What post-secondary path is right for me?
This is an undergraduate degree in which students study a subject of their choice at an academic institution. It is typically earned within four years.
What is a Bachelor's Degree?
This office has school employees who exclusively work with students on post-secondary planning.
What is a College Office?
This is a housing option if you decide you want to live at your college, however it will cost you additional money.
What are on campus dorms?
When attending a trade school, you are provided with opportunities to gain this type of ___ experience upon graduation.
What is real world experience?
These are the 5 branches of the US military.
What are the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy?
This degree is typically earned within 2 years and can prepare you for either an additional degree or a career path.
Colleges often look at the scores that students receive on these standardized tests when considering them for admission.
What are the SATs and the ACTs?
This is an event where college students will show prospective students around campus and provide them with information regarding their school.
What is a college tour?
These programs within high schools are made up of elective courses that teach students about different careers. Students take classes taught by industry professionals; receive work-based learning experiences like career mentoring, workplace tours, job shadowing, and internships; have opportunities to earn industry-recognized certifications; and can receive a special endorsement on their diploma.
What are CTE programs?
This department is the largest employer of the US with more than 1.4 million active duty personnel, 1.1 million National Guard and Reserve personnel and 700,000 civilians.
What is the Department of Defense?
This post-secondary option typically focuses on hands-on careers that require a base level certification or a certain number of on-the-job hours to qualify. Examples of careers you could learn about are plumbing, electrician, cosmetology, culinary arts, etc.
What is trade school?
Passing these high school classes, along with an end of year exam, can provide you with college credits.
What are AP (Advanced Placement) classes?
This program allows you to work for an employer to gain knowledge, skills and experience while in school before becoming a full or part-time employee.
What is an internship?
In this career you can repair, install and maintain control systems, lighting, communications, and power in factories, businesses and homes.
What is an electrician?
This bill provides you with many benefits (including housing allowances, full college tuition, stipend for books, etc.) to help you pay for an undergraduate degree after you serve 3 years of active duty.
What is the GI Bill?
These groups of people are given power to defend something (mostly a country). They are known collectively as armed forces, is heavily armed, and highly organized.
What is the military?
What are extracurricular activities?
This federal application is based on your family's income, and gives your a certain amount of money towards college tuition. Some of this is free, some must be repaid and some must be earned through work.
What is FAFSA? (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
In this career you can apply cosmetic procedures, therapies and treatments to beautify one's outer appearance by implementing cosmetic treatments to people's hair, skin and nails.
What is a cosmetologist?
This military program will pay for your college education, as long as you serve for at least 2 years of active duty after graduation.
What is ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps)?
This position requires at least a high school diploma and basic understanding of a skill in that role, but does not require higher education degrees.
What is a job?
Most colleges require letters of recommendation from these individuals - so be sure to build relationships with them in high school!
What are teachers and school counselors?
This program pays for all or part of your college tuition based on many different qualifying factors (race, ethnicity, religion, grades, disability, sports, sexual identity/orientation etc...)
What is a scholarship?
In this career, you can fix vehicles and replace parts for customers, by repairing mechanical components, diagnosing problems with cars, trucks and performing maintenance work.
What is a mechanic?
This department within the US government provides a multitude of benefits and services for US veterans, such as: home loans, insurance, employment services, and health care.
What is the US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)?