Types of Higher Education
A higher education school that usually takes four years to get a degree from and has many different departments for both undergraduates and graduate students.
Four-year university
In order to go to a university, you must first submit this
An application
This career field involves research and innovation and may include jobs like: archeologist, software engineer, microbiologist, physicist.
Science and technology
Major way to pay for college
Financial aid
People with these interests like working with others to help them learn and grow
They might like teaching, giving advice and being of service to people
Social
This school is often free or have relatively low tuitions and provides higher education to members of the local community. They often take 2 years to graduate from, and some students choose to attend a university afterwards.
Community college
An application will ask for this information about you
Grades, test scores, extracurriculars, work experience and hobbies
This career field includes jobs like singer/songwriter, music producer, art curator, animator, filmmaker, interior designer, and more.
Arts, culture and entertainment
The most popular type of scholarship
People with these interests like work that deals with things that are creative, like acting, music, art and design.
Artistic
These schools were created primarily to serve Black students.
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
There are this many UCs (Universities of California)
Nine
(Davis, Berkeley, Santa Cruz, Merced, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Irvine, Riverside and San Diego)
This field includes jobs that offer tangible support to people and communities to enrich the lives of people.
Some jobs include: school counselor, speech pathologist, hospice care worker
Scholarship
Realistic
This type of school must include the study of history, literature, writing, philosophy, sociology, psychology, creative arts and more.
Four-year liberal arts college
There are this many California State Universities (CSUs)
23 - our closest is Sacramento
This career field is about mastering the art of delivering a targeted message to diverse groups of people.
Some positions include: social media manager, brand manager, meeting/event planner, communications manager
Communications
The largest provider of financial aid in the US
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
People with these interests like work that has to do with ideas and thinking rather than physical activity or leading people.
Investigative
This type of school provides education or technical skills required to complete the tasks of a particular and specific job.
Vocational School
Name at least 3 clubs or volunteer opportunities you can get involved in during high school
(open response)
People in this field are responsible for designing new structures or creating pretty, practical and structurally sound environments.
Architecture and engineering
Investment account that offers tax incentives to use the account to pay for education
529 plan
People with these interests like work that has to do with starting up and carrying out business projects.
Enterprising