Columbus State now offers social workers on campus for students

Many students at Columbus State Community College are challenged with working full-time jobs and parenting while studying to earn degrees."I knew it would be hard," said Jenae Parker, a consortium transfer student at Columbus State, who is also mother to an 8-year old daughter. "When things are hectic in your personal life, it takes away from your bandwidth when you're in class. Sometimes I can be in class worrying about how I'm going to pay my rent or how I'm going to provide a meal for my daug