As a benefit of serving in the US Army 30 some years ago, I got some help going to college. I worked nights to support my family at the same time. I suggest she do the same.
I do see some of what she is talking about as a single mother trying to do all of this. But, personally, as a single mother myself, I have put off upper education until my kids are grown. Then I can go back and do school.
But, if she were a single mother, trying to go to school, and doesn't have a support system nearby, she is in financial trouble. On top of paying for school, and probably some form of childcare during the day, if she works at night to support the household, she has even more childcare expenses. And that can be more than most single moms can make on those overnight jobs.
My son still has a year left on his hitch with the USMC Reserves. His service in Kuwait/Iraq provided vets benefits for school. We're going to his graduation on Saturday. Uncle Sam's help, $20,000 in student loans and a job running a real estate office is what brought him to the festivities on Saturday. He figures it will take most of a year to retire the student loan. He's salting money away for law school now. That will wait until the Marines cease controlling where he needs to live to make them happy.