Transition from High School Graduation to College Enrollment (NOSCA 8)

To help close opportunity and attainment gaps, I've highlighted in red transition from high school graduation to college enrollment information to reduce "summer melt" that every SC should know and share with all stakeholders in their School Counseling Programs via SCCC lessons, planning for every student, group and individual counseling, SCP Advisory Councils, and on SCP website student career and college resource tabs (and NOSCA, the National Office for School Counselor Advocacy has multiple resources on their website-- 

 http://nosca.collegeboard.org/eight-components/transition-high-school-graduation):

• Academic Success Skills: (free online worksheets/inventories for academic success/planning, choosing a major, goal-setting, learning styles, money management, note-taking/reading, planning and organization, study skills/memory, test taking, and time management) www.redlands.edu/student-life/7266.aspx
• ACPA: College Student Educators International www.myacpa.org
• Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (NY state): includes transition services/planning, independent living services, and business services for late adolescents and adults living with disabilities https://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr/
• Beyond 12: Alumni Tracking Tool: Software that collects post-secondary high school pathways success in college and careers https://beyond12.org/alumni_tracking.html
• Beyond 12: Early Detection System: Provides data to colleges to detect and resolve individual student college issues prior to students leaving college https://beyond12.org/early_detection.html
• Blueprint for College Readiness: A 50-state policy analysis--Education Commission of the States' nonpartisan data on college and career access, readiness and success policies http://www.ecs.org/html/educationIssues/blueprint/blueprint-intro.asp
• Campus Compact  www.compact.org
• College App Map: 20 new free or low-cost college apps designed to help K-16 students navigate their way into and through college as part of the College Knowledge challengehttp://collegeappmap.org/applist.html
• College Completion: The Chronicle of Higher Education's graduation rates for USA 4-year colleges 4-6 years out https://collegecompletion.chronicle.com/college-stats/
• College Completion Agenda:  College Board's advocacy data and 10 recommendations to see 55% of USA adults with a college degree by 2025 https://completionagenda.collegeboard.org/
• College for Adults: Career and college transition and financial aid planning for adults seeking to attend college for the first time www.collegeforadults.org
• College for Every Student: Evidence-based model working nationwise using mentoring, leadership skill development, and college access skills in middle school to increase high school graduation and college attendance in under-resourced communities www.collegefes.org
• College Openings Update: An annually updated survey from NACAC that shows colleges and universities that have available space for new students from early May through fall each year http://www.nacacnet.org/research/research-data/College-Openings/Pages/College-Openings-Results.aspx
• College Unbound: Using peer learning and authentic assessment to educate students in nonclassroom settings to achieve a college diploma and increase accessibility and graduation rates for nontraditional college students www.collegeunbound.org
• Community College Transfer Students: A recent CC transfer student wrote a book showing the path in how to be a top student and get into the best 4-year colleges as a CC transfer student  https://www.communitycollegetransferstudents.com/
• Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) https://cas.edu
• CUNY (City University of New York) Immigrant Student Resources:
• CUNY Affidavit of intent to legalize immigration status
  CUNY Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP)
  CUNY Citizenship Now
  CUNY Document translation guidelines for students educated abroad
  CUNY In-state tuition for undocumented students
  CUNY Language Immersion Program (CLIP)
  CUNY Start
  CUNY University Tution and Fee Manual

• First in the Family--Your high school years: Information, videos, quotes, and resources about attending college from first-generation college students www.firstinthefamily.org/highschool/Introduction/html
• First in the Family--Your college years: audio slideshows of information from first-generation students about attending college and the transition from high school to college www.firstinthefamily.org/collegeyears/index.html
• Gateway to College: Empowering high school students in danger of not graduating or who have dropped out to earn a college diploma and dual credit https://www.gatewaytocollege.org/home.asp
• GED General Educational Development Exam: Originally developed for returning WWII vets in the US, one of three high school equivalency exams www.gedtestingservice.com
• Graduate NYC!: Collaboration to increase number of NYC students completing college degrees www.gradnyc.com
• HiSET High School Equivalency Test Exam: Administered by Educational Testing Service, which co-developed it with Iowa Testing Programs as a GED alternative https://www.hiset.ets.org
• I'm First: Blog, video clips of first-generation students attending college and resources for first-gen college students https://www.imfirst.org/
• NASPA: Student affairs administrators in higher education www.naspa.org
• National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) https://www.nacada.ksu.edu/
• National Association for Developmental Education (NADE): Helping underprepared students prepare, prepared students advance, and advanced students excel www.nade.net
• National College Learning Center Association (NCLCA): Supports Learning Center professionals www.nclca.org
• National College Transition Network (NCTN): Supporting adult education and college transition for adult students www.collegetransition.org
• National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students https://blog.northgeorgia.edu/transferinstitute
• National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment www.learningoutcomesassessment.org
• National Survey of Student Engagement: Annual report of undergraduates' college experience, use of time, and gains/benefits from college attendance https://nsse.iub.edu...
• StudentTracker for High Schools: A unique program designed to help high school districts more accurately gauge the college success of their graduates by answering such key questions as: How many of my high school graduates enroll in college? Do they persist and graduate from college? How long does it take for them to get their degree? Do they go in or out of state, and do they attend a 4-year or 2-year school? Which colleges do they most commonly attend? Did any students go on to college who started 9th grade in high school but did not graduate? https://studentclearinghouse.org/high_schools/studenttracker/
  
• TASC Test Assessing Secondary Completion: CTB/McGraw Hill's GED alternative https://tasctest.com
• Young Men of Color Initiative: To improve educational participation and increase college completion for young men of color in the USA and increase the national dialogue around the educational crisis facing young men of color https://advocacy.collegeboard.org/college-preparation-access/young-men-color-initiative and https://youngmenofcolor.collegeboard.org/