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.
Class of 2026 Matriculations
American University of Paris
Aquinas College
Arizona State University
Baylor University
Berkshire Academy
Brown University
Cal Poly
Chapman University
Colby College
College for Creative Studies
Colorado Mesa University (6)
Colorado Mountain College (3)
Colorado Mountain College Leadville
Colorado Mountain College Steamboat (2)
Colorado School of Mines (2)
Colorado State University (3)
Columbia University
Concordia University
Duke University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Fordham University
Fort Lewis College
Gonzaga University (2)
Harvard University
High Point University (2)
Kansas State
Kings College London
Loyola Chicago
McPherson College
Michigan State
Montana State University (2)
Paradise Valley Community College
Rochester Institute of Technology
San Diego State University (3)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Scripps College
Southern Methodist University (3)
Stanford University
Susquehanna University
Syracuse University
Texas Christian University
Tulane University (3)
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Notre Dame
University of Alabama (2)
University of Arkansas
University of Chicago
University of Colorado Boulder (15)
University of Mississippi (3)
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon (2)
University of Puget Sound (2)
University of San Diego (2)
University of Utah (5)
US Naval Academy
Vanderbilt University
Wake Forest University
Whitman College
Whittier College
Williams College
“Aspen High School Post-Secondary Counseling Office values the uniqueness of all students and collaborates with them to create an individualized plan for life after high school. We encourage students to be open-minded, reflective inquirers and risk-takers as we guide them to find purpose, flourish in life and contribute to society.”
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.
