CGN is an integrated college and career solution that leads students and families through the entire college and career planning process. Tailored to each student’s goals and interests and powered by AI, CGN is the perfect complement to traditional college planning software. CGN enables districts, schools, and counselors to better support families and students through the process, saving counseling staff valuable time each day.
At the heart of CGN is a CGN Roadmap, a step-by-step guide through the college and career process. The Roadmap is your work plan – everything you need from the beginning of the journey all the way through the successful outcome. CGN Roadmaps are supported and powered by AI, content from college and career experts, and live events designed to ensure you have the most up-to-date information on key topics. CGN is the only solution that enables both counselors and families to support students through the entire process.
A CGN Roadmap is a step-by-step guide, tailored to each student’s goals and interests, that empowers families to support their student through the college and career exploration process. CGN Roadmaps enable parents to not only know what steps to take, but why each step is important, how to do it, and when to do it. CGN Roadmaps for students provide this same information, but tailored to the student’s goals and interests. CGN Roadmaps are the perfect complement to traditional guidance systems.
Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that can create new content based on patterns it learns from existing data.
CGN’s AVA is a conversational AI platform that takes the power and capability of AI and puts it in the hands of students, Counselors, and Families to help create better outcomes for students on their college and career journey. AVA is the first AI in Counseling solution that is trained on expert content to ensure the best, trusted results.The feedback from students, counselors, and families has been clear: CGN Roadmaps and the expert advice are game changing. But the CGN team saw the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and recognized the opportunity to improve the experience for all users by powering CGN with AI – what we call AVA. AVA enables users to more quickly get answers to questions on critical topics like financial aid. Additionally, AVA can assist Counselors with several time-consuming tasks, such as writing recommendation letters for every student.
We ensure that our platform is accompanied by the best AI model to generate the strongest outputs. Our team then trained our model on content generated by college and career experts – people recognized throughout the space as thought leaders and innovators. This ensures our users get the accurate information and the best results.
We know that AI technology and the college/career landscape move fast. Therefore, we are constantly updating our technology and training our model so that AVA stays up to date with the latest trends and provides the most accurate information possible to help you produce the best outcomes.Experts are people that know the ins and outs of the college and career planning process. They are people like Fran'Cee Brown-McClure (Jackson State University), an expert in student affairs, or Mary Nucciarone (University of Notre Dame), a college financing expert. They are people who are the most knowledgeable about the college and career planning field.
Traditionally, only students from wealthy families had access to experts to guide them on their journey. CGN has changed this by creating “Experts for Everyone, All in One Place®. CGN gives every family access to expert advice from hundreds of experts. CGN is truly leveling the college and career planning playing field.The college and career landscape is rapidly evolving. Changes to FAFSA, admissions (test required versus test optional), and new career opportunities are happening in real time. For most people, it is difficult to keep up. So CGN does that work for you and presents you with the latest information in our live, interactive events. Each program allows you to learn what experts have to say about key topics and ask questions, so as Counselors you have the latest information you need to best help students, and as parents you and your child can make better, informed decisions.
Though Administrators have a clear focus on student outcomes, they also must consider different constituencies besides students. And fortunately two of these key groups – staff (Counselors) and families – benefit greatly from CGN. CGN empowers families to best support their child through the college and career process. Additionally, CGN saves counselors time so they can focus on more critical 1-on-1 work with students. Benefits for students, families, and staff – that is why CGN is beloved by Administrators everywhere.
CGN saves counselors time so they can focus on more critical 1-on-1 work with students. How? CGN answers many of the most common frequently asked questions from parents and students freeing Counselors from a barrage of emails from both. Additionally, CGN’s AVA can assist Counselors with several time-consuming tasks, including writing recommendation letters for every student. Given how much a Counselor is asked to do each day, the time savings is loved by each and every Counselor.
CGN empowers families to better support their child through the college and career planning process. By providing a personalized, step-by-step guide for each family based upon their child’s interests, families now have access to hundreds of college and career experts to ensure they have the best, most up-to-date information available. Reminders ensure that you never miss a key date or required action item. Additionally, CGN’s AVA provides answers to many of the most frequently asked questions families have – instantaneously! CGN truly empowers families everywhere!
CGN provides a personalized, step-by-step college and career planning process for each student based upon their interests. All students now have access to hundreds of college and career experts to ensure they have the best, most up-to-date information available. Additionally, CGN AVA provides answers to many of the most frequently asked questions students have – instantaneously!
We built CGN from the ground up for the privacy and security needs of schools and districts. We do not sell your data, do not use PII to train models, and have world class security and privacy standards. You can find our up-to-date and comprehensive policy documentation on our privacy page: https://www.collegeguidancenetwork.com/privacy.
Yes, College Guidance Network (CGN) is proud to be a member of the Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC). This membership reflects our commitment to maintaining the highest standards of data privacy and security for all students, families, and educators using our platform. We ensure that our practices align with the stringent requirements set by the SDPC to protect your data and privacy.