Joliet Catholic Academy’s Counseling Department delivers a comprehensive, developmental, results-based school counseling program that promotes and enhances student success. The Counseling Department consists of four school counselors, the Director of Diversity & Inclusion, and a counseling secretary. Our Director of Diversity and Inclusion works with our students to make sure each and every one of them feels valued at JCA. School counselors offer individual counseling and deliver a counseling curriculum focused on their students’ growth in three domains: academic, personal/social development, and college/career. The college/career counselors design and provide resources and curriculum for college/career readiness, collaborates with the school counselors, and works with students and their families throughout the college search and application process. Students are assigned a college/career counselor at the beginning of their junior year.

Counseling Department Faculty & Staff

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Conquering College Costs Q & A Session with Mr. Frank Palmasani and a College Rep Panel

An important part of planning for your child’s college experience is learning about college financial aid. To help parents navigate the process, JCA has partnered with Frank Palmasani, a local financial aid expert, who has created a very informative presentation for parents. We are inviting parents of students from all grade levels to watch his presentations via YouTube on their own time and then attend a virtual meeting for a “questions and answers” session with Frank and college financial aid panelists. The virtual Q&A session will be Wednesday, September 20th at 7pm. Even if you will not be able to virtually join the Q&A session, I suggest still watching his presentations. Here are the links to the presentations:

2023-24 Conquering College Costs Intro

2023-24 Conquering College Costs Unit 1

2023-24 Conquering College Costs Unit 2

2023-24 Conquering College Costs Unit 3

2023-24 Conquering College Costs Sponsors

Link to the Sample Documents

Here is the information for the Teams meeting Q&A session on Sep. 20th at 7pm:

Microsoft Teams meeting

You do not need to have a Microsoft Teams account to access the virtual meeting.  

Join on your computer or mobile app

Click here to join the meeting

Meeting ID: 241 248 263 27
Passcode: kqaHib

Counseling Center Resources

College Planning & Applying to College

Career/Major Exploration

Mental Health Resources

Safe2HelpIL.com

Academic Help (link to this page: Tutoring | Joliet Catholic Academy (jca-online.org)).

Naviance/Advisory

NCAA/NAIA

Counseling Department Events

Counseling Department Policies/Services