Helpful Links

Use the Career Coach Canvas site to find an overview of BCPS Dual Enrollment Opportunities and the steps required for each as well as Post-Graduation Planning help.

Meet with your Career Coach to make your plans and/or to find a CVCC Program of Study:

• • If you plan to attend CVCC after graduation, or

  • If you desire to take classes at CVCC as a dual-enrolled student, or

  • If you’re unsure about what you might study in college or do after college, or

  • If you think college will take too long to get to a career.

Complete the Virginia Community College System online application which allows you to attend any college within the VCCS.

• • Use this tutorial to learn how to complete your VCCS application

  • Visit www.centralvirginia.edu and click the "Apply Now" button at the top of the page or go directly to the application here. Have your Social Security Number ready to input or you'll have to add it later for Financial Aid.

  • If you have taken dual enrolled classes, you already have an application on file with CVCC.

    • • Use these instructions if you need your CVCC ID and/or username.

      • If you are unable to login to MyCVCC, follow the password reset instructions which has the IT phone number on the last page if you get stuck.

Meet Admission Requirements*:

• For Dual Enrollment transfer courses, meet CVCC class placement requirements of a GPA >3.0 and successful completion of Algebra II or have qualifying SAT scores of 530 for Math and 480 for ERW. Students who don't meet a placement measure may contact your Career Coach to find out how to take the Virginia Placement Test.

• For Dual Enrollment for CTE courses, placement requirements are based on the program, so contact your Career Coach for details.

• High School Graduates may review their College Readiness for Math and English transfer classes.

• For Seniors enrolling in a Program of Study after graduation or looking to take transfer courses, contact your Career Coach to get an appointment with your CVCC Navigator.

* SAT or AP Scores may also be used for placement.

Please contact your Career Coach if you don't meet these requirements, so we can discuss potential options.

Complete the FAFSA if enrolling in a Program of Study. (Not for dual enrollment.)

• • Visit CVCC Financial Aid page or go to www.fafsa.ed.gov.

  • Application opens October 1.

  • See Financial Aid page for more details.

  • Call the admissions office at 434.832.7600 to ensure your SSN is on file which is required in order to process the FAFSA.

Seek additional scholarships & complete applications.

• • See this CVCC page for reputable scholarship search sites.

  • Check the JFHS Senior Class Canvas site for Scholarship information.

Register for CVCC classes in November or April.

• • Watch for CVCC Advising Days in March where you can get scheduled with a CVCC Navigator.

  • You will have your schedule of classes in-hand and ready for your next steps.

Graduate from JFHS!

• • Go to classes!

  • Stay focused!

  • Continue to work hard!

Students eligible in earning college credit while completing high school may choose:

• to dual enroll in classes taught at JFHS through CVCC (College Composition, Pre-Calculus, College Literature, Engineering) at a reduced cost.

• and/or Sophomores may submit applications for Bedford County dual enrollment Sophomore opportunities (CVCC Early College or STEM, CTE Academy, GSTC, and CVGS) for various costs.

• and/or may take CVCC classes, or pursue a CVCC General Studies Associates or Uniform Certificate of General Studies, or a specific CVCC Dual Enrollment Program at full tuition cost.

See the Career Coach Canvas site for the Dual Enrollment Steps.

See this Quick Guide for more details.

Admission Requirements*:

• For Dual Enrollment transfer courses, meet CVCC class admission requirements of a GPA >3.0 and successful completion of Algebra II or have qualifying SAT scores of 530 for Math and 480 for ERW. Students who don't meet a placement measure may contact your Career Coach to find out how to take the Virginia Placement Test.

• For Dual Enrollment for CTE courses, placement requirements are based on the program, so contact your Career Coach for details.

*See the Eligibility Requirements for PSAT, SAT, ACT or SOL scores. NOTE: Admission requirements are not the same as placement requirements for college courses. Admission requirements must be met to attend CVCC, but placement requirements must be met to be enrolled in specific courses. Contact your Career Coach for questions.

Please contact your Career Coach if you don't meet these requirements so we can discuss potential options.

Students enrolling in CVCC classes must log into myCVCC , the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) portal. Students need to know their VCCS username and password, so see:

• Look up myCVCC username here.

• Reset myCVCC password here. See instructions here. Contact your Career Coach if you need additional assistance.

The VCCS portal provides access to:

• Gmail account (username@email.vccs.edu) - where important updates are sent and is the only email address professors use

• Canvas, Learning Management System, for access to online class content

• Student Information System - to make tuition payments and add/drop/swap classes (not for dual enrolled students).

• Navigate - to schedule advising appointments and to navigate your Program of Study through to graduation.

http://www.schev.edu/index/students-and-parents/explore/virginia-institutions - a list of all Virginia public and private colleges

http://schev.edu/ - college search, financial aid, grant programs

www.collegeboard.org - SAT and college search information, online test prep, scholarship search

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/ - career search information

https://www.onetonline.org/ - career search information and interest survey

TransferVirginia.org - A newly launched website to search all Virginia university and college catalogs, to evaluate how credits transfer and much more.

https://centralvirginia.edu/transfer - Transfer agreements between CVCC and many Virginia universities.

https://www.schev.edu/financial-aid/financial-aid/federal-state-financial-aid/two-year-college-transfer-grant - Transfer Grant information in Virginia

See this Financial Aid page for more specific instructions first and then review below as needed.

• https://fsaid.ed.gov/npas/index.htm - FSA ID creation (BOTH parent and student must create one)

• https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa - FAFSA submission website

• https://www.youtube.com/user/FederalStudentAid - YouTube channel with videos about the financial aid application process

• https://www.ecmc.org/borrowers/index.html - Financial Awareness

All scholarships and enrichment opportunities are listed on the Scholarship Page located under the “Counseling ” on the JFHS website. Additional information is available on the Financial Aid page.