College Consultants of Colorado

Ferah Aziz

launchphase2 LLC Based in Fort Collins; Front Range and National (virtual)

Phone: 720-340-8111

Ferah Aziz, Certified Educational Planner, M.B.A. and College Admissions Coach: A Colorado native, Ferah has coached and taught students for over 25 years. She enjoys guiding students to understand who they are, who they want to be, and how to create options to get there. Ferah helps students achieve their personal best outcomes through improved grades, skill building, and admissions in good fitting colleges where the student can thrive. Ferah helps high school and college students identify majors and careers of interest, helps build a good-fitting college list, and provides support during their essay writing and college application process. She assists students with their internship/job search process too. Ferah stays current on the latest in college admissions through frequent college visits, and by attending conferences and professional development events.

Work History: Ferah founded launchphase2 LLC in 2011 and began co-authoring an education column in the Coloradoan newspaper for over three years. Ferah began her education career in 1995 as a college instructor at IBMC–courses taught included Student Success, Career Marketing, Speech, Leadership, and other business courses. Prior to this, Ferah was a regional financial controller at Citicorp.

Service: HECA (Higher Education Consultants Assoc.), 2025 Conference College Fair Co-Chair, College Consultants of Colorado (CCC) marketing and press committee, ACT (test) Colorado Council Member, University of Colorado Healthcare Ethics Committee, Poudre School District Volunteer, Speech and Debate judge, DECA judge, mock Interviewer at local high schools, College Admissions Educational Presentations, and Launch Service Club Founder and Advisor.

Prior Service Positions: College Consultants of Colorado (CCC): president, treasurer, board member. Poudre High School: IB exam proctor and fund-raiser, Leader’s Challenge Advisor (club ) and Girl Scout Leader.

Professional Memberships:

Certified Educational Planner (CEP), American Institute of Certified Educational Planners (AICEP)
Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA)
International Association of College Admissions Counselors (IACAC)
Rocky Mountain Association for College Admissions Counseling (RMACAC)
Colorado ACT Council

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