Upcoming Events

You can view all of our upcoming college and career events via this link.

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