Behind the Scenes
What Program Am I REALLY?
Read Between the Lines
Chain Reaction Careers
Match the Vibe to the Job
100

This career works in hospitals but rarely interacts with patients directly, focusing instead on testing samples.

What is Medical Laboratory Technology?

100

I involve patient care, long hours, licensing exams, and one of the most competitive entries at TCC.

What is Nursing?

100

If you do your job right, no one notices but if you don’t, entire shipments are delayed and businesses lose money.

What is Logistics / Supply Chain Management?

100

A guest has a bad experience → reviews drop → business loses customers → your role is responsible: Hint: Customer experience

What is Hospitality Management?

100

You enjoy following exact steps, measuring carefully, and getting consistent results every time. Hint: Recipes matter

What is Culinary Arts?

200

This program is NOT about fixing computers, but about preventing damage before it happens. Hint: Security

What is Cybersecurity?

200

I require attention to detail, comfort with numbers, and I help businesses avoid serious problems.

What is Accounting?

200

Your work is judged by how well other people understand something you created not by what you personally like. Hint: Audience matters, Not fine art

What is Communications / Public Relations?

200

A sound is recorded → edited → mixed → distributed → your role shapes how it’s heard.

What is Audio Production?

200

You pay attention to how people present themselves and understand how small changes can completely shift confidence and perception. Hint: Personal appearance

What is Cosmetology?

300

This career is NOT about creating art for yourself, but creating visuals for businesses and audiences.

What is Graphic Design?

300

I can lead to coding, networking, or system admin but I am NOT just one job.

What is Information Technology?

300

You don’t fix the problem directly; you design a plan (for the business) that prevents it from happening again. 

What is Management / Business Operations?

300

A child doesn’t understand → falls behind → loses confidence → your role changes that outcome. 

What is Education / Teaching?

300

You notice how spaces influence behavior, crowd flow, layout, and how people move through environments

What is Urban Planning / City Planning Pathway?

400

This program is NOT about just “working on cars,” but understanding systems, diagnostics, and technology integration.

What is Automotive Technology?

400

I work in emergency situations before a patient ever reaches a hospital.

What is EMS?

400

You work with living systems, but your goal is not treatment; it’s maintaining environments where things can grow properly

What is Horticulture?

400

A product exists → it works → but breaks down quickly because it wasn’t built correctly → your role prevents that.

What is Engineering Technology?

400

You are interested in how laws, policies, and systems shape what people can and cannot do. Hint: Government

What is Political Science / Government Pathway?

500

This career is NOT about arguing in court, but preparing everything that makes court possible.

What is Paralegal Studies?

500

I combine understanding human behavior with strategy to influence buying decisions.

What is Marketing?

500

Your success depends on precision, but your mistakes may not show up until much later when it’s too late to fix easily. Hint : Technical drawings

What is Drafting / Architecture Technology?

500

A product exists → it’s safe → but no one verified that it meets standards → your role ensures compliance. 

What is Quality Control?

500

You think about how information spreads, not just what is said, but how it reaches large audiences. Hint : Media systems

What is Radio/TV Broadcasting?

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