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With funding from Lumina Foundation, NACAC will convene higher education leaders to act on the insights from the “Toward a More Equitable Future for Postsecondary Access” report. Arlington, VA (June 21, 2022) – The National Association for College Admission Counseling will convene a facilitated symposium to operationalize the framework [...]

Well-known for playing the character Pray Tell on FX’s Pose drama series, Porter will bring his message of living authentically to thousands of college admission counseling professionals at NACAC Conference 2022 in Houston, TX. Arlington, VA (May 19, 2022) – Billy Porter, an artist with a remarkable life story [...]

NACAC, the Equity Research Cooperative (EqRC), and a University of Maryland-led research team will join efforts to examine equity outcomes of test-optional and test-free college admission policies.  Arlington, VA (April 21, 2022) – The abrupt elimination of testing requirements for admission to more than 1,800 postsecondary institutions during the pandemic [...]

Arlington, VA (April 11,2022) – More than 200 colleges and universities nationwide are still accepting applications from students seeking openings, housing, or financial aid this fall, according to the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). NACAC’s College Openings Update for Fall 2022, now in its 35th year, provides [...]

New collaboration will expand school counselor access to expert advice, tips, and training in the college search and application process Arlington, VA (March 24, 2022) – School counselors guiding students through high school and toward postsecondary paths need easy, accessible ways to educate and prepare students and their families for [...]

Arlington, VA (March 21, 2022) -- Regina E. Manley, the first African American elected president of the NACAC Executive Board, passed on March 5. A long-time educator in the Chicago Public School System, Manley was an accomplished and beloved leader and member of NACAC. During her three-year presidential term (1989-1991), [...]

“A New Calculus for College Admissions” Explores the Disconnect between Innovations in Math Education and Traditional College Admission Practices  BERKELEY, CALIF.—Although today's technology-rich environment has changed the way math is used in many fields, college admission still relies heavily on decades-old math expectations, viewing calculus on a transcript as [...]

Arlington, VA (January 19, 2022) -- The impediments to racial equity in college admission and financial aid are complex, systemic, and longstanding, and so the work to dismantle those impediments requires courage, collaboration, creativity, and an unrelenting commitment to both understand the problems and continue to strive to solve them. So [...]

Contact: Shanda Ivory Princeton, NJ, January 3, 2022 – GoToCollegeFairs has signed on as the exclusive technology services provider for the National Association for College Admissions Counseling’s in-person and virtual college fairs in 2022. The National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) has assisted students in their pursuit of postsecondary [...]