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College & Career Counseling

Equipping students for a successful future

King’s High School in Shoreline, near Seattle, WA, approaches college and career advising from a "best fit" view that keeps our student’s academic, social, emotional, and spiritual needs a priority.

King’s College and Career Counseling program is thoughtfully designed to reduce anxiety surrounding college applications by ensuring that families have the necessary tools, information, and support to successfully plan and prepare for the college admission process. We provide personalized advising that focuses on self-reflection, prayer, and the discovery of each student’s unique God-given abilities.

King’s High School approaches college and career advising from a “best fit” view that keeps our student’s academic, social, emotional, and spiritual needs a priority. Through guided grade-level college planning, parent education opportunities, and individual advising meetings, college counseling is designed to partner with the family and equip the student to choose the college option that will best prepare him or her to be the person God has uniquely designed and be a place where they will continue to grow, thrive, and be challenged.

For more information about our College and Career Counseling, please contact our College and Career Counselor, Diana Fairchild at [email protected]. 

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College Counseling Four Year Plan

At King’s High School, our college and career counseling begins the 1st quarter of freshman year.

Support Freshmen Sophomore Junior Senior
Fall Focus Trip to tour a college campus How to Research Colleges PSAT College Applications and Essays
Individual Planning Appointments Academic Planning Spring Family College Meeting Spring Family College Meeting Fall Family College Meeting
College Nights Spring College Night Fall and Spring College Night Fall College Night
Naviance Training Career Research Building Resume, Career Exploration and College Research Building a College List and Demonstrated Interest Teacher recommendation letters, final college list, and managing college applications
Workshops & Classes Freshman Discover Your Strengths Connecting Strengths to Career Exploration College Application and Essay Classes
* Variety of Topics		 College Application and Essay Classes

College Outcomes

Class of 2022 – 107 Senior
Average senior applied to 6 colleges and received 5 acceptances
89% are attending a 4-year college
4 Community College
2 trade school
2 Gap Year
2 Straight to Work
1 Military
72 acceptances to selective colleges (accepting 30% or less applicants), representing 32 students,
29% of the class.
42% are attending Christian Colleges

The senior class was offered over 9 million dollars of scholarships funds (This includes colleges they did not chose to attend)

Adelphi University
American University
Arizona State University-Tempe (2)
Baylor University (4)
Biola University (5)
Boston College
California Lutheran University
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (5)
California State University Maritime Academy
Chapman University (3)
Claremont McKenna College
College of the Desert
College of William and Mary
Colorado Christian University
Colorado School of Mines
Covenant College
Edmonds Community College
Emerson College
Gonzaga University (2)
Grand Canyon University-Traditional Campus (5)
Howard University
Idaho State University
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
Linfield University
Miami University-Oxford
Montana State University
New York University (2)
Northeastern University
Northwest University (4)
Pacific Lutheran University
Pacific University
Pepperdine University (2)
Point Loma Nazarene University (4)
Pomona College
Santa Barbara City College
Savannah College of Art and Design
Seattle Pacific University (3)
Seattle University
Skagit Valley College
SUNY at Albany
The University of Arizona
United States Naval Academy
University of British Columbia (2)
University of California-Davis
University of California-San Diego (2)
University of California-Santa Barbara (2)
University of Idaho
University of Oregon
University of Puget Sound
University of San Diego (2)
University of Washington-Bothell Campus (3)
University of Washington-Seattle Campus (8)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Villanova University (Business)
Washington State University
Wellesley College
Western Washington University
Westmont College (2)
Whitworth University

