Empower your journey with essential resources!

Explore our collection of valuable links and guides designed to help you navigate the path to higher education. Whether you're looking for information on scholarships, college applications, or financial aid, these resources are curated to support your academic and professional aspirations. Explore the links below to access the tools and information you need to succeed.

Career Exploration

Below is a curated collection of reputable resources aimed at guiding individuals through discovering careers and creating a roadmap to success. Regardless of the career path you choose, use these resources and our expertise to guide your decisions!

CareerOneStop

Learn about careers, find career information, and locate career resources and advice.

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My Next Move

Service helps individuals explore over 900 career options including tasks, skills, and salary data.

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O*Net Interest Profiler

Discover your work-related interests and explore career options that are a good fit.

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Roadtrip Nation

The best career paths for you will always start at the place where your interests meet—so let’s find that intersection!

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Michigan Career Pathfinder

Create a custom roadmap by exploring careers, schools and programs in Michigan.

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Michigan Construction Careers

Provides information on trades careers and how to access the excellent training provided through union apprenticeship and journeyman training programs.

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College Search and Choice

The simple act of looking at colleges can be daunting. With many different things to consider from size of the school to distance from home, finding even where to apply is sometimes difficult (but worth it!). Some of the resources below can help arm you with the tools to take on this task. If you are ever in doubt - reach out to your adviser, navigator, or the Promise Zone for help.

CollegeBoard

Access your SAT and AP test scores, send scores to colleges, and explore additional resources for your academic journey. Start now to stay on track for your future goals!

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Common App

The Common App allows you to send one application to multiple colleges throughout our state and the country.

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Make Me a Freshman

Make Me a Freshman is a free web app that helps students manage college applications by generating personalized checklists for deadlines, essays, and financial aid requirements.

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Michigan Transfer Network

Plan on transferring from a community college to a university? Use the Michigan Transfer Network to learn about transfer options and plan your pathway to completion.

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NACAC Guide to College Admissions

This guide offers sound advice on every step of the process, from getting in the right mindset, to researching universities, to completing application materials. This is a fantastic go-to source for everything college admissions!

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Parchment

Use Parchment to securely send your high school transcripts to colleges when you apply, plus transfer records when you’re in college.

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Financial Aid

There are many ways to get financial aid to help you pay for your education. Submitting the FAFSA should be your top priority, then getting scholarships and grants, then applying for student loans. The earlier you apply for any of these, the better!

FAFSA

Complete your FAFSA application to unlock federal student aid for college. Click here to start your application and access grants, loans, and work-study opportunities.

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Work-Study

Work-study programs are made available to students who select the option on their FAFSA. Students who do work-study can work either on- or off-campus, and the monies they receive can go directly to them, or to their semester bills.

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Federal Student Loans

There are three types of federal student loans: subsidized, unsubsidized, and ones parents can sign up for to support their student. These should be a last resort and are obtained through completing the FAFSA.

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Community College Guarantee

The Michigan Community College Guarantee covers in-district tuition, contact hours, and mandatory fees for students.

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Michigan Achievement Scholarship

The Michigan Achievement Scholarship gives eligible graduating high school seniors up to $5,500 per year if they attend a Michigan public or private college, university, or community college; a total of $27,500!

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Tuition Incentive Program

The Tuition Incentive Program (TIP) is a state program that helps certain students receive tuition assistance for the first two years of college and beyond. Students must be eligible and apply before they graduate.

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