You can host APPLY Kansas application events starting in September through early November! Listed below are some steps and resources you are welcome to use to plan a successful event for your senior class.

2024 Apply Kansas Virtual Training Recording (April 2024)

Presentation with live links

2024 APPLY Kansas Site Coordinator Manual

Plan your Event 

(sample steps & resources below)

• • Register with Apply Kansas
  • Order your Apply Kansas Giveaways (Ordering will open again in late summer 2024)
  • Register/Attend Apply Kansas Coordinator Training (Annually in August)
  • Review the Site Coordinator Manual
  • Set the date of your event
  • Develop a plan, timeline & recruit a planning team if needed
  • Engage volunteers & the community if desired

Promote your event

• • Enlist faculty & staff to help with "Why Apply Day" on/around Friday, September 19, 2025
  • Utilize Apply Kansas logos & hashtags
    
  • Advertise your event around school & all forms of communication (social media, email, announcements, etc)
  • Engage the community (contact media outlets, contact district office, request mayoral proclamations...)

Prepare Seniors BEFORE the Event

• • Send event reminders
  • Have students update their IPS postsecondary plans with any changes that were made over summer break
  • Provide classroom/advisory lessons for seniors to learn the steps, timeline & requirements needed for applications.
  • Provide seniors with access to their unofficial transcripts (printed or electronic)
  • Send home an application worksheet to collect personal information from home to have ready for the application event

Sample Student Application Folder

• Unofficial HS Transcript
• ACT Scores
• Social Security Number (Keep Confidential!)
• Application Worksheet (fill out at home & bring back complete for the Apply Kansas event)
• Application Fee Waiver (if needed)

Host your Event & Celebrate

• • Host an application day or window of several days for seniors to complete college applications, job applications or complete next steps for their post-secondary journey
  • Celebrate their completed applications using APPLY Kansas giveaways, pennants, stickers & social media
  • Ask students to share their "I Applied" pictures on social media
  • Display your pennants for the school community
  • Provide FAFSA completion resources or follow up event information

Report Event

Reporting your Apply Kansas Event data is the only requirement for participating in this program. At a minimum you’ll need to submit the following information to us at the end of the fall season.

• • • Number of seniors who submitted an application
    • Total Number of college applications submitted
    • Number of KS Public Colleges receiving applications

 *Remember you can count all of the applications your seniors submit throughout the application season. It doesn't just have to be from your Apply Kansas event. Using the survey with your seniors at the end of the season/semester is a great way to track all of the applications your students submit, and have comprehensive data to share with your administration and other stakeholders. It's a great way to take a snapshot of the plans for your senior class, and highlight your post-secondary work.

(Schools that do not submit their Apply Kansas Site Summary data will not be eligible for All Star High School recognition)

Surveys to help you collect this data: 

Electronic Student Checkout Survey 

(Use this survey with your students and you will collect all the information needed for the Apply KS summary survey. Copy this google form and feel free to add any questions to collect data you may want in addition to make it your own) *Paper checkout surveys are listed under additional resources

Complete the 2025 Site Completion Summary Survey to submit your total numbers from your Apply Kansas event.

Report event date & student-level data to Apply Kansas by December 1st.

Additional Resources

Site Coordinator Checklist

Apply Kansas Fee Waiver

2024 Kansas Admissions Information

College Research Worksheet

10 Steps for Students Applying to College

Next Steps for Students after Applying to College

Additional Site Coordinator Materials from ACAC National Campaign

Apply Kansas Graphics & Posters (Google Drive of Resources)

Planning Resources

Paper Student Checkout Form Template #1

Paper Student Checkout Form Template #2

EXPLANATION OF PROGRAM

The Kansas Pathway to Career High School Equivalency program was designed for the busy adult who has not completed their high school education nor is currently enrolled in a high school program. This program allows a student to work toward their high school completion as well as obtaining a college certificate or credential. Once an individual completes and passes the program requirements, a Kansas State High School Diploma from the Kansas Board of Regents will be issued.

