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Best Postsecondary Options

Best Postsecondary Options. 8 th Grade Career & Postsecondary & Exploration #4. Objectives. Invesitigate Iseek Connecting Career and Postsecondary Planning Explore Two and Four-Year Colleges Community and Technical Colleges 4-Year Colleges and Universities Update Postsecondary Plan

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Best Postsecondary Options

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  1. Best Postsecondary Options 8th Grade Career & Postsecondary & Exploration #4

  2. Objectives • Invesitigate Iseek • Connecting Career and Postsecondary Planning • Explore Two and Four-Year Colleges • Community and Technical Colleges • 4-Year Colleges and Universities • Update Postsecondary Plan • Career Readiness • Admissions Readiness

  3. Review • One career cluster • Health Sciences • One of the fastest growing career clusters • Health Sciences • Average annual salary for a surgeon • $184,150

  4. Two and Four-Year Colleges • 2-year colleges have many good attributes • Often less expensive that 4-year colleges • Can transfer to a 4-year college after graduation • 2-year Degrees to work or a 4-year college • For Accounting • Associate’s in Applied Science (AAS) • One-third of work in science or liberal arts • Associate's in Science (AS) • Half of work in science or liberal arts • Iseek provides valuable information

  5. Google iseek Careers

  6. iseek: Career Clusters

  7. Business Career Cluster

  8. Business Majors

  9. Accounting Field of Study

  10. Colleges That Offer Accounting

  11. Alexandria Technical & Community

  12. Alexandria General Information

  13. Alexandria Home Page

  14. Update Postsecondary Plan

  15. Associate Degree to Career • Automotive • Apparel and Design • Accounting • Construction • Cosmetology/Hair Design • Culinary Arts (Chef) • Dental Assistant • Electrician • Hotel Management • Nursing • Public Safety • Physician’s Assistant • Veterinary Tech • Welding

  16. Associate Degree to 4-Year College • Accounting • Art • Business • Computer Science • Education • Fashion Design • Hotel Management • Horticulture • Nursing • Mathematics • Music • Sciences • Physician Assistant • Visual Arts

  17. 4-Year College or University Majors • Accounting • Biology • Business • Communications • Criminal Justice • Computer Science • Education • Engineering • Finance • Marketing • Nursing • Psychology • Mathematics • Music • Physical Science • Political Science • Physician’s Assistant • Visual Arts

  18. 2-Year Community and Tech. Colleges • Minnesota Schools • Alexandria Tech • Anoka-Ramsey CC • Century College • Fergus Falls CC • Itasca Community Coll. • Minneapolis (MCTC) • Rochester Com./Tech. • Winona Technical Col. • Out-State Schools • Wisconsin: Madison CC • Illinois: Elgin Com. Col. • Western Iowa Technical C. • S. Dakota: Lake Area Tech • N. Dakota: United Tribes • Florida: Miami Dade CC • Central Oregon CC • New Mex. Military Inst.

  19. 4-Year Colleges • Minnesota Schools • Augsburg College • Carleton College • Gustavus Adolphus • St. Johns University • University of Minnesota • Crookston • Duluth • Morris • Twin Cities • Out-State Schools • University of Wisconsin • Illinois: Northwestern U • Iowa: Luther College • S. Dakota: Augustana Col. • N. Dakota: Trinity Bible • New York University • Alaska Pacific University • University of Hawaii

  20. Pair and Share • Are there associate’s degrees that prepare students to go straight to a high skill career that interests you? If so, which majors and colleges interest you and why? • Does getting an associate’s degree before going to a 4-year college or university interest you? If so, which majors and colleges interest you and why? • Does going to the same college or university for 4 years to get a bachelor’s degree interest you? If so, which majors and colleges interest you and why?

  21. Assignment Tonight • Investigate Related College Majors • Using Iseek • Gain awareness of more colleges and their majors • Be prepared to add colleges to • Postsecondary Plan

  22. Review • Two types of degrees offered in Accounting at a two-year college • AAS and AS • AAS degree an acronym for • Associate of Applied Science • Types of degree offered at a four-year college or university • Bachelors

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