College Access Counseling's Services
If your school or community organization helps first-generation and low-income students reach for college, College Access Counseling is in your corner. We provide you with the most current information, techniques, and "best practices" about the college admission & financial aid process so you can prepare the young people you work with for the best college opportunities.
We specialize in working with teachers, parents, mentors, counselors, and other adults who support underserved students on the path to a college education.
Our services are based on your organization's needs. Call or email us to set up a time to discuss your plans and goals.
These services can be combined as needed. Longer-term consulting is also available.
College process capacity assessment
- School or organization visit: Meet with counselors or other adults, observe current college counseling setup, talk with participants, and determine needs
- Written recommendations/report for capacity building
- Follow-up visit
College planning workshops for teachers, counselors, staff, mentors (two hours)
- Recommendation writing
- Integrating college process & financial aid calendar into school planning
- Planning for & setting up parent nights
- Working with parents and other community members
- Working with colleges & universities
- College application essay writing
- Fundamentals of financial aid and scholarships
- Getting students organized
- College awareness for younger students (MS through early HS)
- Learning how to keep track of information & follow through
- Working with individuals doing college counseling
- Organizing a college counseling office
- Other topics as requested
Counseling seminars for teachers, counselors, staff, mentors (interactive; four hours)
- Importance of developing social & cultural capital and how to apply it to college aspiration and attendance
- The concept of "6 to 16" thinking: The arc of college preparation from sixth grade through college & how to institute it in your organization
- Developing relationships with colleges and universities
- Transitions: MS to HS and HS to college
- Integrating college counseling & school counseling
- Developing your school's "college-going" culture
- Involving parents & community in college readiness
Specific individualized projects for your organization
- Writing college counseling materials for participants
- Writing school or organization profile to send to colleges/universities
- Organizing parent nights
- Ongoing support with college awareness
- Others as requested
Speaking Engagements
College Access Counseling staff are happy to speak to your group or your students about the college process, the importance of doing well in school, fundamentals of financial aid or any other college-related topics.
Participants in the above programs will receive written materials (worksheets, articles, instructions, etc.) that can be used within the organization.
Contact Us
Please contact College Access Counseling to discuss your organization's plans and goals. We will develop a program based on your needs, budget, and time constraints.
In order to make college information as accessible as possible, we take into account your group's size and the number of students you expect to reach as well as other considerations when developing fee schedules. We do not want to exclude anyone based solely on budget and will do our best to work out a plan that fits your needs.