Is it pretty easy for a single parent to get financial aide? What about a reduction in childcare?

File your FAFSA for federal financial aid. Look up fastweb.com for private financial aid. Find out if your prospective school offers a free or low-cost child care center for students.

When you file with FAFSA it will give you an EFC amount. The lower the number, the more financial aid you will receive. It all depends on your income versus expenses. They use last years income tax to determine this.

I am a single parent and received financial aid for my entire tuition, only a tiny portion of that was grants that I was awarded. After my schooling, I will need to pay most of my tuition back. I was not granted child care. Again, it all depends if you are working full time and how much you make.

Yeah you can pretty much get financial aid because you have a dependent. Also if your yearly gross income ias under 25,000 you qualify for a pell grant which you dont have to pay back. If you are ofered loans try to accept subsidized loans because the govt will help pay for interest that is acruing on loan. Try not to get private loans becuase in the even that something happens to you your child will be held responsible.