AMDA College of the Performing Arts – Los Angeles
American University
Amherst College
Appalachian State University
Arizona Christian University
Arizona State University-Tempe
Auburn University
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington
Azusa Pacific University
Babson College
Barry University
Baylor University
Bellarmine University
Bellevue College
Belmont University
Beloit College
Bentley University
Berklee College of Music
Big Bend Community College
Biola University
Boise State University
Boston College
Boston University
Brandeis University
Bushnell University
California Baptist University
California College of the Arts
California Lutheran University
California Northstate University College of Health Sciences
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
California State University Maritime Academy
California State University-Chico
California State University-Fresno
California State University-Long Beach
California State University-Northridge
California State University-San Bernardino
California State University-San Marcos
Carleton College
Carnegie Mellon University
Carroll College
Case Western Reserve University
Cedarville University
Central Washington University
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Chapman University
Claremont McKenna College
Clemson University
Colgate University
College of the Desert
College of the Holy Cross
Colorado Christian University
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Concordia University-Irvine
Corban University
Covenant College
Creighton University
DePaul University
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Dordt University
Drexel University
Eastern University
Elmhurst University
Elon University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Emerson College
Emory University
Emory University
Everett Community College
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida State University
Fordham University
George Fox University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Gonzaga University
Grand Canyon University-Traditional Campus
Gustavus Adolphus College
Hamline University
Hawaii Pacific University
Hillsdale College
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Hofstra University
Howard University
Idaho State University
IE University – Madrid
Illinois Institute of Technology
Indiana University-Bloomington
Indiana University-Bloomington (Kelley School of Business)
James Madison University
John Cabot University
Johns Hopkins University
King’s College
Knox College
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
LeTourneau University
Liberty University
Linfield University
Lipscomb University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University New Orleans
Lyon College
Maine Maritime Academy
Marist College
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
McGill University
Miami University, Oxford
Michigan State University
Michigan Technological University
Middlebury College
Montana State University
Multnomah University
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
New York University
Northeastern University
Northern Arizona University
Northwest Nazarene University
Northwest University
Northwestern University
Notre Dame College
Occidental College
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Oral Roberts University
Oregon State University
Pacific Lutheran University
Pacific Lutheran University
Pacific University
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Main Campus
Pepperdine University
Point Loma Nazarene University
Pomona College
Portland State University
Pratt Institute-Main
Purdue University-Main Campus
Queen’s University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rhode Island School of Design
Ripon College
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Rutgers University
Saint Martin’s University
Saint Mary’s College of California
Saint Mary’s University – Twin Cities Campus
Samford University
San Diego State University
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Clara University
Savannah College of Art & Design – SCAD
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle University
Seton Hall University
Simpson University
Skagit Valley College
Southeastern University
Southern California Institute of Architecture
Southern Methodist University
Southern Wesleyan University
Spelman College
St Olaf College
St. John’s University-New York
St. Mary’s University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stonehill College
Stony Brook University
Suffolk University
Swansea University
Syracuse University
Taylor University
Temple University
Texas A & M University-College Station
Texas Christian University
Texas State University
Texas Tech University
The College of Idaho
The King’s College
The University of Alabama
The University of Montana
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of Tampa
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
The University of Texas at Austin
Trinity University
Tulane University of Louisiana
Union University
United States Military Academy
United States Naval Academy
University at Albany, SUNY
University at Buffalo
University of Alberta
University of Arizona
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of California-Berkeley (College of Letters & Science)
University of California-Davis
University of California-Irvine
University of California-Los Angeles
University of California-Merced
University of California-Riverside
University of California-San Diego
University of California-Santa Barbara
University of California-Santa Cruz
University of California-Santa Cruz
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
University of Colorado Denver
University of Connecticut
University of Denver
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Idaho
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of La Verne
University of Maryland-College Park
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
University of Massachusetts-Boston
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri-Kansas City
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
University of Nevada-Reno
University of New England
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
University of Northwestern-St Paul
University of Oregon
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
University of Portland
University of Puget Sound
University of Redlands
University of Rochester
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of South Carolina-Columbia (Honors)
University of Southern California
University of St. Thomas (MN)
University of the Pacific
University of Toronto
University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of Virginia-Main Campus
University of Washington-Bothell Campus
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
University of Washington-Seattle Campus (Honors Program)
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
University of Waterloo
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wyoming
Utah State University
Utah Tech University
Vanderbilt University
Vanguard University of Southern California
Villanova University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Walla Walla University
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington State University
Washington State University (Honors College)
Washington University in St Louis
Weber State University
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
Western Oregon University
Western Washington University
Westmont College
Wheaton College
Whitman College
Whittier College
Whitworth University
Willamette University
William & Mary
William Penn University