Lakeland Area Counselors Association Meeting Quail Hollow March 30 th , 2010
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Lakeland Area Counselors Association
Meeting
Quail Hollow March 30th, 2010
John C. Lanshe, M.A.Assistant Director, University College Academic
Advisement Center
High School Senior Career Issues…• Choosing a postsecondary vocational or technical school in
which to pursue some skilled specialty.
• Gaining access to a college and selecting a major field of study with its myriad of implications for later career paths.
• Converting part-time work experience while in school into a full-time position in the labor market.
• Entering the labor market for the first time.
• Deliberating about military service, marriage, and combining work and continuing education.
• Participating in an apprenticeship or other school-to-work transition process
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•What do you feel are the biggest career planning challenges facing high school students today?
Top 10 Fastest-Growing Occupations (www.acinet.org)
Occupation Employment Percent Change Training Needed 2008 2018
1) Biomedical Engineers 16,100 27,600 72% Bachelor's degree
2) Network systems and data communications analysts 292,000 447,800 53% Bachelor's degree 3) Financial Examiners 27,000 38,100 41% Bachelor's degree
4) Medical Scientists 109,400 153,600 40% Doctoral degree 5) Physician Assistants 74,800 103,900 39% Master's degree
6) Biochem & Biophysicists 23,200 31,900 37% Doctoral degree 7) Athletic Trainers 16,400 22,400 37% Bachelor's degree 8) Computer Software 514,800 689,900 34% Bachelor's degree
9) Veterinarians 59,700 79,400 33% First professional degree
10) Environmental Engineers 54,300 70,900 31% Bachelor's degree
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Top 10 Occupations with the Most Openings (www.acinet.org)
Occupation Employment 2008 Job Openings Training Needed
1) Elementary School 1,549,500 59,650 Bachelor's degree teachers
2) Post Secondary Teachers 1,699,200 55,290 Doctoral degree
3) General and Operation 1,733,100 50,220 Bachelor's plus work managers experience
4) Accountants and Auditors 1,290,600 49,750 Bachelor's degree
5) Sec. school teachers 1,087,800 41,240 Bachelor's degree
6) Management Analysts 746,900 30,650 Bachelor‘s, plus work experience
7) Physicians and Surgeons 661,400 26,050 First professional degree
8) Middle School Teachers 659,500 25,110 Bachelor's degree
9) Lawyers 759,200 24,040 First professional degree 10) Computer systems 532,200 22,280 Bachelor's degree analysts
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Top 20 Highest-Paying Occupations by Median Hourly Wages (www.acinet.org)
Median Wages 2008Occupation Hourly Annual
1 Anesthesiologists $80.00+ $166,400+ 2 Internists, General $80.00+ $166,400+ 3 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $80.00+ $166,400+ 4 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons $80.00+ $166,400+ 5 Orhtodontists $80.00+ $166,400+ 6 Physicians and Surgeons, all other $80.00+ $166,400+ 7 Prosthodontists $80.00+ $166,400+ 8 Surgeons $80.00+ $166,400+ 9 Chief Executives $76.23 $158,600 10 Family and General Practicioners $75.60 $157,200 1 1Psychiatrists $74.13 $154,200 12 Pediatricians, General $70.21 $146,000 13 Dentists, General $68.69 $142,900 14 Dentists, All other specialists $66.33 $138,000 15 Engineering Managers $55.42 $115,300 16 Podiatrists $54.60 $113,600 17 Natural Science Managers $54.23 $112,800 18 Computer and Information Systems Managers $53.95 $112,200 19 Airline Pilots, Copilots and Flight Engieers N/A $111,700 20 Lawyers $53.17 $110,600
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Admission CategoriesDirect Admit
Student qualifies for immediate entry to the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Creative and Professional Arts, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences and Human Services, Nursing, Summit College
Standard Admit (University College)
Provisional Admit (Summit College General)- Less than a 2.3 g.p.a.- Lower than a 16 ACT or 650 SAT composite- Deficient in completing the high school core curriculum
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Undecided Students Fall 2009
Fall 2009 Applications
Summit General 1,360
Arts & Sciences 2,910
Engineering 1,500
Education 1,800
Business 1,601
Fine & Applied Arts 1,775
Nursing 1,436
Undecided 2,077Non Degree 775
Total 16,966
Conservative Estimate
Between 55% and 65% of new freshman who began in summer/fall 2009 placed into remedial/development math (Basic Math I, Basic Math II and Intermediate Algebra).
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Math Placement Information• Student pursuing majors requiring algebra with a
Math ACT of 21 and below and an SAT Math of 500 and below are required to take the COMPASS math test.
ACT Math 22 – 23 = College AlgebraACT Math 24 – 27 = PreCalculusACT Math 28 + = Analytic Geom. Calc.
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COMPASS test results could place a student in remedial math (Basic Math I, Basic Math II, Intermediate Algebra)
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Career/Educational Planning Issues
* Advisers must understand the relationship between educational achievement/motivation and career planning as they help students to…– assess academic
strengths/weakness/remedies. (appreciative vs. deficit based advising)– manage and balance course load, study,
personal issues,outside commitments and graduation timeline.
– understand and develop strategies to successfully complete mathematics, science and modern languages.
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Course % / (N=306) Basic Math I 0.98% (3)
Basic Math II 2.29% (7)
Intermediate Algebra 9.15% (28)
College Algebra 17.65% (54)
Precalculus Math 31.70% (97)
Analytic Geometry – Calculus I 34.97% (107)
Analytic Geometry – Calculus II 2.61% (8)
Analytic Geometry – Calculus III 0.65% (2)
Pre-Engineering Success Profile• 90% of the students earned at least a “C” in their
first math class • 80% did not repeat or repeated only one math
course• 70% received at least a “B” in their first math
course• 53% of the students marched right through the
math sequence • 2.28% (7 out of 306) students dropped their first
math course (all in Analytic Geometry-Calculus I)• Fewer than 2% of the students who made it to the
College of Engineering are not currently enrolled or are in poor academic standing
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University Career Resources• Counseling Testing and Career Center• Center for Career Management• Career Planning Course• Academic Advisement Center• Bierce Library Career Resources• Faculty• Referrals for Information Interviews• Student Organizations• Undergraduate Bulletin• University College Curriculum Guides• Major specific career courses• Arts & Sciences Career Center
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Go Zips!!!