Augustana Public Service Program

As your students begin searching for the perfect college, Augustana offers you free college search materials to help you guide them in the right direction.

Feel free to download and print any of these documents by using the links below.

How Families Pay for College lays outs differences between scholarships, grants and loans. It also provides a timeline for preparing financially during a student’s high school years. Download.

The College Path Checklist is a guide to keep students on track as they move through the stages of their college search. This is the original and still most popular piece in this series. Download.

Questions to Ask a College will help students when talking to college representatives at college nights or during a campus visit. Download in English or Spanish.

Preparing for College – The Parent Path was written to help parents keep their students on the “college track” during the high school years. It can be handed out to parents at any time, but optimally it would be used during freshman orientation. Download in English or Spanish.

Education and the Liberal Arts can clarify the value and versatility of a broad liberal arts education, and alleviate misconceptions that parents and students may have when considering a liberal arts college. Download.

Your colleagues use these materials for freshmen orientation sessions (The Parent Path), college nights (all), financial aid nights (How Families Pay for College), college prep class assignments (25 Questions, Checklist, Liberal Arts), and college fair nights (25 Questions). Many also place these as resources with college search materials.