Best Postsecondary Options
8th GradeCareer & Postsecondary & Exploration #4
Objectives • Invesitigate Iseek– Connecting Career and Postsecondary Planning
• Explore Two and Four-Year Colleges – Community and Technical Colleges– 4-Year Colleges and Universities
• Update Postsecondary Plan– Career Readiness – Admissions Readiness
Review
1. One career cluster– Health Sciences
2. One of the fastest growing career clusters
– Health Sciences3. Average annual salary for a surgeon– $184,150
Two and Four-Year Colleges
• 2-year colleges have many good attributes • Often less expensive that 4-year colleges• Can transfer to a 4-year college after graduation
• 2-year Degrees to work or a 4-year college • For Accounting– Associate’s in Applied Science (AAS)» One-third of work in science or liberal arts
– Associate's in Science (AS) » Half of work in science or liberal arts
• Iseek provides valuable information
Google iseek Careers
iseek: Career Clusters
Business Career Cluster
Business Majors
Accounting Field of Study
Colleges That Offer Accounting
Alexandria Technical & Community
Alexandria General Information
Alexandria Home Page
Update Postsecondary Plan
Associate Degree to Career
• Automotive• Apparel and Design• Accounting • Construction• Cosmetology/Hair Design• Culinary Arts (Chef)• Dental Assistant
• Electrician• Hotel Management• Nursing• Public Safety• Physician’s Assistant• Veterinary Tech• Welding
Associate Degree to 4-Year College
• Accounting• Art• Business • Computer Science• Education• Fashion Design• Hotel Management
• Horticulture• Nursing• Mathematics• Music• Sciences• Physician Assistant• Visual Arts
4-Year College or University Majors
• Accounting• Biology• Business • Communications • Criminal Justice• Computer Science• Education• Engineering • Finance
• Marketing • Nursing• Psychology• Mathematics• Music• Physical Science • Political Science• Physician’s Assistant• Visual Arts
2-Year Community and Tech. Colleges
• Minnesota Schools Alexandria Tech Anoka-Ramsey CC Century College Fergus Falls CC Itasca Community Coll. Minneapolis (MCTC) Rochester Com./Tech. Winona Technical Col.
• Out-State Schools Wisconsin: Madison CC Illinois: Elgin Com. Col. Western Iowa Technical C. S. Dakota: Lake Area Tech N. Dakota: United Tribes Florida: Miami Dade CC Central Oregon CC New Mex. Military Inst.
4-Year Colleges
• Minnesota Schools Augsburg College Carleton College Gustavus Adolphus St. Johns University University of Minnesota
Crookston Duluth Morris Twin Cities
• Out-State Schools University of Wisconsin Illinois: Northwestern U Iowa: Luther College S. Dakota: Augustana Col. N. Dakota: Trinity Bible New York University Alaska Pacific University University of Hawaii
Pair and Share
• Are there associate’s degrees that prepare students to go straight to a high skill career that interests you? If so, which majors and colleges interest you and why?
• Does getting an associate’s degree before going to a 4-year college or university interest you? If so, which majors and colleges interest you and why?
• Does going to the same college or university for 4 years to get a bachelor’s degree interest you? If so, which majors and colleges interest you and why?
Assignment Tonight
• Investigate Related College Majors • Using Iseek • Gain awareness of more colleges and their majors
• Be prepared to add colleges to • Postsecondary Plan
Review
1. Two types of degrees offered in Accounting at a two-year college
– AAS and AS2. AAS degree an acronym for– Associate of Applied Science
3. Types of degree offered at a four-year college or university
– Bachelors