College & Career Center
CKM’s College/Career Center, located upstairs in Room 205, offers various resources and workshops to help students explore college and career opportunities.
Access is offered to materials, scholarship and financial aid information, assistance with resume/cover letter writing, and self-assessment tests that help CKM students determine their skills and interests.
The College/Career Center also coordinates visits made by college admissions officers, issuance of work permits, part-time job placements, and military information. College visits are held in the library, lunch Quad, and main lobby.
The College/Career Center is open Monday – Friday 7:45am-3:45pm.
Contact the College and Career Center
Gabriela Venegas
916-395-5050, x503044
College Visits
Each year, CKM students may opt to attend informal presentations by a wide range of colleges and universities. These presentations are typically scheduled during lunch.
College & Career Resources
CKM’s College and Career Center compiles and makes available a number of online resources to help students explore their future beyond high school.
General college information
UC and CSU admission requirements: High school course requirements for the state universities.
CaliforniaColleges.edu: Every CKM student has an account
Princeton Review: A wealth of college information
College Board: The SAT test plus testing and college preparation information
Federal Student Aid: A financial aid site for students, parents, and counselors
FinAid: Student aid resource site
The College Solution: A blog by Lynn O’Shaughnessy, an author, consultant and speaker who is a nationally recognized college expert.
Students Basics for Financial Literacy – Affording Tuition (annuity.org): Discover why financial literacy is important for students.
College rankings
Top 100 National Universities: Compiled by U.S. News & World Report
Virtual tours
eCampusTours.com: Virtual campus tours of over 1,200 college campuses
CampusTours: A gateway to online campus tours
What are my chances at this school?
Get Your Chances of Admissions: Quantify your chances of getting into a specific college
College Chances: Predict your admission chances to 1,700 colleges and universities
Match, Reach and Safety Schools: Refine your list of school choices
Testing calendars
SAT Calendar: SAT test dates and registration deadlines
ACT Calendar: Current ACT test dates
About the different tests
PSAT: Preliminary SAT and the National Merit Scholar Qualifying Test
SAT: College admissions test accepted by nearly every college in the U.S.
SAT Subject Tests: Measures knowledge or skills in specific subject areas
ACT: Used for college admissions; an alternative to the SAT
AP: Information about Advanced Placement testing
Test prep resources
ACT Online Prep School Edition: Online registration and prep for ACT
vocabulary.com: Fun ways to improve your vocabulary
Kaplan: Free online resources available for SAT, ACT and PSAT prep
Test Geek Free SAT Prep Guide (Updated for 2022)
Search for colleges
National Center for Education Statistics: Links and searches to colleges and universities
U.S. University Directory: Profiles of state universities and other colleges by state
Peterson’s: Find colleges by degree programs of interest
Two-year college resources
Community College Review: Profiles of community and junior colleges
American Association of Community Colleges: State-by-state information on community colleges
Los Rios Community College District: SCC, CRC, ARC, FLC
Become a Sierra College Student: Rocklin/Roseville
San Joaquin Delta College: Stockton