Every parent wants the absolute best for their children.  Sometimes the best things in life are free, such as your parental love and affection, your guidance, and just having the time to be there for your kids. Sadly that time is often a luxury in today’ s world, especially for single moms and dads struggling in this economy and working long hours just to make ends meet.

In fact, my own mom raised my brother and sister as a single working mother before meeting my dad. That was over 30 years ago, yet some things haven’t changed. There are still plenty of single moms (and dads) out there today working their tails off and wishing they had the opportunity to do better for their kids.

Now there is one significant difference in today’s world. Single working mothers today have an opportunity that moms of the past didn’t have. That opportunity is in online college.

What can online college do for single parents?

Online learning means having the potential to attend classs, study, and take exams at your convenience. Imagine the difference in the following two scenarios. Which would you choose?

1. After a long day of 9 to 5, fighting through rush-hour traffic to get to your night class, then coming home exhausted just in time to tuck the kids into bed and kiss them good night
2. Coming home straight from work, cooking a nice meal to sit and eat with your kids and afterward help them with their homework. Then after they’ve gone to bed you are able to complete all of your coursework online between 9pm – 1am while the kids are soundly asleep

How else can distance education help?

You won’t need to worry about getting a sitter: one that you can trust with your children, one that is reliable and won’t bale on you at the drop of a hat, and of course, one you have to pay for!

You won’t need to sacrifice extra hours commuting to and from classes. Think about it, if you had class 3 nights a week, and it takes you 30 minutes to get to and from school, that is 6 hours of driving time every week! That is cutting into the quality time you could be spending with your kids, not to mention a lot of extra gas money.

You’ll also gain valuable experience working over the internet that could put you in a favorable position for landing a future job that will allow you to work from home (tele-commuting).

Are there scholarships available for working moms and dads?

There is now an exciting opportunity to receive a full scholarship to attend an online college through Project Working Mom.

Not only do you have the chance to save a lot of your hard-earned cash (that could be put to a college fund for your kids) but by affording you the opportunity to pursue your eduction through online school this special scholarship program will also enable you to save your valuable time as well.

If you’re a working mother this could mean no longer having to treat the precious time you spend with your family as a rare luxury.

Project Working Mom is not just for moms. Working dads can also take advantage of this scholarship too.

If youre a single parent and have been considering going back to school but are stressing that you don’t have the money or the time to do it then you owe it to yourself to check out this wonderful opportunity.