College + Career Counseling

The College + Career Access Team

The Venture College and Career Access Department believes every student should have support regarding what comes after high school, whether that be entering the workforce, attending college, starting their own business, or pursuing the certifications necessary to help them achieve their goals. We begin the counseling process early on in our students’ high school careers not only to get to know our students and families on a personal level, but help them explore options and understand what opportunities are available to them after graduation.  

We have counselors dedicated to serving students throughout their time in high school as well as our alumni counselors who follow our Venture students after graduation. We teach seminar classes, provide graduation planning, and prioritize hands-on support for both the college and financial aid application processes. In addition to this individualized approach, we offer personalized meetings with students, family programming, financial aid and scholarship counseling, test prep, PSEO navigation and coordination. After graduation, we offer alumni support for our graduates in many forms; from help navigating orientation and registration, to social-emotional support throughout the college transition, to assistance with course and major selection, to academic preparedness workshops. For our students not enrolled in college, our alumni counselors support career and workforce planning (resume writing, interviews, etc.), advise students who start academic programs later in life, and help with navigating the transfer process.  

As a team, our mission is to provide comprehensive support, education, and assistance to all students and families in the Venture Community!

Ms. Emily Owens
Director of College/Career Counseling + Alumni Support
eowens@ventureacademies.org
(612) 432–5883



Information For Admissions Representatives

Sign up for Venture visits

Venture is using Scoir to schedule college rep visits during the academic year! This service is free to colleges and it allows reps to plan in a map view, see the availability of multiple high schools at a time, create virtual visits, and sync with your personal calendars. Our availability will be updated at the beginning of and throughout each school year. Feel free to create your own Scoir account to schedule visits and meet this year’s graduating class.

Application materials are sent via Scoir

The Venture College Counseling Team is using Scoir to send application-related documents. Colleges, it's free to sign up to electronically receive our students’ application materials. Sign up with Scoir to get started.

To send mail/promotional materials to Venture:

Venture Academy
ATTN: College Counseling Office
315 27th Ave SE
Minneapolis MN 55414
Fax: (612) 294–6737

2023-2024 Venture School Profile

Highlights

Of Venture Academy’s first three graduating classes 90% were accepted to a college or university. Overall, 70% of Venture Graduates are enrolled in a two-year or four-year college program, and 30% of our alumni chose to enter the workforce following graduation. 

Venture Awards

$2,642,736

Colleges and Universities Venture graduates are attending include:

• Albion College

• Augsburg University 

• Bates College

• Barry University

• Beloit College

• Carleton College

• College of Saint Benedict

• Denison University

• Dougherty Family College at St. Thomas University 

• Gustavus Adolphus College

• Hamline University 

• Macalester College

• Minerva Schools

• Minneapolis College 

• Minneapolis College of Art and Design

• Normandale Community College

• Pitzer College

• Saint Catherine’s University

• Saint Cloud State

• Saint Mary’s University

• St. Olaf College 

• Saint Paul College

• Trinity College

• University of Minnesota: Duluth

• University of Minnesota: Twin Cities