College & Career Ready

College & Career Exploration Tool

Hosted by California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI)

What can students do with CaliforniaColleges.edu?

This web-based platform offers students, families, and educators a single access point for college, career, and financial aid planning. It offers planning and application tools, along with information to help plan for life after high school.

College and major exploration
Career exploration and assessments
Financial aid information
Launch college applications directly from californiacolleges.edu! For CSU and UC applications, classes and grades will be transferred into the application!*
Launch financial aid applications (FAFSA and CA Dream Application) directly from californiacolleges.edu!

*Only for students who have authorized release of data to CCGI in Aeries data confirmation through the parent portal.

How do I ensure my student's data is shared with CCGI to allow for high school and college course planning as well as provide the benefits of transferring data to UC, CSU, and Community College applications?

In order for student transcript data to be uploaded, you need to allow access through the Aeries Data Confirmation process. Please follow the instructions on this page. On the authorizations section, be sure to select ALLOW for "Release of Records to California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI)".

If you have any questions, please reach out to your student's counselor.

What is CCGI?

California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI) is written into California Education Code (EC) Section 60900.5 as an authorized provider of an institutional service to all California School Districts and as part of the state’s efforts to make college-going a more streamlined experience for students (EC Section 60900.5(a)). One service that the CCGI will provide is a set of college and career planning tools, including the CaliforniaColleges.edu tool, designed to help students plan for and apply to California public colleges and universities. The CCGI currently receives enrollment data for all public-school students enrolled in grades six through twelve from the California Department of Education (CDE).

CCGI is a nonprofit that works with school districts throughout California to ensure all high school seniors graduate with clear postsecondary goals and a plan for how to achieve them.

San Lorenzo Unified School District (SLzUSD) has transcript-informed functionality with the California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI) to help your child develop a well-informed college and career plan.

With transcript-informed functionality in CaliforniaColleges.edu, SLzUSD students have access to exclusive tools and resources to support their college and career planning, as well as plan out their classes for their 4 years of high school. These resources are only provided when students’ transcript data is uploaded from SLzUSD;s Student Information System (SIS) into CaliforniaColleges.edu in accordance with all state and federal student privacy laws.

The benefits of the transcript-informed functionality include giving students access to California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) eligibility tools to view progress towards meeting the “a-g” course requirements. This will help your child know if they are taking the right courses in high school to meet their goals after graduation. You and your student can use the platform to keep track of application deadlines and submissions. Students can apply to a California Community College, CSU, and UC directly from CaliforniaColleges.edu.

SLzUSD’s transcript-informed accounts allow key information to transfer from your student’s account to these applications, making the entire process faster and easier. It also allows your student’s verified course information to be shared directly with community colleges and CSUs, helping those colleges make faster and better decisions about admission, placement, and financial aid. Students can also launch and track their FAFSA or California Dream Act Applications from their account.