College Information
AP Credit
Before signing up and paying for AP Tests, students and their parents should check AP requirements for the college(s) that they would like to attend. Below is not a complete list, but some of the colleges that CWC students have attended.
Calvin University
Dordt University
Concordia University (Wisconsin)
Judson University
Trinity Christian College
University of Wisconsin -- Lacrosse
University of Wisconsin -- Madison
University of Wisconsin -- Platteville
Dual Credit / Online Learning opportunities
Central Wisconsin Christian has a lot of learning opportunities for students. However, we know that we do not have every possible class students may want to explore while in high school. Some students wish to advance their learning or explore a variety of topics. CWC school counselors and teachers support students and parents who wish to do this. Students must take all core graduation classes from CWC teachers, unless there is a scheduling issue that makes that difficult. When this occurs or students want to earn college credit while in high school or want to explore different topics, CWC strongly encourages those courses to be taught by other faith-based organizations. Below are some of the organizations that CWC would recommend to parents and students. It is ALWAYS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to check with college(s) you are interested in to see if they will accept credits from other colleges if you plan to receive college credit for courses.
Colorado Christian University
Concordia University of Wisconsin
Dordt University (Note: CWC Students cost is $160/credit)
Grand Canyon University
Oaks Christian School
Sevenstar
Taylor University
BUCKY'S TUITION PROMISE
UW-Madison has made a commitment to guarantee secondary education access and affordability, particularly for Wisconsin residents. Bucky’s Tuition Promise (BTP) commits to providing some of our most financially vulnerable students and families with the opportunity to attend UW-Madison without concern for the cost of tuition and segregated fees. We feel that one of the best parts of this new initiative is the clarity and simplicity of the criteria and commitment - if an incoming student’s household adjusted gross income (AGI) is less than or equal to $56K, we’ll ensure that tuition and segregated fees are paid with gift aid (i.e. scholarships and grants).
MARIAN COLLEGE OFFERS CWC TUITION GRANT
Marian College individually offers $11,000 tuition grants to students from CWC who attend Marian college and meet the criteria. This is a great way to help students afford a value-based, liberal arts education, located in a safe community. Marian College has students with diverse backgrounds and interests from 18 states and 12 different countries.
UW SYSTEMS REGIONAL PLACEMENT TESTING
Registration for Math, English, and Foreign Language Regional Placement Testing for next year’s college Freshmen opens February 1. You’ll be able to find the updated schedule, contact list, and FAQ document at: testing.wisc.edu/centerpages/regionaltesting.html. For most of the UW Campuses, Freshmen will be required to take a placement test for Math and English (Foreign Language Placement Test is optional). At UW Green Bay, Superior and Whitewater, your ACT subscores will be used for English placement, but you will still need to take a placement test for Math.
The battery of placement tests includes Math, English and your choice of foreign language (French, German or Spanish). Please refer to the information you received from the campus you will be attending about which tests you must take and the length of time needed between when you test and when you can attend your advising session. This is very important because several campuses will require your placement test results before you can register for classes. Some campuses require you to complete your tests 1-2 weeks before advising. Important Note: You will need to bring a government-issued photo ID (your high school ID will suffice as long as it has your entire name and a photo) to the testing site.
If you have any questions about this process, see Mrs. Schouten. She may also be able to locate some practice tests for you.
COLLEGE VISIT AND ONLINE REGISTRATION LINKS
To help you with this process there are a few links below you may be interested in. Click on the college name links to view their day visit schedules. Most colleges require that you register online to attend one of their visit days. It is a good idea to start looking at dates as your fall work and activities schedules fill up fast!
If you need help setting up a college visit, please see Mrs. Schouten
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
Visiting
Applying Online
Admissions Guidelines
Healthcare college offering degrees in nursing, Radiologic sciences, and sonography. Lots of hands on practice, no waiting list. Direct program entry.
CALVIN COLLEGE (Some Travel Expenses Covered)
To set up a visit date either see Mrs. Schouten or click on the link. You may also email them at fridays@calvin.edu or call (616)526-8421 or (800)688-0122.
Cornerstone has many special visit days for prospective students. Click the link to see the dates and register or call (800)787-9778.
Dordt has many special visit days for prospective students. Click the link to see the dates and then complete an online registration form for your visit.
Click the link to view visit day options as well as register online for your visit. Monday Preview Days allow you the option of coming on Sunday evening, attending Praise & Worship at 9 pm, and staying overnight in the residence halls.
Click the link to view some campus visit events or to register for an individual personal day.
Click the link to see opportunities to visit Taylor and to register for your visit or individual personal day.
Click the link for many opportunities for visiting on special visit days, personal visit days, or parent visit days. There will also be online registration links to sign up to visit.
MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Click the link for information regarding scheduled activities and events.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAL WEBSITES
Affordable Colleges Foundation is an organization dedicated to providing free higher education tools for current and future college students and their families. They recently published research on all the Not-For-Profit universities and colleges in Wisconsin that offer online college programs. Historically, online programs have only been offered by for-profit institutions. Today, many of the most established not-for-profit state colleges and national universities have launched programs that provide flexibility and lower tuition prices for students. This dataset is unique to our site and is even ahead of the curve compared to other government education data sources such as NCES and IPEDS.
General College Financial Literacy Information (Annuity.org)
WISCONSIN COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY GUIDE & AFFORDABLE ONLINE COLLEGES IN WISCONSIN
COMMON APPLICATION MISTAKES
This websites contains information to consider when completing college applications.
LINKS TO ALL COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN THE US
LINKS TO ALL FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES IN THE US
Miscellaneous Links:
College Resource by Major: https://universityhq.org/resources/by-major/