Helpful Websites for the College Bound Student
College Board ~ Planning for College
Visit Colleges Virtually:
www.youvisit.com
Build a College List:
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search?excmpid=SM48-ED-CB-tw
College Board Opportunity Scholarship- 6 college planning steps
cb.org/opportunity
Naviance! Log in through the link with your Learn account to log in and your password is your ID.
CollegeWise FREE resources:
collegewise.com/resources
Contact your Counselor or stop by the CCC for help.
www.youvisit.com
Build a College List:
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search?excmpid=SM48-ED-CB-tw
College Board Opportunity Scholarship- 6 college planning steps
cb.org/opportunity
Naviance! Log in through the link with your Learn account to log in and your password is your ID.
CollegeWise FREE resources:
collegewise.com/resources
Contact your Counselor or stop by the CCC for help.
California Colleges
www.californiacolleges.edu has loads of information about applying to colleges in California. Includes virtual campus tours, criteria searches, and a student-campus matching assistant. Also includes information about community colleges and universities as well as private and public colleges in California.
www2.calstate.edu/apply Designed to provide outreach, pre-admission, financial aid, and admission information regarding the California State University system.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions University of California: A starting point for students who are considering UC as an option. Offers applications and answers regarding the University of California system.
www.assist.org ASSIST is an online student-transfer information system that shows how course credits earned at one public California college or university can be applied when transferred to another. ASSIST is the official repository of articulation for California’s public colleges and universities and provides the most accurate and up-to-date information about student transfer in California.
www.aiccu.edu The Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities helps students, families, counselors, member colleges and policy makers research and understand private nonprofit higher education in California. Also visit www.naicu.edu for information on national colleges.
Testing and NCAA websites
www.ap.collegeboard.org AP information: The "starting point" for students, parents, counselors, admission staff, etc.
www.actstudent.org ACT information. Offers registration, test prep resources, source for viewing and sending test scores, college and career planning, etc.
NCAA Eligibility Center NCAA information center for students interested in playing a sport in college at the Division I or II level. Students need to be certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center. Requirements
Federal, State and National Scholarship websites*
www.calgrants.org will provide you with the basics about Cal Grants.
FAFSA is where you go to obtain a PIN, learn more about the FAFSA, file online, and check the status of your FAFSA.
www.fastweb.com provides free scholarship and college searches.
www.finaid.org offers an overall look at financial aid as well as where and how to get it.
www.csac.ca.gov/california-dream-act provides information from California Student Aid Commission
* More scholarship information can be found here.
www.californiacolleges.edu has loads of information about applying to colleges in California. Includes virtual campus tours, criteria searches, and a student-campus matching assistant. Also includes information about community colleges and universities as well as private and public colleges in California.
www2.calstate.edu/apply Designed to provide outreach, pre-admission, financial aid, and admission information regarding the California State University system.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions University of California: A starting point for students who are considering UC as an option. Offers applications and answers regarding the University of California system.
www.assist.org ASSIST is an online student-transfer information system that shows how course credits earned at one public California college or university can be applied when transferred to another. ASSIST is the official repository of articulation for California’s public colleges and universities and provides the most accurate and up-to-date information about student transfer in California.
www.aiccu.edu The Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities helps students, families, counselors, member colleges and policy makers research and understand private nonprofit higher education in California. Also visit www.naicu.edu for information on national colleges.
Testing and NCAA websites
www.ap.collegeboard.org AP information: The "starting point" for students, parents, counselors, admission staff, etc.
www.actstudent.org ACT information. Offers registration, test prep resources, source for viewing and sending test scores, college and career planning, etc.
NCAA Eligibility Center NCAA information center for students interested in playing a sport in college at the Division I or II level. Students need to be certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center. Requirements
Federal, State and National Scholarship websites*
www.calgrants.org will provide you with the basics about Cal Grants.
FAFSA is where you go to obtain a PIN, learn more about the FAFSA, file online, and check the status of your FAFSA.
www.fastweb.com provides free scholarship and college searches.
www.finaid.org offers an overall look at financial aid as well as where and how to get it.
www.csac.ca.gov/california-dream-act provides information from California Student Aid Commission
* More scholarship information can be found here.