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Career and College Resource Center
CAREER SPECIALIST
Andrea Wehner 425-836-6621
The Career and College Resource Center is a unique and valuable area within the Eastlake High School Counseling Services Department. Open to all students and their parents, the Career and College Resource Center provides many resources to aid in the exploration of college and career alternatives.
| WASHINGTON(WOIS) OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEM |
A web based program which provides information on occupations, post secondary education/training, and the labor market. Contact the Career Center for a password. |
| VISITS BY COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES |
College admission representatives visit Eastlake in the fall to make presentations to interested students. |
| VISITS BY ARMED SERVICES PERSONNEL |
Recruiters from all the services are available during their monthly visits or at student request. ROTC and service academy representatives are available to assist students in applying for these programs. |
| JOB BOARD |
Part-time employment opportunities for students are listed on the job board. |
| SCHOLARSHIP FILE |
The scholarship file contains current application information for scholarships received in the Career Center. |
| COMMUNITY SERVICE FILE |
Contains descriptions of a variety of community service opportunities available to students, filed by areas of interest - contact information is included. |
| SAT AND ACT |
Registration information for college admission tests is available. |
| CAREER INTEREST ASSESSMENT |
Computer and paper career interest surveys are available for all students. |
| LIBRARY |
Includes a variety of references to research information on careers, colleges, financial aid/scholarships and college admission tests. |
| NEVAC |
The Northeast Vocational Area Cooperative is a partnership of seven school districts which share over 80 different career and technical education classes. For information and registration: www.nevac.org. |
| WASHINGTON TECH PREP |
The Tech Prep program is a partnership of school districts, community and technical colleges, and business and community members. This program provides students with the opportunity to earn dual high school/college credit in a variety of career and technical education classes. For information and registration: www.collegeandcareersnetwork.org |
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GREAT RESOURCE LINKS FOR STUDENTS
COLLEGE EXPLORATION AND ADMISSIONS
Colleges, College Scholarships, and Financial Aid Page: www.college-scholarships.com/100college.htm
Links to College, University and Scholarship Web Pages
ACT: www.actstudent.org
Register online for the ACT at this site. Find test prep, college planning and financial aid information.
American Culinary Federation: www.acfchefs.org
This site provides online resources relevant to a culinary career, including information on postsecondary culinary programs, industry trends, and apprenticeship programs.
Campus Tours: www.campustours.com
This site provides hundreds of virtual college tours, campus maps, and college videos. Provides links to each school’s site and other college resource sites.
Canadian Colleges and Universities: www.studyincanada.com
This site provides students all the information they need for studying in Canada, including virtual campus e-tours, school searches and visa requirements.
Check Out a College: www.CheckOutACollege.com
This is the site for the 34 Community and Technical Colleges in Washington State. Connect to the right college and degree option based on your goals, interests and location.
College Board: www.collegeboard.com
This site covers every stage of college preparation. Has a very comprehensive searchable database that matches student’s preferences to colleges, a financial aid calculator, SAT test dates and on-line registration.
College is Possible: www.collegeispossible.org
This site is a resource guide for parents and students provided by the American Council on Education.
College Majors 101: www.collegemajors101.com
An educational resource designed to teach students about different college majors.
CollegeNET: www.collegenet.com
This is a great looking site with a huge database of schools. Has links to college home pages. Has an online application for many schools in Washington State and others.
Colleges of Distinction: www.collegesofdistinction.com
The colleges of distinction are a unique group of 200 colleges and universities known for excellence in education
Colleges That Change Lives: www.CTCL.org
Colleges That Change Lives, Inc. (CTCL) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and support of a student-centered college search process. CTCL supports the goal of each student finding a college that develops a lifelong love of learning and provides the foundation for a successful and fulfilling life beyond college. This site has profiles of the 40 member colleges.
CollegeView: www.collegeview.com
This site has a search engine with a wide array of variables. It has information about over 3,880 2 year and 4 year schools including enhanced virtual tours and online applications.
Common Application: www.commonapp.org
The common application is used by over 300 selective colleges and universities for admissions. These schools are listed and the applications may be completed and submitted or downloaded at this site.
Military Service Academies: Army – www.usma.edu Navy – www.usna.edu
Air Force – www.usafa.edu Coast Guard – www.cga.edu
National Association of College Admissions Counseling: www.nacacnet.org
NACAC’s web page for students and parents includes their online newsletter on high school to college transition, college fair schedules and participants, links to the Common Application, and links to numerous related sites.
Peterson’s College Planner: www.petersons.com
College information and search tools for finding school that match a student’s profile.
Post-ITT: www.wri-edu.org/postitt
Collection of resources and activities established to aid students and parents in planning for the transfer of students with learning disabilities from secondary to post-secondary education.
Princeton Review: www.princetonreview.com
Explore colleges, majors and scholarships. Use the Counselor-O –Matic feature to search for a school.
Project Opportunity: www.ProjectOpportunity.net
This web site is a tool to help students prepare for college. The site is published by the independent colleges in Washington State. It has information on the selection of a college with links to the Washington private schools. There is information on scholarships, financial aid, applications and majors.
