From interest to a real plan.

Build plans that survive reality.

Students are often told to go to college, transfer, enter the trades, or pick a major without seeing what each path actually requires, what it leads to, or how to adapt when life changes. PlannedQuest turns career exploration into trackable pathways so students know next steps, counselors can intervene early, and districts can plan programs around real demand. It is built for schools, workforce programs, afterschool providers, nonprofits, and college and career readiness teams.

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Student viewing a clear career pathway
Designed for secondary and postsecondary institutions
FERPA-aligned
Built for teacher, counselor, and coaches workflows
The real planning gap

Students are told what to do. Rarely shown how to do it.

PlannedQuest turns vague guidance into visible, actionable pathways that students, counselors, and leaders can actually follow.

Students hear
What they actually need
Go to college
Which college pathway can I realistically complete, afford, and adjust if life changes?
Reality check

This matters because "college" is not one simple path. In the 2017 cohort, 49.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's degree-seeking students completed at their starting institution within four years, meaning just over half did not.

Transfer
Which transfer route, classes, deadlines, and backup options keep me from losing time?
Reality check

Transfer planning has to be specific because the "2+2" path is uncommon. In California, one cited study found only 2.5% of community college students transferred to UC or CSU in two years or less; nationally, only 8% of successful community-college transfer students follow the traditional 2+2 sequence.

Go into the trades
Which programs, sponsors, prerequisites, application windows, and locations are actually open to me?
Reality check

Trade pathways are not just "sign up and start." Registered apprenticeships are jobs offered through employers or sponsors, openings are local, and programs with more qualified applicants than seats may use waitlists or future training cycles.

Pick a major
What careers, wages, underemployment risk, and graduate-school requirements come with this major?
Reality check

Major choice affects more than interest fit. Outcomes vary by field, and the New York Fed tracks unemployment, underemployment, wages, and graduate-degree shares by major; recent graduate underemployment was 41.5% in 2026 Q1.

Build a resume
Which experiences, keywords, projects, and credentials matter for the field I am targeting?
Reality check

Resume advice needs to be industry-specific because first-pass review is fast. Ladders' eye-tracking study found an average initial resume screen of 7.4 seconds, with attention shaped by layout, job titles, text flow, and keywords.

Built for real life

Life does not follow one path. College and career planning should not either.

Most planning systems assume students move in a straight line. PlannedQuest helps students adapt while continuing toward meaningful outcomes.

Planning often assumes

  • Perfect timelines
  • Uninterrupted enrollment
  • Fixed goals
  • Stable finances

Real students experience

  • Changing interests
  • Work obligations
  • Failed classes
  • Transfer detours
  • Family responsibilities
  • Unexpected pivots
See how it works

A planning system for schools, workforce programs, and student-serving organizations.

PlannedQuest can support college and career readiness classes, afterschool programs, workforce pathway pilots, counseling teams, nonprofit cohorts, and community-based student advising.

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Start with the student

Students explore interests, barriers, goals, and pathway options in a structured way instead of starting with a generic list.

Build a pathway

Plans connect careers, colleges, trades, transfer routes, coursework, credentials, and next steps into something students can act on.

Track follow-through

Counselors, coaches, teachers, and program staff can see progress, saved options, and moments where support is needed.

Use the data

Programs and organizations can understand pathway demand, student progress, and rollout needs across cohorts.

FROM EXPLORATION TO EXECUTION

For students

Step-by-step plans that turn interests into clear next actions.

For educators, counselors & coaches

See progress, saved pathways, and completion so guidance moves from conversation to follow-through.

For programs & organizations

Support CCR, workforce, afterschool, nonprofit, and cohort-based advising with consistent pathway planning.

For schools & district leaders

Track pathway demand and progress trends to plan offerings, staffing, and CTE investments with confidence.

Career exploration showing various career paths and opportunities

Personalized Direction

Students see the real steps behind each career, including training, college pathways, advanced degrees, and the experience required to succeed, while counselors gain a consistent framework for guidance.

Backed by O*NET, College Scorecard, and employer-informed data
Program data showing financial risk, employment success, and earnings

Compare Colleges & Programs by Outcomes

Students compare colleges and programs by net price, time to completion, debt, and earnings outcomes so they understand the real investment and likely return.

Built on federal data and institutional reporting
Analytics charts and data visualization dashboard

Student Progress & Insight

Track what students are exploring, completing, and saving across assessments, careers, and programs so counselors can support individuals and leaders can see district-wide demand patterns.

INSIGHTS
Student-level insight for counselors. Aggregated trends for schools and districts.
Security shield with SSO, data protection, and governance features

Built for Schools

FERPA-aligned access controls with role-based permissions, secure data handling, and district-ready organization structure.

Designed for rollouts: multi-school org support, audit-friendly logging, and leader-level reporting views.

Role-based access Encrypted data Audit-friendly oversight
Trusted by and supported through

Supported by education, privacy, and entrepreneurship partners.

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Orange County Inland Empire SBDC Network

Supported business

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Plug In Ventures

Pre-seed accelerator

FERPA
Family Educational
Rights & Privacy Act

FERPA-aligned platform architecture

Role-based access and school-ready controls

Built by education and guidance practitioners

Grounded in direct student support work

Why PlannedQuest exists

Built from direct work with students.

PlannedQuest was developed through years of work in STEM education, career guidance, and academic coaching. After helping students navigate college, transfer, career decisions, and long-term planning independently, PlannedQuest was created to scale the systems and strategies that consistently helped students move forward with clarity.

Students do not need more vague advice. They need realistic pathways forward.

Explore PlannedQuest for Your Students

Talk through your school, workforce program, afterschool model, nonprofit cohort, or college and career readiness goals and see where PlannedQuest may fit.

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