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What are Your Options After High School?

What are Your Options After High School?. What are your options after HS?. You can choose to: Go Straight into the Workforce Go into the Military Go to Vocational school Go to College. Workforce. Why choose the workforce? Tired of school Do not know what you want to do with your life

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What are Your Options After High School?

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  1. What are Your Options After High School?

  2. What are your options after HS? • You can choose to: • Go Straight into the Workforce • Go into the Military • Go to Vocational school • Go to College

  3. Workforce • Why choose the workforce? • Tired of school • Do not know what you want to do with your life • You know what you want to do with your life • Get on the job training • Need money

  4. Some jobs you can apply for: • Cashier • Office Clerk • Waitress • Truck Driver • Restaurant Cooks • Maintenance • Farm Labor

  5. Military-What You Should Do • Why choose Military? (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard) • Not ready for college or vocational training • Need money to pay for college • Enlist-active duty/can receive military grants and subsidies for education • Desire/passion to serve/make a career out of it

  6. Why go to College?

  7. Why go to College? • Income • Career • Gain Knowledge • Responsibility-Independence • New Experiences

  8. Levels of Education Grad School-Ed.D or Ph.D(3-5 years) $90,000 Grad School-Cred or MA(2-3 years) $65,000 BA (4-5 years) $55,000 HS (4 years) $22,000 HS (Dropout) $18,000

  9. 100 Source: US Census Bureau, Current Population -2008

  10. 61 Source: US Census Bureau, Current Population -2008

  11. 31 Source: US Census Bureau, Current Population -2008

  12. 10 Source: US Census Bureau, Current Population -2008

  13. Obstacles • Lack of Information • Classes • Grades • Money • Fear

  14. Higher Education after High School

  15. Technical and Vocational Schools

  16. Vocational School • Why choose vocational training? • It is career-oriented training • It makes the transition from training quickly to the career you want/often a year or less • It is a good choice if you have a specific plan and you know what job position you want • It provides hands on training • Many programs/courses are offered online/work

  17. Some programs offered: • Plumber • Carpenter • Legal assistant • Dental assistant • Nursing assistant • IT specialist • Administrative assistant • Culinary Arts • Cosmetology • Interior Design • Automotive

  18. Higher Education after High School

  19. University 12 11 10 9 8 7 IMPORTANT! 12 11 10 9 CLASSES THAT ARE ACADEMICALLY LESS RIGOROUS CLASSES THAT ARE ACADEMICALLY MORE RIGOROUS 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 K Pre-K

  20. Community College

  21. California Community College (CCC) • 110 campuses in CA • Must be 18 years old or have a high school diploma (or equivalent) • No minimum GPA • No SAT/ACT Requirement • “Open Admission”: There is no application deadline • www.cccco.edu

  22. California State University (CSU) • 23 campuses in CA • Target upper 33% of graduating high school seniors • Minimum GPA is 2.0 • Require SAT and/or ACT exam www.csumentor.edu

  23. University of California (UC)

  24. University of California (UC) • 10 campuses in CA • Target upper 9% of graduating high school seniors • Minimum GPA is 3.0 • Require SAT and/or ACT exam www.universityofcalifornia.edu

  25. Private and Independent Colleges and Universities

  26. Private and Independent Colleges and Universities • 70+ accredited campuses throughout California • Usually include a specialized emphasis: Gender Technology Religion Computer Science Ethnicity Nursing • Minimum GPA varies • SAT/ACT Requirement varies • www.aiccu.edu

  27. Compare Admission Criteria

  28. Higher Education and Grades • A • B • C • D • F • Get you $$ to go to college • Get you into the college of your choice • Get you into college • Get you to Graduate from High school • Get you no where

  29. Decisions

  30. Thank You!

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