Think College Early: www.ed.gov/thinkcollege/early
This is the U.S. Department of Education web site which provides resources for assisting 6th – 8th grade students with their career and college planning. Has scholarship search.
U.S. News & World Report: www.usnews.com
This site has college rankings, financial aid information, best value colleges, career planning and hot jobs for the 2000’s.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID
Athletic Aid: www.athleticaid.com
Sports scholarships, financial aid and college search resources for students and student athletes.
Careers and Colleges: www.careersandcolleges.com
This site provides a scholarship search and information.
College Success Foundation: www.collegesuccessfoundation.org
The College Success Foundation provides scholarships and mentoring to low-income, high-potential students in Washington state. CSF currently administers five local scholarship programs.
Colleges, College Scholarships, and Financial Aid Page: www.college-scholarships.com/100college.htm
Links to College, University and Scholarship Web Pages.
CWU Scholarship Office: www.cwu.edu/~scholar/
College Board: www.collegeboard.com
This site contains a free web version of the College Board’s ExPAN program with a searchable database of scholarships, loans and internships. Site will match scholarships to personal data. Parents/students are able to complete the CSS Financial Aid Profile online.
College Planning Network: www.collegeplan.org
This site provides students and families with information on financial aid and scholarships. A free search of the Pacific Northwest Scholarship Guide is featured.
EWU Scholarship Office: www.ewu.edu/x2181.xml
Evergreen State College Scholarship Office: www.evergreen.edu/scholarships/home.htm
FAFSA on the Web: www.fafsa.ed.gov/
This is the electronic version of the FAFSA. You can register for your PIN, fill out your FAFSA and check the status of your submitted FAFSA.
FastWEB: www.fastweb.com
This site has a very complete scholarship search database. Over 400,000 available scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans are listed. Site provides the student with a customized list of possible awards that match their profile. Site will also e-mail new scholarships opportunities as they come in and provides a form letter to send in for more information.
Financial Aid Information Page: www.finaid.org
This site is full of valuable information and has links to most financial aid resources and to many Department of Education documents and forms.
FindTuition.com: www.findtuition.com
Explore 3+ million scholarships and grants. This site provides a free search by eligibility, major, college and more. Also provides information on loan options.
Go College: www.gocollege.com
This site has a large database of over 500,000 funding sources. The search engine matches scholarships to student profiles.
Mach25: www.collegenet.com/mach25/
This is the web version of the Wintergreen/Orchard House Scholarship Finder database provided by CollegeNET. Student profiles are matched to a database of over 600,000 scholarships. Also creates a letter to send to scholarship coordinators.
MeritAid : www.Meritaid.com
This site has a comprehensive directory of merit-based scholarships.
National Collegiate Athletic Association: www.ncaa.org
Official web site of the NCAA
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators: www.nasfaa.org
This site offers the “Cash for College” publication, information and advice on attending college and applying for financial aid. Links to sites about scholarship scams and financial aid consultants can also be found here.
Nursing Scholarships and Financial Aid Resources: www.ahec.spokane.wsu.edu/documents/Nursing05_07.pdf
This document offers local, regional and national funding opportunities for all levels of nursing education. A special feature is the Scholarship Listing. There is also information on the Washington State Health Professional Loan Repayment and Scholarship Program.
PROFILE: http://profileonline.collegeboard.com/index.jsp
Many schools and scholarship programs require additional financial information and use the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE for this purpose. Use this site to register for the PROFILE application.
ROTC: Air Force – www.afrotc.com Army – www.goarmy.com/rotc/index.jsp
Navy – www.nrotc.navy.com
SallieMae:College Answer : www.collegeanswer.com
This site offers financial aid information and the College Answer Scholarship Search– one of the nation’s largest databases of student aid. Students who enter their profile will electronically receive a list of available opportunities. Also has a calculator for expected college costs, and financial aid tips and information.
Scholarships.com: www.scholarships.com
This site offers a free, college scholarship search and information about student loans, the FAFSA, scholarship scams and more.
Scholarship Experts: www.scholarshipexperts.com
This highly rated site offers a free scholarship search which provides students with a customized list of scholarship leads which match their profile.
Student Financial Aid – U.S. Department of Education: www.studentaid.ed.gov
This site tells you everything you want to know about the FAFSA and the federal grant and loan programs.
United Negro College Fund: www.uncf.org
The United Negro College Fund awards scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students attending a UNCF member institution as well as to those students attending a historically black colleges and majority institutions.
UW Scholarship Office: www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar and http://depts.washington.edu/specserv/scholarships
WSU Scholarship Office: www.finaid.wsu.edu/scholar
WWU Scholarship Center: www.finaid.wwu.edu/scholarships/
Washington Financial Aid Association: www.wfaa.org
This site provides resources for Washington students, links to other related sites and college planning information.
Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board: www.hecb.wa.gov
This site provides information on state funded financial aid.
Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education: www.wiche.edu
This site provides information on the Western Undergraduate Exchange program. The program allows qualified students to enroll at reduced rates. The site lists all states and colleges participating in the program. Specific qualifications at each college are included.
CAREER INFORMATION
Adventures in Education : www.adventuresineducation.org
This site offers career and college planning advice.
American Association of Interior Designers : www.asid.org
This site presents good information about Interior Design as a career.
America’s Career Infonet : www.acinet.org
This site offers an extensive career research library, including 450 career videos.
Bureau of Labor Statistics : http://stats.bls.gov
This site provides data from the Department of Labor about the economy, including projections and regional information.
Career Builder Network: www.careerbuilder.com/
Huge career site provides job information, career advice and articles.
CareerJournal: www.careerjournal.com
This is The Wall Street Journal’s career center site. It has great job information.
Career Key: www.careerkey.org/english
This site offers the Career Key interest inventory to assist students with identifying personality types and finding the jobs that fit those types. Information on career planning and exploration and more is also provided.
Career Pro News: http://careerpronews.bridges.com
Career related news is provided in this free career newsletter.
Career View: www.collegeview.com
This site offers a wealth of information on career opportunities, resume writing, interviewing skills, best paying and fastest growing careers and more.
Construction Industry: www.constructmyfuture.com
This site offers a wealth of information to students about careers in the construction industry
Discover Nursing: www.discovernursing.com
Learn about a career in nursing. Search for programs and scholarships.
FBI: www.fbi.gov/kids/6th12th/6th12th.htm
The FBI’s web site for young adults. A day in the life of a special agent and other information for students.
Future Teachers: www.teachwashington.org
Find your pathway to teaching on this site.
Healthcare Management: www.HealthManagementCareers.com
Students can find out about the skills and abilities required for a career in the healthcare management field.
Jets – Junior Engineering Technical Society: www.jets.org
Explore and experience engineering. Learn what engineers really do.
Jewelers of America: www.jewelers.org
This site provides a guide to careers in the jewelry industry
Job Hunters Bible: www.jobhuntersbible.com
This is a great career information site with career resources, advice, tests and resume suggestions.
Land Surveyor: www.surveypath.org
Information on a career as a land surveyor – what they do, how to become one.
Lifeworks: www.science.education.nih.gov/lifeworks.nsf
This web site established by the National Institutes of Health Office of Science Education is an interactive heath and medical career exploration program for students.
Mapping Your Future: www.mappingyourfuture.org
This site has career planning information including useful tips on job hunting resumes and interviewing. Also has occupational information and interest assessment.
Marine Careers: www.marinecareers.net
Learn about careers in marine biology and other marine sciences. Provides links to additional resources.
Military Career guide: www.militarycareers.com
This site provides details on 152 military occupations. Training, advancement and educational opportunities in each service are described.
Monster Board: www.monster.com
This site has a huge job database that is easily searched by geographic location and type of employment. There is help with resumes and career advice.
My Future: www.myfuture.com
This is a site for non-college careers, including the military and vocational career. It has an interest survey to help students identify careers. It also has a section on personal finance and a guide to interviewing.
O*Net Resource Center: www.onetcenter.org
The nation’s primary source of occupational information. The O*Net database contains information on hundreds of occupations. Career Exploration Tools, a set of self-directed career exploration assessments, is provided.
Occupational Outlook Handbook: www.bls.gov/oco
Job descriptions, salaries, working conditions, educational requirements, and job outlook.
Quintessential Careers: www.quintcareers.com
A comprehensive career development site with resources and information for all ages
Washington State Apprenticeship Program: www.lni.wa.gov/scs/apprenticeship/
Find out what an apprenticeship is and what it can do for you. Get general information and contact numbers for Washington State Apprenticeship offices.
Vocational Information Center: www.khake.com
Explore vocational and technical careers on this site. Learn about the skills employers want, find a school, and look at current job market.
WAHOTT: www.wahott.com
This is Washington’s healthcare career exploration web site. Explore the many exciting careers in health care and find the best schools for specific programs, degrees or certificates.
WOIS/The Career Information System: www.wois.org
Site provides complete and current information on civilian and military occupations, educational programs and Washington schools. Site Key: Call Career Center
VOLUNTEER INFORMATION
Corporation for National Service: www.cns.gov
Site for service to communities. Links to Learn and Serve America and AmeriCorps.
Volunteer Match: www.volunteermatch.org
Volunteer opportunities in the Seattle area are posted on this site.
Youth Volunteer Corps of King County: www.campfire-usa.org/YVC
YVC engages teams of students in service projects that meet the community needs and are educational, challenging and fun. A list of current volunteer projects and student registration forms are available on the web site.
TEST PREP
College Board: www.collegeboard.com
The SAT Preparation Center offers official SAT practice questions and an official SAT test with score report and answer explanations.
WOIS/The Career Information System: www.wois.org
Free online SAT, PSAT, ACT, GED, ASVAB and CLEP practice tests
Site Key: Call Career Center
GAP YEAR
Dynamy: www.dynamy.org
Explore this site for information on programs for students interested in a year off from school before attending college.
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