College and Career

College and Career Center

There are often workshops to help students with college planning. Please read the Student Body Emails and the Canvas dashboard posts from Ms. Laurenzana to find out about events and sessions.  

During the year, students are encouraged to utilize the center for post-high school planning. We are here to provide the following services: counseling students in every aspect of the college process, guide students through self-analysis, career exploration and educational goal setting, hosting on-campus college visits from participating schools, standardized testing, and college funding.

College and Career Specialist: Ms.  Laurenzana, [email protected]  

College Exploration

It is time to narrow your focus for your post secondary plan. Spend time using Scoir this summer researching schools, going on campus visits, working with recruiters, and getting ready for applications.

College Visits On-Campus

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Typically, during the school year, over 80 college representatives will visit the CCC campus during the school day for informative sessions with students. Please make informed decisions on whether the school is a fit for you based on GPA and testing requirements. College & Career volunteers can help you with this! Teacher approval must be granted in advance for students to miss class in order to attend a college visit. For students unable to attend a college visit, the recruiter’s contact information is maintained in the College & Career Center. Sign up to attend the college visit through Scoir. 

Deadlines

Spend time this summer creating a list of schools in Scoir and their application deadlines. Many schools have fall deadlines.

Essay

Work on this over the summer. Here is a list of prompts:https://www.commonapp.org/apply/essay-prompts.For helpful hints on writing an essay, visit the Guidance Canvas page. (Link below).

Guidance CANVAS page

There are many resources for you to review on this page. It is under the student body page at: https://ocps.instructure.com/courses/1291062/pages/guidance-home

Recommendation Letters

Some colleges and scholarships may require a letter of recommendation. Over the summer, you can fill out the senior profile that is required for a recommendation letter. You must send this to your counselor in order to receive a letter of recommendation. You MUST ask teachers and/or your guidance counselor at least three weeks in advance of any  deadlines. There are many resources for you to review on this page. It is under the student body page at: https://ocps.instructure.com/courses/1894806/pages/letter-of-recommendation

Testing
ACT Test dates
SAT Test dates
CLT Exam Information

Scholarships

Summer is a great time to look for scholarships. Scholarships have varying deadlines. Use a scholarship finder to find scholarships and add the deadlines to your application calendar as a reminder. You can find scholarships and scholarship finders on our canvas page at: https://ocps.instructure.com/courses/1291062/pages/scholarships?module_item_id=29400644

SCOIR and Application Sites

SCOIR
SCOIR

Click on the Scoir tile through LaunchPad.  Create a College List and enter your profile information.  Scoir is a fantastic tool used to explore colleges.  You can use SCOIR to research schools, make a list of schools, indicate schools applying to, etcYou do not apply through SCOIR. It is the expectation that you use SCOIR and add the colleges you are applying to. Counselors will use SCOIR to send transcripts and letters of recommendations.

Application Sites

There are a number of ways to apply to colleges. Schools may use an Institutional application or may use other sites like, Common App, Coalition App, Send EDU, etc. We recommend that if possible, you use the Common App or the Coalition App for schools that use that platform, especially if you are applying to multiple colleges that accept applications through one of those application sites.


