College / Academic Planning

Utah College and Career Awareness Parent Tool Kit:  http://www.uen.org/ccr/parent-toolkit/
UtahFutures - College and Career planning:   https://utahfutures.org
Step Up Utah - Utah Scholars:  https://stepuputah.com/id/students/utah-scholars-the-first-step-to-college/
You Can Go - College Planning :  http://youcango.collegeboard.org
KnowHow2Go - College Planning:  http://knowhow2go.acenet.edu
Compare and Contrast Universities:   https://collegescorecard.ed.gov
Jordan Academy for Technology and Careers (JATC):  http://jordandistrict.org/schools/high/jatc/
CTE Pathways: www.schools.utah.gov/cte/pathways/utah
NCAA:  http://www.ncaa.org
Advanced Placement (AP) Courses:  http://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/earlycollege/Advanced-Placement.aspx
Concurrent Enrollment (CE) Courses: http://www.schools.utah.gov/CURR/earlycollege/Concurrent-Enrollment.aspx
ACT Test Prep:  https://schools.shmoop.com/utah/

Paying For College

US Department of Education- Types of Financial Aid:   https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types#aid-from-the-federal-government
​Federal Financial Aid Toolkit:   https://financialaidtoolkit.ed.gov/tk/
FAFSA4caster - Estimate your financial aid eligibility:   https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/estimate
US Department of Education - College Affordability and Transparency:  http://www.collegecost.ed.gov
Step Up Utah - Regents Scholarship:  https://stepuputah.com/regentsscholarship/
Step Up Utah - New Century Scholarship:  https://stepuputah.com/newcenturyscholarship/
Fastweb Scholarship Search:  http://www.fastweb.com/college-scholarships
Big Future Scholarship Search: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search?affiliateId=cbhometop&bannerId=scholsrch-slot4
​Educate Utah: https://educate-utah.org/
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First Generation College Student Resources

First generation college students are students whose parents did not enroll in post secondary education. The links below will be a helpful guide for parents and students navigating post secondary education for the first time.

First Generation Student:   https://professionals.collegeboard.org/guidance/prepare/first-generation
I'm First!:   www.imfirst.org
​ACT Parent Resources:   http://www.act.org/content/act/en/students-and-parents.html
UVU: I Am First:  https://www.uvu.edu/iamfirst/​

Scholarships for first generation students:
https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type/first-in-family-scholarships/
http://www.imfirst.org/scholarship/
http://www.fastweb.com/college-scholarships/articles/first-generation-scholarships-for-students
https://educate-utah.org/

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