Launch Financial Aid Applications from CaliforniaColleges.edu Launching from CaliforniaColleges.edu ensures the most accurate tracking of students’ financial aid application statuses for students and educators. View the tutorial on how to launch here and share with your students and the staff who are supporting them. Updated! Financial Aid Resources for Students In alignment with the State…
In 2023, the California Department of Education (CDE) executed a data-sharing agreement with the California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI) that grants 6th-12th grade California public school students Basic Accounts on CaliforniaColleges.edu starting Fall 2024. We are excited to announce that the new Basic Accounts are now available, and 6th-12th grade students enrolled in public schools…
Updates to the Financial Aid Reports To simplify tracking of student completion of the Financial Aid Lessons, we combined the “What are the statuses of students’ financial aid modules for their current grade level?” and “How are students progressing toward completing the financial aid modules?” reports into one report: Financial Aid Module Completion. The report…
We are pleased to announce that we have made a few enhancements to the table found in the Assessments tab in My Career Plan. As always, for any other questions regarding these updates, please Contact Us.
As part of our continuous improvement of CaliforniaColleges.edu to meet the needs of students and educators, the California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI) made several updates to the platform this summer. Click the blue bars below to expand each section and read the associated updates. As always, we thank you for your continued partnership and use…
“[The] California State University [is] among just seven selected by Lumina Foundation in national competition to transform how students get into college … With the grant funding, the CSU will partner with the California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI) to expand outreach and support to students in high school through CaliforniaColleges.edu, the State of California’s official…
We are excited to announce two new reports available from CCGI to track college and financial aid application statuses for students in your district this application season. These reports include a school-level report that is available to your site and district educators on CaliforniaColleges.edu, as well as a district-wide report that is available via your…
New Top Careers Tab Will Show Students Their Top 20 Careers Beginning in June of 2023, there will be a new tab in My Career Plan called Top Careers. Top Careers will display a curated list of a student’s top 20 careers based on their most recent results from Interest Profiler, Skills, and Work Values…
New Skills Assessment will Provide Students with Career Matches We’re excited to announce a new Career Assessment called Skills! High school students will now have access to a new Career Assessment called Skills. The assessment is designed to give students a better understanding of their skills in five distinct categories: The Skills assessment will then…
SACRAMENTO, CA – The California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI) is pleased to announce a new website aimed at providing California school districts with resources to improve financial aid awareness and application completion. In anticipation of Assembly Bill (AB) 469, which requires that local education agencies ensure all 12th grade students complete a financial aid application, CCGI partnered with WestEd,…
