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
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
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.
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/
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/
Test Preparation
https://www.khanacademy.org/sat - SAT
http://www.learningexpresshub.com/productengine/LELIndex.html#/center/college-preparation-center/home - AP, ACT, and SAT
http://www.learningexpresshub.com/productengine/LELIndex.html#/center/college-preparation-center/home - AP, ACT, and SAT
Tutoring
https://www.khanacademy.org/ - Free video tutorials in all subjects
