Colorado High School Charter

/  POST SECONDARY ADVISING 

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Role of the Post Secondary Advocate in Post-Secondary Planning often includes: 

• implementing a college and career readiness program as part of a comprehensive guidance and school counseling plan, developed in collaboration with administration, teachers, staff, families, and external partners.

• encouraging student participation in challenging coursework and relevant learning opportunities.

• helping students explore postsecondary options including college and career choices.

• facilitating the college application process.

• engaging parents in educational and career planning for their children.

• cultivating skills and habits necessary for student success in post-secondar school, community and the world of work.

• helping students connect the link between present efforts and future success.

• helping students understand their strengths and talents, and how these abilities can be utilized in various college majors and careers. 

• communicating scholarship, financial aid, and other college opportunities to families and Alumni. 

• organizing college visits, college fairs, service learning opportunities, as well as financial aid workshops.

• explaining the military recruitment opt-out and the FAFSA completion project/National Student Clearinghouse opt-out. 

• connecting students to  employment opportunities.

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/  ALUMNI INFORMATION & RESOURCES

• To research information on planning, applying, and paying for college

• To research college enrollment and payment opportunities in Colorado

• To register for SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests

• To register for ACT Tests

• To submit a Common Application to member schools

• To get general information about college preparation, selection, and payment plans

• To apply for federal student aid, the "FAFSA on the Web" site

• To search for scholarships and loans at schools that match the student's interests

• To submit the CSS Financial Aid profile required by some colleges in addition to the FAFSA

• Denver Scholarship Foundation

• Colorado Construction Institute

• Mile High Youth Corps

• College Opportunity Fund 

• Community College of Denver

• Arapahoe Community College

• Emily Griffith 

• Metropolitan State University 

• http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.org/colorado/

• http://www.denverscholarship.org/

• https://secure.collegeincolorado.org/

• http://www.bestschools.com/online-colleges-in-colorado/

• http://www.bestschools.com/make-sense-of-online-college-rankings/

• http://www.bestschools.com/student-guide-transferring-credits/

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  Job Training Programs

• CCI: http://ccidenver.org/ 

• Mile High Youth Corps: http://www.milehighyouthcorps.org/

   

  Community College Steps to Enrollment

• CCD

• ACC