The Step-by-Step Guide to Applying to College
- Complete the FAFSA
- Fill Out the Common App
- Write a Standout College Essay
- Ask for Recommendation Letters
- Learn the Ins and Outs of Financial Aid
- Decipher College Tuition Costs
- Find Scholarships to Pay for College
- Net Price Calculator
Timelines and Processes for Getting to College
- 12th Grade Checklist – Oregon Goes to College
- It’s a Plan – App for keeping track of college to-do list
- Steps to College – 7th-12th Grade – National College Resources Foundation
- Common App – Opens August 1
Choosing a College or University or Military Branch
- College Board’s College Match Maker Search tool
- College Board Quick Start Accessing your scores
- Peterson’s College Search Tool Search tool
- Colleges that change Lives – Virtual Presentations about Liberal Arts Colleges
- Myfuture -Information about Career, College and Military Options
- College Career Planning Guide Guide to various post-high school opportunities
FAFSA and Scholarship Information
- FAFSA – Federal Financial Aid – Opens Oct. 1st
- How To Fill Out FAFSA VIDEO
- Federal Financial Aid Toolkit – website with many resources on how to apply for financial aid.
- Financial Aid Presentation – FAFSA, Oregon Promise Info 20-21 FA Presentation (Not MHCC Specific)
- Corbett Education Foundation
- OSAC – State of Oregon Scholarship portal, including Oregon Promise
- Largest collection of Scholarships on the Web – National clearinghouse for scholarships
- Scholarship Information Older Instructions for various scholarships
- American College Foundation Scholarship
- Kaiser Health Scholarship Info
- Gate’s Millennium Scholars program
- Oregon Collector’s Association
- Advanced American – Engineering Scholarship
- Strada Financial Literacy Scholarship
- Ford Scholars – need-based scholarships up to $40,000 per year
- PTA Scholarship 0191_001 – for students studying for a Teaching degree
- MHCC Scholarships
Apprenticeships
- Oregon’s Apprenticeship and Training Division
- The Home Page for Oregon Apprenticeship
- Careers in Logging
- Western States Joint Apprenticeship Openings –Boilermakers
