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The North Coast College Access Conference
The North Coast College Access Conference
Tuesday, October 13th, 2026
The North Coast College Access Conference
Morning Agenda
| 9:00 a.m. | Conference Open for Check-in and Breakfast! | Kate Buchanan Room, KBR, Student Activities Center, 2nd Floor, RM 225 |
| 9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Welcome Presentations We will kick start the conference with the Cal Poly Humboldt team! They will present on Cal State Apply Updates, CSU Admissions updates, EOP/TRIO-SSS and Campus Updates! | |
| 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. | California Student Aid Commission Presentation Let's start with Part One of our State Financial Aid Workshop! We will be covering different topics from the application process. We will then have a fun raffle in between! It's not just all talking and listening it's about having fun while we are learning. |
Lunch and Afternoon Agenda
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Catered Lunch Humboldt Tablers: Dreamer Student Center, Queer Center, Transfer Center, El Centro Académico Cultural de Humboldt, Diverse Male Scholars, The Place Based Learning Communities, and Upward Bound & TRiO Programs. Special Guests: California College Guidance Initiative | Kate Buchanan Room, KBR, Student Activities Center, 2nd Floor, RM 225 |
Afternoon Session
| 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | FAFSA & Federal Financial Aid Updates Part two of our State Financial Aid workshop continues! We have updates on the 2027-28 FAFSA from Federal Student Aid. | Kate Buchanan Room, KBR, Student Activities Center, 2nd Floor, RM 225 |
| 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | “I submitted the FAFSA/CAADA… Now What?” Our very special guest will be going over how the Big Beautiful Bill affects our students Financial Aid and how disbursements and awards are being affected. | Kate Buchanan Room, KBR, Student Activities Center, 2nd Floor, RM 225 |
Breakout Sessions
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | What does Cal Poly Humboldt Have to offer?! Come find out! We have a few workshop sessions that you can pick from. These sessions will be student focused and how we can support your student in high school, community college and about their first year experience.
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Ending Session
| 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Local Community Professionals x Cal Poly Humboldt Faculty and Staff Mixer It’s time to unwind and get together. We sat with each other and heard a lot of information today. Do you want to debrief or get to know the cool person sitting next to you more? Come hang out before you leave. | The Campus Bookstore |