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

• Currently 21 or older
• Has not been awarded a high school diploma nor currently enrolled in a high school program
• Has been accepted into a Kansas Adult Education Program
• Declared an AO-K career pathway interest

KANSAS ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS PARTICIPATING

• Barton Community College
• Butler Community College
• Colby Community College
• Cowley Community College
• Dodge City Community College
• Garden City Community College
• Highland Community College
• Hutchinson Community College
• Johnson County Community College
• Kansas City Kansas Community College
• Labette Community College
• Manhattan Area Technical College
• Neosho County Community College
• Paola Adult Education Center
• Salina Adult Education Center
• Seward County Community College
• Washburn Tech
• WSU Tech

PROGRAMS AVAILABLE

HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY CREDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS 

CIVICS TEST STUDY GUIDE 

KANSAS PATHWAY TO CAREER WEBINAR

For more information contact:

Julie Clark
High School Equivalency State Administrator
Kansas Board of Regents
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 520
Topeka, KS  66612
785-430-4321
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Building a Future is the Kansas Board of Regents' strategic plan for the state's higher education system. It centers the work of Kansas colleges and universities on serving the state and its needs.

		Background The Regents developed Building a Future to meet the needs of Kansas based on input from Kansans. The Board began the strategic planning process by meeting with Kansans in communities across the state to ask how higher education could help them. During meetings with students, parents, employers, and business and community leaders, a clear picture emerged of how Kansas colleges and universities could help families and businesses meet their aspirations and build a prosperous future for the state. Kansas families wanted higher education to be affordable and accessible and to help them succeed in their careers. Businesses asked colleges and universities to build a robust talent pipeline and help drive innovation. In conjunction with leaders across the state's public higher education system, the Board developed Building a Future around three pillars - helping Kansas families, supporting Kansas businesses and advancing prosperity in the state. Areas of Focus Each pillar with Building a Future contains areas of focus that help direct the system's efforts. Families: Affordability, Access and Success Businesses: Talent Pipeline and Innovation Prosperity: Intentional Economic Development and Community Benefits Promising Practices Building a Future is unique in its inclusion of promising practices. These serve to establish a roadmap for achieving the objectives in the strategic plan. Each year the Board adopts annual goals that help drive implementation of these practices. Measuring Progress To monitor the system's progress towards achieving the aims established in Building a Future, the Board adopted a series of metrics. Nearly five years into the plan, these metrics are showing excellent results with increases in affordability and access, improved outcomes for Kansas students, better retention of talent in the state, significant growth of the research enterprise and a host of benefits for Kansas communities. The Board's strategic plan dashboard provides different ways to view and break down the metrics used to track progress within each area of focus. A Comprehensive Plan Building a Future provides a framework for all of the work of the Board and the system. The development of the annual unified appropriations request, adoption of Board goals, governance initiatives and more are all guided by the plan's pillars - Helping Kansas families, Supporting Kansas Businesses and Advancing Prosperity.

Learn More About Building a Future's Pillars

Pillar I: Read more about what actions the Board is taking to help Kansas families with affordability, access and success and learn about the outcomes of those efforts.

Pillar II: Discover how the Board is supporting Kansas businesses with a robust talent pipeline and innovation and see the progress that has been made.

Pillar III: Learn how the state's higher education system is advancing prosperity through economic development and support for Kansas communities.

Participation in postsecondary enrollment for high school students has grown consistently in Kansas since its creation in 1993 by state statute. Various dual credit options are available to high school students to earn college credit.  

The reports below summarize course enrollments by headcount and credit hours.

AY 2023 High School Postsecondary Enrollments
AY 2023 Concurrent/Dual/CTE Enrollment Report by Institution

Additional reports containing data for all high school enrollments are available within the Kansas Higher Education Statistics (KHEStats) tool under the Data tab on the KBOR homepage.  The High School tab contains data for high school students taking courses through concurrent enrollment, dual enrollment and Career and Technical Education (CTE). 

Policies are found in Chapter III, Section A of the Policy Manual.

Resources
Community College Research Center: Understanding Dual Enrollment (April 2024)