A Guide for Families of Commuter Students: Supporting Your Student’s Success

by Cathie Hatch & Tracy L. Skipper

Publication Summary
The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition and the National Orientation Directors Association (NODA) offer a new guide for the families of first-year college students! Building on the popularity of Helping Your First-Year College Student Succeed: A Guide for Parents, the National Resource Center and NODA present a new guide introducing families to the college experience—this one focused on the unique concerns and needs of first-year commuter students.

A Guide for Families of Commuter Students: Supporting Your Student’s Success by Cathie Hatch and Tracy L. Skipper describes the transition to college from the perspective of the commuter student and offers guidance to families on helping students navigate the transition to college and succeed. Unique to this guide are graphic representations of work and school schedules and a glossary of college terms.

A Guide for Families of Commuter Students is priced to share with family members who attend open houses, scholarship weekends, orientation sessions, family weekends, and other campus events.

ISBN: 1-889271-46-2.

Cost for the handbook:
Please note special pricing & shipping. - $2.00 each in 100-unit lots. $3.00 each (1-99 copies)
Shipping Charges: No shipping charge for 1 copy, 2-99 copies $8.00. 100-unit lot $8.00 per 100 copies.

Special shipping rates on bulk orders are available by calling Peggy Burton at (803) 777-6229.

To order the handbook, print and complete the order form included with the brochure, or complete the online FYE order form.