The ThinkCOLLEGE® & Career Center is a community-based information and counseling center open to all Charlotte-Mecklenburg students and adults. The Center is an outreach initiative of the Communities in Schools’ ThinkCOLLEGE® program, which provides school-based college access services to area students.

Partners
The ThinkCOLLEGE® & Career Center is operated by Communities In Schools in partnership with:

• Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
• Carolinas College of Health Sciences
• Central Piedmont Community College
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
• Davidson College 
• Foundation For The Carolinas
• Johnson & Wales University 
• Johnson C. Smith University
• Queens University of Charlotte
• The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Services and Resources
The ThinkCOLLEGE® & Career Center provides a wide range of services and activities, including:

• One-on-one counseling with professional trained ThinkCOLLEGE® advisors and trained volunteers
  
• College application assistance
  
• Financial Aid Workshops  
  
• SAT, ACT, and PSAT preparation
  
• Workshops for students and parents
  
• Scholarship searches

We Can Come to You!
The Center's staff is available to provide college awareness presentations to youth and community groups at your location. Call 704-416-4232 for information and to schedule a presentation.

Hours
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. - or by Appointment, call 704-416-4232

For More Information, Contact:

Nicole Hop-Martinez
ThinkCOLLEGE® & Career Center Manager
nmartinez@plcmc.org
704-416-4232

or

Mary Alice Katon, Director of College Access Programs
Communities In Schools
makaton@cischarlotte.org
704-943-9443