a dream of mine. I am the youngest of 10 children. Being the baby girl after 9 boys was difficult. My mother and brothers did not allow me any freedom. So when I graduated from high school and went to ...

Karissa Lloyd Associate of Science - Human Resource Management Virginia College Online My name is Karissa Lloyd, I am a working parent of 4 children. I attended public schools in Richland County and graduated 96th in my class from Lower Richland High School in 1993 a class of 406. After graduating high school I attended South ...

Heather Herrera Bachelor of Science - Business Administration Virginia College Online As a young child, I always knew I wanted to go to college. My parents did not even graduate from high school. My dad was 19 years old and my mom was 16 years old when I was born. Growing up, I saw how hard it was for them to make ends meet. ...