Student Planning Resources
Explore resources for financial planning, academic tracking, and career pathways
Financial Planning Resources
Plan your financial future with scholarships, grants, and budgeting tools to make education affordable.
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Edgecombe CC Career and College Promise | Qualified high-school-age students have the opportunity to pursue college credits, tuition free, while they are in high school, allowing them to get a jumpstart on their workplace and college preparation. |
| Career and College Promise | Qualified students have the opportunity to begin their college education, tuition-free, by enrolling in Career & College Promise (CCP) courses and earning college transferable credits. |
| Cost of College | Average Cost of College |
| College Score Card | Return on Investment information for any college |
| What is a living wage? | Living wage calculator |
| FAFSA | Application for federal aids and student loans |
| FAFSA Aid Estimator | This will forecast your eligibility amounts. |
| What you need for FAFSA | What you need before you get started on FAFSA |
| Scholarship search engine | Scholarship search engine |
| College Board Scholarship Search | Scholarship search engine |
| Questbridge | High quality private colleges looking for high achieving low-income students |
| Carolina Covenant | Free tuition for low-income students |
| Pell Grants | Tuition money that does not need to be paid back. Eligibility depends on financial need. |
| Americorps Education Credits | You can earn college tuition credits by being an Americorps volunteer. |
| Net Price Calculator | Use this Net Price Calculator to help you plan what college will cost. |
| CLT scores and scholarships | Scholarships based on Classic Learning Test scores |
| CareerOneStop | Scholarship finder sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor |
| Cappex | Create an account to get a personalized list of scholarships. |
| College Greenlight | Resources for low-income and historically underrepresented students. |
| Student Scholarship Search | This site uses your grade, GPA, state, gender, and ethnic background to match you to scholarships. |
| Fastweb | Find scholarships specific to your needs. |
| Going Merry | Find and apply to scholarships in one place by creating an account to this website. |
| Scholarship America | Another free site to search for scholarships. |
| Scholarships | Free search for over 3.7 million scholarships and grants. |
| Unigo | Create a free scholarship profile to find scholarships that you may be eligible for. |
Academic Resources
Improve your academic progress with these resources.
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| A Plus Test Prep | Test prep resource |
| ACT Academy | Free practice for the ACT |
| Practice Tests | Free Accuplacer practice tests. |
| ASVAB Practice | Official ASVAB practice test |
| Free ASVAB practice | Free ASVAB practice test |
| Kaplan ACT Prep | Free Kaplan ACT Prep |
| SAT Prep Khan Academy | Free SAT Prep |
| What is covered on ACT | Math topics covered on ACT for each score range |
| SAT Prep Khan Acadmeny | Math Practice |
| Math Practice | Pretty good math practice |
| High level STEM | Higher level STEM instruction |
| Open Courses MIT | Free online courses from MIT |
| Classic Learning Test | Some colleges are using CLT instead of ACT or SAT for entrance exams. |
Career & Education Pathways
Explore different career paths, college options, trade schools, and post-graduation opportunities.
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Edgecombe CTE program | Work-based learning opportunities for Edgecombe County School Students. |
| Edgecombe Community College Programs | Academic Programs |
| Edgecombe CC Career and College Promise | Qualified high-school-age students have the opportunity to pursue college credits, tuition free, while they are in high school, allowing them to get a jumpstart on their workplace and college preparation. |
| Manufactoring Technology | Degree and certificates offered at Edgecomb CC in manufactoring technologies. |
| Nash Community College Programs | Academic Programs |
| I. Am. College. | Summer bridge program for recent high school graduates. |
| Career and College Promise NC | Qualified students have the opportunity to begin their college education, tuition-free, by enrolling in Career & College Promise (CCP) courses and earning college transferable credits. |
| NC Work Based Learning | Internship opportunity to build real-world work skills. |
| Work In Nash Academy | 3 week program after high school graduation to educate students on the skills required to be successful in the workplace. |
| Carolina Covenant | Opportunity for low-income students to graduate debt-free. |
| Skills Matcher | Match your skills to careers. |
| ONET Skill Matcher | Onet Skills Match |
| Career Info | Research careers |
| Overview of Employment and Wages | Stats on jobs and wages |
| Fastest Growing Careers | Explore fastest growing careers. |
| Fastest Growing Industries | Explore fastest growing industries |
| Explore STEM Careers | Explore STEM career options |
| NC Promise | In-state tuition is $500 a semester at 3 NC Colleges |
| Alice Lloyd College | Tuition Free for low-income students. |
| Berea College | Tuition Free for low-income students. |
| Barclay College | Tuition Free Christian college |
| College of Ozarks | Tuition Free Christian college |
| Curtis Institute of Music | Tuition Free based on music talent |
| United States Air Force Academy | Tuition Free, but very competitive |
| Deep Springs College | Tuition Free 2-year school |
| United States Coast Guard Academy | Tuition Free, competitive |
| Military Careers | Explore military career options |
| United States Military Academy | Tuition Free, competitive |
| Vanderbilt Opportunity | Vanderbilt has good financial aid for students who need it. |
| United States Naval Academy | Tuition Free, competitive |
| Warren Wilson | Warren Wilson College has affordable or free tuition |
| Webb Institute | Needs based tuition waivers |
| Williamson | Needs based tuition help: Trade school |
| NC Tower | Certifications offered at NC Community Colleges |
| Goodnight Scholars Program | STEM Scholarship |