There’s more than one path to success! Apprenticeship programs Learn while you earn Community College Certificate programs Take only the courses related to your career goal Community College Degree programs Earn an Associate’s Degree in your area of interest Community College Transfer programs Prepare to earn your Bachelor’s Degree 4-year college/university programs And they all start here!

Apprenticeship programs are available in the following career areas. Those in GOLD are related to programs offered here at SVCTE! Air Cond. & Refrig. Asbestos Automotive Boilermaker Bricklayer Carpenter Cement Masons Communications Tech. Construction Inspectors Culinary & Pastry Drywall-Lathing Electrician Firefighters Floor Coverer Glazier Hardwood Floor Layer Heat & Frost Insulator Heavy Duty Coach Mech. Ironworker (field) Ironworker (shop) Laborer Landscaper-Utility Fitters Lithographers Machinists Meat Cutters-Sausage Makers Mill Cabinet Millwrights Operating Engineer Painter Piledrivers Plasterer Plumber Pointer/Cleaner/Caulker Power Lineman Roofers & Waterproofers Sheet Metal Solar Turbines Sound & Communication Sprinkler Fitter Stationary Engineer Steamfitters Surveyors Taper Tile Finishers Trolley FOR MORE INFO:

Community Colleges offer a variety of programs including: Certificate programs Take only the courses related to your career goal In a shorter period of time Degree programs Earn an Associate’s Degree in your area of interest Take General Education classes in addition to your major Transfer programs Take all the right classes to transfer to a 4-year college Prepare to earn your Bachelor’s Degree

Community Colleges Closest to Home DeAnza College Evergreen Valley College Foothill College Gavilan College Mission College Ohlone College San Jose City College West Valley

A Community College Transfer Program: Is available at all community colleges Is an alternate path to a 4-year college degree Allows students who did not complete their A-G requirements in high school to transfer to a CSU or UC to pursue a Bachelor’s degree after successful completion of the Transfer Program 4-year colleges/universities (CSU, UC, Private): High school students who have successfully completed their A-G requirements may apply Provide the opportunity for students to earn a Bachelor’s degree, or higher!

California State Universities (CSU) 23 campuses 8 campuses are within 100 miles - as a bird flies, not driving distance SJSU CSU East Bay San Francisco State University CSU Monterey Bay Cal Maritime CSU Stanislaus Sonoma State University CSU Sacramento

University of California (UC)  9 undergraduate campuses  5 campuses in Northern California

How do I get there??? Be successful at what you are doing right now! Learn all that you can! Ask questions!!!! Seek help!!!! SVCTE College and Career Center – Ms. Ataide in Room 815 SVCTE Counselor – TBA in Room 815 Your home district Counselor – Room 803 Your home school Counselor in the counseling office at your high school College Outreach - Talk to Outreach Counselors from the colleges you are interested in attending Financial Aid/Funding Attend Financial Aid workshops Apply for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Look for scholarships - there are lots of them out there!