A Focus on College Fit
Walberg College Counseling was founded on the belief that each student deserves to find a college community where they will thrive socially, emotionally, and academically. With over 5,000 colleges and universities in the United States, it can be hard to know which schools are a good fit.
That’s where Walberg College Counseling comes in. Nicole works with the entire family to identify colleges that are strong matches that fit each student’s needs. Through insightful conversations, assessments, and planning a clear plan is laid out to move you and your student from college search to college enrollment.
Nicole’s knowledge, advising skills, and belief that there is a college for every student combine to guide your family through the process. All while she keeps your student’s interests at the forefront of her work.
A Focus on Expertise
This is your student’s college path, Walberg College Counseling is here to ease the stress. With a background in higher education and high school college advising, Nicole has seen “both sides of the desk”. This means she understands the puzzle pieces of timelines, forms, and resources that make up the scope of the college application process.
Beyond her professional background, Nicole is a military spouse and enjoys working with military affiliated families and veterans. She is familiar with the GI Bill and offers information and resources to help guide military families get the most out of their GI Bill benefits.
She is consistently building her knowledge base about colleges and universities. Each year, she tours campuses, meets with admission counselors and other paraprofessionals on campus, and explores the area surrounding schools to get a sense of what it is like to be a student there.
Additionally she attends conferences, and participates in professional development opportunities to stay on top of developments in the field. This builds her knowledge base to share deeper insight into the college application process than a guide book or website can provide.
A Focus on Ethics
Nicole Walberg abides by standards of ethics and good practice of the professional organizations that she belongs to. You may read more about these standards by following these links to the HECA Standards and Ethics Statement and the IECA Principles of Good Practice.
Nicole is an active member of the following professional organizations:
Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA), Member
Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), Associate Member
Pacific Northwest Association of College Admission Counseling (PNACAC), Member
Seattle Area College Counselors (SACC), Member
Meet Nicole Walberg
Nicole’s professional experience began in undergraduate admissions at Pacific Lutheran University in 2002. After a year in Germany as a Fulbright English Language Assistant in 2006-07 she earned a Master’s of Education in Student Development Administration from Seattle University in 2009. During her time working in universities and K12 education she held the roles of admissions counselor, academic advisor, fellowship advisor, study abroad advisor, international student advisor, and director of college advising. Her love of helping students navigate their academic experience to reach their goals inspired her to open Walberg College Counseling in 2017.
She has spoken at college planning events, financial aid nights, high school college fairs, career nights, and college transition events. Nicole enjoys working with high school students and current college students looking to transfer from one college to another. Please reach out to Walberg College Counseling if you would like to connect about any services that we can assist you with!