Post-Secondary

Education Options
& Creating a Final
College List
Meet the Counselors

Rachael Chifo Hayleigh Herrera Priscilla Jara Laura Liegler

MA, PPS, LPCC MA, PPS, LPCC MA, PPS, LPCC MA, PPS, LPCC
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What’s next after high school?
 Associates (A.A./A.S.)
Doctorate
2 Years
(Dr., PhD)
4-8 years

High School Diploma

(4 years)
Bachelors (B.A./B.S.)
4 years

Masters
Work Military/Armed
(M.A./M.S.)
Force Services Certificates
2-3 years
(6 months-2 years)
Career Technical Education
 “A program of study that involved a multi-year
sequence of courses that integrates core academic
knowledge with technical and occupational
knowledge to provide students with a pathway to
postsecondary education and careers”

High Schools
Career Academies
15 clusters → Regional Occupational
Centers and Programs
80+ pathways Community Colleges
After school
Charter Schools
or before
school
programs
 ● Manufacturing & Product Development
● Agriculture & Natural Resources ● Marketing Sales & Service
● Arts, Media, and Entertainment ● Public Service
● Building & Construction Trades ● Transportation

● Business & Finance

● Education & Child Development ● Health Science & Medical Technology
● Energy, Environment, and Utilities ● Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation
● Engineering & Architecture ● Information & Communication
● Fashion & Interior Design Technologies
Military
1. Be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder
2. Be in good health
3. Be 17 to 40 years old
a. Different age requirements for various
branches
4. Have a high school diploma
a. Some branches will accept a GED
5. Pass the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude
Battery (ASVAB) test
 My student says they want to be a military
officer….
5 Service Academies Benefits
-US Military Academy Tuition, room and
(Army) board are free!
-US Naval Academy
Some
(Navy and Marine academies Get PAID while
Corps) require attending!
Congressional
-US Coast Guard nominations Must serve for several
Academy years in the military after
you graduate, unless you
-US Merchant Marine
go to the Merchant Marine
Academy Academy—then you have
-US Air Force Academy other options.
Click here
for more
info!
College & University
http://www.assist.org/web-assist/welcome.html
Where to Apply
● Common Application http://www.commonapp.org/

● Cal State Apply https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

● CCC Apply https://home.cccapply.org/

● My UC Application https://admissions.universityofcalifornia.edu/
applicant/login.htm

● CaliforniaColleges.edu https://www.californiacolleges.edu/#/
Making a Final College List
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Search Methods
-Input GPA, SAT/ACT scores in
BigFuture
OR

-Research specific college and

universities to gain information
and then compare
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