College Resources
- College & Career (Post Secondary) Planning: For an interactive website presenting many of the topics encountered as students transition beyond graduation. We encourage both students and parents/guardians to bookmark this site as a step in navigating through the post secondary planning maze.
- Campus Safety: View campus safety and security related data for colleges/universities
- College Navigator: Find the right college for you
- Khan Academy: College admissions information
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on current career outlooks
- PA TRAC: Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Center- compare community college transfer credit to the state school credit requirements
- FairTest: Listing of test optional colleges/universities
Financial Aid Resources
- FAFSA: This is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. If you are applying to a college/university for financial aid, you must complete this application. Even if you believe you will not qualify for Financial Aid, you should complete the forms because colleges have access to this information and could be able to award private scholarships based on being denied government funding. The first official date to file for FAFSA, is in December for the 2023-2024 school year. It is highly recommended to complete the FAFSA as soon as it becomes available.
- PHEAA: The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) has primary responsibility for student financial aid for PA students and their families.
- My Smart Borrowing: A free tool for calculating an affordable future.
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CSS/Financial Aid Profile: Some colleges offer the CSS profile as a means for rewarding additional grants/scholarships from their own institution. The CSS profile asks more specific questions than what is on the FAFSA as a means of understanding your family financial circumstances better. The CSS Profile can be found on the College Board website.
- College Affordability and Transparency Center: Designed by the U.S. Department of Education to provide information about how much it costs students to attend different colleges, how fast these costs are going up, and information related to why costs are going up.
- FinAid: Provides information on federal and private loans and scholarship programs sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
Scholarship Resources
