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Career Center
The Career Center, which is located in the Guidance Office, is available to students from 7 AM to 3 PM. The Career Center is stocked with guidance-related resources, including college videos, catalogs, and applications as well as career, financial aid, testing, and military information. There are also 6 computers that can be used for college/career research.

Students wishing to use the Career Center during a study hall must obtain a yellow pass from Mrs. Campbell before first period. They should report to their assigned study hall, show the study hall teacher their pass, then report to the Career Center.


Resources in the Career Center include:
  • Bridges- Career Internet Search Tool (available on any computer with an Internet connection. Please contact Guidance for more information.)
  • Scholarship File (also on-line)
  • Job Opportunities Book
  • Summer Opportunities File (available in the winter)
  • Private Tutor List

Career Books
  • 100 Best Careers for the 21st Century
  • Do What You Are
  • Liberal Arts Jobs
  • Vocational and Technical Schools- East
  • 2002-2003 Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • Guide to Military Careers
  • Choices 2002-2004- A Guide to Pennsylvania's Postsecondary Schools
  • Peterson's Nursing Programs
  • Peterson's Degree Programs in the Visual & Performing Arts
  • ASVAB Test Prep Guide
  • Student Athlete's Guide to College
  • Career Opportunities in the Sports Industry

College Planning Books

  • The College Board Index of Majors & Graduate Degrees
  • The College Application Essay
  • Campus Visits and College Interviews
  • The Fiske Guide to Colleges
  • Peterson's 2 Year Colleges
  • 10 Real SAT's
  • The College Board Scholarship Handbook
  • The Scholarship Book- 2003
  • The Official Catholic College & University Guidebook
  • Smart Parents Guide to College
  • Peterson's Competitive Colleges- Top Colleges for Top Students
  • Peterson's 4 Year Colleges
  • Cool Colleges for the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late-Blooming, and Just Plain Different
  • Rugg's Recommendations on the Colleges
  • Peterson's Honors Programs and Colleges
  • The K & W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention
  • Deficit Disorder
  • The Princeton Review: The Best 345 Colleges

 
Thursday, September 09, 2010