College Application Month
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The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education in collaboration with the South Carolina Department of Education is pleased to announce October 2011 as College Application Month. Throughout the month of October, high schools across the state will host College Application Day events to assist students with the college application process. The goal of College Application Month is to provide a forum for all South Carolina seniors to complete and file college applications. While much of the focus of College Application Month is geared toward first-generation college students and students who may not otherwise apply to college, we encourage participating high schools to include activities for all students, including freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors who have already applied to college.
The College Application Month Initiative comes at a critical time in our state’s history. Overwhelming evidence reveals that higher levels of education lead to greater prosperity and competitiveness in the knowledge economy. However, South Carolina is well short of the national average and behind the national leaders in the proportion of adults who hold graduate/professional and baccalaureate degrees. At the associate degree level, South Carolina exceeds the national average but is well behind the leading states. College Application Month is designed to expand statewide college access and awareness.
2009 and 2010 RESULTS
College Application Month 2011 will be coming soon!
In 2009, College Application Month was piloted in 12 South Carolina high schools. The program was a huge success, as more than 1,000 students received assistance in completing and filing online college applications.
Throughout the month of October 2010, 57 South Carolina high schools hosted individual College Application Day events where 15,000 students received assistance completing and filing college applications. On average, each student completed two applications and a total of over 30,000 applications were submitted to colleges throughout the state of South Carolina.
