bridge to your future going to a community college

Bridge to Your Future

Going to a Community

College

34 Community & Technical Colleges

Nearby CC’s

• Everett

• Edmonds

• Cascadia

• Shoreline

• Skagit Valley

• Bellevue

• Seattle Central

• North Seattle

Community College Pathways

Direct Transfer Degree

4-Year University

Workforce Certificate

Workforce

2-Year Associate Degree

Workforce

Why Choose a Community

College?

• Lower tuition & smaller classes • Closer to home • Know you want a college degree,

but not sure which degree• Low High School GPA or

SAT/ACT scores

Why Choose a Community College?

• Many CC’s offer dual enrollment with Washington Universities

• Offer two year degrees so you can enter the workforce at a higher level of pay (dental hygiene, nursing, law enforcement, fire science, human services…)

www.checkoutacollege.com

You Do it…

1. www.checkoutacollege.com2. Click “Find a College & Program”3. Search by school or program 4. Write in your packet 2 or 3

schools you like

Getting to college…

1.Submit application online

2.Fill out FAFSA in January3.Take placement tests4.Register for classes in

May

Check your email address

Make sure your email address is is “professional”

Yes = jeffsmith@comcast.netNot so much =

bruinhottie@yahoo.com

Suggestion: Set up an email

account just for your college &

scholarship applications

Central admissions portal for (almost) all of the colleges

https://www.public.ctc.edu/ApplicantWebClient/Applicant/ApplWelcome.aspx

(or Google “Web Admissions Center”)

Write these down

You Do it!

1) Go to:

https://www.public.ctc.edu/ApplicantWebClient/Applicant/ApplWelcome.aspx

Or Google: “web admissions center”

2) Click on: “Set up my web admissions account”

& create an account – write down your username and password!

So What Will It Cost?

1 year ~ $4000 for

tuition,

fees & books

How to Pay For It

1.Family/Personal Funds

2.FAFSA (do next January)

3.Scholarships

District Scholarship Website!

www.wois.org•Career Info •College searches

•Scholarship searches

You Do It

www.wois.org

1. Click on schools (left side of screen)

2. Click on scholarships3. Create an account – write the log-

in info in your packet!

Help is Available!

Your Counselor and Career Center are

great resources 4 U!

Don’t be shy about asking questions.