Colleges where our students have been accepted

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College GA
Adelphi University NY
AdventHealth University FL
Agnes Scott College GA
AI Miami International University of Art & Design FL
Alabama A&M University AL
Alabama State University AL
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences NY
Albany State University GA
Albright College PA
Alcorn State University MS
Alfred University NY
Alma College MI
American Academy of Dramatic Arts (Los Angeles) CA
American Musical and Dramatic Academy NY
American University DC
Anderson University IN
Appalachian State University NC
Arcadia University PA
Arizona State University (Downtown Phoenix) AZ
Arizona State University (Main Campus) AZ
Art Center College of Design CA
Ashland University OH
Assumption University MA
Auburn University AL
Auburn University at Montgomery AL
Augusta University GA
Austin College TX
Ave Maria University FL
Baptist Bible College MO
Barnard College NY
Barry University FL
Barton College NC
Baylor University TX
Beacon College FL
Bellarmine University KY
Belmont Abbey College NC
Belmont University TN
Benedict College SC
Bennett College NC
Bentley University MA
Berklee College of Music MA
Berry College GA
Bethany College WV
Bethune-Cookman University FL
Binghamton University NY
Biola University CA
Birmingham-Southern College AL
Boise State University ID
Boston College MA
Boston University MA
Bowling Green State University (Main Campus) OH
Brewton-Parker College GA
Briar Cliff University IA
Brigham Young University UT
Brigham Young University (Idaho) ID
Broward College FL
Bryn Mawr College PA
Bucknell University PA
Butler University IN
California State University (Long Beach) CA
California State University (San Marcos) CA
Calvin University MI
Canisius University NY
Carnegie Mellon University PA
Carroll College MT
Case Western Reserve University OH
Catawba College NC
Central Michigan University MI
Centre College KY
Chaminade University of Honolulu HI
Champlain College VT
Chapman University CA
Chicago State University IL
Chipola College FL
Chowan University NC
Christian Brothers University TN
Claremont McKenna College CA
Clark Atlanta University GA
Clarke University IA
Clarkson University NY
Clemson University SC
Coastal Carolina University SC
Colgate University NY
College of Central Florida FL
College of Charleston SC
College of Saint Benedict MN
College of San Mateo CA
Colorado Mesa University CO
Colorado School of Mines CO
Colorado State University (Fort Collins) CO
Colorado State University (Pueblo) CO
Columbia College MO
Columbia College (Chicago) IL
Columbia University NY
Columbus College of Art and Design OH
Columbus State Community College OH
Concordia University (Montreal) QC, Canada
Converse College SC
Converse University SC
Cornell University NY
Covenant College GA
Crown College MN
CUNY LaGuardia Community College NY
Daytona State College FL
Delaware Valley University PA
Denison University OH
DePaul University IL
Dominican University of California CA
Drexel University PA
Duke University NC
Duquesne University PA
Durham University England
Earlham College IN
East Carolina University NC
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania PA
East Tennessee State University TN
Eastern Florida State College FL
Eastern Illinois University IL
Eckerd College FL
Edward Waters University FL
Elmira College NY
Elon University NC
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach) FL
Emerson College MA
Emmanuel College MA
Emmanuel University GA
Emory University GA
Ensign College UT
Fairleigh Dickinson University (Florham) NJ
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising CA
Fashion Institute of Technology NY
Fisher College MA
Flagler College FL
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University FL
Florida Atlantic University FL
Florida College FL
Florida Gulf Coast University FL
Florida Institute of Technology FL
Florida International University FL
Florida Memorial University FL
Florida National University FL
Florida Polytechnic University FL
Florida Southern College FL
Florida State University FL
Fordham University NY
Fort Valley State University GA
Fox Valley Technical College WI
Franciscan University of Steubenville OH
Full Sail University FL
Furman University SC
Gardner-Webb University NC
George Mason University VA
George Washington University DC
Georgetown University DC
Georgia Institute of Technology GA
Georgia Institute of Technology (Main Campus) GA
Georgia Southern University GA
Georgia Southwestern State University GA
Georgia State University GA
Gettysburg College PA
Grand Canyon University AZ
Greensboro College NC
Grinnell College IA
Gulf Coast State College FL
Hamilton College NY
Hampton University VA
Harris-Stowe State University MO
Harvard University MA
Hawai'i Pacific University HI
High Point University NC
Hilbert College NY
Hillsborough Community College FL
Hillsdale College MI
Hofstra University NY
Hollins University VA
Hope College MI
Howard Payne University TX
Howard University DC
Huntingdon College AL
Illinois Institute of Technology IL
Indiana State University IN
Indiana University (Bloomington) IN
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis IN
Inter American University of Puerto Rico (Bayamon) PR
Iona College NY
Iona University NY
Iowa State University IA
Ithaca College NY
Jackson State University MS
Jacksonville State University AL
Jacksonville University FL
James Madison University VA
Johns Hopkins University MD
Johnson & Wales University (Charlotte) NC
Johnson & Wales University (Providence) RI
Johnson University TN
Johnson University Florida FL
Judson University IL
Kalamazoo College MI
Kansas City Art Institute MO
Kansas State University KS
Keiser University FL
Keystone College PA
