California College Guidance Initiative

The California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI) helps ensure that all 6-12th grade students have access to plan, prepare, and pay for post-secondary education and training. Using the free CaliforniaColleges.edu platform to apply for college, financial aid, and conduct career exploration activities allows for a more seamless application process. School sites can provide support along the college and financial aid application process and use information from career inventories to support our district College & Career going culture. 

California students deserve a seamless path from K-12 to fulfilling careers. The California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI), which manages CaliforniaColleges.edu, is a legislatively authorized service provider to all California school districts as established in California Education Code Section 60900.5.

CaliforniaColleges.edu is California’s state-funded, comprehensive, digital platform with the tools students need to develop their college and career plans, available at no cost to students, educators, and parents/guardians in public school districts.

Website: https://cacollegeguidance.org/

CaliforniaColleges.edu s California’s official college and career planning platform that allows students to benefit from CCGI’s data partnerships with the California public colleges and the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) as well as with school districts. CaliforniaColleges.edu also offers college and career planning resources, providing students with one place where students can document their college and career planning journey from exploration to application tracking. 

Lessons and tools in the platform 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. 

Website: https://www.californiacolleges.edu