1. College & Career Center Mrs. Farwell, Career Center Technician Liberty Ranch High School

2. What Can You Do in the Career Center?  Explore Colleges & Careers  Find Scholarships  Sign up for Workshops  Get Fee Waivers for SAT & ACT  Apply for Colleges  Review Personal Statements

3. What Can You Do in the Career Center?  Employment Assistance  Job search  Resumes  Use Computers  Access the Military  Pick up many other resources!

4. It is important to find your fit.

5. HS Grades & Your Future Earnings

6. College Degrees & Future Earnings

7. What can YOU do right now to prepare for your future?  Show up  Keep up  Participate  Take tests & assessments  Be engaged  Volunteer  Visit your Counselor & ask questions

8. How would you go about picking a college? Location Major Career Pathway Cost

9. What’s the Difference? UC  More Research Based  Cost-$12,000 (avg.)  More Competitive  Location- 9 UC’s  Graduate Programs CSU  Teaching Style College  Cost-$7000 (avg.)  High Acceptance Rate  Location- 23 CSU’s  Undergraduate emphasis

10. POP QUIZ! Do you have to take the SAT or ACT to enroll at a community college?

11. Community Colleges “Steps to Success”  STEP #1 - Apply  STEP #2 - Orientation  STEP #3 - Assessment  STEP #4 –Counseling Appointment Completing the “Steps to Success” at any Community College will get you:  Priority registration  Classes =SAVE $$$

12. Career Assessments  CA. Career Zone http://www.cacareerzone.org/http://www.cacareerzone.org/  ASVAB http://asvabprogram.com/http://asvabprogram.com/  Career Surfer http://californiacareers.info/http://californiacareers.info/  Road Trip Nation http://roadtripnation.com/http://roadtripnation.com/  Federal Student Aid https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/prepare-for- college/careers/search https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/prepare-for- college/careers/search

13. College Resources  FASTWEB www.fastweb.orgwww.fastweb.org  College Board www.collegeboard.orgwww.collegeboard.org  ASSIST http://www.assist.org/web- assist/welcome.htmlIndeed.comhttp://www.assist.org/web- assist/welcome.htmlIndeed.com  Purple Math http://www.purplemath.com/http://www.purplemath.com/  CSU Mentor, Math & English E Tools

14. Employment Resources  www.snagajob.com www.snagajob.com  www.groovejob.com www.groovejob.com  www.simplyhired.com www.simplyhired.com

15. Come Visit!!! Career Center- room #144 (209) 744-4250 xt/ 6144 cfarwell@ghsd.k12.ca.us http://liberty.ghsd.k12.ca.us/