2. Academic
Eligibility
• 3.0 or higher CPS high school cumulative GPA
• Completion Ready
o ACT: 17 English and 17 Math
o SAT: 460Writing & 440 Math
• Graduate from CPS high school (charters included)
3. Additional
Requirements
• Enroll in an Academic Pathway
• Complete FinancialAid or Certification of Ineligibility form
• Complete Star Partnership Consent form
4. Star Benefits
• Free tuition and books for 3 years at CCC
or until degree completion
• Access to Star transfer partnerships
• Assigned Star advisor
• Exclusive Star events
5. Requirements to Maintain
Your Star Scholarship
• Complete FAFSA or Certification of Ineligibility form yearly
• Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress/Academic Standing
• Progress toward degree completion
• Complete required advising/transfer appointment with assigned
Star advisor
6. Tips for Star
Scholars
• Utilize all available resources
• Connect with faculty and staff
• Check your CCC email regularly
• Engage with the campus community and participate in events
• Join student clubs and organizations
7. • Honors Program
• Service Learning
• Diplomacy Lab
• Great BooksCurriculum
• Topological Robotics Math Research
• National Internship Opportunities
• Undergraduate Research
Unique
Opportunities
8. An Array of Student Clubs & Organizations
• Student Government Association (SGA)
• Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK)
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Pre-Pharmacy Association
Student
Life
9. Apply online for admissions toWright College
Check yourCCC email for your welcome letter and
important STAR updates
If eligible, complete FAFSA and all required verification
steps
If not eligible to file for financial aid, complete
Certification of Ineligibility to File for Financial Aid form
Complete Star Partnership Consent Form
Attend New Student Orientation and Registration
Next
Steps
10. • Co
• One-on-one academic and transfer
advising
• Individual advising with university
representatives
• Transfer Assistance Now table
• Scholarship research assistance
• Campus tours of local four-year
institutions
• Transfer fairs
• Schedule of college and university
visits
• Transfer workshops and information
sessions
• College application assistance
• Application fee waivers
• Onsite admission events
• Transfer guides
• Transferology
Transfer Services and
Tools
11. • Co
Guidelines
• Graduate with an Associate
Degree from City Colleges of
Chicago
• Maintain a 3.0 GPA
• Meet admission requirements
of four-year institution
Benefits
• Advising with college/university
representative
• Guaranteed Admission
programs
• Special Star scholarships
Star University
Partnerships
12. Star Scholars’ Success
• 20 college and university
partners
• Fall 2015 Inaugural Star Class -
average GPA of 3.56.
• Star university partners have
offered over $1,294,460 in
scholarships.
13. Star Scholars’
Success
From Whitney Young to Wright
to Cornell
From Lane Tech to Wright to
Northwestern
From Lane Tech to Wright to
Dominican
Elijah Ruiz- Served as PTK officer and student ambassador; earned an Associate in Arts from Wright College in spring 2017 and a 4.0 GPA.
Jada DeJesus - PTK Honor Society member and participant in Business and Alliance clubs; earned a 3.84 GPA at Wright; admitted to Northwestern University School of Communication
Paulina Rosales - Earned Associate in General Studies degree in spring 2017 and a 3.8 GPA; awarded multiple scholarships: TheDream.US scholarship, Dominican’s Transfer Presidential, PTK, STAR and St. Dominic scholarships; selected as 2017 Golden Apple Scholar