It's October 1st!! Time to complete your financial aid application! If you intend on continuing your education after high school, you must complete your financial aid application (FAFSA or WASFA) your Senior year and EVERY year thereafter that you want to be considered for student loans, federal and state grants, work-study and many scholarships. Even [...]
You don't need to be going to WSU Vancouver to get assistance on filling out federal and state financial aid forms for college! WSUV is offering help to families filing a FAFSA/WASFA via Zoom in secure breakout rooms: https://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/event/college-goal-washington Attend a virtual College Goal Washington session to get one-on-one help filing your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal [...]
The Cooke College Scholarship Program is one of the largest undergraduate scholarship programs available to high-achieving high school seniors with financial need who seek to attend the nation’s best four-year colleges and universities. Each Cooke Scholar has access to: Generous financial support (up to $40,000/year) for up to four years College planning support Ongoing advising [...]
There are so many great scholarships out there but sometimes finding them is the hardest part! That's why we have compiled a list of scholarships with deadlines, links, and requirements. This list also includes local scholarships. This list will be updated weekly! If you need help applying, please see your Career Specialist. [...]
The aim of the Addiction Awareness Scholarship is to bring attention as to why addiction, in various forms, is becoming more prevalent in our society and how can we address the issue of an increasing number of people dealing with addiction. The scholarship is open to any major who can shed light on this issue. [...]
Award: One student will be awarded $1,000; (nonrenewable) to be paid directly to their college or university admissions office. Joanne Norris was an award-winning journalist. Her career began in the 50s, at a time when relatively few women were journalists, and she dedicated her exploration to go beyond "puff piece" assignments into deeper concerns, including sexism, [...]
As seniors start their final high school year, planning for college or university involves several steps to complete application process. To better serve students during remote learning, transcripts will be requested through Xello for all colleges and universities. Students can make the request through Xello by following the directions found here. The request will be processed at [...]
Students in WA state now have more options to meet graduation requirements. Starting with the Class of 2020, students now have several pathway options to meet the graduation requirement (opposed to the prior testing requirement). This allows students greater flexibility and more options to explore career pathways. One of those pathways is for students to [...]
If you are 16 years old or older and working, you may be eligible to earn CTE credit for your paid job experience. Students must be enrolled in a qualifying CTE course or have taken a related CTE course to earn credit for work experience. For example, if you are working at a retail store [...]
The Career & Technical Education (CTE) offers elective off-campus internships to students who are at least 16 years old. Due to COVID-19, off-campus internships are currently unavailable but there are VIRTUAL internships happening. The internship will be a combination of online curriculum and worksite projects for a total of 90-hours. It's important to still apply [...]
