Career Clusters
After Graduation Pathways
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100

How many career clusters are there?

What is 14?
100

Workforce

What is going straight into a job right after high school?

100

An undergraduate degree that typically takes 4 years to complete.

What is a bachelors degree?

100

A job that adults dedicate their time to doing based on their interests and skills.

What is a career?

100

What does ACP stand for?

Academic and Career Planning

200

What career cluster would a heavy machine operator be in?

Construction 

200

A break taken between high school and post-secondary education 

What is a gap year?

200

An undergraduate degree that takes 2 years to complete.

What is an associates degree?

200

Classes you choose based on your interests

What is an elective?

200

What type of college is MATC?

What is a technical college?

300

What career cluster would a police officer be in?

What is Public Service & Safety?

300

an arrangement in which someone learns an art, trade, or job under another skilled person 

Apprenticeship

300

This should always be listed at the top of your resume 

What is name, address, phone number, & email address?

300

Tuition 

What is the amount of money that college classes cost?

300

Resume

What is a professional document that summarizes your skills, experiences, and achievements?

400

What career cluster would a mental health counselor be in?

What is Health Care & Human Services?

400

An institution that offers bachelors degree programs and can also be known as an undergraduate college

What is a University?

400

A person who can speak to your skills, work history, and work style to a future employer 

What is a reference?

400

Core classes

What are required courses that students must take to graduate?

400
What does SMART stand for?
What is 

Specific

Measurable

Achievable

Relevant

Time bound

500

What career cluster would a hotel manager be in?

What is Hospitality, Events, & Tourism?

500

Technical College 

a college providing courses in a range of practical subjects, such as information technology, applied sciences, engineering, agriculture, and secretarial skills

500

The nation's primary source of occupational information, which includes a large online database of career-related information

What is O*NET?

500

Job shadowing 

What is a learning experience where an individual observes and interacts with a professional in their role?

500

Financial Aid 

What is money that helps students pay for college or career school and doesn't come from personal savings or earnings?