Student Parent Resources
At Palo Verde College, we understand that being a parent and a student means navigating multiple responsibilities-and we’re here to make that journey a little easier. This web page pulls together all the available resources for making college more affordable and manageable, so you can focus on what truly matters: your family and your education.
If you have questions or need support, you can contact Financial Aid at (760) 921-5500 or financialaid@paloverde.edu. Please don’t hesitate to reach out—we’re here to help!
Priority Registration: Early access to sign up for the classes you need
As a student parent, you can register for classes earlier than others, which makes it easier to build a school schedule that works for you and your family. To use this benefit: Admissions and Records.
You qualify if you have a child under 18 years old and provide more than half of that child’s financial support.
Financial Aid: Support to make college more affordable
- Federal Pell Grant
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- California Dream Act Application (CADAA)
- Cal Grant
- California Chafee Grant for Foster Youth
- Cost of Attendance Adjustment
- Dependent Care Allowance
- Federal Work-Study
Basic Needs Resources: Cash, food, and other direct support to offset your college costs
- CalFresh
- CalWORKs
- California Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
- Campus Basic Needs Center
- Medi-Cal
- Covered California
Tax Credits: Money back from your taxes and free filing support
- Federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
- California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC)
- Child Tax Credit (CTC)
- Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC)
- Foster Youth Tax Credit (FYTC)
- Federal Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC)
- American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC)
- Lifetime Learning Credit (LLC)
- Free Tax Filing Services (VITA)
- Free Self-Online Filing
Child Care Resources: Help finding and paying for child care while you go to school and work
- California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
- Head Start/Early Head Start
- CalWorks Child Care
- Local Child Care Programs
- California State Preschool Program
Public Benefits and Other Resources: Additional supports to ease your path through college
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
- Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8)
- CalWorks Homeless Assistance
- 2-1-1 Information Services
- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
- Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP)
Again, if you have questions or need support, you can contact Financial Aid at (760) 921-5500 or financialaid@paloverde.edu. Don’t hesitate to reach out—we’re here to help!