Education Resources - Advancing with College Education
Reviewed Aug 14, 2026
College can include community college, technical college, a university, or an online program. HTHS may be able to help you organize the process, find official information, and complete practical steps without making the decisions for you.
Start With Your Goal
- The career, degree, certificate, or subject you want to pursue.
- Whether you need in-person, online, evening, or part-time options.
- How far you can travel and whether housing or transportation is needed.
- Previous high school, GED, college, or military education records.
- Costs beyond tuition, including books, supplies, technology, and transportation.
How HTHS Can Help
- Compare official school and program information.
- Help make an admissions and document checklist.
- Assist with internet access, email, printing, and online forms when available.
- Connect you with financial-aid, adult-education, or workforce resources.
- Help plan questions for an admissions or financial-aid office.
A Practical College Checklist
- Choose a program and confirm that the school offers it.
- Review admission requirements, deadlines, and required transcripts.
- Apply directly through the school's official website.
- Create your own StudentAid.gov account and complete the FAFSA form for the correct school year.
- Review Kentucky grants and scholarships.
- Compare the complete cost and the financial-aid offer before accepting loans.
- Complete orientation, advising, placement, and registration steps required by the school.
Official Resources
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid, FAFSA
- KHEAA resources for adults returning to school
- Kentucky scholarships and grants
- KCTCS education and training programs
Keep your accounts private: Your StudentAid.gov username, password, consent, and electronic signature belong to you. Do not share passwords or allow another person to sign the FAFSA form for you. HTHS can assist beside you without keeping your login information.
Financial aid is not all free money. Grants and scholarships generally do not require repayment when their terms are met, while student loans normally must be repaid. Read the school's official offer carefully and ask questions before accepting debt.
HTHS Self-Service
Use this resource as part of a personal Help Plan
Save it with an Interaction, keep notes for yourself, report what happened, and request follow-up only when needed.