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EDUCATION/YOUTH DEVELOPMENT | URBAN LEAGUE OF NEBRASKA, INC.

Provides a comprehensive array of services to reduce barriers to school attendance and increase student engagement. Year-round services include the Community Coach Program an alternative to court involvement, detention, and out of school suspensions. The Youth Attendance Navigators address chronic absenteeism; the Whitney M. Young Jr. Academy provides college and career prep activities.

What's Here

Youth Enrichment Programs
Student Career Counseling
College/University Entrance Support
Dropout Programs
Career Counseling

STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION | ILLINOIS STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

Helps students and families navigate education after high school, including post secondary education planning, career planning, college applications, and the financial aid process.

Free ISAC resources include:

- ISAC Student Portal: Provides free online tools to help with college and scholarship search, financial aid planning, money management, and career and job searches.

- ISACorps: ISAC's statewide near-peer mentors are recent college graduates who are expertly trained to provide students and families with free assistance with the college planning and financial aid process, including assistance finding scholarships and grants, as well as help completing college and financial aid applications.

- ISAC College Q&A: A free text messaging service allowing students and families to text questions about college planning and financial aid to ISAC experts.

What's Here

College/University Entrance Support
Scholarships

STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION | ILLINOIS STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

Helps students and families navigate education after high school, including post secondary education planning, career planning, college applications, and the financial aid process.

Free ISAC resources include:

- ISAC Student Portal: Provides free online tools to help with college and scholarship search, financial aid planning, money management, and career and job searches.

- ISACorps: ISAC's statewide near-peer mentors are recent college graduates who are expertly trained to provide students and families with free assistance with the college planning and financial aid process, including assistance finding scholarships and grants, as well as help completing college and financial aid applications.

- ISAC College Q&A: A free text messaging service allowing students and families to text questions about college planning and financial aid to ISAC experts.

What's Here

College/University Entrance Support
Scholarships

EDUCATION SERVICES | CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY

GED (General Education Development) and ABE (Adult Basic Education) classes for those seeking to obtain their high school equivalency diploma.

ESL (English as a Second Language) classes are 'open entry' throughout the year, providing instruction in English speaking, reading, writing, and listening for adults who range in ability from absolute non-speakers of English to those who are nearly fluent.

College enrollment services:
Academic Advising provides assistance with the entry and re-entry into college (2 year or 4 year institutions), information about post-secondary education, assistance with the college application process, and assistance preparing for college entrance examinations (SAT, ACT, and Compass).

Financial Aid offers information about financial aid opportunities, assistance with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA), and scholarship search.

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College/University Entrance Support
Certificates/Forms Assistance
College/University Entrance Examination Preparation
Adult Basic Education
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
English as a Second Language

EDUCATION SERVICES - EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH | UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA - LINCOLN

Identifies disadvantaged youth in grades 6-12 who have potential for post-secondary education, and encourages them to graduate from secondary schools and enroll in post-secondary education.

Services may include after school and tutorial homework assistance, career exploration activities, providing and assisting in completion of the ACT, college campus tours, and academic advising.

Staff encourages high school dropouts to return to school.

Participating schools:
Middle Schools: Culler, Dawes, Lefler, Mickle, Park
High Schools: Northeast, Northstar, Lincoln High

What's Here

College/University Entrance Examination Preparation
College/University Entrance Support
Dropout Programs
Student Career Counseling
Tutoring Services

ENROLLMENT SUPPORT SERVICES | UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA

Assist nontraditional individuals, ages 19 or older, who do not have a BA degree with selecting any college, and also to complete admissions and financial aid forms. Conduct scholarship searches and provide assistance with student loans.

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College/University Entrance Support

EDUCATION SERVICES | IOWA COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK

Offers help with career planning, college selection assistance, help filling out the FAFSA, award letter review and college access issues.

What's Here

Career Counseling
College/University Entrance Support
Student Career Counseling

EDUCATION SERVICES | IOWA COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK

Offers help with career planning, college selection assistance, help filling out the FAFSA, award letter review and college access issues.

What's Here

Career Counseling
College/University Entrance Support
Student Career Counseling

UPWARD BOUND | UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA

Offers a college preparatory program designed to empower program participants with the academic skills and motivation necessary to be successful in high school and to ultimately complete college.The program uses collaborative relationships with students, parents, schools, and the community while providing services and support to low income and first-generation students.

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Higher Education Bridge Programs
College/University Entrance Support

EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM | SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Provides free services to low income 6th-12th graders who are potential first generation college students. The program provides career and college exploration, college campus visits, ACT Test Prep, financial aid application assistance, college and scholarship application assistance and guidance through the college process. May also provide ACT testing fee waivers and college application fee waivers for eligible students.

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Higher Education Bridge Programs
College/University Entrance Examination Preparation
College/University Entrance Support
Student Career Counseling

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER | UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA

Assists eligible participants with overcoming educational and financial barriers with comprehensive, individualized support through collaboration with students, families, educational institutions and community agencies to provide a path to educational success.

What's Here

College/University Entrance Support

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER | AIM INSTITUTE

Offers assistance for people in Western Nebraska looking to pursue postsecondary education. Several free services are designed to help program participants understand their educational options, and navigate the college admissions and financial aid process. Focuses on a diverse population of first-generation students and veterans.

What's Here

College/University Entrance Support
Higher Education Bridge Programs

COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS | COLLEGE POSSIBLE

Program designed to make college admission and success possible for students from low-income backgrounds by providing the tools, strategies and support needed to navigate and overcome challenges to college graduation.

Uses a near-peer coaching model, powered by AmeriCorps, to provide intensive mentorships and role-model support to students. AmeriCorps coaches are recent college graduates who provide direct service and guidance to students through every stage of the college process from college admission to enrollment and persistence, starting from a student's junior year of high school and continuing through college graduation.

Provides the following coaching services to eligible students:

-- College search and application guidance;

-- Financial literacy and financial aid consulting;

-- Enrollment and high school-to-college transition coaching, including identifying academic interests and majors;

-- Building social-emotional learning skills;

-- Professional communications and mentorship;

-- Academic expectations and responsibilities;

-- Connection to campus resources and opportunities.

All services are provided at no cost to students or their families.

What's Here

Higher Education Bridge Programs
College/University Entrance Support