College Access Professionals Resources
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There are many organizations that college access professionals and school guidance counselors may find helpful.
- The College Board offers information about admissions tests, finding and applying to the right college, and financial aid—including a scholarship search.
- College Goal Sunday is a nationwide initiative to help students and families fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and create a financial aid plan.
- The Council for Opportunity in Education administers programs, including federal TRIO programs, that help low-income Americans enter college and graduate.
- Going2college.org features comprehensive information to help students research career possibilities, plan for higher education, choose the right college, and pay for college within each U.S. state and territory.
- Mapping Your Future provides free information and resources on college, careers, financial aid, and financial literacy services.
- The NASFAA Financial Aid Night provides financial aid resources from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
- The National Merit Scholarship Corporation conducts 2 academic scholarship competitions annually.
- The U.S. Department of Education offers information for students, families, and college access professionals about financial aid, ways to prepare for college, and regulations affecting borrowers and financial aid administrators.
- College.gov explains to students—in other students’ words—why to go to college, how to get there, and how to pay for it.
- Money Math, sponsored by the Treasury Department, features a curriculum for teaching financial literacy to students in grades K through 12.
- Money Smart is a financial education program for adults offered through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
