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Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in Santa Cruz County can be seen on the Santa Cruz County Office of Education web site at http://www.santacruz.k12.ca.us/schools/index.html. This is an excellent source of information about public schools in the county. Charter schools (which are somewhat smaller and self-directed) are also listed on another page on santacruzkids.com: Private, Charter and Religious Schools |
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Local Colleges and Adult Education
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| General Education Development (GED) Information is available at Santa Cruz Adult School or Aptos/Watsonville Adult School. Call 427-4830 or go to www.gedtest.org |
| Watsonville/Aptos Adult School is offering classes at the new downtown center at 280 Main Street in Watsonville. Classes are also offered at the Green Valley Center, 294 Green Valley Road in Watsonville and other locations throughout the communtiy. Call 831-786-2100 |
| The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union, Local 234, trains apprentices in a paid 5-years on-the-job training program. They also give college credit for classes taken at night. Applications are accepted continuously. Call 633-2311 |
| Regional Occupational Program, vocational job training for students 16 and older, 809-H Bay Avenue, Capitola, CA 95010, 479-5333 |
| Cabrillo College is a Community College located at 6500 Soquel Drive in Aptos. 831-479-6100 www.cabrillo.edu Cabrillo has general education classes, online classes, adult education and a summer academy for students grades 6 through grade 12 |
| California State University at Monterey Bay is part of the State University system. It is located at 100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA 93955-8001. 831-582-3330. www.csumb.edu |
| University of California at Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz at 1156 High Street. 831-459-0111. www.ucsc.edu/public/Default.asp The University has many extension programs at other locations. |
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Online Resources
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| Preparing for College, a free service, provides parents, students and guidance counselors with practical advice and a customized timeline of tips to increase a student's probability of being accepted by a particular university. All sorts of issues are addresses: money management, financial aid and common myths. http://preparingforcollege.usc.edu |
| Education Data Partnership can be seen at www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/ |
| California Department of Education has a comprehensive web site at http://goldmine.cde.ca.gov/ |
| Star Test Results and the Academic Performance Index (API) and District Demographic Information are all available at http://star.cde.ca.gov/ |
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Deadlines for College Exams and Scholarships
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| ACT exam, registration by the middle of August every year through your high school counseling office or online at www.act.org |
| Cabrillo Strings/Suzuki Program auditions in September for scholarships in orchestra, chamber ensembles and private lessons. For ages 5-18. Call 479-6101 |
| CAL Grants for fall, apply by the end of April for the following school year.This financial aid ranges from $576-9700 per year for books and tuition. Call 888-224-7268 or log onto www.csac.ca.gov or www.fafsa.ed.gov |
| Community Foundation of Santa Cruz offers scholarships every year, deadline is usually in March. 477-0800 or www.cfscc.org |
| Congressional Nominations for U.S. Military Academies close in November every year for the following school year. Applications may be submitted to Representative Sam Farr, 701 Ocean Street, SC, 93902 for residents of the 17th Congressional District. Call 429-1976 for more information. |
| Elks Scholarships, applications for the Elks National Foundation's annual Most Valuable Student Scholarship contest are available until the beginning of January by calling Les Yeffa at 831-475-9481 |
| Opportunity Grant Scholarships offered by the S.C. County Music Teachers Association, for students grades 2-12 at a Santa Cruz County School or home school. Applications are due in early June. Call Kit Birskovich at 426-5172. |
| SAT Prep Classes are offered at no charge by Higher Standards and Jerilyn Kass every few months. The class consists of a one-hour test including the test results, and tips on taking the SAT. She also offers tutoring for those students that want it. Call 461-9300 |
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