College Guidance Network (CGN) provides an AI‑driven platform that delivers personalized, expert‑curated roadmaps for college and career planning. The service combines interactive checklists, timelines, and real‑time support from a vetted panel of over 400 education and admissions experts, helping counselors, students, and parents navigate applications, financial aid, and career pathways efficiently.
Funding
$2.8M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Students, families, and schools often lack reliable, expert college and career guidance, especially in districts with high counselor caseloads and limited resources. This leads to uneven access to information about applications, financial aid, and career pathways, contributing to underemployment, dropout rates, and mounting student debt.
Solution
College Guidance Network (CGN) delivers an AI‑driven, expert‑curated roadmap that guides each student through the entire post‑secondary planning process. The platform combines personalized checklists, interactive timelines, and real‑time support from a vetted panel of more than 400 education, career, and admissions experts. Users receive clear answers to what to do, when to do it, how to do it, and why it matters, while counselors benefit from tools that reduce workload and extend support beyond school hours. CGN also offers live “Office Hours” sessions with nationally recognized college counseling professionals and a library of short, topic‑focused video series for parents and students.
Target Audience
Primary customers are high school counselors and district education leaders seeking scalable guidance solutions, as well as parents and students who need reliable, expert‑backed support for college and career planning.
Features
- AI advisor trained on content from 350+ experts that generates individualized step‑by‑step roadmaps based on student interests and goals
- Interactive checklists and timelines that break down tasks, deadlines, and rationales for college applications, financial aid, and career exploration
- Live Office Hours with experienced college counseling directors for real‑time Q&A
- CGN Original Series: curated video collections (3–7 episodes each) delivering expert insights in an easily digestible format
- Integrated college list builder, career trend explorer, essay brainstorming tools, and interview preparation modules (available in the paid CGN Complete tier)
- Resource center with searchable guides, videos, and articles authored by prominent educators, authors, and industry leaders