Counseling/CCC: College & Career Center
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The College & Career Center, located in Room 318, serves as a doorway to College admissions. In conjunction with the Counseling Office, the College & Career Center provides a full range of College admission information and activities including the following:
Information available:
- Information on Colleges and universities
- Brochures, View Books, Videos and Course Catalogs
- Handbooks and Directories
- Guidebooks for parents
- UC, CSU and Common Applications
- College Admission Testing
- Registration Material
- Study Guides
- Financial Aid Information
- FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Application and CSS/Financial Aid Profile
- Scholarship information and applications (local, community, national & corporate scholarships)
- Career and vocational planning information
- SCROC (Southern California Regional Occupation Center) information and applications
- Military and Federal Service Academy Information
- NCAA and College Athletic Information
- Summer programs and internships
Services Provided:
- Naviance – a computer assisted College search and application management system for students
- Registration, training and searching assistance provided for students and parents
- Application assistance for students
- Financial Aid and Scholarship application assistance for students
- UC and CSU Application workshops
- Workshops for students and parents throughout the year
- Grade appropriate checklists following the College admission timeline
- Admissions Representative Visits from over 100 Colleges and universities across the nation and abroad
- Computers with Internet access and copiers (black/white and color; fee for copies) available for student use
- Support for PVHS staff and teachers
Annual Events:
- Mock (practice) tests for the SAT, SAT Subject Tests and ACT
- Special Programs: College Admission Testing Night, PSAT Score Give-back Night, Coffee Chats with Parents, College Essay Night and special events with guest speakers from institutions across the nation
- College Night (Spring); speakers from a variety of Colleges and institutions and workshops on numerous College admission topics
- Financial Aid Seminars: Funding a College Education, Financial Aid and FAFSA Workshops, Scholarships
- Brown Bag Lunch Sessions for students: various lunch workshops and hands-on sessions on topics ranging from College applications to athletics.
- National Association for College Admission Counseling College Fair – Southern California field trip
Students and parents are encouraged to take advantage of the many opportunities available through the College & Career Center. All activities and events are posted on the school website ( www.pvhigh.com ) and announced in the Daily Bulletin, Naviance, Edline and the College & Career Center Bulletin Board (inside and outside Room 318). Monthly articles also appear in the PTSA newsletter “The Wave”. |