Kingston University London London
Knox College IL
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania PA
La Salle University PA
Laguna College of Art and Design CA
Lake-Sumter State College FL
Lander University SC
Lees-McRae College NC
Lenoir-Rhyne University NC
Lewis-Clark State College ID
Liberty University VA
Lindsey Wilson College KY
Lipscomb University TN
London Metropolitan University England
Long Island University (Brooklyn) NY
Long Island University (Post) NY
Loras College IA
Louisiana State University LA
Loyola Marymount University CA
Loyola University Chicago IL
Loyola University New Orleans LA
Lynn University FL
Maine Maritime Academy ME
Manchester University IN
Manhattan College NY
Manhattanville College NY
Marist College NY
Mars Hill University NC
Marshall University WV
Mary Baldwin University VA
Maryland Institute College of Art MD
Marymount Manhattan College NY
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences MA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA
McDaniel College MD
Mercer University GA
Merrimack College MA
Miami University (Oxford) OH
Michigan State University MI
Michigan Technological University MI
Middle Georgia State University GA
Middle Tennessee State University TN
Minot State University ND
Mississippi State University MS
Missouri State University (Springfield) MO
Molloy University NY
Montana State University MT
Morehouse College GA
Morgan State University MD
Mount St Mary's University MD
National Collegiate Athletic Association IN
Nazareth College NY
Nazareth University NY
Neumont College of Computer Science UT
New College of Florida FL
New England College NH
New York Institute of Technology NY
New York University NY
Newberry College SC
Norfolk State University VA
North Carolina A & T State University NC
North Carolina Central University NC
North Carolina State University NC
North Greenville University SC
Northeastern University MA
Northern Arizona University AZ
Northern Illinois University IL
Northern Michigan University MI
Northland College WI
Northwestern University IL
Nova Southeastern University FL
Oglethorpe University GA
Ohio Northern University OH
Ohio University (Lancaster Campus) OH
Ohio University (Main Campus) OH
Ohio Wesleyan University OH
Oklahoma Christian University OK
Oklahoma City University OK
Oklahoma State University (Main Campus) OK
Old Dominion University VA
Olivet Nazarene University IL
Oral Roberts University OK
Oregon State University OR
Otterbein University OH
Pace University (New York City) NY
Pace University (Westchester) NY
Palm Beach Atlantic University FL
Palm Beach State College FL
Penn State University (Abington) PA
Penn State University (Beaver) PA
Penn State University (Behrend) PA
Penn State University (Brandywine) PA
Penn State University (Harrisburg) PA
Penn State University (University Park) PA
Penn State University (World Campus) PA
Pennsylvania State University (Beaver) PA
Pennsylvania State University (Erie-Behrend) PA
Pennsylvania State University (Main Campus) PA
Pennsylvania State University (World Campus) PA
Pensacola State College FL
Pepperdine University CA
Peru State College NE
Piedmont University GA
Pima Community College AZ
Plymouth State University NH
Point Loma Nazarene University CA
Point Park University PA
Polk State College FL
Pratt Institute NY
Providence College RI
Purdue University (Main Campus) IN
Purdue University Fort Wayne IN
Queens University of Charlotte NC
Quinnipiac University CT
Radford University VA
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY
Rice University TX
Richmond American University London England
Ringling College of Art and Design FL
Roanoke College VA
Robert Morris University PA
Roberts Wesleyan University NY
Rochester Institute of Technology NY
Rollins College FL
Rowan College of South Jersey (Gloucester Campus) NJ
Rowan University NJ
Russell Sage College NY
Rutgers University (New Brunswick) NJ
Rutgers University (Newark) NJ
Saint Augustine's University NC
Saint Francis University PA
Saint John's University MN
Saint Leo University FL
Saint Louis University, Madrid Madrid
Saint Mary's College IN
Saint Michael's College VT
Saint Peter's University NJ
Saint Vincent College PA
Samford University AL
San Diego State University CA
Santa Barbara City College CA
Santa Fe College FL
Santa Fe Community College NM
Savannah College of Art and Design GA
Savannah State University GA
School of the Art Institute of Chicago IL
School of Visual Arts NY
Seattle University WA
Seminole State College of Florida FL
Seton Hall University NJ
Shenandoah University VA
Siena College NY
Simmons University MA
Simon Fraser University British Columbia
Smith College MA
South Carolina State University SC
South Dakota State University SD
Southeast Missouri State University MO
Southeastern University FL
Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) IL
Southern Methodist University TX
Southern New Hampshire University NH
Southern University and A&M College LA
Southern Utah University UT
Spelman College GA
St Mary's University, Twickenham, London London
St Petersburg College FL
St. Andrews University NC
St. Bonaventure University NY
St. John's University NY
St. John's University (New York) NY
St. Thomas University FL
State  
Stephens College MO
Stetson University FL
Stockton University NJ
Stonehill College MA
Stony Brook University NY
Suffolk University MA
SUNY at Albany NY
SUNY at Binghamton NY
SUNY Buffalo State University NY
SUNY College at Geneseo NY
SUNY College at Plattsburgh NY
SUNY College at Potsdam NY
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry NY
SUNY Polytechnic Institute NY
SUNY University at Buffalo NY
Syracuse University NY
Tallahassee Community College FL
Temple University PA
Temple University Japan Japan
Temple University, Japan Campus Japan
