Choose the right college strategy for your family.
Whether your family needs help with admissions, financial aid, or both, Champion College Planning provides focused guidance to help you make smarter college decisions before you commit.
College Cost Reality Check
Before you make expensive college decisions, understand what your family can realistically afford.
The College Cost Reality Check gives you a clear financial starting point and helps identify potential risks before applications, aid offers, and emotions start driving the decision.
You’ll walk away with:
A realistic annual college budget
A clearer understanding of your Student Aid Index and aid context
A comparison of college sticker prices against your family’s target
Identification of colleges that may require significant aid to become affordable
Clear priorities and next steps
This is a diagnostic service, not a comprehensive planning program.
It does not include college-list development, admissions coaching, FAFSA or CSS Profile completion, award analysis, or financial-aid appeals.
Investment: $299
College Admissions Strategy
Build a stronger college and admissions path.
Champion College Planning helps students explore their interests, identify colleges that fit their goals, develop a stronger admissions profile, and stay organized throughout the college planning and application process.
What’s included:
Admissions profile development and strategy
Career and major exploration
College research and list development
College comparison and decision support
Application planning and guidance
Deadline, admissions, and decision tracking
Ongoing guidance and support throughout the process
Admissions fit is not the same as financial fit.
A college can be a strong academic, personal, and admissions fit and still not align with your family’s financial goals. College Admissions Strategy focuses on the student and admissions side of the process. Financial-aid strategy, award analysis, and appeal support are included in College Funding Strategy or Complete College Strategy.
Best for: Families who want guidance with college exploration, college-list development, admissions planning, and applications while managing the financial-aid process separately.
College Funding Strategy
Navigate financial aid with a clear plan.
Champion College Planning helps families navigate the financial-aid process, complete required aid forms, understand college aid offers, and pursue an appeal when appropriate.
What’s included:
FAFSA guidance and completion support
CSS Profile guidance and completion support
Other required financial-aid forms
Financial-aid strategy and guidance
Financial-aid award review and comparison
Appeal strategy and support when appropriate
Ongoing guidance throughout the financial-aid process
Best for: Families who are managing college selection and admissions on their own but want expert support with financial-aid forms, award offers, and appeals.
Complete College Strategy
One coordinated strategy for the student and the family.
Champion College Planning brings the admissions and financial-aid sides of college planning together so your family can make college decisions with both student fit and financial considerations in mind.
What’s included:
Everything included in College Admissions Strategy
Everything included in College Funding Strategy
Coordinated college planning across admissions and financial aid
College-list decisions informed by both student fit and financial considerations
Ongoing guidance through the application, aid, and final decision process
Why combine both sides?
A college can be a strong admissions fit but still create financial challenges for your family. Complete College Strategy helps keep college selection, admissions planning, and financial-aid decisions connected throughout the process.
Best for: Families who want comprehensive support across admissions, financial aid, award review, and the final college decision.
Student-Athlete Recruiting Coordination
Stay organized and intentional throughout the college recruiting process.
College-bound student-athletes have another layer to manage alongside academics, admissions, and affordability. Champion College Planning provides recruiting coordination to help families stay organized, communicate effectively, and keep important recruiting steps moving forward.
What’s included:
Recruiting timeline and individualized action plan
Coach outreach planning and communication guidance
Recruiting activity and follow-up tracking
Organization of college and athletic opportunities
Guidance on questions to ask college coaches and programs
NCAA Eligibility Center registration guidance
NAIA Eligibility Center registration guidance
Guidance for coordinating information with high school and club coaches when appropriate
Ongoing accountability and support throughout the recruiting process
Recruiting coordination — not a recruiting agency
Champion College Planning does not promise placement, scholarships, coach access, recruiting exposure, or college offers. Recruiting Coordination helps families manage the process — what to do, when to do it, how to communicate, and how recruiting fits into the broader college plan.
Available as:
A standalone service or an add-on to College Admissions Strategy, College Funding Strategy, or Complete College Strategy.
Best for: Student-athletes and families who want additional structure, guidance, and accountability as they navigate the college recruiting process.