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Now a freshman,
Noah Ciaccio says his son AJ, six years old, assists his dad
with his schoolwork by sitting beside him while he's studying.
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Noah Ciaccio |
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shows his
son how to be a successful college student at McNeese State University |
| Noah Ciaccio is a single dad that decided at age 32 to become
a College Dad. |
| He was already a successful
owner of a computer business and
he spent four years of active duty in the Army, but he wanted
the self-sufficiency that a degree in computer science could
give him, so he enrolled at McNeese State University in Lake
Charles, Louisiana. |
| Now a freshman, he says his son AJ, six years old, assists
his dad with his schoolwork by sitting beside him while he's
studying and AJ pitches in with the housework, too, by helping
with the dishes. |
| Noah says he has been able
to balance working, studying and taking care of AJ because he schedules
his classes and work during AJ's school hours, which are extended
by an after school program that costs $30 a week. He also saved
time by taking advantage of McNeese's off campus learning program
by signing up for an on-line class which met on campus only one
day a week. |
| Last semester he was able
to manage finances well enough to not have to take out any school
loans, a
great goal for all College Parents. Noah has the extra
expense of paying for more expensive off campus housing because
the only on campus housing at McNeese is a one bedroom apartment
which is reasonable at $250 a month, but not large enough for
a family. |
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His advice
to other College
Dads? "Don't let your child become
distant from other kids," he says. Even though working and
studying can be overwhelming, make time, Noah says, to be sure
your child is socializing with other kids. Be sure to go
to play dates, playgrounds, athletic games, church and community
events and family gatherings and take time so that your child
can have fun just goofing around, being silly and laughing. Probably
good advice for all College Moms and College Dads.
---------------Katherine Arnoldi
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