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Some may think that the middle school years are too early to think about college. However, professional educators know, and study after study confirms, that high school may be too late—especially for first-generation and disadvantaged students for whom college and the financial aid process are a great mystery. WAICU operates a statewide student access center, and we are committed to helping you meet the challenge of expanding educational opportunity for all. 

This is the "download and print" version of the WAICU Middle School E-Book.  The e-book was designed to help middle schoolers dream and plan for their future.  Visit WisconsinMentor.org to access the book in its electronic form.

Click here to download and print the WAICU Middle School E-Book.

To register for the School Counselor Workshops, click on Visit our Counselor Events Calendar above and select the event you wish to attend.

Private College Week - July 12-17, 2010. Students and families are invited to tour wisconsin's private colleges and universities during wisconsin Private College Week. During this "open house" week, learn more about Wisconsin's private nonprofit colleges and universities. Call ahead to any campus and reserve your space. During Private College Week, receive a waiver of application fees at each campus you visit!   

The Guide offers information on all 20 private nonprofit colleges and universities in Wisconsin, including facts and figures and majors offered.

View and print off a camera-ready listing of the 2009-2010 open houses and events at Wisconsin's 20 private nonprofit colleges and universities.

WAICU’s quarterly newsletter contains a special section with regular features for high school guidance counselors. 

This new feature is a module to help guidance counselors track their students' application to colleges; it can be found at http://www.xap.com/.

WisconsinMentor.org is WAICU’s free interactive Web site that aids prospective students in the college search, selection, and application process.  Students receive FREE test prep, and the “Student Planner” lets students compare the courses they have taken in high school with college admission requirements, forging a pre-college bond with campuses of interest.  Click here to print out handouts for students describing WisconsinMentor.org.

WAICU's independent colleges and universities serve many students of Hispanic origin. Recognizing that parents of such students may be Spanish speaking, we have developed this brochure to explain the benefits and appropriateness of these institutions for their sons and daughters.

Each summer, counselors are invited to register for a weeklong College Seminar tour that includes visits to colleges and universities in Wisconsin and neighboring states.  Participants can earn 3 DPI-approved credits through Marian College of Fond du Lac.  For more information, call 920-923-7650 or email cst@mariancollege.edu.  

Please contact individual campuses for further explanations of and waivers from these policies.

View and print WAICU's Quick Facts. It is a short overview of the 20 private nonprofit colleges and universities in Wisconsin.

Students will find a representative of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) at all Wisconsin Education Fairs around the state.  The WAICU Student Access Center serves as a centralized resource at the college fairs to assist students in finding information on majors, financial aid, and admission requirements.  Find a fair near you at www.wefs.org and speak with WAICU about the accessibility, affordability, and value of a private college education.  

The Foster Youth to College Advisory Group gathers resources focused on foster youth and the unique opportunities available to them in achieving a college education.  Click here to download a list of WAICU members' liaisons familiar with opportunities for foster youth; these liaisons can help with the barriers students may face in pursuing a college degree.