Many of these women have the added responsibility ofraising children as a single parent and working full-time. Many women are taking action to improve life for themselves and their children. They are returning to Washburn University to receive the greater earning power which education can provide. Continuing their education provides single mothers with a sense of accomplishment and provides as a positive role model for their children. For these women, continuing their education in order to improve their standard of living or often just to make ends meet requires financial assistance for tuition and fees.
Scholarships help to enable single female parents to focus attention on their children and studies.
Financial support also helps shorten the extra years she often needs to complete a degree. Scholarships help prevent the break in education which occurs for single mothers who are not able to afford the rising tuition rates and expenses of raising their children. Today, one out of four families with children under the age of 18 is a single-parent family. Clearly a growing phenomenom, single parents need special assistance with career development and vocational assistance.