Kentucky Offers Free College Planning Tools to Students
Students in grades 6-12 can use free statewide tools to map out college costs, aid, and career paths.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Financial Aid
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The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) announced partnerships to make college and career planning free for students across the state. Futuriti, CPE's free college and career exploration platform, has partnered with Level All to give every Kentucky school district a free Individual Learning Plan (ILP) tool.
Why it matters
Many districts have felt pressure to buy costly platforms to manage ILP work, so a free statewide option could ease that burden and help students plan for college costs and aid earlier. Every Kentucky student in grades 6-12 is required to have an ILP, making this a statewide change in how college planning is delivered.
Every Kentucky student in grades 6-12 is required to have an Individual Learning Plan, and the Level All ILP tool is being offered free to every Kentucky school district. Level All is a FERPA-compliant platform aligned to Kentucky's ILP framework, and its lessons follow the Kentucky Advising Academy's Postsecondary Advising Scope and Sequence.
The players
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE)
The state agency that coordinates Kentucky's public colleges and universities and runs the Futuriti college and career exploration platform.
Level All
A FERPA-compliant ILP platform aligned to Kentucky's framework, offered free to every Kentucky school district.
GEAR UP Kentucky
A federally supported college-access program partnering on the GO!vember college and career preparation resources.
Kentucky Advising Academy
A state advising initiative whose Postsecondary Advising Scope and Sequence guides Kentucky college and career advising.
The details
Students use Level All lessons to work on their ILPs, then go to Futuriti.org for Kentucky-specific information on careers, college costs, and scholarships before returning to their plan. Counselors and teachers can assign lessons, monitor progress, and see where each student is in their ILP work. GEAR UP Kentucky and the Kentucky Advising Academy are partners in the GO!vember resources supporting this effort.
Timeline
November 2026: GO!vember campaign month focused on college and career preparation.
Education Landscape
Kentucky's planning push comes as the state moves to make Common App the statewide college application required by House Bill 307. Pairing free planning tools with a shared application platform reflects a broader state effort to reduce the cost and complexity of applying to college.
Families in Kentucky can ask their child's school counselor whether the district is using the free Level All ILP tool and how to access Futuriti.org. Students planning for college costs can use the free Futuriti resources to research aid options before applying through the statewide platform.
The takeaway
Kentucky students in grades 6-12 now have access to a free statewide ILP tool and Futuriti resources for college costs and aid. Families should ask their school counselor whether their district is using these tools and how to access them.
Further reading
For more on how states are easing the cost of paying for school, see Financial Aid coverage.
More information
Explore career, college cost, and scholarship information at Futuriti.org, Kentucky's free college and career exploration site.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Jessamine Journal.
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