Tennessee State University TN
Texas A&M University TX
Texas State University TX
Texas Tech University TX
The American University of Paris France
The American University of Rome Italy
The College of New Jersey NJ
The College of William and Mary VA
The College of Wooster OH
The New School NY
The Ohio State University OH
The Ohio State University (Main Campus) OH
The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University MD
The University of Alabama AL
The University of Montana MT
The University of Sheffield England
The University of Tampa FL
The University of Tennessee (Knoxville) TN
The University of Texas at Arlington TX
The University of Texas at Austin TX
The University of Texas at El Paso TX
The University of West Florida FL
Thomas University GA
Tiffin University OH
Towson University MD
Transylvania University KY
Trinity College Dublin Ireland
Troy University AL
Tuskegee University AL
United States Air Force Academy CO
United States Merchant Marine Academy NY
United States Military Academy at West Point NY
United States Naval Academy MD
Universidad Europea Spain
University of Aberdeen Scotland
University of Akron Main Campus OH
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL
University of Alabama in Huntsville AL
University of Alaska Anchorage AK
University of Alberta Alberta
University of Arizona AZ
University of Arkansas AR
University of Bridgeport CT
University of California (Berkeley) CA
University of California (Davis) CA
University of California (Irvine) CA
University of California (Los Angeles) CA
University of California (Riverside) CA
University of California (San Diego) CA
University of California (Santa Barbara) CA
University of California (Santa Cruz) CA
University of Central Florida FL
University of Charleston WV
University of Chicago IL
University of Cincinnati (Main Campus) OH
University of Colorado (Colorado Springs) CO
University of Colorado Boulder CO
University of Colorado Denver CO
University of Connecticut CT
University of Connecticut (Hartford) CT
University of Dallas TX
University of Delaware DE
University of Denver CO
University of East London England
University of Florida FL
University of Georgia GA
University of Glasgow Scotland
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI
University of Houston TX
University of Illinois at Chicago IL
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IL
University of Iowa IA
University of Kansas KS
University of Kentucky KY
University of Louisville KY
University of Maine ME
University of Maryland (College Park) MD
University of Massachusetts (Amherst) MA
University of Massachusetts (Boston) MA
University of Miami FL
University of Michigan MI
University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) MN
University of Mississippi MS
University of Missouri (Columbia) MO
University of Mobile AL
University of Montevallo AL
University of Nebraska (Lincoln) NE
University of Nevada (Las Vegas) NV
University of Nevada (Reno) NV
University of New Hampshire (Main Campus) NH
University of New Haven CT
University of New Mexico (Main Campus) NM
University of North Carolina at Asheville NC
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC
University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC
University of North Carolina School of the Arts NC
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC
University of North Dakota ND
University of North Florida FL
University of Northern Colorado CO
University of Notre Dame IN
University of Oklahoma OK
University of Oregon OR
University of Ottawa Ontario
University of Pennsylvania PA
University of Pittsburgh (Main Campus) PA
University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) PA
University of Puerto Rico (Bayamon) PR
University of Puerto Rico (Mayaguez) PR
University of Puerto Rico (Rio Piedras) PR
University of Rhode Island RI
University of Richmond VA
University of Rochester NY
University of San Diego CA
University of San Francisco CA
University of South Alabama AL
University of South Carolina SC
University of South Florida (Main Campus) FL
University of South Florida (Sarasota-Manatee) FL
University of South Florida (St Petersburg) FL
University of Southampton  
University of Southern California CA
University of Southern Mississippi MS
University of St Andrews Scotland
University of Toledo OH
University of Toronto Ontario
University of Utah UT
University of Vermont VT
University of Virginia (Main Campus) VA
University of Washington (Seattle Campus) WA
University of West Georgia GA
University of Westminster England
University of Wisconsin (Madison) WI
Utah State University UT
Utah Valley University UT
Valdosta State University GA
Valencia College FL
Vanderbilt University TN
Vassar College NY
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA
Virginia State University VA
Volunteer State Community College TN
Wabash College IN
Wake Forest University NC
Warner University FL
Washington & Jefferson College PA
Washington & Lee University VA
Washington State University WA
Washington University in St. Louis MO
Webber International University FL
Webster University MO
Wellesley College MA
Wentworth Institute of Technology MA
Wesleyan College GA
West Virginia University WV
West Virginia Wesleyan College WV
Western Carolina University NC
Western Colorado University CO
Western Connecticut State University CT
Western Illinois University IL
Western Michigan University MI
Westminster College MO
Westminster University UT
Wheaton College - MA MA
Whitman College WA
Whitworth University WA
Wilkes University PA
William & Mary VA
Williams College MA
Wingate University NC
Winston-Salem State University NC
Wittenberg University OH
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA
Xavier University OH
Xavier University of Louisiana LA
Yale University CT