College and Career Planning

O*Net Career Exploration
O*Net allows students to search for careers of potential interest and provides the following information and more!

• Projected growth/need for each career
• Samples of daily tasks done by individuals actually working in each career
• The amount of education individuals actually working in each career have
  
• Annual salaries for each career available on both a national level and a state level
  
• The amount of education and training someone would generally need to enter each career of interest

The O*NET program is the nation’s primary source of occupational information, containing information on hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors. The database is continually updated by surveying a broad range of workers from each occupation.
The Occupational Information Network (O*NET) is being developed under the sponsorship of the US Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) through a grant to the North Carolina Department of Commerce. There is no cost to access the information.
O*Net Career Exploration Information

O*Net Career Interest Profiler
The free O*NET Interest Profiler can help you find out what your interests are and how they relate to the world of work. It helps you decide what kinds of careers you might want to explore.
O*Net Career Interest Profiler Information

Washington Career Bridge
Career Bridge is Washington’s one-stop access for career and education planning.Explore Careers–First, find out what you like to do by taking a quiz.
View Job Trends–Next, discover if a career is growing and how much it pays.
Find Education–Finally, search over 5,000 education programs to find locations and costs, whether students got jobs, what industries they went to work in, and how much they were paid.
Washington Career Bridge Information

Worksource Northwest
Local resource for job training and job search assistance.
Worksource Northwest Information

How to Start Your College Search:
Only you can decide which type of college will work best for you. Read the following article for tips on beginning your search!
College Search Information

The Pros and Cons of Using College Rankings:
Learn how popular college rankings can potentially help or hinder your search for a university. Links to the top college ranking publications are included.
College Ranking Information

The White House: College Scorecard – College Affordability & Transparency Center
College Scorecards in the U.S. Department of Education’s College Affordability and Transparency Center make it easier for you to search for a college that is a good fit for you. You can use the College Scorecard to find out more about a college’s affordability and value so you can make more informed decisions about which college to attend.
College Scorecard Information

Is an Ivy League College for You?
Ivy League colleges are some of the most prestigious and academically challenging in the country. There are eight universities that make up the Ivy League, all of which can be found in the northeastern United States. High school students would be hard-pressed to find a college that offers a more rigorous 4-year bachelors degree program.
Bachelors Degree Progrma Information
Ivy League College Information

Project Opportunity
Provides information about private/independent colleges in Washington, including information about Financial Aid and college preparation.
Project Opportunity Information

Campus Explorer
Comprehensive college search engine; search by type of degree, major, location or type of college.
Compus Explorer Information

Washington’s Public Community & Technical Colleges
Information on community and technical colleges in Washington State. Also provides a personal career interest survey, college search, financial aid and MORE. Sponsored by the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges.
Washington's Public Community & Technical Colleges Information

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