Career Exploration
What do you want to do for a living? Explore resources about career, training, workforce, education and playing college sports.
Mapping your future
Free and neutral resource on career, college, financial aid, and money management.
Map your Career
Career maps covering 12 key industries in King County, WA
Career Cruising
Free and powerful college and career research tool. Use your 7 digit student number (use zero as the first number) and you date of birth to log in.
Trades Aprenticeship
Great source of information on careers, training programs, schools, assessments.
Washington Building Trades
Apprenticeship programs combine on the job education and training with classroom instruction to provide individual with an effective way of entering a career in the skilled workforce. Apprentices earn a living wage while training and will obtain a trade certification once the apprenticeship is completed.
Pacific Northwest Council of Carpenters
Training and apprenticeship programs provide education both on the job and the classroom that will get you further in your career and establish you as an expert. You will have the immediate benefit of earning a paycheck while you study.
Women in Trades
The following link highlights employers committed to diversity in the work place. Check out the opportunities!
Career Bridge
Official career and education site of the Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
My Next Move
Allows career information searches by key words, by industry and personal interest. Part of the powerful U.S. ONET network system. Available in Spanish.
Career Profile
This tool helps you find the best fit for your career based on the results from the scores to a 60 items questionnaire.
WA Career Paths
Career Path is designed to quickly connect you to the best resources to find a great career or education in Washington.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Web version of the occupational Outlook Handbook; quick reference on careers. Includes national Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projections for the 010-20 decade.
Vocational Biographies Online
Explore different career paths, job interests or industries and read career stories directly from workers different fields.
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College Exploration
College Confidential
Site with helpful information on test prep, financial aid, essays, majors, ivy league, etc. The site is very popular among students because of it's forums where they share their experiences on message boards.
College Admissions
College admission and student resources by the Khan Academy.
College Board
Sign up for SAT, get tests date, test prep, college exploration, links to college web sites, view and send SAT scores, SAT Question of the Day.
Californiacolleges.edu
Main portal to colleges in the state of California.
Big Future
Includes intelligent search-and-match tool and informative videos to find college matches, learn how families can pay for college, and create a personalized plan and timeline for college.
In like me
College Admission and Student Resource Hub.
College Scorecard
This new government data based website helps students (and parents) to make a better decision about where to go to college.
Prepare for college or career
All inclusive federal government site on "why college", planning and organizing your path to college or other post secondary (after high school) education, and the basics on how to pay.
WGU Online
An online alternative for a college degree.
Center for Online Education
This hub provides an array of tools to research online colleges, programs, and scholarships available for those interested in pursuing a degree online.
Work Based Learning
Are you currently working? The work based learning program allows you to earn school credit for the hours you spend applying the skills you have learned in your workplace.
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Dual Credit
AP Advance placement classes and tests allow students to get on the fast track to college by giving them an opportunity to earn college credit while still in school.
CLEP exams help you obtain college credit for what you already know.
Explore different avenues to earn college credit while you are still in high school. Some choices offer college credit through training and others through testing. Find the dual credit opportunity that works for you.
Tech Prep provides career pathways for high school students. Tech Prep classes are taught at the high schools or skills center and integrate academics with technical development to prepare students for advance education and careers related to professional/technical career.
Running Start is a program that allows 11th and 12th graders to take college courses at Washington's community and technical colleges earning both high school and college credit at the same time without paying tuition.
College in the High School programs provide college level academic courses to 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. Courses are taught a the the high school, by high school teachers, with college textbooks and oversight by college faculty and staff. Students pay tuition.
Athletic Eligibility
NCAA
Want to play college sports? Learn more about the advantages of competing in college sports, the divisions, etc.
PlayNAIA
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics colleges and universities provide 60,000 student-athletes with opportunities to play college sports, earn $500 million in scholarships and compete in 25 national championships.