Newsroom
Mapping Your Future turns 24 this summer
August 20, 2020
Mapping Your Future turns 24 this year, and in celebrating our birthday, we want to thank the financial aid community for supporting us through the years.
Mapping Your Future started when a group of five state and nonprofit education agencies decided to collaborate to provide information and services via the web. At that time, the leaders of the agencies didn't know what types of services we would be able to provide but knew that we could deliver these services better by working together and staying true to our mission to serve schools, students, and families. They also recognized the great potential in providing valuable services via the Internet and thanks to them, we were one of the first websites available, providing college, career, financial aid, and financial literacy information.
Since that time, Mapping Your Future has developed into a national financial aid industry collaborative project. We've also partnered with other financial aid industry organizations and include many school financial aid professionals in the development of future enhancements to the site.
Today, Mapping Your Future continues as a national collaborative organization of agencies and other supporters with:.
- Over 665 educators with Guide to Life after High School accounts
- Over 495 schools with Online Counseling accounts
- Over 688,000 documents uploaded through MappingXpress
- Over 14.5 million Online Counseling sessions completed
Many schools use other services on the site, including online content resources, calculators, and website features.
Through the years, we've seen a lot of websites come and go – both within the financial aid industry and outside of our industry. We've changed – but continued, without ceasing, our commitment to serve schools, students, and families.
Thanks to everyone who's been a part of Mapping Your Future and we're looking forward to beginning our 25th year.