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Catalina Foothills High School

Catalina Foothills School District

College & Career Counseling

College & Career Counseling

Welcome to Catalina Foothills College & Career Counseling!

Our students’ results speak for themselves. On average, 60% of our graduating class attends University of Arizona, Arizona State or Northern Arizona University. 20% attend a 4 year college outside of Arizona and 15% attend Pima Community College. 

We provide a holistic review of a student’s post high school plan. From Education Career & Action Plans (ECAP) presentations every semester starting in 9th grade classrooms to strategic planning for admission to top 20 colleges in the country. 

In collaboration with a student’s assigned counselor, we work together to facilitate our student’s career interests and develop a plan for success. 

  • CFHS uses a web-based tool called MaiaLearning (aka “Maia”) to support ECAP goals and implementation. Maia has several information tabs and each student has their own account. Maia is an amazing tool and students are encouraged to review ECAP lessons with their parents. The primary applications of Maia include:

    • Student Profile ~ Student GPA and PSAT, SAT, ACT, and AP test scores are loaded into Maia for student reference. Interested students can also use Maia Portfolio or Notes functions. Survey results (career, activity log, and other) can be accessed from the Career Plan and Academic Plan tabs.
    • Careers ~ Through Maia, students may explore careers either through entering a particular job title, a general occupational field, or completing a personal survey of likes/dislikes/skills/etc. Each career area provides an overview of the identified profession and related occupations, the related colleges majors and the colleges that offer those majors, descriptors of the knowledge and skills required and the tasks and activities for that job, as well as a state-by-state average wage chart. 
    • Colleges ~ Maia maintains a current database of American and international universities. Students may research colleges based on major, geographic region, size, and many other factors. Information includes admissions criteria (including average GPA and test scores), cost, size, campus demographics, etc. and links to college websites. 
    • “Applying” in their Maia account. Seniors will request transcripts and school reports be sent to their colleges of choice through Maia.

  • CFHS History:
    Since 2020, CFHS has had at least one student get accepted to the following schools:
    Arizona State University
    Baylor University
    Clemson University
    Fordham University
    New Mexico State University
    New York University
    Northern Arizona University
    Pima Community College
    San Diego State University
    University of Arizona
    University of California-Berkeley
    University of California-Santa Barbara
    University of Colorado-Boulder
    University of Oregon
    University of Southern California

    Out of State College Applications - Transcript Service Fee
    When 12th graders indicate in Maia Learning that they applied to a college/university outside of Arizona, it will incur a $5 transcript service fee for each school. The total will be billed to their student account in the spring semester of their senior year.

  • Tools to explore career opportunities!

    Arizona State University – ASU's College Majors & Career Interests
    University of Arizona – UofA's College Majors & Career Interests
    Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), every year we offer this exam for students to voluntarily take  – ASVAB Information
    Department of Labor – Dept of Labor Career Interests Profiler