Welcome!
COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER
Location: A222 Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Hope Read Rose Gil
Guidance Technician Career Guidance Assistant
hread@riversideunified.org rgil@riversideunified.org
951-789-5690 x62211 951-789-5690 x62175
We encourage students to join the College and Career Center Classroom (code reggchl) to stay informed of activities such as college and career representative visits, FAFSA workshops, and more! View the calendar below for the schedule.
FAFSA/CADAA INFORMATION
ALL seniors must complete a FAFSA or CADAA by April 1, 2024
****The 2024-2025 FAFSA opening will be delayed due to significant changes being made at the federal level. It is anticipated to be available sometime in December 2023. Stay tuned for more information!****
The 2024-2025 FAFSA/CADAA will be open for completion sometime in December 2023. We are still waiting for details from the U.S. Department of Education. ALL seniors (class of 2024) must complete a 2024-2025 FAFSA/CADAA as a graduation requirement. Priority deadline to complete the 2024-2025 FAFSA/CADAA is April 1, 2024.
More Information about the FAFSA/CADAA:
Watch the "2024-2025 FAFSA FAQs" playlist to better understand the FAFSA.
Documents you will need to apply to either the FAFSA or CADAA:
Your social security number (it's important you enter it correctly)
Your parent/guardians social security numbers if you are a dependent student - on the 2024-2025 FAFSA this person will be called a "contributor"
Your driver's license, if you have one
If you are not a US citizen, you will need your alien registration number
Federal tax information, tax documents, or tax returns, including IRS W-2 information, for you (and your spouse, if you are married), and for your parents if you are a dependent student (IRS Form 1040, Foreign tax return or IRS Form 1040-NR)
Records of your untaxed income (e.g. child support received, interest income, and veterans noneducation benefits, for you, and for your parents if you are a dependent student)
Information on cash; savings and checking account balances; investments, including stocks and bonds and real estate (but not including the home in which you live); and business and farm assets for you and for your parents if you are a dependent student
Resources for Undocumented Students
California Dream Act Application (CADAA)
10 things you need to know about the California Dream Act
California Dream Act Map to Completion
Immigrants Rising Scholarship List
Riverside City College Dreamers Program
FREE Financial Aid Workshops
Federal Financial Aid Resources
Create a Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID)
FREE Financial Aid Workshops
CALIFORNIA Grants
Webgrants for Students Website
10 things students need to know about the Cal Grant
10 things students need to know about the Middle Class Scholarship
Foster Youth - Chafee Grant Information
California Military Department GI Bill Award Program
California Community College Promise Grant
CalKIDS
Many students have already received money for college and may not even be aware of it! Check to see if you or your student has an account here: Calkids.org
What is Cal Kids?
College Application Resources
What kinds of College applications do you need to know
CaliforniaColleges.edu
CaliforniaColleges.edu is the State of California’s official college and career planning platform. Lessons and tools help students discover goals for life after high school, make plans to achieve them, and launch their futures. It’s free for California 6th - 12th grade students, their parents, and educators.
CaliforniaColleges.edu is managed by the nonprofit California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI). CCGI partners with school districts to smooth student paths to college and career. It’s funded in part by the State of California as part of the Cradle-to-Career System. Learn more about CaliforniaColleges.edu.
How Do You Apply to the University of California
How Do You Apply to the California State University
How Do You Apply to the California Community Colleges
How Do You Apply to the Common Black College Application
How Do You Apply to College with the Common App (private and AICCU schools)
Riverside City College Resources
RCC Admissions Questions - Jessica Contreras, Outreach Specialist
Email: jessica.contreras@rcc.edu
Riverside City College Financial Aid Virtual Office Hours
Virtual office hours through zoom are offered to any students and/or families seeking assistance with their FAFSA or CADAA applications. Go to their site at https://rcc.edu/become-a-student/how-to-pay-for-school/index.html#workshops to register. Support will be offered continuously until June 2022. Please feel free to reach out to our Riverside City College Financial Aid Representative:
Manuel “Manny” Gray-Trillo
Office: (951) 222-8756 | Fax (951) 222-8006
Email: manuel.gray@rcc.edu |Web: www.rcc.edu
Office Hours for Fall 2021
Mon, Wed, Thurs, Friday: 8:00-5:00
Tues: 9:00-6:00
Scholarships
This is not an exhaustive list. Students are encouraged to do their own research.
Scholarship Search Websites Cash For College (California Student Aid Commission)
Greater Riverside Dollars For Scholars Application Help UCR Scholarship Page
Montana State University Scholarship Page LGBTQ Scholarship List
Grand Canyon University Scholarship Page Asian Pacific Fund Scholarship Page
Cal Baptist Scholarship Page Hispanic Scholarship Fund
UNCF Scholarship Page Cal State University Scholarships
University of California Scholarships Riverside City College Scholarships
Cal State San Bernardino Scholarships Cal State Fullerton Scholarships
Other Helpful Links
Cash For College (FREE workshops!)
Career and Technical Education (CTE)
Student Brag Sheet from Common App
RUSD College & Career Readiness Resources and Events
SAT Preparation, Schedule, Registration and information (College Board)
RCOE School of Career Education
Wiki College Lists (search for colleges and summer programs)
Western Interstate Commission For Higher Education (WUE information)
