Whether you have a child planning for, currently attending, or graduating from college, College Zone can help you help them.

Click on the appropriate link (at left) to identify your child’s current grade or experience level.

Parent Message Board

The Parent Message Board is updated each week. New messages for the week are identified by the  symbol. Items under the More section, located toward the bottom of the page, provide links to information on topics that were recently listed on this Message Board.

 In observance of the Labor Day holiday, ISAC offices will be closed on Monday, September 6, reopening on Tuesday, September 7. Access collegezone.com anytime, or send an e-mail message to an ISAC College Zone Counselor for questions or inquiries.

Mapping Your Future has introduced a series of "Guides to Life After High School" aimed at helping high school students prepare for their future.  The Guides are also designed to allow teachers, counselors and other educators to utilize them as class assignments/projects.  Both interactive and printable versions of the Guides are available. 

Find out about Constitution Day - September 17 - through the Constitution Day Resources page here a College Zone.

A State Legislative Update, which was last updated on August 16, describes recent action taken on the budget for fiscal year 2011, which began on July 1, 2010.

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2010-11 Illinois Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholars

2010-11 State Scholars

College Illinois!® 529 Prepaid Tuition Program

State Legislative Update

Outreach Calendar/Events

U.S. Department of Education's Federal Aid First

Federal Student Aid's FAFSA4caster

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