Useful Links
You Gotta Know if You Wanna Go!
There are plenty of people, places, groups and websites out there to help you prepare for college. Find the college access program in your area by clicking here.
Not from Ohio? Check out the national KnowHow2Go website!
The Internet contains a wealth of resources 2 help you plan, apply and pay for college. Check out these groups of websites that can help you along your journey to college. Provided in these sections are a vast array of websites related 2 going 2 college and all the processes associated with that endeavor. This list of websites is a mere sampling of the thousands available. It is intended 2 serve as a resource for you and does not necessarily reflect an endorsement by the Ohio College Access Network and/or the KnowHow2GoOhio campaign.
YMCA
The YMCA of the USA, a leader in helping young people fully develop their potential, is the first national outreach partner of KnowHow2GO. YMCAs with college preparation and teen leadership programs will be distributing information on KnowHow2GO.
YMCA Black and Hispanic Achievers programs at 165 centers nationwide will be actively participating in KnowHow2GO events and contests throughout the year.
What Kids Can Do, Inc.
What Kids Can Do, Inc. (WKCD) is a national not-for-profit organization founded in 2001 for the purpose of making public the voices and views of adolescents. On its website, WKCD documents young people’s lives, learning, and work, and their partnerships with adults both in and out of school.
Project GRAD
Project GRAD has a ten-year track record of successfully helping at risk students make it through K-12 school systems and graduate from college.
Ohio Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel
Ohio Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel manages the TRiO programs in Ohio such as Talent Search, Upward Bound and Student Support Services. TRIO programs assert our nation’s commitment to providing educational opportunity for all Americans regardless of race, ethnic background or economic circumstance.
GEAR UP Ohio
GEAR UP Ohio envisions every student, regardless of his or her parents’ wealth, ethnic background or geographic location, graduating from high school with the knowledge and skills he or she needs to succeed in college and the workplace—and it sees a future in which fewer students need remediation during their first year of postsecondary education. Click here to find out if there is a program in your area.
