College Consultants of Colorado

Chris Bell

Bell College Consulting Located in Boulder

Phone: Phone: 720.819.7779

Chris formed Bell College Consulting after seeing so many high school students in the Boulder County area struggle with the college selection process. Students are stressed to a near-breaking point as they strive to even assemble the long list of tasks related to college admissions, let alone try to accomplish them. Students often feel the burden of making what seems like a life-defining choice, all while trying to put their best self forward in their college applications, where someone else will determine if they get in. It feels overwhelming. It feels vulnerable.

Chris has a long history of helping students. He knows the college and university landscape and has a graduate degree in student affairs in higher education where he learned student counseling. He has served in college and university settings for more than 25 years and has had positions at the University of Colorado, Colorado College, Colorado State University, and Regis University, among others. His varied career includes high school teaching, college advising and counseling, student activities, and student support. Chris loves working with students and students report that they love working with him.

Professional Memberships:

• Certified Educational Planner (CEP), American Institute of Certified Educational Planners (AICEP)

• Professional Member of Independent Educational Consultant Association (IECA

• Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA)

• National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC)

• Rocky Mountain Association for College Admissions Counseling (RMACAC)

• National College Advocates Group (NCAG) Certified College Advocate Member

• Colorado Council on High School/College Relations (CCHS/CR) Affiliate Member

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