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Contact UsMany people don’t know that more than 1 in 10 MSU Denver students is also a parent. Our student parent community is raising children across a wide age range, including infants and toddlers, school age children, and adolescents. Some of our parenting Roadrunners are parents of adult children (and some are even grandparents!) And, many of the members of our parenting student community (about 10%) are raising a child with special needs.
MSU Denver is here to help support you and your family as you complete your college degree. Please check out the resources below, or click here for information about how to request support.
If you’d like to get involved and advocate for more supports for parenting students like yourself – you can apply to join the Parenting Students Advisory Board by filling out this application.
And finally, if you have any feedback or suggestions for us, please fill out this survey
We are glad you are here and look forward to the day your children congratulate you as you walk across the graduation stage!
The Auraria Early Learning Center Provides full-time childcare for children ages 12-months to 5-years of age and summer camps for children up to age 8. The center has earned top ratings from the Colorado Shines rating system, and there is a child-care subsidy for MSU Denver students. Learn more about the Center and how to enroll your child here.
MSU Denver offers a variety of summer camps through different departments around campus. More information can be found here
Athletic camps and clinics are offered as well. For more information see the list of current offerings here.
MSU Denver offers several scholarships that can help with the costs of attending college. These are updated each year, and information can be found at the general scholarship application link.
In addition, students can contact the Financial Aid Office to request that their cost of attendance be adjusted to include the costs of child care. You can find the form here.
For the 2025-2026 Academic year the following list of scholarships include a criteria or preference for single parents:
Students who are pregnant qualify for temporary medical accommodations through the Access Center. To learn more and to request accommodations, visit this website.
Students who are nursing are invited to use one of the lactation rooms on campus. More information can be found at the GITA website.
Official policies regarding students’ return to courses after childbirth can be found in the University catalogue.
Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences Clinic
The Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences Department offers no-cost comprehensive treatment for children ages birth to 18 for with developmental or acquired speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders or differences. All services are free of charge and no insurance is required. More information can be found here
General Student Support
If you have a concern regarding meeting your families basic needs, you may want to check out Rowdy’s Corner or the Care Center. You can find out more information and reach out for help here: Additional Student Resources
Advisory Board & Council
MSU Denver has a Student Parent Council (consisting of current students and alumni who are parents) who help provide feedback and suggestions for how MSU Denver can support student parents. If you’d like to join this group, please fill out this application If you have a question about the group or would like their input on something, please contact Kristen Lyons ([email protected]).
MSU Denver also has a Faculty/Staff Advisory Board, consisting of faculty and administrators who are passionate about supporting the success of student parents. Through their scholarship, teaching, and administrative work, this group is championing initiatives to help MSU Denver’s student parents succeed. If you would like to apply to join this group, please fill out this application.
Interested in Taking Classes about Children, Families, & Parenting?
Here’s a list of General Studies classes that may interest you:
ENG 2460 – Introduction to Children’s Literature
ENG 3465 – Anti-Racist Children’s Literature
PSY 2240 – Parenting Across the Lifespan
SOC 1080 – Love and Family in East Asia
You may also want to check out one of these departments/majors:
Human Development and Family Studies Major
Additional Resources
Being a parent can be really challenging at times. And it can also be really fun. Here’s a list of resources that may be of interest to you and your family.
Parent Possible: Parent Possible
Denver Preschool Program: Denver Preschool Program
SCFD Free Days (at the Zoo, Science Museum, etc.): SCFD Free Days (at the Zoo, Science Museum etc.)
MyDenver Card: My Denver Card (For Children in Denver ages 5 to 18)
imatterColorado: imatterColorado (for up to 6 free virtual counseling sessions for youth in Colorado)
And here’s a list of Non-MSU Denver Scholarships
Parents Magazine Article: Scholarships for Parents
Scholarships for Single Fathers
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