Links – LoyalTeach

College Counseling and Persistence

ASSIST – The official course transfer and articulation system for California colleges and universities

California Proficiency Program – Did you know that there’s a test you can pass to leave high school at age 16?

CSU Apply – The guide to the California State University system

CSU local admission and service areas – Shows the area that each CSU campus gives preference to in its admission process

CSU undergraduate impacted program matrix – Learn which CSU campuses and programs have competitive admission processes

CSU-UC comparison of minimum freshman admission requirements

UC apply

California Virtual Campus – California community college students can enroll in an online course at another community college without the hassle of filling out a separate application – at no additional cost!

College Essay Guy – Includes free resources for help with writing application essays

www.collegetransfer.net – For those already in college and considering a transfer

Khan Academy – Free video tutorials on the college admissions process

http://linkforward.org/ – A clearinghouse for college access sites

College Search

appily – Best feature is its student reviews of each college

https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses-majors/ – A guide to the University of California system

http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/files/undergraduate_majors_list.pdf – A complete list of majors offered at UC campuses

Big Future – The College Board’s site allows you to save your planning activities to your account

http://www.collegexpress.com/# – Useful site for learning more about a particular school

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/ – Comprehensive search tool of the U.S. Department of Education; includes a useful tool for comparing net costs by income level

www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/ – Our favorite site for college data

https://blog.prepscholar.com/cal-state-schools – Useful comparison of all Cal-State schools

Financial aid and scholarships

http://www.bonner.org/apply – The Bonner program meets the full financial need of selected students who demonstrate a commitment to public service and attend one of the program’s partner colleges

https://californiafarmworkers.org/what-we-do/nueva-generacion-scholarship-program/ – For children of farmworkers

https://cawgfoundation.org/ – For children of California vineyard employees attending California public colleges or universities

http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarships/first-in-family.htm – Opportunities for “first-generation” students

http://www.csac.ca.gov/ – California Student Aid Commission

http://www.calstate.edu/sas/eop/ – California State University’s Educational Opportunity Program

https://www.thedream.us/scholarships/ – For DREAMers

https://www.goingmerry.com/ – Free scholarship search service

https://hsf.net/ – Hispanic Scholarship Fund

https://icangotocollege.com/student-support-services/hispanic-student-success – Includes several scholarships for Hispanic/Latino students

https://lowincomerelief.com/scholarships-low-income-students/ – Master list of scholarships for low-income students

https://myintuition.org/ – Quick college-cost estimator

https://nike-hsi-scholarship.hsfts.net/scholarship – For Hispanic students attending Hispanic-serving institutions

http://www.questbridge.org/ – Full scholarships for low-income high-achievers

https://www.raise.me/ – Micro-scholarships based on high school performance

http://www.savingforcollege.com/ – Tax-deferred college savings accounts

http://www.sbscholarship.org/ – All Santa Barbara County students should seek support from the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara

https://scholarshipamerica.org/give/our-scholarships/dream-award/– A renewable scholarship fund for students in their sophomore year of college and beyond — with growing, renewable awards that help ensure talented students can afford to complete the degree programs they’ve started. Students can apply before beginning college.

https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type/first-in-family-scholarships/ – More help for “first-generation” students

http://www.scholarshipsaz.org/ – Resources and scholarships available to undocumented students as well as others

https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/ – Federal student aid

http://www.syvalleyfoundation.org/ – The Santa Ynez Valley Foundation offers scholarships to residents of the valley and Los Alamos for up to two years.

First Generation Students

https://www.centre.edu/grissom-scholars/ – Through the Grissom Scholars Program, Centre College meets the full financial need of ten first-generation students each year

http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarships/first-in-family.htm

http://www.imfirst.org/ – An online community supporting first-generation college students

https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type/first-in-family-scholarships/