USD232 Virtual College & Career Planning
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FAFSA Information
College Rep Information
Career Development
Parent Webinars
Welcome to the first Virtual College and Career Planning Night!
Please move through the slides at your own pace. There is an array of information in hopes of helping plan the next steps for your student after graduation!
Interested in the University of Kansas?
Here is a link from Lisa Pinamonti Kress (Director of Admissions at the University of Kansas) to KU Parent Webinars including information about general information, admissions, and campus life.
Click this link!
Johnson County Community College
Is Johnson County Community College your next step after graduating High School?
Take a look at JCCC’s Career Development Center to learn more about your values, personality, skills, strengths, and interests! You will learn more about yourself to make informed decisions when choosing your major or career path!
Undecided about what you want to do in college?
Crystal Stokes, Career Information Specialist at JCCC also provided a presentation on Undecided Majors:
FAFSA - What is it and Why Would I Need It?
Register Soon!
The FAFSA opened on October 1, 2020. Please visit www.studentaid.gov for more information on the application.
Both student & parent will create an FSA i.d. to complete the FAFSA.
JCCC has a helpful website on completing the FAFSA and offers assistance daily from 10 am – 3 pm via Zoom. Visit https://www.jccc.edu/admissions/financial-aid/ for more information.
In Kansas, for priority consideration, submit your FAFSA application by midnight CST on April 1, 2021.
The FAFSA(Free Application for Federal Student Aid) determines eligibility for grants and scholarships and many colleges and universities, but also provides loans as well.
The Johnson County library is offering an online step by step session to help students and parents with the FAFSA process. The next session available is October 28th from 6:30 to 8 pm. Students must register by visiting the following link: JCCC FAFSA Event.
How am I Going to Pay for College?
Tanya McGee, a Kansas State University Representative provided two videos regarding Applying for Scholarships and Completing the FAFSA.
Please watch the videos below to learn more about FAFSA and applying for scholarships!
Have more questions about K-State? You may contact Tanya McGee at tanyap@ksu.edu for more information!
Technical Career Options - KCKCC
Are you interested in a career technical education program (CTE)? CTE provides technical skill training for a specific industry (i.e. auto-collision, construction technology, culinary arts). There is an academic component to CTE, but it provides a hands-on experience that is designed for students to gain the necessary skills to learn the trade and go straight into the specific industry.
There are multiple career technical education programs at KCKCC. Ashley Ervin, a counselor at Kansas City Kansas Community College-Technical Education Center explains further in the following video! To contact her for more information, you may reach her at airvin@kckcc.edu.
Technical Career Options - KCKCC
Senior Year Checklist
Meet with school counselor for credit check for graduation
Compile list of colleges, trade schools, career options
Look for scholarship opportunities if going to college
Apply to colleges, Apply for scholarships and FAFSA
Enjoy your last year of high school ☺