Carroll Community College

Carroll Community College (Carroll) is committed to the academic success and personal growth of our students.  We are proud to offer:

• Excellent faculty and staff
• Affordability and value
• Emphasis on Transfer
• Small classes
• Cutting-edge technology

College: It's a New World

College presents new opportunities for students to make their own decisions and become independent adults. Changes of this magnitude are bound to evoke mixed emotions in both students and parents. The excitement of a new beginning is often accompanied on a student's part by worry about success.  And as a parent, you wonder how your relationship will change.  We encourage you to allow your student to use this time to develop skills for transitioning into adulthood.

As a parent, you have been heavily invested in your student's academic, personal, and social development.  Until now, you have been encouraged by teachers to be an active participant in your child's education by attending meetings and checking grades on the web site.

You may feel compelled to continue this level of involvement during the college years. After all, no one else knows so much about their children than parents. However,  when parents continue to make decisions or manage students' responsibilities for them, this is not helpful for them. Your student may make decisions you do not expect and may not always share as much as in the past.  It will be important for them to consider all their choices, knowing that you as a parent will always be there for support during  difficult decisions and through life's ups and downs. Students who are trusted by  parents have more self-confidence. Remember, your child will always need you in one form or another through life.

Note to Reader: The sources for this section are Kristine DeWitt, Director of Transfer and Retention; Frederick Community College's website; Brian Watkins, University of Maryland; and Paper Clip Communications: A New Chapter.