College & Career Center Mrs. Farwell, Career Center Technician Liberty Ranch High School

What Can You Do in the Career Center?  Explore Colleges & Careers  Find Scholarships  Sign up for Workshops  Get Fee Waivers for SAT & ACT  Apply for Colleges  Review Personal Statements

What Can You Do in the Career Center?  Employment Assistance  Job search  Resumes  Use Computers  Access the Military  Pick up many other resources!

It is important to find your fit.

HS Grades & Your Future Earnings

College Degrees & Future Earnings

What can YOU do right now to prepare for your future?  Show up  Keep up  Participate  Take tests & assessments  Be engaged  Volunteer  Visit your Counselor & ask questions

How would you go about picking a college? Location Major Career Pathway Cost

What’s the Difference? UC  More Research Based  Cost-$12,000 (avg.)  More Competitive  Location- 9 UC’s  Graduate Programs CSU  Teaching Style College  Cost-$7000 (avg.)  High Acceptance Rate  Location- 23 CSU’s  Undergraduate emphasis

POP QUIZ! Do you have to take the SAT or ACT to enroll at a community college?

Community Colleges “Steps to Success”  STEP #1 - Apply  STEP #2 - Orientation  STEP #3 - Assessment  STEP #4 –Counseling Appointment Completing the “Steps to Success” at any Community College will get you:  Priority registration  Classes =SAVE $$$

Career Assessments  CA. Career Zone  ASVAB  Career Surfer  Road Trip Nation  Federal Student Aid college/careers/search college/careers/search

College Resources  FASTWEB  College Board  ASSIST assist/welcome.htmlIndeed.comhttp:// assist/welcome.htmlIndeed.com  Purple Math  CSU Mentor, Math & English E Tools

Employment Resources   

Come Visit!!! Career Center- room #144 (209) xt/