Higher Minds of Education | College Planning

Louisiana College Planning and Education Consulting Firm

About Higher Minds of Education, LLC

Higher Minds of Education, LLC is a Louisiana educational consulting business founded by Felicia Young. It provides college-planning and student-support services, including individual graduation planning, FAFSA assistance, career counseling, and financial-aid workshops for students, families, schools, and higher-education partners. doe.louisiana.gov

What they do

The firm works with students, counselors, families, and education institutions on college and career preparation. Its documented services include developing and maintaining Individual Graduation Plans, helping families complete the FAFSA, providing college and career counseling, designing financial-aid workshops, and offering related professional development and consulting. A 2024 program flyer also identifies its Camp Next Level offering as a virtual college-readiness program for rising high school seniors covering financial-aid applications, scholarships, and college applications. doe.louisiana.gov

Who they serve

Higher Minds of Education serves middle- and high-school students, their families and school counselors, Louisiana school systems, colleges and universities, and family or community partners. Its listed delivery methods include face-to-face, virtual, and hybrid support. doe.louisiana.gov

Recent signals

River Parishes Community College reported a Higher Minds of Education professional-services contract running from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, for FAFSA assistance intended to support student enrollment. checkbook.la.gov
A 2024 camp guide advertised Higher Minds’ Camp Next Level as a virtual, four-week college-readiness program for rising high school seniors, with sessions focused on financial-aid applications, scholarships, and college applications. ([cdnc.heyzine.com](https://cdnc.heyzine.com/files/uploaded/v2/d9147994b60959fb91b[contact hidden]cb33c208b3b20.pdf?utm_source=openai))
A Louisiana Department of Education student-planning-partners guide updated October 9, 2023, listed Higher Minds for individual career counseling, college planning, professional development, and consulting, with face-to-face, virtual, and hybrid delivery. doe.louisiana.gov

Reasons to get in touch

The firm’s 2023–2024 engagement with River Parishes Community College focused on FAFSA assistance, creating a basis for discussing financial-aid completion and enrollment-support practices. checkbook.la.gov
Its 2024 Camp Next Level program was designed as a four-week virtual college-readiness program for rising high school seniors, creating a useful point of discussion about delivering structured advising online. ([cdnc.heyzine.com](https://cdnc.heyzine.com/files/uploaded/v2/d9147994b60959fb91b[contact hidden]cb33c208b3b20.pdf?utm_source=openai))
The Louisiana Department of Education lists the firm as a student-planning partner providing individual career counseling, college planning, professional development, and consulting, creating an opening to discuss how those services are coordinated across schools and districts. doe.louisiana.gov

Questions worth asking them

How did the River Parishes Community College FAFSA-assistance engagement shape the way Higher Minds approaches financial-aid support for students?
What parts of Camp Next Level’s virtual format were most effective for rising high school seniors?
How does Higher Minds coordinate Individual Graduation Plans with school counselors and district requirements?