Trades
Typically, the number of years you study a trade.
What is 2 years
This is money you DON'T pay back (up to 3)
Grants, scholarships, awards
Focuses on the theory, design, development, and application of software and computer systems. Students in this major learn how computers work, how to program them, and how to solve complex problems.
Computer Science
Times when the professor or teaching assistant is available for help
Office hours
cleans teeth, takes dental x-rays, and applies preventive materials to teeth
dental hygienist
The process of applying heat to metal pieces; melting and fusing them to form a permanent bond.
Welding
This is money you DO pay back, often with interest
Focused on how organizations work, enjoy solving real-world problems, and want to build careers in finance, management, marketing, or even launch their own company.
Business
This degree takes about 4 years to complete
Bachelor's
uses imaging equipment and sound waves to form images of many parts of the body, known as ultrasounds.
Sonographer
They primarily work on new homes, additions, renovations, and apartments, starting with the foundations all the way to the roofing. They assemble and erect the frameworks of residences, build the partitions, install the drywall, windows, garage doors, flooring, and insulation.
Carpenters
This is additional money that you pay back because you borrowed money
Interest
Focused on how businesses promote, sell, and deliver products or services to customers. It combines creativity, psychology, business strategy, and data analysis to understand what people want and how to effectively reach them.
Marketing
When you don't need to send SAT scores, but you can
Test optional
provides research and administrative support to lawyers
Paralegal
build stone walls and set stone exteriors and floors
Stonemason
This is what FAFSA stands for
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Focused on managing the business side of healthcare. It involves overseeing the operations of hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other medical facilities to ensure they run efficiently, legally, and in a way that provides quality patient care.
Healthcare Administration
This is the number of credits you need to be considered a full-time student
12-15
work under the direction of doctors and treat a range of patients, from premature infants whose lungs are not fully developed to elderly people with lung disease. They give patients oxygen, manage ventilators, and administer drugs to the lungs.
Respiratory Therapist
Someone who works in jobs related to the sea, ships, ports, or other marine environments. These workers can be involved in anything from operating ships, to loading cargo, to maintaining offshore oil rigs. This involves physical labor, technical skills, and specialized safety training.
Maritime Workers :
Seafarers (onboard ships), Port & Dock Workers, Offshore Workers, Oil Rig Workers, Longshoremen
A part-time job on campus that counts as financial aid
Work-study
The study of governments, public policies, political behavior, and political systems, both in the U.S. and around the world. It helps students understand how power, laws, and decisions shape society.
Political Science
A secondary field of study that you choose to focus on in addition to your major. It's like a smaller version of a major—fewer required courses, but still a structured program that shows you've gained specialized knowledge in that area.
Minor
Typically able to be completed in 12 months, then pass a test, this career monitors patient health and performs physical care tasks, such as taking blood pressure, starting IVs and changing bandages.
LPN, licensed practical nurse