The College Knowledge Materials
The College Knowledge Project
Over the past two years, a team of organizations conducted student focus groups across the state to determine ways to support College Bound students in high school. Focus groups and surveys with over 800 primarily College Bound Scholarship students from urban, suburban and rural communities found that College Bound Scholarship and the steps to prepare for college are not well understood.
As a solution, the College Knowledge project emerged - 23 student tested and approved digital handouts that encompass 6 chapter topics: All About College & Career, Getting Ready, College Bound Scholarship, Paying for College, Applying for College, and Enrolling in College. Each handout tackles a specific subtopic and can be used flexibly as an additional student resource to compliment your programming. You can download individual pages, all 23 handouts as a comprehensive "handbook" for students, by chapter to provide a robust set of materials on a single topic, or download a specific grade level packet. Additionally, many of these handouts will also be appropriate for students in middle school. All digital handouts are available in the top 5 languages spoken at home by students: English, Russian, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Current as of academic year 2020-21
Complete College Knowledge Book
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
College Knowledge Glossary
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
By Grade
These packets come with a grade level specific month by month timeline and corresponding digital handouts.
9th Grade Packet
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
10th Grade Packet
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
11th Grade Packet
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
12th Grade Packet
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
By Chapter
This set of digital handouts are grouped together by chapter theme.
Chapter 1 - All About College and Career
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
Chapter 2 - Getting Ready
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
Chapter 3 - The College Bound Scholarship
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
Chapter 4 - Paying for College
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
Chapter 5 - Applying for College
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
Chapter 6 - Enrolling in College
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
Individual Digital Handout Pages
Benefits of Going to College
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
College and Career Connection
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
Types of Colleges
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
All About Apprenticeships
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
All About High School
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
Picking the Right High School Classes
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
Building Your College Profile
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
Preparing for Your Senior Year
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
The College Bound Scholarships: All About it
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
The College Bound Scholarship: The Pledge
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
The College Bound Scholarship: Accessing it
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
Ways to Pay for College
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
Scholarships
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
All About FAFSA
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
All About WASFA
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
Understanding Financial Aid Award Letters
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
Research Colleges
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
Parts of a College Application
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
How to Apply
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
Making Your Decision
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
Transitioning to College
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
What to Expect Your First Term
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
College Resources You Need to Use
English | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
Terms of Use
This content and its components are offered for informational purposes. By accessing and using these resources, we are asking that you refrain from:
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Modifying documents to provide false or inaccurate information
The College Knowledge Team
This work is made possible due to the generous time, effort and contribution across several organizations:
Washington College Access Network
Additionally, students, practitioners, and educators across Washington reviewed and provided expert feedback on all content and design elements.
Some of these materials may contain links to third party websites as well as content or items belonging to or originating from third parties. These links are provided as a courtesy and we have no control over content or information on those sites. Please contact us if you or your organization have any usage questions at info@wcan.org.
