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Helping Teens Find a Helping Teens Find a Career and CollegeCareer and College

Scott ElzeyDistrict Technology Coordinator/LibrarianWarren Local Schools

GoalsGoals

� To learn how to assist students in finding a career.� To learn how to educate students as to

what colleges offer programs/degrees for their career choice.� To learn how to educate students as to

what courses are required for their program/degree of choice.

Ohio Career Information SystemOhio Career Information System

� Provides academic and career exploration, planning, and decision-making tools.� Allows to students to create goals,

monitor progress, and update changes via an online Portfolio.� Helps connect occupations with an

assessment that the students take� Link to Quick Starts and Tutorials

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Lorain County Community College Lorain County Community College

� Has a list of career website for students to explore.� Salary Information including a salary

calculator.� Paying for College resources.� Give occupations by category:ØDeclining EmploymentØMost OpeningsØLargest Employment

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Bureau of Labor StatisticsBureau of Labor Statistics� Sorts careers by categories� Gives detailed information about

careers including:ØPayØWork EnvironmentØEducation neededØJob outlook for the futureØSimilar occupations

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CareerPath.comCareerPath.com� Career Quizzes for students� Offers additional resources, including:ØSalary CalculatorØSearching for SchoolsØResume Writing ØJob Recommendations� Also a Job Search Site

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Big FutureBig Future� Allows students to search for colleges

by degree and major.� Can search for schools based upon

various filters, including:Ø2/4-year schoolsØPublic/PrivateØSchool sizeØ Religious AffiliationØLocation

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College NavigatorCollege Navigator� Students can select a program and

find what schools offer that program.� Students can filter their search by:ØStateØLevel of award (bachelors, certificate, etc.)ØInstitution type

� Create favorites of schools/programs� Gives detailed college information

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Education.comEducation.com� Students can search for colleges by

degree/program� Searches include community colleges

and career training sites.� Find local SAT/ACT sites and dates.� Shows list of popular degrees and

degrees with a high demand.� Students can browse by different

criteria.Click on picture to access LCCC

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CollegeBoard.comCollegeBoard.com� Students can search for schools by:ØSizeØTypeØLocationØDegreesØCost� Students can select colleges and

compare side-by-side.� Access saved searches.

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