POST-SECONDARY COUNSELING
With a ratio that rivals a private school counseling department, the AHS Post- Secondary Counseling Program is dedicated to helping all students make the best possible decision for their time after high school. With two full-time counselors and a full-time coordinator, the Post-Secondary team prepares each student for after high school success via one-on-one meetings, parent evenings, and student workshops and classes.
How is this individualized attention possible in a public school setting? AEF funds one of the full-time Post-Secondary counselors. Each counselor works with juniors and seniors, and has a student:counselor ratio of 134:1.The American School Counselor Association recommendation is 250:1. This is truly a rare opportunity in a public school today. Additionally, In April of 2024, our post-secondary office hosted 30 of the country’s finest admissions directors and counselors to guide our parents and students through a mock application process. The small and intimate group exercise between students and admissions counselors was an incredible and rare experience.
Classes of 2021 to 2023 Matriculations
Bard College
Bates College
Baylor University
Belmont University
Beloit College
Bemidji State University
Boston University
Brigham Young University
Brown University
Bucknell University
California Polytechnic State University
Chapman University (5)
Clemson University
Colby College
College of Charleston
Colorado College (2)
Colorado Mesa University (6)
Colorado Mountain College (3)
Colorado School of Mines (3)
Colorado State University (3)
Columbia College
Columbia University
Community College of Aurora
Cornell University (2)
Cosumnes River College
Culinary Institute of America
Davidson College (2)
Denison University
Duke University (3)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Emerson College
Emory University (2)
Endicott College
Fordham University (2)
Fort Lewis College (2)
Franklin University Switzerland
Frostburg State University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gonzaga University
Grand Canyon University
Hamilton College
Harvard University (2)
Harvey Mudd College
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Hope College
Kenyon College
Lake Forest College
Lawrence University
Loyola Marymount University
Manhattan School of Music
Marymount Manhattan College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Miami University
Michigan State University
Middlebury College
Minneapolis College of Art & Design
Montana State University (3)
Muhlenberg College
New York University
Northern Arizona University
Northwest Lineman College
Ohio University
Pacific Lutheran University
Parsons School of Design at the New School
Penn State University (3)
Pomona College
Purdue University (2)
Quinnipiac University
Santa Clara University (2)
Seattle University
Skidmore College
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Southern California Institute of Architecture
Southern Methodist University
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Stanford University
Syracuse University
Temple University, Japan Campus
Texas Tech University
The American University of Paris (2)
The University of Edinburgh
Tufts University
Tusculum University
Union College
University of California, Los Angeles (2)
University of California, Santa Barbara (4)
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Chicago (2)
University of Colorado, Boulder (18)
University of Colorado Denver (2)
University of Denver (3)
University of Georgia
University of Hawaii, Manoa (2)
University of Miami (5)
University of Michigan (2)
University of North Carolina
University of Notre Dame
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon
University of Richmond
University of South Florida
University of St. Andrews
University of Stirling
University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin (3)
Vanderbilt University
Washington State University (2)
Wesleyan University
Western Colorado University
Whittier College
Wilkes University
Williams College
“The goal of the Post-Secondary Counseling office is to help develop authentic, resilient, and informed decision-makers. By helping students identify their unique qualities and strengths, we can assist them in finding the best path to reach their goals for life after high school.”
Access
Every single AHS student has access to a college counselor – who offers guidance on test taking, financial aid, essay writing and the complicated application process.
Availability
Most public high schools do not have a full-time college counselor and students are left to navigate the process on their own.
Effectiveness
97% of our seniors are accepted to college. Proof that college counseling works. What is this worth to you?
COLLEGE FAIR
Every October over 225 colleges and universities gather in Aspen to meet Colorado Western Slope students from more than 80 diverse high schools.
