CareerOneStop
An integrated suite of sites that help businesses, job seekers, students, and workforce professionals find career resources.
http://www.careeronestop.org

CollegeGrad.com: Career Information
The career and occupational information at our site is based upon information provided by the U.S. Dept. of Labor.
http://www.collegegrad.com/careers/

Vocational Information Center
Explore vocational/technical careers, the skills employers really want, find a trade school, and take a look at the current job market. http://www.khake.com

For you students that are thinking about your future after high school graduation, this is a great resource site. Take a look. www.mappingyourfuture.org This site is an online career exploration adventure for middle and high school students. Careers can be reviewed by type, check out the featured career, or match careers to your personal interests.

Are you attending a post-secondary institute in any of the following states and interested in courses at a reduced tuition level (as opposed to 'out-of-state'?)--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, NORTH DAKOTA, Oregon, Utah, Washington, WYOMING? Check out http://www.wiche.edu/sep/wue

http://www.collegegrazing.com - to be a valuable resource for college planning. We have thirteen interactive self-discovery surveys that provide immediate feedback to give college planning focus and insight. Included also is a complete application essay writing guide and all the other tools that students will need for a successful college search. It is all safe, FREE, and meaningful.

https://www.nextstepu.com/

This site has a multitude of post secondary and career planning information: career profiles, career video clips and post secondary institute resources, find a career; start planning for college; involve parents; visit college fairs; search for scholarships; prepare for the ACT/ACT; take a college tour; find out about financial aid; write a college essay; information about technical institutes and community colleges; playing sports in college; study abroad; grad school.

ApplyingToSchool.com is a way to fill out one general college application for over 3,000 colleges to look at. It is a free service and colleges will only contact you if you are more likely to get accepted through a formal application. Students can register as early as 9th grade and 100% devotion goes to getting you accepted.

For information regarding online education available through Minnesota State Colleges and Universities visit www.MinnesotaOnline.org It includes a guide to online education; getting started with Minnesota Online; planning tools; how to search for a program/course; E-service for students; over 150 programs/3000 courses.

Check out www.going2college.org to learn about local college access programs.

Visit www.educationquest.org, complete their activities resume, and use it as you apply for scholarships and to college .

Mapping Your Future, a public service web site, recently released Show Me the Future, http://showmethefuture.org, a fun game for players aged 12-20, to help learn more about money management and life choices.

The IEEE, IBM and NY Hall of Science have partnered to launch a website combining information on engineering as a program of study and career choice with interactive activities. Designed for a range of audiences, TryEngineering.org offers valuable information for school counselors, teachers, parents, and students. Visit www.tryengineering.org.

Preparing for the ACT - - This booklet includes descriptions of the skills measured by the ACT, test taking strategies, general information about the test day and complete practice tests, including a writing prompt. a sample answer document, scoring key, and scoring instructions are also included. Free copies are available through the high school counselor or by downloading it from www.actstudent.org

College Readiness Standards - - The college readiness program standards are research based descriptions of the skills and knowledge associated with what students are likely to know to be able to do based on their EXPLORE, PLAN, and ACT test scores. The standards offer learning strategies designed to help students meet state standards, acquire the more advanced concepts associated with higher ACT test scores, and more importantly, increase college readiness.

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