Course Format:
12 Online Asynchronous Modules
Please note that this is an accelerated course; students will complete two modules per week. The asynchronous model allows students to complete the modules during the designated week as their schedules permit
Registration Fee: $400 per participant
Group/Team Discount (10 or more): 20% off the registration fee, please contact cps@tc.columbia.edu to register
Questions? Send an email to tccap@tc.columbia.edu
School counselors, college access professionals, other educators, and community stakeholders play an integral role in the college application process. Students and families who are new to the college application and financial aid process often find themselves lost among forms, deadlines and higher education language that does not resonate with them. Students and families, especially those in underserved high schools, are more likely to report feeling ill-prepared for this process. As a result, many of these students decide not to attend college or limit their possibilities to two-year or under-resourced colleges.
Dedicated counselors, educators, and other stakeholders who are specifically trained in college advisement can close the gap in knowledge around higher education. Counselors are vital to a student’s academic success because they demystify the college admissions process. TC CAP-online seeks to provide targeted curriculum on college advising, improve professional competence, and increase college opportunities for underserved high school students. This program will achieve this by:
TC CAP is affiliated with the School Counseling Masters of Education (Ed.M.) program in Psychological Education and the online Advanced Certificate in College Advising at Teachers College, Columbia University. The Advanced Certificate in College Advising equips dedicated counselors, educators, and other stakeholders to demystify the college admissions process. For more information regarding the Advanced Certificate in College Advising please visit the program web page.
The School Counseling Masters of Education (Ed.M.) program in Psychological Education is a degree-granting program that prepares students to practice school counseling and provides them with the necessary coursework and training to obtain school counseling certification in New York State. For more information regarding the school counseling master's program please visit the program web page.
For more information on the above programs, please contact Riddhi Sandil, EdM program coordinator, department of counseling and clinical psychology
The College Advising Continuing Education program was made possible, in part, by a grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.