DC College Savings Plan

This brochure provides information about the DC College Savings Plan and how DC residents can start saving for college and technical school.

Source: DC College Savings Plan
Category: Financial Aid
Publication Date: 2019

Discover Business Degrees: ACT Prep

This website provides a list of tools, resources, and study tactics to help students prepare for the ACT and earn a business degree.

Source: Discover Business
Category: College Planning and Assessments
Publication Date: 2018

Discover Business Degrees: SAT Prep

This website provides a list of tools, resources, and study tactics to help students prepare for the SAT and earn a business degree.

Source: Discover Business
Category: College Planning and Assessments
Publication Date: 2018

Educational Opportunity Center - Educational Counseling

The Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) is a free program committed to providing adult DC residents with high-quality information, guidance and counseling. Specifically, the EOC program provides information and services in the following categories: 1) Admissions Counseling & College Selection, 2) Academic and Career Counseling, 3) Assistance with Financial Aid Applications & Financial Aid Counseling, 4) Scholarship Searches, 5) Financial Education, and 6) GED Information and Referrals.

Source: The College Board
Category: Career Exploration & Assessments, College Planning and Assessments, Financial Aid

Education Planner

This website provides tools and resources to help students plan for college or career.

Source: Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
Category: Career Exploration & Assessments, College Planning and Assessments, Tools for Advisers
Publication Date: 2017

Ensuring College Readiness and Academic System Alignment for All Students: A Tactical Guidebook

The Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), supported by Lumina Foundation, developed this tactical guidebook to explain how communities work towards greater academic alignment and increase college readiness for underserved students. This guidebook is divided into the following seven chapters.
•    Chapter 1: Develop Students’ Aspiration for College
•    Chapter 2: Offer High-Quality College-Readiness Curriculum
•    Chapter 3: Deliver Learning Outside the Classroom
•    Chapter 4: Increase Financial Awareness and Readiness for College
•    Chapter 5: Guide Students Through the College Admissions Process
•    Chapter 6: Create On-Ramps to Get Back on the College Track
•    Chapter 7: Ease the Transition to College
 

Category: Current Research

Federal Student Aid for Adult Students

The US Department of Education - Federal Student Aid Office developed this fact sheet on the types of federal student aid available for adult students.

Source: US Department of Education - Federal Student Aid Office
Category: Financial Aid
Publication Date: 2011

Federal Student Aid Resources for the 2017-18 FAFSA

The US Department of Education - Federal Student Aid Office provides this list of Federal Student Aid resources. The resources inlcude videos, infographics, publications, fact sheets, worksheets, and presentations produced in both English and Spanish.

Source: US Department of Education - Federal Student Aid Office
Category: Financial Aid
Publication Date: 2017

Formal Email Template

This template provides an example of how to write a formal email letter.

Source: wikiHow
Category: Career Exploration & Assessments, Tools for Advisers
Publication Date: 2013

Guide to Financial Aid for Psychology Students

This guide presents an overview of scholarships, grants, and other types of financial aid resources available for psychology students.

Source: Psychology.org
Category: Financial Aid
Publication Date: 2018