1. Community College & Career Search
Cody Lane
College OPTIONS Advisor at Red Bluff High School
(530)

2. Types of Degrees Undergraduate Degrees:
Certificate/Licensing Program (1 month – 2 years)
Associate’s degree (2 years)
Bachelor’s degree (4 years)
Graduate Degrees:
Professional degree (varies)
Master’s degree (5-6 years)
Doctorate degree (6 years or more)
When you enter college you are considered an undergraduate, which means you have not earned a bachelor’s degree yet.

3. Certificate Can typically be earned in a short amount of time
A brief, but intense, program that helps a person develop specific skills or prepare for an entry-level position
Can typically be earned in a short amount of time
1 month to 2 years, depending on the program
Can be earned at a community college or vocational school
Examples of jobs requiring a certificate:
Paralegal Hairstylist
Interior decorator Nail Technician
Personal trainer Welder
Chef Construction

4. Associate’s Degree
An academic degree that consists of a variety of courses depending on the subject you choose to study
Can typically be earned in 2 years if you go to college full- time
Associate of Arts and Associate of Science options
Can be earned at a community college, vocational school and some four year universities
Examples of jobs which require at least an associate’s degree:
Physical therapy assistant Dental Assistant
Radiation therapist Registered Nurse
Accountant Pre-School Teacher

5. Education Pays

6. types of colleges

7. Community colleges 113 in California Examples:
Shasta College, Redding, CA
College of the Siskiyous, Weed, CA
Who attends:
Students over 18 years old or high school graduates
High school students with permission
Community members
Degrees offered:
Certificate
Associate’s (AA/AS/AAT/AST)

8. Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT)
TAG – Look at handout
Transferring from a California Community College to a University of California
Six UC campuses offer the TAG: Davis, Irvine, Merced, Riverside, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz
There is an application that is specific to the UC you are applying
Review application with your community college counselor or UC TAG advisor
ADT – Look at handout
Transferring from a California Community College to a California State University AAT/AST
This priority does NOT guarantee admission to specific majors or campuses

9. Summary
More and more careers require schooling beyond a high school diploma
Generally speaking, a person’s earning potential is higher with more education
Students have hundreds of higher education options in California (thousands in the rest of the United States and the rest of the world)

10. Career search
There are lots of great sites to find career information but the best one out there right now that matches careers with education is:
californiacolleges.edu