1. Sophomores-During the summer between your sophomore and junior year, schedule some visits to training programs/colleges. Look at the programs of training or study to help in determining classes needed in your junior and senior years of high school.
2. Juniors-During the school year, I suggest visiting 3-4 training programs/schools when students are in attendance to get a feel for life there. This should help narrow your choices.
3. Seniors-During your senior year, the hope is you have narrowed your choices, visiting 1-2 of these. Apply to your choices to get accepted, and start looking at applying for scholarships or grants that might be available to you through these programs/schools.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
Tom Borchers, Glidden-Ralston, School Counselor
-Iowa Central Community College, Northwest Iowa Community College, La’James International College, University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University, Des Moines Area Community College
-The DMACC Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for the 2025-2026 academic year, which includes the fall 2025, spring 2026, and summer 2026 terms. The application closes July 15th, 2025. Application Here. (this is the same application from early spring, it just opened up again)
Important DMACC Information!
-DMACC recommended ONLINE course options Here
-Student Orientation Training Video here
-TipsOnline Success. Click here!
-Request an official DMACC transcript Here
-ALEKS Placement Test Proctor at Glidden-Ralston. Please see Mr. Borcher for more details
