October 1st- It is go time!

College and Career Kickoff focuses on college and career readiness and is connected to the Riverside County Office of Education Pledge— Every student in Riverside County will graduate from high school academically and socially prepared for college, the workforce, and civic responsibility. College and Career Kickoff is one of many countywide initiatives aimed at taking a more proactive approach to preparing TK-12th grade students for post-secondary goals. Each TVUSD high school has shared their school's plan for CCKO with students and families through their own newsletter. All high school counseling teams will be offering college application workshops, financial aid application workshops, a college and career fair, and so much more. Please review the events being offered at your school so you can plan to attend as many as you can.

Every senior will receive a mailer from California State University's Chancellor Office. Any senior who is on track to complete the A-G college admission requirements will get an extra bonus in their mailer: a code that will allow them to submit a CSU application to one campus for FREE! If you feel like you are an A-G completer, but did not receive a code (or did not receive the mailer at all) then please check with your counselor. They can confirm that you are on track to meet the A-G requirements and can access your code to assist you in getting your fee waived for 1 CSU application. You can use this code to apply to any of the 22 CSU campuses.

The mailer will also explain that seniors who are A-G completers will be offered direct admission to 17 of the 22 CSU campuses. This means that as soon as you submit your application, you will receive an admission offer as long as the campus you applied to is not an "impacted" campus and you did not choose an "impacted" major. Here is an CSU Impaction matrix to help you figure out if your campus or major is "impacted."

Please plan to attend a college application workshop with your school's counselors to let them assist you and review your completed application before you submit it. They can verify that you have entered your fee waiver code correctly and save you $70.

Your CCGI student account has many resources to provide you guidance and step by step instruction videos for Community College Applications, CSU Applications, UC Applications. You can also launch applications to the Common App, and the HBCU Common App through CCGI. Many of the college campuses also post their own videos on You Tube to guide students through the application. Here are a few of the tutorials offered through the CCGI website: Click on the image and then scroll down to expand (click the + sign on the right) the "College Application Tools." As always, your school counselor is also a wonderful resource if you want to consult with someone on your school's counseling team to help answer questions.

• Login to your www.californiacolleges.edu (CCGI) account using your "CLEVER" single sign on. This CaliforniaColleges.edu account is a valuable resource, and both CSUs and UCs strongly encourage you to connect your CCGI account to your CSU and/or UC application to make the information on your application as accurate as possible.
• Parents can also create an account to observe the activities and applications completed in the CCGI platform.
• Check your mailbox at home. If you are an A-G completer, then you have a mailer in your mailbox that has a CSU college application fee waiver code worth $70!
• If you are a university bound student, you should SUBMIT your UC, CSU, private and out-of-state college applications between October 1 and November 30, 2026. Double check private and out-of-state colleges for their submission deadlines as they could differ from the public California universities.
• If you are a community college bound student, check your preferred community college's website to see when the Fall 2027 application will become available. Some will be available October 1st, but others will be later in the semester.
• If you are military bound, then sign-up for the ASVAB at your school during October. Also, meet with your preferred military branch recruiter so you know what ASVAB score you need to do your desired job in the military.
• If your plan is to attend a trade school or to do an apprenticeship program to be trained in a trade, please contact the trade school, community college CTE program, or apprenticeship coordinator to confirm your trade is part of their available programs. There also may be testing requirements or applications that you will need to complete in the next few months.
• ALL STUDENTS will need to complete a Financial Aid application since it is a high school graduation requirement. The Financial Aid application can also be launched from your CCGI account... the FAFSA and the CADAA are available.

The California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) will notify high schools when a student has completed and submitted their financial aid application, and met this state graduation requirement. Every TVUSD high school campus will offer Financial Aid Application Workshops to assist students and families. Please check with your counseling department to find out when these workshops are scheduled at your campus. Submitting a financial aid application can also qualify you for an additional graduation ticket if you do it before the designated deadline. Please make sure you complete the application for NEXT SCHOOL YEAR 2027-2028 since that is when you will start your trade school, college or university. You can also watch CCGI Financial Aid Video Tutorials to guide you through the financial aide applications also. The Financial Aid tutorials can be found when you expand the "Financial Aid Tools" section under the video tutorials for step-by-step instructions.