MiCAP is a statewide initiative that will provide high school and college students with free resources related to the state’s colleges and universities, Michigan Department of Treasury spokeswoman Brandy Johnson-Faith said.

Johnson-Faith said the Web site will go live in September as a one-stop shop where students can plan, apply and look at ways to pay for college.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm created the Michigan College Access Network, or MCAN, last April to coordinate the state’s higher education programs and resources. MCAN is supported through a coalition of college access professionals representing higher education, government, business and the nonprofit sector, Granholm’s spokeswoman Megan Brown said.

MCAN is advising the state and Boston-based ConnectEDU to create and build the Web site, Johnson-Faith said.

MiCAP is funded by about $1.5 million of the $4.3 million federal U.S. College Access Challenge Grant, Johnson-Faith said.

ConnectEDU CEO Craig Powell said college students will be able to use MiCAP to map career goals and interact with potential employers.

“It’s activity similar to a social network with a purpose relative to employment networking and prospecting,” he said.

College students also could research information about majors and major-related career paths, Powell said.

Human biology junior Ashley Chang said networking is increasingly important for students as they job search.

“If it would help out with finding a career, I would use it,” she said. “A big thing is networking, so that is a good start for students.”

Ideally, students would begin using MiCAP in high school as they choose a college or university and then continue to use the site to succeed in college and find a job, Powell said.

But some students weren’t completely sold on the idea for the Web site yet.

Advertising sophomore Erin Newby said communicating with employers on a networking site could become unprofessional.

“That is going to turn into another Facebook,” Newby said.