Student credit cards are issued by various financial institutions and are designed to meet the needs of students attempting to build credit while also having a needed credit line while they are away at college or attending a local university.

Typically, student credit cards come with higher interest rates, especially if the student has little or no credit history. Some student cards require a parent or other responsible co-signer, if the student has no credit or prior bad credit.

Writing a resume can be intimidating, especially for a college senior or recent graduate. What information should you include? What should you not include? What should you emphasize? What should you downplay? Although creating a resume for the first time can seem like a daunting task, following these tips for writing a sample resume for college senior or graduate will make completing this first step in finding a job less difficult.

No matter what your child’s major is, or even if they don’t have a major, the need to track college expenses is essential. With books, meals, tuition, college and course fees, dorm expenses and pocket money, it’s easy to lose track of these expenses if you don’t utilize some sort of record keeping tool.

Remember to analyze and include every college expense including car repair expenses if your child has a car, parking fees, field trip fees and any other items you will need to pay for while your child is in college. Don't forget health insurance or car insurance premiums.

In addition, if you are able to deduct any of your child’s college expenses (ask your tax professional), if you don’t track them, at tax time it can be a harrowing experience to find them all.

Finally, in order to teach your child some budgeting skills for life, it’s important they know what you are paying out and how much money they need to budget from what you give them each month.

Graduating from high school and then going off to college is a large step for many students, especially in regard to academics and maturity level. A student (and parents) should really assess if the student is ready to attend a four-year university with all the academic and social demands. If not, community college is a great option. Or perhaps the student is ready to attend a four-year college, but simply cannot afford the cost. In this case, community college is also a great choice.

Community college used to have a stigma attached. But the stigma is quickly going away because students and parents are realizing what a financial steal community college is. For example, the average annual cost of tuition, room and board and fees at a public university as of 2009 is $14,333 (College Board). The average cost of a private college is $34,132 (College Board). The average annual cost of tuition and fees for 2008 for a community college is $4,552 (U.S. News & World Report). The savings are astronomical.