High School Graduation: College and Career Planning
Overview
A High school student guide to their Individual Graduation Plan: resources to being College and Career Ready
Guide to Your IGP (Individual Graduation Plan) Conference
Attached is a Guide to the information that should be covered during your IGP conference.
Web Resources for Scholarship, College and Career Planning
ACT Student Web Page (www.actstudent.org) The ACT Student Web Page is where you can register for the ACT college admissions test, send your scores, and much more!
America's Career Resource Network (http://acrn.ovae.org/about.htm ) ACRN consists of state and federal organizations that provide information, resources and training on career and education exploration. The network's national activities were funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education
Bigfuture by the College Board (http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/index.jsp) The College Board’s bigfuture is a college planning tool to generate a list of colleges that match your preferences.
Career Aisle (http://knowitall.scetv.org) Career Aisle resources are provided to assist with career awareness, career exploration, and career preparation of students with the objective of facilitating a successful transition into postsecondary opportunities and the 21st century global workplace.
Career Explorer (www.careerexplorer.net) Job descriptions, job preparation, and salary information.
CareerOneStop (www.careeronestop.org/) US Department of Labor-sponsored site offers sections where students can Explore Careers (self assessments, look at general information, check out employment trends, see what's hot, look at videos, see skills and occupations), look at Salary and Benefits, review Education and Training, and more!
CollegeBoard - SAT (www.collegeboard.com) Learn more about the SAT college admissions test and SAT Subject Tests, register online, and view and send your SAT scores.
eCampusTours.com (http://www.ecampustours.com/ ) A revolutionary college planning web site featuring 360° x 360° virtual campus tours of over 1200 college campuses
FAFSA (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/) Free Application for Federal Student Aid
FAFSA – Applying for a PIN (http://www.pin.ed.gov/)
Fastweb (www.fastweb.com) Fastweb members are matched to relevant scholarship opportunities completely free of charge.
Mapping Your Future (www.mappingyourfuture.org/) Mapping Your Future is a national collaborative, public-service, nonprofit organization providing career, college, financial aid, and financial literacy services for students, families, and schools
Microburst Learning - Virtual Job Shadowing (https://virtualjobs.microburstlms.com ) Explore interactive career profiles that contain important career information to help you make educated decisions about your future.
Myfuture.com (www.myfuture.com) Myfuture.com helps young adults plan their next steps in life by bringing together the most recently available information about colleges, careers and military service opportunities from the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Defense, Education and Labor.
My Next Move (www.mynextmove.org) A easy-to-use online career search to research over 900 different careers and see important information including skills, tasks, technologies, salaries, and employment outlook. Includes the 60-item, web-based O*NET Interest Profiler Short Form, a tool that offers career suggestions based on a person's interests and level of work experience.
Peterson’s Guide (www.petersons.com) Guides you through college planning process with personalized resources.
NCAA Eligibility Center (www.2point3.org) A website specifically dedicated to educating students and parents about new NCAA Division 1 standards for 2016 and beyond.
Princeton Review (www.princetonreview.com) Helps students, parents, and educators achieve the best results at every stage of their educational careers.
Occupational Information Network - O*Net Online (www.onetonline.org) The nation's primary source of occupational information; this is an interactive site with occupational search, tools and technology section, skills section and more!
SC CAN - South Carolina Can Go to College (www.SCCANGO.org) The primary goal of this campaign is to encourage South Carolina students and families to take an active role in pursuing higher education while raising needed awareness about college access.
Scholarships: https://www.scholarships.com/
SC Scholarship Enhancements–LIFE and Palmetto (www.che.sc.gov/Students,FamiliesMilitary/PayingForCollege/WhatFinancialHelpIsAvailable/MathandScienceS cholarshipEnhancements.aspx)
SC TRAC (www.sctrac.org ) The South Carolina Transfer and Articulation Center (SC TRAC) is designed to facilitate student transitions between and among South Carolina’s institutions of higher education. Plan your coursework to avoid taking classes that will not count toward your degree.
SCOIS (www.sccis.intocareers.org ) South Carolina's own Career Information Delivery system (SCOIS) provides accurate and up-to-date educational and career information to South Carolina schools. Students who use SCOIS can better prepare their Individualized Graduation Plans (IGPs). SCOIS is an on-line system and you need a password to enter. You will have access to several Career Assessments, College Information, Occupational Information, College Major Information, Career Clusters, School Subjects matched to careers, Financial Aid Information, Private Trade Schools, Career Videos, Building and Posting Resumes, Career Electronic Portfolios, Salary and Outlook information on Careers, Career Guidance Tools for Parents, and much more.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov ) The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
Uwannadu (www.uwannadu.org ) Discover your ideal career, find the right college, and connect to your perfect company with Uwannadu.