If you're here, you likely heard about PCG from another family in our hockey community. Everything below is free and open. Use what's useful, ignore what isn't.
Recruiting timelines that start in 8th grade. Academic admissions that don't care about your save percentage. The fact that there's no D1 hockey in California, so the recruiting trail goes everywhere except home. We've worked with hockey families through all of it — and built tools and content to help you navigate yours.
The honest version. D1, D3, ACHA, Ivy hockey, junior pathways, the California reality (no D1 in-state, what that actually costs), the recent House settlement changes, and the financial math most families don't do honestly. Built around how hockey intersects with admissions, academics, and family finances — not just recruiting. Self-paced, about 40 minutes if you explore everything.
Open the workshop →Hockey adds complexity, but the core college planning questions are the same for every family. Three free tools, no signup required, useful even if your student isn't planning to play in college.
College Readiness Assessment. Five-minute diagnostic. Sixteen dimensions. Named gaps, ranked priorities, and an honest answer on whether you need outside help.
PCG School Atlas. 1,000+ colleges through PCG's strategic lens — selectivity, leverage tier, cost progression by income, graduation outcomes. Filter by region to find schools with hockey programs.
AI Impact Simulator. Model how AI is reshaping the career value of different degree paths. Not a prediction — a way to think clearly about how much to invest in college given what's changing.
If you want a guided path through everything PCG has built — assessment, school list, cost modeling, strategy — the Summer Program walks you through it one step a week. Self-paced, grade-adapted, completely free. Built for families who want the structure rather than picking tools individually.
If you're not sure where to start, or if your situation is complicated enough that you want a real conversation — 30 minutes with PCG, free, no obligation. We'll talk through where your student is, what the recruiting picture looks like realistically, and whether PCG is the right fit for your family. We're honest about when it isn't.
Mention you came from the hockey community when you book — helps us tailor the conversation.
Every tool calibrated for Cal Grant, UC/CSU systems, the OOS public surcharge — and the realities California families face when recruiting and applying to schools that are mostly out of state.
We've worked with hockey families and other recruited athletes through the dual process — coaches on one track, admissions on another, financial aid on a third. The interaction between them is where most families lose ground.
A dozen free tools you can use without ever talking to us. The toolkit is how we demonstrate the quality of our thinking — well before any sales conversation happens.
Some families don't need a counselor. We'll tell you so if that's the case. The toolkit exists because PCG wants every California family to have access to better strategic thinking — paid or not.
All free, all standalone. Each link launches the tool directly.