The college counseling department is committed to providing each family with a variety of opportunities to gain access to quality advising.
Parent education is a critical piece of our ongoing efforts to prepare our families for the college selection and decision process, so we provide grade-appropriate parent programming for each year of high school. Our goal is to help our families see college as a values-based commitment and not as a commodity-driven decision or a means of affirming the worth of their student.
The CCHS College Counseling Department offers the following college planning and learning opportunities to our students and parents.
- Grade-Level Group Counseling (Grade-appropriate curriculum is taught to students) with a focus on the following:
- High School academics, Personal exploration, exposure to college – Grades 9 & 10
- College and Career Research – Grade 11
- College Application and Financial Aid – Grade 12
- Individual Counseling*
- Seniors: May schedule as needed throughout the year
- Juniors: May schedule as needed starting in late fall through early spring
- Sophomores/Freshmen: May schedule in late spring/early summer
- *Parents are always welcome and encouraged to attend their students' individual meetings
- Parent and Student Education Seminars
- Senior Application Kickstarts (Workshops for students to complete college applications)
- Senior SSAR Workshops (Self-reported transcript workshops for students)
- Senior Parent Two-Part Seminar Series:
- College Application Overview
- Financial Aid Night
- Junior Parent Senior Gear Up Event
- Sophomore/Freshman Parent Conversation with the Counselors
- College Exposure
- Sessions hosted by college/university representatives during the school day (30-45 reps per year)-- available for students in grades 10-12
- Christian College Fair each fall
- College Exposure day trips to in-state institutions for students in grades 10-12
- Overnight Christian College Exposure Trips (once per year)
- On-site admissions events hosted by colleges