A career is all the productive work, paid and unpaid, performed
throughout a person's lifetime.
Career Education provides students with opportunities to learn about their interests, to become
aware and appreciate a range of careers, and to develop decision-making, job-seeking
and job-keeping skills. Explore the links below to help make informed career choices:
Applying to College Online
Scholarships and Financial Aid
Career Awareness
- College
Majors 101 - Explore college majors, what colleges offer a specific major, employers that hire
students with that major, etc.
- ASVAB
Program - Information on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery for career planning and
assessment.
- The
Career Key Assessment - Measure your skills, abilities, values and interest for help in
identifying career areas.
- O*Net
Online - U.S. Department of Labor - Occupational
information and skills search.
- Reality
Check - interactive budgeting/financial planning for students based on their chosen life style.
- UNIGO -
search for colleges, scholarships and internships here.
- Resume
Writing
and Interview Skills
- Tips for Writing a
Cover
Letter
- Insider Career Info - a searchable
collection of hundreds of candid career reports
written by "insiders", successful professionals who are actually doing the job.
- Mapping Your
Future - Step-by-step career planning for students in English & Spanish.
- UWANNADU - Matching people to
careers, colleges & companies -- your future revealed.
- Occupational
Outlook Handbook - Nationally recognized source of career information. What workers do on the
job, working conditions, job outlook and more.
- Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery - Information and
practice questions for the ASVAB can be found here. This is a free multi-aptitude test battery that
allows students to identify different abilities and to compare test performance to that of other
students at their grade level (recommended for Gr 11 & 12).
- America's Career InfoNet - Find wages and
employment trends, occupational requirements, state by state labor market conditions,employer contacts
nationwide,and an extensive career resource
library online.
- Best
Colleges - provides college search, rankings, college advisor and much more.
- College
Scorecard - college search, graduation rates, costs, financial debt, average earnings after
graduation.
- Historically
Black Colleges and Universities - A listing of HBCU in the United States.
- Community
Colleges with Housing - A listing of two year colleges with dorms.
- U.S.
Two-Year Colleges - Links to over 1,000 two year colleges.
- College
Atlas - College rankings by major and other important college search criteria.
- College
Campus online Tours - Free website offering virtual tours of over a thousand college campuses,
etc.
- Hillel:
Foundation for Jewish Campus Life - Provides information for Jewish students about college
campuses across the United States.
- Independent
Colleges of Art and Design - Links to independent Art and Design schools by specific
programs/majors.
- College
Theatre Directory - a searchable database featuring college theatre programs in the U.S.
- College
Affordability Guide - list of most affordable schools by state and subject, in-depth financial
aid resources and advice for transfer students.
- Accredited
Online Colleges - Links to a complimentary database that provides in-depth information and
details about the accreditation and availability of degree programs offered by
colleges and universities throughout the US.
- Affordable Online
Colleges - Ranks the most affordable non-profit, accredited institutions in Maryland that offer
ONLINE college courses leading to a degree.
- Affordable
Online Colleges Rankings and Reports - Edudemic ranks over 180 online colleges based on student
value, price, and reputation
- The Khan Academy - Gives step by step guidelines for the college admissions process, motivational
videos, timeline & test prep for both current and new SAT.
- UNIGO -
search for colleges, scholarships and internships here.
- Guide
to Not-For-Profit Online Universities - This Website created this guidebook to help new and
returning students understand the online academic landscape and how best to succeed in an online degree
program
Special Programs and Opportunities
- Job
Corps - Information on Job Corps programs, eligibility requirements and addresses and telephone
numbers of sites across the US.
- AmeriCorps -
Information on AmeriCorps as part of the Corporation of National Service.
- Peace
Corps - Information about the Peace Corps and how to become a volunteer.
- Outward
Bound - Information about the Outward Bound program and a listing of Outward Bound schools in
the US and Canada.
- NCAA Eligibility Center - Information & registration for
students who plan to participate in intercollegiate athletics at an NCAA Division I or II school.
Websites for Finding a Job
- Snag-A-Job - Search for
jobs based on your zip code, etc.
- Student
Government Jobs - Any student government jobs are listed here; apply early; testing may be
required.
- Printable
Job Application - A Resource Website called PrintableJobApplications.com that focuses on
providing downloadable and printable application forms for large companies, like retail chains, grocery
stores, pizza shops, pharmacies, fast food restaurants, and coffee shops.
Helpful Links Regarding Athletic Recruitment
Please see below for helpful info regarding College Athlete Eligibility